[redesigning queer dating] accessible queer spaces where you can connect with other people who are exploring their identity… a space where you can live in the moment… have experiences that enable us to just exist… - Ruben Bø Dower #lustloveandlabels#NSP26
[on redesigning the queer dating scene] “I think accessible queer spaces that aren’t just night life would make such a huge difference” - Ruben Bø Dower
#NSP2026#LoveLustandLabels
[redesigning queer dating] if there were more social spaces that catered to a variety of needs… sober social spaces, trans spaces… having more opportunities for meeting people in real life - Kenna Bethany #lustloveandlabels#NSP26
[on straight people getting a softer launch into love and Heartstopper representing an experience that many queer people didn’t have]
“I wish that queer people got a safer and softer introduction to love” - Charlie Craggs
#NSP2026#LoveLustandLabels
[on accessibility in queer dating] “A third of the community has a disability and it’s something that we (as a community) don’t address” - Ellen Jones
#NSP2026#LoveLustandLabels
Bisexual people are more likely to suffer with their mental health and are less likely to be out to their families due to the stigma from within the wider community and the queer community - Max Hovey
#NSP2026#LoveLustandLabels
don’t use grindr as a blueprint for dating. because for a lot of us, especially if you grew up in a rural area, its your first experience of interacting on a romantic or physical level with other queer people - Max Hovey #lovelustandlabels
“There were more lesbian bars in the 1930s than there are now in the United States” - Ellen Jones on safe spaces in queer dating
#NSP2026#LoveLustandLabels
NATIONAL STUDENT PRIDE 2026 IS HERE! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
This 13–14 February celebrate the UK’s biggest LGBTQ+ student festival — and you won’t want to miss it!
From empowering panels and celeb interviews, to career opportunities, queer nightlife & unforgettable community energy — this is the weekend that honours your voices, your futures, and your joy.
📍 London: LSE, University of Westminster & G-A-Y Heaven
📅 Fri 13 & Sat 14 Feb
🎟️Daytime Festival FREE / Weekend Wristband £10
✨What’s waiting for you:
✨Inspiring panel talks on queer life & identity
✨The UK’s largest inclusive careers fair
✨Live performances & amazing emerging queer artists
✨@studentpride Awards + epic club nights
✨Community marketplace + therapy puppies 🐶
This is a space made by students, for students — to connect, to celebrate, and to change the world.
https://t.co/EBSONdbiDZ
We are back at Heaven tonight for Popcorn with £3.50 drinks hosted by Rhys Pieces with dancers and performance for the @kylieminogue tension tour after party 🪩#kylie#heaven