Pride in Nursing
Celebrating LGBTQ+ diversity across the RCN
The RCN is an inclusive organisation representing a hugely diverse workforce. #PrideInNursing is all about celebrating diversity, equality and inclusion in nursing and our commitment to support LGBTQ+ members and our wider membership to support their LGBTQ+ colleagues.
The nursing workforce has a huge role to play in creating inclusive health care settings, tackling health inequalities, and creating a fairer society for all. When workplaces are inclusive both staff, patients and residents benefit.
This year, we are supporting our members to celebrate #PrideInNursing. On this page you’ll find a range of resources, events and further reading to show your support for Pride and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning visibility.
This year, we are supporting our members to celebrate #PrideInNursing. On this page you’ll find a range of resources, events and further reading to show your support for Pride and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning visibility.
Resources to download
Our downloadable resources give you everything you need to show your #PrideInNursing.
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Order your Pride in Nursing badges
Our #PrideInNursing badges are now ready to order.
Order yours for your workplace now whilst stocks last.
Order yours for your workplace now whilst stocks last.
LGBTQ+ professional resources
RCN Equality, Diversity and Inclusion resources
- RCN Respect Charter
- RCN Inclusion Café
- Discrimination guidance
- Help with bullying and harassment
- Hidden in plain sight – RCN Libraries exhibition on diversity in nursing
LGBTQ+ in RCN News and Magazines
- Tackling LGBTQ+ hate crime
- The Soho clinic spearheading LGBTQ+ health care
- Five way to be a good LGBTQ+ ally
- Care for trans patients: what nursing staff need to know
- Conversations about gender identity
- It’s just a finger prick! The importance of HIV testing
- Fairer blood donation rules spell huge shift for LGBT+ equality
- Legal update: gender critical views and belief protection
- Loneliness in later life
- Living well with HIV
- Talking transgender identity
- Fair care for everyone
- Changing bodies and lives
- Marking History – Reducing rates of HIV
RCN LGBTQ+ events
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12 Jul 2025
Bristol
Bristol Pride 2025 - march with the RCN
Join your local RCN at Bristol Pride. We will give the first 30 members to book a wristband allowing free entrance and travel to and from the Downs, where all the festivities are.
LGBTQ+ discussion and opinion
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blog post
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18 Mar 2025
Breaking barriers: Addressing cancer care inequities for the trans community
As we conclude LGBT History Month last February, this blog reflects on the progress made in healthcare equality and acknowledge the persistent barriers that the transgender community faces, particularly in cancer care.
