Fergus MurrayFeb 22

This year #WeirdPrideDay (the 4th of March) has a theme, for the first time: Weird Pride in a Hostile World.

It seemed important to acknowledge that right now, it's exceptionally hard being openly different - but the more of us there are celebrating our weirdness, the easier it gets... and the less alone people will feel.
https://weirdpride.day/2026-context

2026 - Weird Pride Day

Weird Pride in a Hostile World This year’s Weird Pride Day has a specific theme, for the first time, on account of… world events. It’s never been easy being seen as weird, especially if there’s more than one way you don’t meet what some people think of as the ‘default human’. This is an exceptionally […]

Weird Pride Day
Show threadFergus MurrayFeb 23

We have four events confirmed so far for Weird Pride Day!

We have @amase and @stimpunks co-hosting Lightning Talks (up to 7 minutes) live on the day:
https://luma.com/ortcuazw

We also have three separate pre-recorded discussions being released on YouTube (titles to be confirmed):

* Writing Weirdness, with Robin Ince, Kate Fox, Joanne Limburg and Sonny Hallett
* MONSTERS vs SET NORMS with @surekhadavies, Elizabeth Ito, Sumita Majumdar and Nat Paterson (I'm chairing)
* Autistics vs the World with David Gray-Hammond, Bobbi Elman, @autisticrealms and probably me.

Weird Pride Lightning Talks (2026) · Zoom · Luma

Weird Pride Day is a day for people to embrace their weirdness, and reject the stigma associated with being weird. The sixth annual Weird Pride Day is on…

Show threadFergus MurrayFeb 26

Wait, make that five talk-based events for Weird Pride Day!

I left out the 'Neurodiversity is More Than' conference, featuring a talk specifically about Weird Pride, and several others that are obviously relevant.

More on all of these here:

https://weirdpride.day/2026-content

What's Happening in 2026 - Weird Pride Day

What’s happening generally is why this year’s theme is Weird Pride in a Hostile World. This is a page about what’s happening for Weird Pride Day. First, there is always an open invitation for anyone to share their thoughts and experiences relating to being (or being seen as) weird, as described on our front page. […]

Weird Pride Day
Show threadFergus Murray

Read more about Weird Pride in a Hostile World from David Gray-Hammond, who suggested we adopt it as the theme for this year:

https://neurohubcommunity.org/2026/02/25/weird-pride-hostile-world-2026/

Weird Pride in a Hostile World - NeuroHub Community Ltd

An exploration of weird pride as a liminal space of becoming from between an established hostile world, and the better world that is possible.

NeuroHub Community Ltd
Feb 26 at 11:03amWeb
Show threadFergus MurrayFeb 27

First discussion recorded today! Fascinating discussion with four people who've all done great work relating to monstrosity and diversity: a mix of artists and academics.

Looking forward to getting this online in a few days!