We are really looking forward to welcoming you to the Well Proud Conference on Friday 27 February 2026.
The conference will be hosted by Ginger Johnson, winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK and Celebrity MasterChef (appearing out of drag).
Delegates will hear from a wide range of speakers exploring key LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing themes, including HIV prevention, smoking cessation, outreach, safer relationships, Pride and community connection, drugs and alcohol, chemsex, lived experience, and creative responses to stigma and inequality.
This includes presentations on a number of projects and initiatives such as Queer as Smoke, LEVEL, DRAG, Queer Bits, local Pride organisations and more.
The day will also feature a special performance from theatre maker, film maker, writer, performer, director, producer and HIV activist Nathaniel Hall.
Below is everything you need to know ahead of the day.
Please note that we will be discussing many challenging themes and topics throughout the day.
Getting here
The conference takes place at:
Brighouse Sports Club and Brighouse Party Venue, Russell Way, Brighouse, HD6 4LX
Directions: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ndguWvMGU1zsKR7G9
We encourage attendees to use public transport or car share where possible.
Parking and access
There is plenty of free parking available at the venue.
The venue is fully accessible. If you have any access requirements or need to discuss anything in advance, please email Malcolm (malcolm@thebrunswickcentre.org.uk).
Refreshments and lunch
Complimentary tea and coffee will be available from registration which opens at 9:00am.
A fully vegetarian and vegan lunch will be provided. If you have any specific dietary requirements, please let us know by emailing Malcolm (malcolm@thebrunswickcentre.org.uk) by Wednesday 18 February.
Programme at a glance
Please note that the conference will start promptly at 9:45am, so we recommend arriving in good time to register and grab a coffee.
9:30am: Arrival, refreshments and sign in
9:45am: Welcome – Kathryn Hinchliff, Chair, The Brunswick Centre
9:50am: Host introduction – Ginger Johnson
10:00am: Spotlight sessions (part 1) - including HIV prevention and support, smoking cessation, domestic abuse and more
11:00am: Break
11:15am: Spotlight sessions (part 2) - including cancer screening, sex work and more
12:00pm: Pride Without Prejudice with Happy Valley Pride, Calderdale Pride and Holmfirth Pride
12:30: Morning Summary
12:40pm–1:30pm: Lunch
1:30pm: DRAG panel session, hosted by John McKernaghan with CGL and Calderdale Recovery Steps
2:15pm: Let’s Talk About Chemsex – Darren Murphy, Forward Leeds
3:00pm: A-Hole by Nathaniel J Hall (see below)
3:45pm: Summary and close
A-hole By Nathaniel J Hall
Award-winning theatre-maker Nathaniel J Hall presents a work-in-progress sharing of his new solo show, taking a salacious dive downstairs to expose society’s hang ups about anal sex.
Nathaniel fell out of love with his a-hole for a while. To be fair, it’s been through some sh*t. Literally. Emotionally. Publicly. HIV-positive since sixteen, he’s lived life at full speed, trying to avoid crippling shame. Now he’s pushing forty and he’s fast running out of time to make peace with his posterior. But this time it’s not about trauma. It’s about technique. And in the pursuit of finding true pride, Nathaniel’s ready to open up wider, deeper, than ever before.
Part confessional, part comedy, possibly career-ending — bend over Britain, Nathaniel’s got a few more things he’d like to say.
A-hole will premiere at HOME Mcr in spring 2027.
Nathaniel J Hall is an award-winning writer, performer and HIV activist known for his stigma-smashing shows First Time and Toxic. His community-led creative activism tackling HIV stigma and shame has reached hundreds of thousands through workshops and talks and tens of millions through broadcast media and in print.
He appeared as Donald Bassett in the hit C4 drama It’s A Sin and recently fronted a documentary for C4 on the HIV subculture of bug chasing. First Time and Toxic are published by Nick Hern Books and are available to purchase from Nathaniel after the sharing.
www.nathanieljhall.co.uk | @nathanieljhall
This performance contains swearing, sexually graphic language, frank discussion of sexual trauma, HIV and chemsex.
More Information
You can find out more about the Well Proud campaign and the wider work behind the conference here.
We are fully booked and have a waiting list, so if you can no longer attend, please remember to cancel your ticket via Eventbrite so someone else can take your place.
The event will be recorded and photographs will be taken. If you would prefer not to appear, please let us know when you sign in!
We’re really looking forward to seeing you in Brighouse.