What is LGBTQ+ ?
LGBTQ+ stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Transsexual, Queer or Questioning, plus. The "plus" is inclusive of other groups, such as asexual, intersex, genderfluid, non-binary and many more.
It is not that we're new. It's that you've naturalized our disappearance and now we're in these public spaces that we weren't allowed to be in for decades. We're actually showing you what love looks like in public.
Alok Vaid-Menon (they/them) is a South Asian gender non-conforming and transfeminine person. Born in 1991 in Texas, US.
LGBT+ History Month
LGBT+ History month takes places every February in the UK and is a time of celebrating LGBTQ+ culture and achievements whilst remembering the struggles and activism that has paved the way for progress over the years.
Exhibition Open Call
As part of LGBT+ History month, we're putting together an exhibition to celebrate our LGBTQ+ students. This will be on the ACTION wall on Level 1 of Strath Union throughout the month of February.
We welcome submissions of all forms of art including drawings, paintings, poetry, photography and more. These can be emailed to us or dropped off to the Voice Team on Level 8 of Learning and Teaching Building from 10am until 4pm, Monday to Friday.
When submitting, please include:
- What name you would like attached, or if you would prefer to leave this anonymous
- A contact email for us to get the piece back to you after the exhibition
- Title of your piece
- A blurb for your piece (optional)
We'll also be hosting a coffee and craft session on February 3rd ‐ feel free to drop in and get creative!
Fundraising
This year for during LGBT+ History Month we are raising funds for LEAP Sports. A Scottish charitable organisation (SCIO) dedicated to increasing the participation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, and queer (LGBTIQ+) people in sport and physical activity.
The Terrace
For every cocktail sold from the list below, 50p will be donated to LEAP Sports.
- Something Fruity
- Dorris Day
- Purple Gaze Bucket
- Glas-Gay Mocktail
Fundraising cocktails
Roasters
For every drink sold from the list below, 50p will be donated to LEAP Sports.
- Iced White Chocolate Pink Chai
- Lemon and Passionfruit Ice Tea
- Iced Blueberry Matcha
Fundraising drinks
History isn't something you look back at and say it was inevitable. It happens because people make decisions that are sometimes very impulsive and of the moment, but those moments are cumulative realities.
Marsha P. Johnson was a transgender activist who participated in the Stonewall Uprising and fought for equal rights. Born in New Jersey, US. 1945 - 1992.