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 is celebrated in the UK every February. The overall aim of the month is to promote equality
and diversity for the benefit of the public.
Scroll down for resources for LGBTQ+ students and upcoming events.
Upcoming Events
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.
Gender Affirmation Fund
The Strath Union Gender Affirmation Fund, is an Alumni Fund supported initiative which will give trans and
non-binary Strathclyde students access to mini-grants of up to £50 each to buy gender
affirming items.
By trans and non-binary, we mean people whose gender identity is different to the gender they were
assigned at birth, including but not limited to trans women, trans men, people who do not identify with any binary
gender, genderqueer, genderfluid and agender people.
Apply to fund