Hundreds have turned out for LUU FemSoc’s first Feminist Jamboree, held at Leeds University Union. As well as a strong northern contingent of feminists in attendance – including those from Liverpool, Hull and Manchester – […]
Comment | Confront Sochi discrimination
This week the 22nd Winter Olympics opened in the Russian city of Sochi, amidst ongoing controversy over the Russian government’s stance on LGBT rights. Last year, Putin’s government introduced a law banning ‘homosexual propaganda’ which has […]
Comment | The appalling scourge of transphobia
In the last 12 months, 238 reported murders of trans people have occurred worldwide. Transgender Remembrance Day was stated as a vigil for Rita Hester, a trans woman murdered in Boston in 1998. Transgender people […]
News | Union vows to save School of Healthcare
The Union has promised it will lobby the University to save the School of Healthcare. The motion passed after a unanimous vote was cast at the Better University forum to try and save the School […]
News | Leeds varsity supports rainbow laces campaign
Rugby players during Wednesday’s Varsity match wore rainbow shoelaces in support of the Right Behind Gay Footballers campaign. The campaign, which was launched by Stonewall, aims to show support for gay football players and celebrate […]
Does sport need more LGBT stars?
Matthew Evans 22/2/2013 When you look at premiership footballers in England, statistically it is highly likely that there are several players that fall under the LGBT* umbrella. However, there are no current players that are […]
For a trans* student, even going to the toilet is a tricky chore
By Sarah Noble Quick question: do you know where the gender neutral toilet in the union is? It wouldn’t surprise me if you said you didn’t. It’s further along the corridor from the ground floor […]
Leeds Student meets Matthew Todd, Editor of Attitude magazine
For the first in our series of interviews celebrating LGBT History Month, Lucas Scherdel spoke to the Editor of the UK’s largest gay publication about the equal marriage bill, religion and homophobia. On 5 February, […]
Purple Parky for LGBT History Month launch
Students have celebrated the start of this year’s Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) History Month at a launch party at the University this week. The event, hosted by the Unions’ LGBT society in the Parkinson […]
Understanding ‘trans*’
Steph Muldoon considers what university life in Leeds is like for students who identify as trans*