This week we celebrate Genderfluid Awareness Week. This began on Twitter in 2021 with a post by @LGBTQcontent and is now celebrated annually between 17th and 24th October. Genderfluidity is a gender identity that is not fixed and can shift or fluctuate. Genderfluid people may shift between masculine and feminine, be a combination of both,… Continue Reading Genderfluid Awareness Week

This Friday is National Coming Out Day. First celebrated in 1988, this day originally marked the one-year anniversary of the 1987 National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. It’s founders, Robert Eichberg and Jean O’Leary, believed that once people are aware that they have loved ones that are LGBTQIA+, they are far less… Continue Reading October 11th is National Coming Out Day

The leaves are turning orange, the nights are drawing in and we begin the cozy Autumn season as we begin October! That means it’s Black History month and throughout October there’s also a number of varied Pride awareness days to keep an eye out for. This month we have: Lesbian Day – 8th October National… Continue Reading October Awareness Days, Social Events and the AGM!

Through September and October a series of events will be held at St Cecilia’s Hall organised by the Heritage Collections department centered around unique artists whose work relates to LGBTQ+ narratives and themes. “Queer Voices in Music” begins with an after-hours social at the museum, followed by a series of concerts listed below: 7th Sept… Continue Reading Queer Voices in Music at St Cecilia’s Hall

The 8th July marks the beginning of 2024’s Non Binary Awareness Week, a week celebrating and raising awareness of all things Non Binary. This week culminates in the 14th July which is International Non Binary People’s Day. This day has been celebrated since 2012 when non binary blogger Katje van Loon wrote a post addressing… Continue Reading Celebrating International Non Binary People’s Day and Non Binary Awareness Week

We are pleased to announce that pronoun badges are now available on both our Central and Holyrood campuses! This initiative aims to foster an inclusive environment, particularly supporting LGBTQ+ and trans* inclusivity within our community. Where to Find the Badges: Central Campus: Main Library (Ground Floor Helpdesk) Centre for Research Collections (Sixth Floor) Holyrood Campus:… Continue Reading New Pronoun Badges Available Across Campuses

Here we will try to list all the events happening for Pride in and around the University (please check back for updates): May Staff Pride Network BioQuarter Coffee & Cake Social Date: 28th May 2024 Time: 12:30 BST Details: Coffee and cake social event at BioQuarter organized by the Staff Pride Network. Link: Staff Pride… Continue Reading Pride Events 2024

The Staff Pride Network Committee would like to first express our thanks to Robyn Woof for all her work in the role of trans & non-binary liberation officer, we have always valued her contributions to addressing transphobia on campus and in devising ways to better support our trans & non-binary staff and students. We respect… Continue Reading SPN Committee Response – Trans & non-binary liberation officer resignation

The Staff Pride Network Committee had a blog here expressing their disappointment and worry about the appointment of the new Rector and the processes that led to this, but the University has required us to remove the blog due to their perception that drawing attention to Simon Fanshawe’s publicly available views on trans people (and… Continue Reading SPN Committee statement regarding the appointment of Simon Fanshawe to Rector of the University of Edinburgh

CW: transphobia, anti-trans violence Dear network members,   We wanted to reach out in solidarity with our trans & non-binary members this morning to acknowledge the harmful impacts of the actions of the Prime Minister and other parliamentarians yesterday. Rishi Sunak’s hateful, transphobic comments are despicable. Once again witnessing political point scoring in the UK… Continue Reading In solidarity with our trans & non-binary members