In the interest of transparency this version of the blog has been updated since the original was circulated to our members on the 13th of November and this blog was initially posted here the 14th November 2019. The updates are intended to provide clarification on some of the concerns we have cited and new information… Continue Reading Committee Statement re Schools & Gender Diversity Event
The LGBT+ Campaign is a space for any and all students who define as LGBT+ or with any other term that describes our community. The campaign aims to advocate for better student experience, provide community and support, and allow people to begin their own projects. Your elected officer (me!) and their (my!) committee is here… Continue Reading LGBT+ Student Campaign
Having decided to go to the event at the Parliament on 10th September to mark 50 years after the Stonewall riots, I was pleased to be asked to be one of the people to pass around the mics for the Q&A sessions. We had two main speakers, Nicola Sturgeon and Sir Stephen Wall. Both gave… Continue Reading Visibility (or lack of)
Staff and students from across all four campuses of the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine celebrated LGBT STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) day on 5 July 2019. Inspired by Pride in STEM, a charitable trust run by an independent group of LGBT+ scientists & engineers from around the world, staff and students were invited to… Continue Reading College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine celebrates LGBT STEM day
Edinburgh Festival Fringe is soon upon us, and with a vast array of shows scheduled, it will be hard to choose what you might see… That is where we can help! Join Loud & Proud, Scotland’s LGBT choir, for a fantastic night of a cappella music. Loud & Proud’s repertoire is as diverse as their… Continue Reading Loud & Proud at the Fringe
Staff Pride Network Newsletter – Issue 7 View this email in your browser Welcome to the May 2019 edition of the Staff Pride Network newsletter Dear Members We have been busy since our last newsletter and hopefully you’ve kept an eye on our emails, come to our events and enjoyed wearing our SPN-designed rainbow lanyards. Our… Continue Reading Staff Pride Network Newsletter – Issue 7
Emily Ford-Halliday, ECA Fashion Lecturer & SPN Design Volunteer, has had two of her ‘Fashion in the Dark’ films selected to be part of this incredible exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland. The opening on 24 May was a great success and the exhibition is now open to the public until 20 October. Go… Continue Reading Body Beautiful: Diversity on the Catwalk
The Staff Pride Network undertook this survey with the aim of improving our organisation and future events. Thank you for helping us learn by completing it. 80 people responded to the survey and answered 16 questions that touched upon attendance to events, the reasons why you find this network important, communication, approachability, and representation. You… Continue Reading Staff Pride Network Survey Report 2019
This article is written by EUSA. The Staff Pride Network are in support of this Rally for Trans Solidarity which is organised by EUSA. “Following a request by the University to edit the contents of this post we have chosen instead to remove it as we are unwilling to edit the words of others.”
Prior to the Pride Edinburgh march on Saturday 22 June, we’ll be meeting at Levels Cafe on Holyrood Road at 11.30am and plan to head to the march at 12ish for a 12.30 start. Join us at Levels so you can find us easily. We are making placards for our beautiful posters so do let… Continue Reading Pride Edinburgh 2019