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Staff Pride Network

Staff Pride Network

The Staff Pride Network is an inclusive network that serves as a resource for the rich diversity of LGBT+ employees across the institution, including PhD students who prefer to attend staff events. We strive to take an intersectional approach to providing a safe, supportive and welcoming environment for all people who self identify as part of LGBT+ communities, whether or not they are 'out' in the wider world, and to make LGBT+ issues more visible within the University environment. Different organisations use different acronyms to refer to specific groups, and terminology is always evolving. Our definition of LGBT+ includes, among others, those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, gender fluid, intersex, non-binary, asexual, pansexual and polyamorous. It also includes all those individuals and communities whose sexuality or gender identity is a matter of shared personal, political and/or social experience, as well as those who are LGBT+ allies.

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Festival Digest – 9th August

Festival Digest – 9th August View this email in your browser Welcome to our weekly Festival Digest ! During the month of August, we will be showcasing the work of SPN members as well as other LGBT+ content from around the Edinburgh Festival.  As part of this effort, we will be publishing a weekly digest during the… Continue Reading Festival Digest – 9th August

9th August 2017

Reminder: SPN Coffee Afternoon (09/08/17)

Upcoming Event View this email in your browser Event Reminder: August Coffee Afternoon – 9th August 2017 Dear lovely Staff Pride Network members, As usual we will be meeting for our monthly coffee and cake this Wednesday afternoon (09/08/12) from 1-3pm, this time in Ground Cafe, Chrystal Macmillan Building. This is a little reminder to drop in if… Continue Reading Reminder: SPN Coffee Afternoon (09/08/17)

7th August 2017

Festival Newsletter

Festival Newsletter View this email in your browser Welcome to our special Festival Edition of the Staff Pride Network Newsletter In an effort to showcase LGBT+ content from around the Edinburgh Festival, we are bringing you this supplementary edition of the Staff Pride Network Newsletter, featuring shows and performances from SPN members, as well as their friends… Continue Reading Festival Newsletter

4th August 2017

LGBT+ Research Promoted In The University

By Anabel Noelke & Jonathan MacBride As part of February’s LGBT+ History Month calendar, Anabel Noelke hosted a seminar ‘LGBT+ and the Media’. Both staff and students attended and after an introduction and video showing her research Anabel led a vibrant discussion. The following month Anabel presented her research at Dentsu in London and has since been published in a… Continue Reading LGBT+ Research Promoted In The University

2nd August 2017

LGBT & Internationalisation

By Ali McDonald In January along with two colleagues, I attended the Stonewall Scotland LGBT and Internationalisation Seminar, hosted by the University of Dundee.  Having worked in International Student Support for over 8 years and more recently becoming a Staff Dignity and Respect Advisor, this sounded right up my street.  Part of our remit in the International Student… Continue Reading LGBT & Internationalisation

2nd August 2017

In London at an LGBT conference

It seems strange to be writing this on the morning after a terrorist attack in London. I was there in the city at the beginning of the week, attending a conference on LGBT networks in Higher Education, and now this. London struck me as a beautiful place when I was there. I grew up in… Continue Reading In London at an LGBT conference

4th June 2017

June Newsletter

June Newsletter View this email in your browser Welcome to the new Staff Pride Network Newsletter Over the past year the Staff Pride Network has been growing and evolving, and as such we felt it was time for a makeover to match! As well as a new image, we’ll be sending out a regular newsletter… Continue Reading June Newsletter

4th June 2017

The Dilemma of Having Your Face Tortured

By Gina Maya Introduction I came out as a male-to-female transsexual this year, meaning I identify less with the gender I was born and raised with, and more with its opposite. It’s a transition of many processes—administrative, cosmetic, hormonal, and social, to name a few—and it will take years; in some respects, a lifetime. Although… Continue Reading The Dilemma of Having Your Face Tortured

3rd December 2016

Meet the Volunteers: Carol Dow; Community Ally

In August I attended the Stonewall Scotland training day for allies which was fantastic (and funded by the University). I wasn’t really sure what to expect but it was very empowering and uplifting; the trainers were lovely people with enthusiasm and commitment to their jobs. The day focused on how we, as allies, can support… Continue Reading Meet the Volunteers: Carol Dow; Community Ally

2nd December 2016

Meet the Committee: Sarah Moffat; Bi Rep

As Bi Rep on the Staff Pride Network Committee I was very pleased to be asked to contribute a piece to this newsletter to mark Bi Visibility Day, which took place in September. Growing up, I was grateful for bisexual erasure – for the way it protected me from the most vicious and violent forms… Continue Reading Meet the Committee: Sarah Moffat; Bi Rep

1st December 2016

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