Well we felt was time to get ourselves a new logo. We hope you like, cos we do. 
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And the version we hope to be putting on hoodies for you..
Big thank you and hugs to Adam Stewart for designing it for us. You can see more of his work here:
19
Jun
09
New logo, new look
14
Jun
09
Website under construction
Hello all,
Well we have a brand spanking new committee starting work on the next academic year. We’re still in handover mode, but the website will start to be updated over the next few weeks so watch this space. 
01
Dec
08
Prop H8
One of the many rallies across the USA
It’s not been the most widely reported issues in the UK but I’m sure many of you lnow about Prop 8 in California. On Nov 4th on the general election ballot for President in many states there also elections for senators, various local representatives and issues. California narrowly voted Yes on Prop 8 to ban gay marriage. Gay marriage had been legalised by the California Supreme Court just months before and many high profile LGBTQ people had tied the knot, most famoulsy Ellen DeGeneres. There are now a number of legal challenges to the issue. Yep, on the same day America elected its first African-American president, it gave the LGBTQ community a damn good wallop.
a) What happens to the 18k already married?
b) Is it legal for people to vote on a constitutional revision? (This would normally be a decision made by the state legislature and not by public vote)
But maybe what’s more amazing than the bizzarre legal issues (yes I’m a law geek, gonna stop now) is the amazing direct action going on across the USA. Many of these are aimed at Californian Mormons who were some of the biggest fundraisers to ‘protect marriange and the family’. Whoopi Goldberg and Drew Barrymore are among those who have taken to the streets.
Nothing’ll be definite on this situation until early 2009. I know its weird to sort of report this as a pseudo-news article but I find the efforts against this Proposition to be truly inspiring. It shows that direct action is working as the courts are now allowing several appeals funded by the NO campaign.
15
Nov
08
HIG 3 is coming…..
HIG 3
www.equalsurvey.co.uk
In the first national survey of its kind, Equality Challenge Unit has commissioned research into the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGB&T) staff and students in higher education.
Led by Professor Gill Valentine, Professor Paul Plummer and Dr. Nichola Wood from the University of Leeds, the research will identify any barriers or other issues specifically affecting LGB&T staff and students. The research findings, due to be published in March 2009, will establish whether the higher education sector needs to take further action to engage with and support these groups.
Academics, managers, representatives of the Universities and Colleges Employers Association, the trade unions, NUS, HEFCE, Universities Personnel Association, the Equality and Human Rights Commission, Stonewall and Press for Change have all been involved in the production of the survey which will be distributed widely across higher education institutions.
The survey will be completed online and will be live from 14 October 2008 until 14 November 2008. It can be found at www.equalsurvey.co.uk
About the Equality Challenge Unit
Equality Challenge Unit supports the higher education sector in its mission to realise the potential of all staff and students whatever their race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion and belief, or age, to the benefit of those individuals, higher education institutions and society
T: +44 (0) 20 7438 1010 E: info@ecu.ac.uk W: www.ecu.ac.uk
T: +44 (0) 20 7438 1010 E: info@ecu.ac.uk W: www.ecu.ac.uk
16
Oct
08
I have made a discovery…
… Hello all,
I’ve made a happy little discovery in my wee world of lgbtq-ness.
Rick and Steve. It’s a show about lego-men. Genius. And, furthermore, gay lego-men.
Rick and Steve
So I’d thought I’d bring such a fab discovery out for more people to see.
E4; Wednesdays; 10:30pm. Or check out 4OD/youtube.
30
Sep
08
FRESHER’S FIRST DV8
Thursday 2nd October, 8pm Joes Bar, then onto DV8
DV8 is Birmingham’s most notorious gay club with the most notorious student night ‘Skint’ taking place every Thursday. You pay £7 to get in and then the bar’s free until 2am… though don’t expect the drinks to be nice. Be prepared for Girl’s Aloud medleys, Gogo Dancers, spontaneous strip competitions and everyone’s favourite Nightclub Manager Mandy. Ha. All in all a pretty rad night out, though don’t expect to make your lectures the next day.
Oh and you’ll get to meet the famous ‘Sid’ and ‘Twiggy’ too.
We’ll meet in Joes at about 8.00 to neck a few for dutch courage (drink reponsibly etc etc) and then we’ll catch da bus into town. Fresh.
If you haven’t been to an event before, don’t worry, we’ll introduce you all, as loads of people are still turning up as it’s so early into term. Don’t worry about coming alone, we’ll make sure you have a great time. Everyone Welcome – all years- post grad, undergrad etc etc.
22
Sep
08
Welcome!
Your LGBTQ Association welcomes all new and returning students.
We’re very excited that Welcome Week is finally here! In honour of the occasion we have included a lovely picture of a lady with ‘open arms’. This is obviously very important and symbolic and represents the friendly, accepting nature of your LGBTQ Association etc etc. We would analyse it further but it may get complicated, but we’re sure you’ll agree that she is quite lovely and does not look like a tit at all.
This week we’ll be making our way around halls to try and introduce ourselves to as many of you as possible. If anyone should have any problems with flatmates regarding homophobia (though that is very very very very rare – so don’t get scared) please let us know so we can help you out.
As well as visiting halls we’ll be at the ‘Change Your World’ and ‘Societies’ Fairs on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday of this week, which are in the Deb Hall and Welcome Week Marquee, both in the Guild of Students.
University’s a great, and common, time to come out but if any of you are worried, nervous or simply a bit shy then take advantage of our ‘Befriending Scheme’ and come and meet a couple of us, privately and confidentially, for a chat so you know a few faces before coming to an event. Just email us to arrange a time and a place.
Speaking of events… this Thursday we have our MEGA barcrawl and on Saturday we have our Meet ‘N’ Greet, so check the Events page for more details and make sure you don’t miss out. If the barcrawl clashes with a Fresher’s Fest or Postgrad event, sell your ticket and come with us instead. It’ll blatantly be much better.
Finally, don’t forget to join our Facebook group and mailing list. The Facebook group link is on the right of this page and you can sign up to the confidential mailing list by emailing us or signing up at one of the fairs or events. We take confidentialiality very seriously and can guarantee the safety of your details not being handed out.
We look forward to meeting you all soon and wish everyone a great Welcome Week ‘08.
Sunday October 5th, 7.30pm, Thompson Training Suite, Guild of Students
Every Sunday night at 7.30pm in the Guild of Student’s ‘Thompson Training Suite’ we host our popular LGBTQ Film Group. Each week we show a different LGBTQ related film projected onto a big screen. The film group is open to everyone who wants to come along, with a regular turn out of around 40 students. Like 99% of our events admission is free. It’s a great event for newcomers to meet some people in a relaxed and friendly environment and it’s also pretty damn good for anyone who loves film. We show a varied selection of movies that you won’t necessarily of heard of, from mainstream Hollywood to foreign arthouse. Past films have included Mulholland Drive, Mysterious Skin, Shortbus, Monster, The Watermelon Woman, Boys Don’t Cry, Y Tu Mama Tambien, La Mala Education and many many others. This year Film night will Start on Sunday 5th October.
After much deliberation and a few trips to A & E we finally decided that the first film to show would be ‘Party Monster’. It was a tough call… we didn’t want the first film to be too controversial, too fabulous, too disturbing, too intellectual etc etc so what better than Macaulay Culkin in a dress?!
11
Sep
08
Queerest Album Ever?
Out.com have unveiled their list of the ‘100 gayest records of all time’, presumably because they have nothing better to do? BUt anyway, appearances from Abba, Cher, The Smiths and Madonna (several times) come as no shock but some of the choices really will surprise you. David Bowie tops the chart with his album ‘Ziggy Stardust…’. After reading their analysis it seems that i really should be paying more attention to lyrics, with some surprising groups seeming to show hidden agendas, and no, i don’t mean the Scissor Sisters.
In fact i’m surprised as to how many of the albums I own; Le Tigre (pictured), Bowie, The Velvet Underground, Bjork, The Beatles, Anthony and the Johnsons, The Magnetic Fields (69 Love Songs… if you don’t own it, go and buy it now) Lou Reed, and countless others. Go check out the full list and analysis now on the following link…
http://www.out.com/detail.asp?id=24081
How many do you own? Have they missed any?
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