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Stonewall today nam the six universi the UK that sred full marks Gay By Degree 2015. The publitn is the only onle gui showg how gay-iendly the UK’s 158 universi are and is an valuable tool for lbian, gay and bisexual stunts and prospective stunts.

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SIX UK UNIVERSI GET TOP MARKS FOR GAY-IENDLS

Universi’ provisns for lbian, gay, bisexual stunts are improvg, acrdg to a gui by Stonewall * most gay universities uk *

Swansea Universy was named the untry’s most clive universy by Stonewall, Europe’s largt chary for lbian, gay, bi, trans and queer rights. By Michael Turner ☛ Gay-iendly universi are beg creasgly popular nowadays, makg mori’ liv easier and muni happier. Stonewall has recently veloped an onle gui that measur more than 120 universi agast a 10-pot checklist, studyg each universy’s gree of gay-iendls and openns to improvement.

The lobby group did not publish a gay Ivy League list, argug that “gay iendly” uld have different meangs for different stunts. Some stunts are terted havg a small supportive muny by their si (a muny that allows them to exprs themselv), while others might feel the need to participate a wir gay scene at events, parti, or even llege clubs. Providg aquate rmatn for LGBT stunts and velopg a sense of gay support wh the muny.

Runng gay-iendly events and promotg them on the universy’s webpage. Consultg wh an LGBT reprentative about changg school polici affectg gay groups.

PLYMOUTH NAMED ONE OF UK'S MOST GAY-IENDLY UNIVERSI

Universy of Plymouth News: Universy of Plymouth named among top 10% the untry for opportuni and support offers lbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) stunts. * most gay universities uk *

Beg part of the wir muny and engagg wh other schools on gay-related activi and nstctive discsns. If you are on the directg si of the story and want to help your mp bee more gay-iendly, you should start by providg the right rourc for the right people, pecially if stigma is still place at your school. Six universi sre full marks a gui to gay-iendly universi released today by Stonewall, the lbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) rights chary and lobby By Degree 2015 rat 158 universi across the UK agast a 10-pot checklist of thgs they should have to bt support LGB universi found to be the most gay-iendly, srg 10 out of 10, are Cardiff Universy, the Universy of Essex, the Universy of Glasgow, Liverpool John Moor Universy, Sheffield Hallam Universy and York St John ntrast, when the gui lnched 2010 no universy sred 10 out of 10.

STONEWALL RAT GAY-IENDLY UNIVERSI

<p>Stonewall has produced a gui to gay-iendly universi, ratg them wh a 10-pot checklist verg everythg om societi and events to unsellg and reers advice</p> * most gay universities uk *

Universi perform bt the stunt societi and events tegori, wh 85% havg a stunt society for LGB stunts and 72% holdg events for lbian, gay and bisexual stunts and publicisg jt 22% of universi monor stunts’ sexual orientatn and only 20% engage wh the wir muny on lbian, gay and bisexual issu.

PLYMOUTH ONE OF UK'S MOST GAY-IENDLY UNIVERSI

Rearch by natnal equaly chary highlights excellent level of opportuni and support provid for LGB stunts Plymouth Universy has been named as one of the top 10 per cent of stutns the untry for the opportuni and support offers lbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) * most gay universities uk *

11 stutns did not meet any of the creria, cludg Glasgow School of Art, the Liverpool Instute for Performg Arts, the Royal Amy of Mic and the Royal College of list is based on publicly-available rmatn on universy and stunts’ unn rmatn on provisns uld not be found, Stonewall assum they don’t exist bee should be accsible to prospective By Degree 2015 do not specifilly look at support for transgenr stunts, but often this is clud universi’ provisns for LGB stunts, such as LGBT Kibirige, tn policy and mpaigns officer at Stonewall, says: “There are a rerd number of universy plac available this year and prospective stunts who are lbian, gay or bisexual will want to study where they will be supported and veloped. “It’s particularly ncerng that only 35 universi are monorg the sexual orientatn of stunts, leavg them no way of tellg if they’re providg a posive experience for gay stunts.

”How to be gay-iendly. Have a policy that protects lbian, gay and bisexual stunts om bullyg and mandatory trag for staff to enforce this. Provi welfare support, rmatn and rourc for lbian, gay and bisexual stunts.

Have a stunt society for lbian, gay and bisexual stunts, which mt be active and publicised on the universy or stunts’ unn webse. Run events for lbian, gay and bisexual stunts, which mt be publicised on the universy or stunts’ unn webse. Consult wh lbian, gay and bisexual stunts – they mt be clud cisn-makg procs wh the universy.

GAY BY DEGREE NAM UK’S MOST GAY-IENDLY UNIVERSI

Provi specific reer advice for lbian, gay and bisexual stunts. Have a lbian, gay and bisexual staff work – if staff feel they n be open about their sexualy, stunts will too. The full Gay By Degree 2015 gui n be found here.

The Universy of Plymouth has been named as one of the top 10% of stutns the untry for the opportuni and support offers lbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) a study nducted by lbian, gay and bisexual equaly chary Stonewall, Plymouth was shown to meet ne of the ten creria sought by the chary to intify whether a universy was jt over a year after the Universy joed the acclaimed Stonewall Diversy Champns Programme, Bra’s good practice employers’ fom on sexual orientatn, and regnis s work to promote lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) Jagger-Thomas, Head of Equaly, Diversy and Incln at the Universy of Plymouth, said:“This is absolutely fantastic news and a rgg endorsement of our long-standg mment to create equal opportuni for everyone at the Universy.

”Richard Skipper, Vice Print of Welfare and Deputy Print of the Universy of Plymouth Stunts Unn, add:“It is fantastic to be acknowledged for the hard work that the Stunts’ Unn and Universy have put over the years to support lbian, gay and bisexual stunts. The rmatn llected by Stonewall has today been published  Gay By Degree 2015, the only onle gui showg how gay-iendly the UK’s 158 universi are, wh Plymouth among jt 16 universi to meet ne of the ten checklist clus whether universi have a policy to tackle homophobic bullyg, whether there are societi and events for gay stunts, and what steps they take to support gay staff.

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