Universi’ provisns for lbian, gay, bisexual stunts are improvg, acrdg to a gui by Stonewall
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SIX UK UNIVERSI GET TOP MARKS FOR GAY-IENDLS
* lgbt friendly universities uk *
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. 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. 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.
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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. 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. Its grand openg took place jt 50 years after England’s first Gay Pri march, which took place jt a few away om where the new mm was built. By Michael Turner ☛ Gay-iendly universi are beg creasgly popular nowadays, makg mori’ liv easier and muni happier.