A couple of weeks ago, November 20th, marked worldwide annual Transgender Day of Remembrance. As with last year, the LGBTQ Association organised a candlelit vigil to remember those who had been killed this year due to transphobia, and it was a resounding success.
This year, the vigil was very well attended, with aboud 40/45 people coming, both students, and members of various Birmingham based LGBTQ community groups, as nothing else was happening to mark the occasion in Birmingham. Kai Weston, and Kara Cooper (one of the University Chaplains) made a short speech of remembrance, and a list was read out of the names of all of the people who had been victims in the past year.
World AIDS Day
After a hugely frantic, busy, but very enjoyable evening spent baking, the LGBTQ Association raised a grand total of £87.04 for the National AIDS Trust on World AIDS Day, December 1st.
We sold almost all of the cakes to passers by next to Joe’s, and succeeded in tempting a large amount of unsuspecting parents on tours with their kids…
Homophobia in Halls Campaign
I’m very pleased to say we have had a mainly positive response to the Homophobia in Halls campaign so far. Anyone who could still fill out the form, please find the link on my previous blog.
I will be meeting with Johnny Davis (VPW) and Emily Owen, who is the senior student support advisor at the Guild, on Monday. So I will keep people posted on that.
Other shizz.
HISTORY MONTH- After a brainstorming/planning session for LGBTQ History Month last week, February looks to be rather thrilling.
A Time Capsule will hopefully be being made, department specific historical LGBTQ figures, Love Music Hate Homophobia/Love Music Hate Racism, of course Homophobia is Gay, and much more.
Sadly, Stephen Fry has been confirmed as unavailable… we tried.
