LSTM LGBTQ+ Network
Welcome to LSTM’s fully inclusive staff and student network.
We’re here to support you throughout your time at LSTM and to help build a vibrant, inclusive, and representative LGBTQ+ network. We work closely with the institute to drive positive change, shaping inclusive policies, supporting events, improving facilities, and increasing LGBTQ+ visibility, guided by your ideas and experiences.
The network was established following a 2019 staff consultation, with a Steering Group of LGBTQ+ staff volunteering to take forward its recommendations. We continue to share insights and updates with the Equality and Diversity Committee via the Inclusion, Diversity and Engagement Manager.
As a network, we provide a confidential and informal point of contact for LGBTQ+–related workplace issues, including bullying or harassment, and can signpost to appropriate support services within the University and beyond. We also offer information and guidance on LGBTQ+ identities and topics.
Alongside this, we organise inclusive, accessible social events, campaigns, and activities for all members.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to get in touch with a committee member, we’re here to support you.
Our objectives;
- Peer-to-peer support – to support a safe, accepted, confidential and supportive environment for staff and students who identify as LGBTQ+ to meet up and share experiences, opinions and concerns.
- Accountability – to ensure issues of sexual orientation, gender identity and LGBTQ+ inclusion are integrated into polices at LSTM.
- Awareness raising – to promote positive attitudes towards LGBTQ+ people and raise the profile of LGBTQ+ equality across LSTM.
Read our full Terms of Reference here.
Latest updates:
Join the LGBTQ+ Network committee!
We are seeking folks for three new roles without our team: bisexual rep, transgender rep, and LGBTQ+ overseas rep. These roles are to ensure that all our activities and events are fully inclusive. The positions are open to all identities; however, we are actively encouraging volunteers with lived experiences of these identities to get involved.
