Celebrating LGBT+ History Month
27 January 2021
February is LGBT+ History Month, and staff and students across our University community have organised a range of events, including our first Bi Inclusion Training session.
Additionally, we will be sharing a collaborative blog post on #DiverseReading about pronouns later in the month. The varied events we have coming up are as follows, open to all staff and students.
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Tuesday 2 February |
Wolfenden Seminar on LGBT+ intersectionality: Ailbhe Smyth and S Chelvan
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Use this link to join Teams event Alternatively, email lgbtplus@reading.ac.uk to register. |
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Wednesday 3 February |
LGBT History Month Intersectionality - LGBT+ & Ethnicity Inclusion Hosted by Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (ENEI)
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As ENEI members, this is free for UoR staff to book onto using your reading.ac.uk email using this link |
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Wednesday 3 February
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Wolfenden Lecture - Why We Are Not All Equal As a modern society, we treat the problem of inequality as a thing of the past. This lecture will work to dispel the notion that equality has been achieved. We will look at the ways society has adapted the way we discriminate against one another, and what we can do to oppose this.
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Use this link to register. |
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Monday 22 February |
Bi Inclusion Training Session Training Delivered by:
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Register to attend by booking your place on UoRLearn (staff) or email diversity@reading.ac.uk (students)
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Furthermore, Trans Inclusion training sessions are held regularly and we encourage those who have not previously attended to register. The next dates are:
- Wednesday 24 March 2021 10:30 - 12:30
- Monday 17 May 2021 10:30 - 12:30
Register to attend on the UoRLearn platform using this link.
Reading University Students' Union (RUSU) are also hosting some events for students. Head over to rusu.co.uk for more information or get in touch with Rachel Wates, RUSU Diversity Officer 2020/21 at diversityofficer@rusu.co.uk.