Ben Goose
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International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
Slavery, along with systemic racism, is an ongoing worldwide issue, even in 2023. One of our new Kaleidoscope committee members, Todd Phillips, has decided to write about a historical figure from the United States whom we believe has had a...
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University Gender Identity Policy and resources
As we draw to the end of 2022, the Kaleidoscope committee would like to share with our members some significant updates from our colleagues in HR and Student Support regarding the University's commitment, principles and approach for ensuring trans and...
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Tea for Transgender Day of Remembrance - 17 November 2022
On Thursday 17 November we will be holding a Tea for TDOR (Trans Day of Remembrance) get together on campus. The event will be held 11.30-12.15 in Wessex House 3.36 and is for Kaleidoscope members to come together and show support for our trans colleagues during...
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Bi Visibility Day - 23 September
Judith from the Kaleidoscope committee has kindly shared her story to celebrate Bi Visibility Day. Read her blog below. I am bisexual. But don’t tell anybody. I have found that the most difficult person to tell was myself. My closest...
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International Non-binary People’s Day - 14 July
International Non-binary People’s Day is observed each year on 14 July and is aimed at celebrating non-binary people, and raising awareness of the issues faced by non-binary people, globally. The day was first celebrated in 2012, and the date was...
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Pride 2022 and summer update!
Hi everyone, There has been a bit of a gap in blogs and updates from us recently but as it is now summer and things slow down a little (kind of!) we are in to planning mode for the year...
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International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia
Pascal Loizeau from DDaT has provided a quick blog for Kaleidoscope to share.... Yesterday (17 May) was the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia and this year’s theme is “Our Bodies, Our Lives, Our Rights”. The day is marked...
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Black Lives Matter – Statement from the Kaleidoscope Committee
The recent death of George Floyd has been heart breaking and shocking for many people around the world. Sadly, it is not an isolated incident but another example of appalling historical and ongoing racism and injustice in the United States...
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Changes to upcoming events due to Coronavirus
As you will be aware, the situation with Coronavirus is constantly evolving and means that University, Government, NHS, and Public Health England guidelines are updated on a regular basis. Kaleidoscope are fully committed to the health and wellbeing of all...
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LGBT+ History Month: Being Out at the University of Bath
Kaleidoscope recently held a discussion event that asked questions around being out in the workplace, specifically here at the University of Bath. As it is LGBT+ History Month, we wanted to share with the whole university community some of the...