LGBTQ+ inclusion
Updates from Dr Catherine Butler, the University of Bath LGBTQ+ Institutional Lead
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We’re here, we’re queer, and we’re growing in number!
New figures from the Office for Students (OfS) paint a clear picture of a changing student population across England—and it’s one worth celebrating. In 2023–24, around 130,000 full-time undergraduate students identified as LGB at English universities. That’s 11 per cent of the total...
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Transgender Day of Remembrance 2025
On 20th November, Transgender Day of Remembrance, we pause to honour the lives of transgender individuals who have been tragically lost to transphobic violence. This day is not just a moment of mourning—it is a call to remember, to reflect,...
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Intersex Awareness Day: 26 October
Intersex Awareness Day is important for raising awareness for Intersex people and the challenges they face. In the UK, the term Intersex is sometimes the preferred term, others prefer the terms Disorders of Sex Development (DSD), Variations in Sex Characteristics...
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Ace Awareness Week: 19 – 25 October
Ace Awareness Week (formally Asexual Awareness Week) is an important week for putting Asexuality in the spotlight. Some asexual people desire romantic relationships with occasional sex, some want romantic relationships without sex, and some don’t desire romantic relationships or sex....
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LGBTQ+ University Self-Assessment Team
The University is developing its work on LGBTQ+ issues by creating a University Self-Assessment Team, with representation from staff and students across the University. If you are interested in being part of this, you can find out more information and...
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Bi Visibility Day 2025
Hi, I’m Catherine and I’m proudly bisexual! I also happen to be the LGBTQ+ Institutional Lead here at the University of Bath, I started in my role on 1st September this year. I am writing today to mark Bi Visibility...
