LGBTQIA+ Students

This community is for all students that self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, pansexual, asexual, intersex and those questioning their sexuality or gender identity. The aim of this community is to empower all LGBTQIA+ students, offer a safe space to our students to socialise, and bring positive change to LGBTQIA+ students university experiences.

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This community is for all students that self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, pansexual, asexual, intersex and those questioning their sexuality or gender identity. The aim of this community is to empower all LGBTQIA+ students, regardless of whether they are ‘out publicly’, and to offer a safe space to our students to socialise and bring positive change to LGBTQIA+ students' university experiences.

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Community Engagement Lead
Megan Pocock

What would you like to achieve in your role this year?

My goal is to make the community comfortable for anyone no matter their identity, personality or knowledge of the community. I hope to work towards making events comfortable for anyone no matter if their an extrovert, introvert, ambivert or neurodivergence. My aim is to improve visibility and education for lesser known and misrepresented identities. I want to continue the work of the previous community engagement lead to improve policies for transgender students at university. The aspect of mental health will be greatly kept in mind for events. Overall, I would like all identities within the community to feel seen, heard and represented within the LGBTQIA+ Community at university

How can you get in contact with me?

community.su@coventry.ac.ukSend Email

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Did you know?

  • What does LGBTQIA+ Mean? This stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual. The + acknowledges the existence of people within the community who may not use these specific labels.
  • In the UK around 1.5 million people identify as LGB+, whilst around 262,000 people identify as Transgender, Non-Binary or gender-diverse (2021 census)This link will open in a new tab
  • It is estimated that approximately 9% of the worlds population identify as LGBTQ+, however this statistic is likely higher as many people do not feel safe to openly talk about their identity. (Ipsos)This link will open in a new tab
  • Being LGBTQ+ is still criminalized in 63 countries.
  • LGBTQ+ can still face the death penalty in 12 countries (Map of Jurisdictions)This link will open in a new tab

Celebrate LGBT+ History Month

LGBTQ+ History Month, hosted in February, is a national campaign that recognises the historical significance of LGBTQIA+ rights, struggles, campaigns and activism.

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