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Election
Read about what the LGBQ+ Officer is responsible for.
In order to vote for this position you must self-define as a student from a LGBQ+ background.
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Candidates
Ken Sio
(he/him)
What will you bring to this role (e.g. experience, skills or qualities)?
My experiences will allow me to advocate, lead and champion the UCL LGBTQ+ community.
- Volunteering, I have developed an awareness of fundraising and campaign organisation and an awareness of mental health challenges facing our community.
- As a Rep, I have advocated for the needs of my peers.
- From the Active Bystander project, I will bring a cultural awareness and sensitivity to intersectional issues.
- From a range of past leadership and committee positions, I will coordinate the network effectively.
I hope to bring my friendly and fun voice to ensure you can come to me with any issues!
What do you hope to achieve in the role if you are elected?
I hope to bring more fun community-building events and address the ongoing challenges of LGBTQ+ students at UCL.
- Create more fun in-person events for the Network and collaborate with more societies (inc. large-scale events like a Ball)
- Collaborate with other LGBTQ+ networks to connect more queer students in London and with professional organisations
- Increase the communication with the network and its members, allowing for greater input
- Create a focus on well-being and support the return to Stonewall
- Confidently voice and advocate the needs of students in the Union and beyond
Please summarise why students should vote for you.
With many challenges facing LGBTQ+ students, I hope to build a community where students feel supported, heard and proud. I am committed to making your voices heard and will challenge threats to our identity. I want to support the diverse needs of LGBTQ+ students, understanding the importance of intersectional identities and mental health. Doing this, I want to make all students feel comfortable and safe throughout university spaces while they navigate studies, social life, professional opportunities and their identity.
Vote me and I will be dedicated to championing your needs. <3
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Danilo Paganelli and Anji Suri
(DP: He/Him AS: They/Them)
What will you bring to this role (e.g. experience, skills or qualities)?
Danilo: I have been on the LGBTQ+ committee since 2020 and Social Sec this year, putting on 3+ events every week. I was also previously co Disabled Students Officer. I am also creating an A+H LGBTQ+ Network and LGBTQ+ Volunteering project in the SU, and I have many links to other societies and organisations (such as the THT)
Anji: I am the Trans Officer and I've organised Middlesex Pride with 600+ tickets sold. I have extensive public speaking experience, such as at UUK's tackling hate incidents conference, and I have good links with organisations like Just Like Us and Gendered Intelligence.
What do you hope to achieve in the role if you are elected?
1.) Properly integrate the Trans and LGBTQ+ Networks and promote them well
2.) Increase awareness of LGBTQ+ inclusion working groups (such as EDIC and LESG) and organisations to help LGBTQ+ members in UCL
3.) Implement regular talks from speakers outside UCL
4.) Push the SU to evaluate Report + Support services
5.) Ensure that the amount of events that were hosted this year are continued next year
6.) Organise more "High profile events"
7.) Create a LGBTQ+ UCL Alumni group so that they can keep connected to UCL
8.) Increase training in UCL to support LGBTQ+ students and staff
And much more!
Please summarise why students should vote for you.
We both have extensive knowledge and experience in both the LGBTQ+ Network and the UCL Student Union, and with this experience and our contacts and hard work, we can ensure that we will help make the LGBTQ+ Network as amazing as possible and the experience for LGBTQ+ students better and give them opportunities to thrive, connect and develop. Being LGBTQ+ in a society that's been built up for cis-het people can be difficult, but it should not have to be. We will work hard, listen to our members and do all that we can to make sure queer people feel safe, happy and supported at UCL.
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