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Nominations: Nominations closed
Voting: Voting scheduled
Election
You will Lead the Union’s LGBTQ+ Network to build an engaging, dynamic and rewarding community of LGBTQ+ students and make sure that the Network caters to and is inclusive of all its members. Represent the collective interests and needs of LGBTQ+ students to decision-making bodies within the Union. Working alongside and supported by the Equity & Inclusion Officer, represent these collective interests to UCL and beyond.
To vote for this position, you must self-define as a LGBTQ+ student.
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Candidates
As LGBTQIA+ Representative for UCL Gender & Feminism Society and an active member of Sexpression and Amnesty, I already advocate for queer students on campus. I am particularly committed to improving representation for LGBTQ+ women and sapphic students, whose voices are often sidelined. I will bring collaborative leadership, strong communication, and a clear focus on intersectional, community-led change.
I want to increase visibility, welfare support and community spaces for LGBTQIA+ students, with a specific focus on sapphic and queer women’s representation. Too often, queer spaces centre male experiences. I will work to create events, campaigns and safe spaces that prioritise LGBTQ+ women, while also ensuring trans, non-binary and marginalised identities are meaningfully included.
Vote for me for focused, intersectional LGBTQIA+ representation. I am already active in UCL’s equality spaces and committed to uplifting sapphic and LGBTQ+ women’s voices alongside the wider queer community. I will be visible, proactive and accountable — working to ensure no part of our community feels overlooked or secondary.
- Currently serving as LGBTQ+ Network Welfare Officer; working closely with the current officer to bring continuity and new ideas
- Youth Ambassador for an LGBTQ+ charity working on allyship, community and education; taking many skills workshops
I believe the skills I gained through the workshops and training in this role will become applicable if I am elected. I love discussing LGBTQ+ issues and campaigning for our inclusion in all spaces, and I seek to work collaboratively to ensure everyone is included. I will bring campaign action for the network, ensuring we stay active in supporting our rights
Some of the things I want to achieve are:
- Greater interdepartmental collaboration on LGBTQ+ issues
- Regular LGBTQ+ friendly careers events
- A variety of social events, from walking tours, pub crawls, and group outings
- Volunteering and charity opportunities
- More funding for the Gender Expression Fund
I wish to campaign on ensuring that students across all faculties feel safe and welcome at UCL. LGBTQ+ students should feel safe from discrimination, and I want to ensure intersectional issues on ethnicity, gender, and socio-economic status are addressed to create a better community and increase engagement
Vote for me as a well-experienced student leader and champion of LGBTQ+ rights, committed to going above and beyond to ensure that all groups feel safe and have a sense of community at UCL. Working to get inclusivity in all departments, networks, and societies through collaboration in events and policy. I will work with other members of the network to ensure that events are run regularly and are tailored to the needs of all LGBTQ+ students, and ensure that the network is campaigning for your rights beyond the SU; the wider London area and UK & greater representation of the TQ+ community at UCL