🌈UoG LGBTQIA+ Society 26/27🌈
Welcome to UoG LGBTQIA+ society's SU page! We welcome all individuals within the LGBTQIA+ community into a safe space, providing socials and events in Cheltenham and Gloucester. We focus on advocacy across the university, education of staff and students, signposting and activities. We are also an active member of the LGBT Partnership. We meet up regularly, including weekly socials that are accessible and fun.
What we do
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Create safe, affirming spaces to connect and unwind
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Offer neurodivergent-friendly, alcohol-free socials and events
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Share reliable information and well-being support
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Celebrate LGBTQIA+ history, culture, and joy
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Campaign and advocate for LGBTQIA+ students rights within the university (and externally).
Weekly & Regular Events
🌱 Mellow Mondays: Come As You Are
Mondays | 7pm | Sanctuary Spaces
A calm, low-pressure start to the week.
Comfy clothes encouraged. Colouring, zines, collage, music, and tea.
No pressure to talk (come and relax.)
💬 Quite Queer Tuesdays
Tuesdays | 7pm | Alternating Cheltenham & Gloucester
Non-drinking socials include board games, quizzes, crafts, picnics, and bowling.
Identity-based meetups and collaborations with other societies.
This social is frequent and usually weekly!
🎓 Mature Student Night (21+)
Once a month | Wednesdays | 7pm
For mature and postgraduate students.
Held alternately at Frog & Fiddle (Cheltenham) and Gloucester Campus.
☕ Rainbow Cuppa & Welfare Drop-In
Once a month | Thursdays | 1:30–3pm | SU Spaces (all campuses)
Drop in for a cuppa, a chat, or quiet company.
LGBTQIA+ welfare rep support is available.
🎬 Fruity Film Night Fridays
Fridays | 6pm | Park, Francis and Oxstalls Campus
Queer films, comfort movies, and shorts.
Bring your own food and vote on what we watch.
Extra activities
🏳️🌈 Campaigns & Support
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LGBTQIA+ History Month
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Sexual Health and Guidance Week
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Pride in Park
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Staff training on trans, non-binary, gender-diverse and intersex support for students.
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Staff Training on LGBTQIA+ support for students.
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Pride and Protest events.
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Confidential peer support for LGBTQIA+ students
We also work closely with the university’s Welfare Team to make sure students are supported, including educating their team on inclusivity.
Queer Committee 2026/27
President: Noah Earey (He/Him)
Vice President: Issak Mason-Edmonds (He/Him)
Welfare Officer: Finley Durham (They/Them)
Welfare Officer: Freya Setters (She/Her)
Marketing Officer: Daniel Earey (He/Him)
Get in touch
Instagram & Facebook: @uog.lgbtqia.society
Email: uog.lgbtqia.society@gmail.com
For welfare support: uoglgbtqiawelfare@gmail.com
For any further support from the University, please contact the Helpzone or visit the Equality & Diversity pages.