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| Ken Smailes and Sophie Longley |
NUS Student conference this year was amazing. It was my first
time going to a conference, let alone voting on important issues that would
affect all LGBT students. At first, it was hard to get to grips with how to
vote on the motions; but it got easier as the day progressed. Attending this
conference has brought to light just how much students from universities all
over the UK care about LGBT issues. What’s more, it also emphasised the amount
of work NUS has done over the years. The workshops throughout the weekend were
very useful. I attended a workshop about producing an effective campaign which
demonstrated just how much hard work goes in to promoting LGBT issues. Other
workshops I participated in were ‘Faith and Sexuality’ and ‘LGBT in Sport’. The
discussions in the ‘Faith and Sexuality’ workshop were extremely
thought-provoking. It showed that identifying as LGBT does not mean the loss of
religious beliefs. It also gave us some ideas on how to unite our LGBT group
with some of Reading University’s religious societies. ‘LGBT in Sport’ was a
great discussion to attend as it focused on the difficulties some LGBT people
have within the sporting world. What was most interesting were the problems
transgendered people faced in relation to single sex sports teams and changing
rooms. The highlight of the trip was the awards dinner where our very own LGBT
group came top 5 in ‘most developed’, ‘best campaign’ and ‘best LGBT
Officer/President’. Next year, we’ll win them all!
Sophie x
Sophie x
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