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Image description: A pride flag flies above Balliol College. Image credit: Balliol College Facebook page For the first time, Balliol College is flying a pride flag for LGBT History Month in its entirety. This has followed something of a prolonged battle between past student representatives and the college’s powers-that-be. To many students within and without […]
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Image description: the interior of a church with empty pews. Disclaimer: this is my experience of Christianity and of people of faith who I have interacted with – I believe that no one is inherently homophobic because their religious beliefs. People are often surprised when I mention I am a Christian (or Agnostic) – usually […]
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The University is correct to privilege due process amongst calls for revocation – Jacob Harrison Brunei’s new penal code, which went into effect on the 3rd April this year, imposes the penalty of death by stoning for the acts of anal sex, extramarital sex and abortion. Without doubt, the code is abhorrent, regressive and should […]
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For the first time since 2012, when Stonewall began publishing its annual list of the 100 best employers for LGBT people in the country, the University of Oxford has managed to earn a spot. The university ranks near the bottom, tied with the University of Essex for number 93 on the list. Stonewall published its […]
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Image credit: AnonMoos [Note: this article contains mentions of ableism, sexual trauma, possible physical abuse and fractious family relationships. Due to the sensitive nature of issues discussed, the writer has chosen to remain anonymous.] My ‘discovery’ that I am asexual was oddly complicated. It is a surprisingly difficult matter for me to acknowledge because so much […]
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Image Credit: Ted Eytan [Note: contains detailed descriptions of transphobia] My parents buy The Times at home, which I will often flick through during the holidays. What I did not expect was what I shall term transphobia disguised as ‘legitimised bigotry’, which has become increasingly common in what I had previously regarded as a fine […]
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Image Credit: Lottie Hayton Here is a quick guide to some of the key LGBTQ+ groups in Oxford and how to get involved with their work. LGBTQ+ Society One of the biggest student societies in Oxford, being primarily a welfare and social society that supports and connects LGBTQ+ students across the University. The Society hosts […]
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Created in 1980, Oxford Friend is a voluntary organisation which runs a helpline for LGBTQ+ people in Oxford. Back then, according to one of its most long-serving volunteers, things were a lot worse than they are today. We’re also better off now than we were in 2000, when a church in the city centre told […]
Continue ReadingOwen John defends his objection to the Christian Concern conference, claiming the views this organisation propagates is tremendously harmful to the gay community.
Continue ReadingA famous French gay porn star, sex worker and social activist is to speak at Oxford University next month.
Continue ReadingSophie FitzMaurice asks why we turn away homosexual asylum seekers who arrive on our shores, telling them to act with “discretion” to avoid death and persecution at home.
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