{"id":87030,"date":"2025-02-20T15:29:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T15:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=87030"},"modified":"2025-02-20T16:40:24","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T16:40:24","slug":"we-are-not-always-safe-how-is-the-lgbtq-society-supporting-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/politics-social-justice\/we-are-not-always-safe-how-is-the-lgbtq-society-supporting-students","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;We are not always safe&#8217;: How is the LGBTQ+ society supporting students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">With this year marking the 40<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of Cardiff\u2019s first Pride march organised by the university\u2019s Gay Society, how important are universities at helping the LGBTQ+ community today?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/pride_flag_unsplashed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/pride_flag_unsplashed.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/pride_flag_unsplashed-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/pride_flag_unsplashed-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/pride_flag_unsplashed-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/pride_flag_unsplashed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/pride_flag_unsplashed.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/pride_flag_unsplashed-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/pride_flag_unsplashed-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/pride_flag_unsplashed-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">February is LGBTQ+  History Month with the theme of activism and social change. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sarah Clayton, a second-year student at Cardiff University, was queueing at a till in a local supermarket. As she waited for her turn, she overheard the customers in front of her hurling sexual orientation related slurs at the cashier, who had simply asked to see some identification for the item they were buying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhile it wasn\u2019t directly at me, it really reminded me how we are not always safe in the places we think are safe,\u201d says Sarah. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cardiff University is home to CU Pride, the LGBTQ+ Society, which aims to provides support and community for students, free from judgment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt means a lot to me being a part of this community. It\u2019s important to let students know that they are represented and included and that this is a safe space for them,\u201d says Eve Chamberlain, the Vice President of societies and volunteering at Cardiff University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/pride_flag.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/pride_flag.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/pride_flag-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/pride_flag-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/pride_flag-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/pride_flag.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/pride_flag.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/pride_flag-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/pride_flag-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/pride_flag-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The LGBTQ+ Society has free memberships for people to join.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It has been four decades since the first pride march in Cardiff which was held in 1985 by Cardiff University\u2019s Gay Society. The march was organised by two students, Tim Foskett and Francis Brown who walked the march to fight for equality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This took place at the height of the AIDS crisis, a time when misinformation led to increased discrimination of LGBTQ+ people, particularly gay and bisexual men.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey must have been so brave to do it back then,\u201d says Eve. &#8220;I\u2019d be intrigued to know what the society was like all those years ago. I would love to show them how far we have come in this university society.\u201d &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"2000\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/1999-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/1999-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/1999-2-120x300.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/1999-2-770x1925.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/1999-2-614x1536.jpg 614w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/1999-2-293x733.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/1999-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/1999-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/1999-2-120x300.jpg 120w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/1999-2-770x1925.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/1999-2-614x1536.jpg 614w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/1999-2-293x733.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Although LGBTQ+ rights have progressed significantly, there is still a long way to go. 47% percent on young people identifying as LGBTQ+ have experienced discrimination in school or at university because of their sexual orientation, according to the 2024 \u2018Their world\u2019 survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think for me, when I say I\u2019m bisexual, it sounds silly, but a lot of people don\u2019t really believe it, says Eve. \u201cSome people have said to me that \u2018Bisexuals don\u2019t exist,\u2019 and I know some of the time people may not mean it but it\u2019s not nice to hear that and be invalidated like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;There was one setting where I felt unsafe to mention I had a girlfriend,&#8221; says Sarah, an occupational therapy student working on placement. &#8220;Often people talk about partners to help build rapport but I felt I couldn&#8217;t do that as all the patients were older adults and religious. I felt if I mentioned it, it would effect my learning experience and I feared them showing discrimination.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Having a place for LGBTQ+ students to go, free from any fear of judgement is essential. \u201cKnowing there is a safe space is so nice, you feel like you can really express yourself,\u201d says Eve. \u201cBeing surrounded by the queer community is very uplifting and makes you feel more validated in yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Sarah, being part of the university society has been beneficial. \u201cAt the beginning of the year I was feeling isolated as people didn\u2019t get the gay culture,\u201d says Sarah. \u201cJust having someone to listen where I didn\u2019t have to explain myself every thirty seconds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardiffstudents.com\/your-voice\/campaigns\/lgbtqplus\/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaYewqBzpuBIn62ZuZq8WV1yYHz0tN2GvI10oZnI5vL1xVySp4CsgplWHhM_aem_Y18eZmbIMKAlqSwLcw9wbQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/pronouns_pride_flag.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/pronouns_pride_flag.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/pronouns_pride_flag-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/pronouns_pride_flag-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/pronouns_pride_flag-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/pronouns_pride_flag.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-87113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/pronouns_pride_flag.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/pronouns_pride_flag-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/pronouns_pride_flag-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/02\/pronouns_pride_flag-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CU Pride is running multiple events to celebrate for LGBTQ+ History Month. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2024 there were over 1,100 recorded sexual orientation hate crimes in Wales, according to a Welsh Government statement. These statistics are thought to be higher as many victims do not come forward following an incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think the most important thing is just to make sure you are calling it out, and if you see something that doesn\u2019t look right, with homophobia taking place, you need to stand up and say that\u2019s not okay,\u201d says Eve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The university has also introduced the gender identity fund which helps support those who in need of gender affirming products, including binders, packers and tucking underwear and breast forms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cRight now, the focus needs to be on trans people and non-binary people as we can see violence happening to them already,\u201d says Sarah. \u201cWe need to fight for each other and give voices to those who are not heard.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year marks the 40th anniversary of Cardiff\u2019s first Pride march, how important are universities at helping the LGBTQ+ community 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