{"id":31061,"date":"2019-01-29T13:44:51","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T13:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=31061"},"modified":"2019-01-29T13:44:51","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T13:44:51","slug":"chaplain-named-gay-role-model-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/01\/29\/chaplain-named-gay-role-model-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Chaplain named gay role model of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-31069\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/ray-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"994\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/ray-3.jpg 660w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/ray-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/ray-3-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/ray-3-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 994px) 100vw, 994px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-31069\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/ray-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"994\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/ray-3.jpg 660w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/ray-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/ray-3-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/01\/ray-3-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 994px) 100vw, 994px\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\nA Chaplain at the University of South Wales has been named gay role model of the year by Stonewall, Europe\u2019s largest LGBTQ+ charity.<br \/>\n\u201cIt came as a surprise to me, I wasn\u2019t really expecting it,\u201d said Reverend Ray Vincent<em>. <\/em><br \/>\n\u201cI experience it as a challenge really because it is still needed. It shouldn\u2019t be necessary in an ideal world to have a gay role model, but it is really needed.\u201d<br \/>\nRev Vincent was nominated by colleagues because of his work to make the University more inclusive to LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Questioning) staff.<br \/>\nIn 2012, he helped create a network for LGBTQ+ staff called Spectrum, and he volunteers as a role model for LGBTQ+ staff and students at the University.<br \/>\nRev Vincent continued: \u201cWe are just trying to make the whole thing visible and encourage people to come out and be who they are.<br \/>\n\u201cI want to say that I would not push anybody to come out about their sexuality, but at the same time, it is well worth doing and the more people who do it the better. And the other thing is that I am a Christian minister, and I am thoroughly convinced that inclusivity is part of the Christian message.&#8221;<br \/>\nThe University of South Wales was listed as the 43<sup>rd<\/sup> inclusive employer on Stonewall\u2019s employer index.<br \/>\nJulie Lydon, The University of South Wale\u2019s Vice-Chancellor, stated: \u201cThe University of South Wales is so proud to have risen 61 places in the Stonewall Workplace Equality Index.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cWe really feel this shows that our University is an inclusive place to work, with a clear commitment to furthering LGBT+ equality across all of our policies and practices.<br \/>\nParticipation in the index is voluntary and Stonewall ranks these institutions based on their work to be inclusive towards their LGBTQ+ staff.<br \/>\nThis was the first year that The University of South Wales was listed as one of Stonewall\u2019s top 100 employers.<br \/>\nThe University is one of 12 Welsh employers to make Stonewall\u2019s top 100 list.<br \/>\n\u201cTo now see higher education institutions dominating the Top 100, including five from Wales for the first time, shows not just how far we&#8217;ve come, but gives a real positive message for the future,\u201d Andrew White, Stonewall Cymru&#8217;s director, told BBC Wales in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-46937765\">an interview<\/a>.<br \/>\nRev Vincent and his colleagues are now focusing on Trans equality at the University and trying to create a support system for LGBTQ+ staff that go abroad as University employees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Chaplain at the University of South Wales has been named gay role model of the year by Stonewall, Europe\u2019s largest LGBTQ+ charity. \u201cIt came as a surprise to me, I wasn\u2019t really expecting it,\u201d said Reverend Ray Vincent. \u201cI experience it as a challenge really because it is still needed. 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