Cambridge SU Ace/Aro rep

15/05/2025

cn: politics, transphobia
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Concerned about department or college responses to the Supreme Court ruling and what it means for trans people?
Want to get your voice heard, but don't know how?
You're not alone.
The university is currently in the process of deciding what changes to make. The clock is ticking to make sure trans voices are heard. Let's get together and make a difference.
Get in touch to support trans students and staff.

dm the LGBTQ+ soc on insta, discord, or email us at [email protected] for the link to the gc! x

Image description: pink background with a heart with the intersex heart, a badass lizard with a little hat in non-binary colours, some flowers and hands holding trans flags (one hand has a black skintone with trans bangles, one has a blue glove and vitiligo, and one is white with some linework tattoos), a 'trans rights are human rights' banner, and a cool cartoon person with light brown skin and a black beard holding an intersex flag whilst doing the splits

18/04/2025

https://pdflink.to/cambridge-lgbt-supreme-court/
Hello, we have put together a statement and some resources following the UK Supreme Court's ruling earlier this week. We will also be hosting a welfare social for those that are in Cambridge over the vacation next week, details to come.

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Let us be clear, trans people exist.
Trans people deserve the same kindness, human rights and dignity as anyone else.
The UK Supreme Court has chosen to allow transphobic rhetoric to be given more weight than basic science and compassion.
Transphobia goes hand-in-hand with misogyny and racism. This is not a victory for q***r rights or women’s rights.
This ruling emboldens those that wish to police what a ‘real’ woman is, based on harmful stereotypes.
To find out more about what this ruling means, and resources available, please see the statement we have made.
It includes actions you can take as an ally, to affirm your love and support for the trans community.
We are not legal experts, we are just doing the best we can with the information we have.
The mainstream media have chosen to continue to report on this in a transphobic, sensationalist way, regardless of the consequences.
Please look after yourselves, and know that there are organisations working to assess and resist this ruling.

Image descriptions:
The above text on a light pink background, with a few cartoon graphics spread throughout.
A brown woman in a pink dress standing strong, holding a large trans flag that flies above her head.
A cute green frog smiling sitting on a lily pad, hugging a trans-flag colour heart to their chest.
A graphic with the words 'Protect our trans siblings' in trans colours and sparkles.

06/03/2023

Join us! Be...? us?
It's nomination time, if you feel you have the capacity and would like to get more involved in (organising/advocating for) the LGBTQ+ community in Cambridge, then take a look at some of the roles up for nomination!

LGBTQ+ Campaign committee roles open for nomination are:
Chair,
Campaigns officer,
Communications officer,
Events officer,
Finance officer,
Grad+Mature students rep,
Trans+Non binary rep,
BME rep,
Class act rep,
Asexuality+Aromanticism rep,
Women's rep,
Zine officer,
Welfare officer

Please note any students applying for the liberation reps should identify with the role (ie be ace and/or aro to run for the Ace/Aro role!)

As a reminder, the timeline for the elections is as follows:
Friday 3rd March 9:00 Nominations Open – main nominations promotion period begins
Wednesday 8th March 12:00 Nominations Close
Thursday 9th March 12:00 Deadline for Campaign materials
Friday 10th March 9:00 Campaigning and Voting Opens
Tuesday 14th March 17:00 Voting closes
Wednesday 15th March 17:00 Results announced

Join our committee!
Nominations for our election are open. We have several roles up for election so if you're interested, please do check it out, you don't need any experience!
You can nominate yourself by going to the Cambridge SU website and clicking 'Elections'.

Some key points:
-You can use the name you're comfortable using - it doens't need to be the name you've registered with the University under. You can also run under a pseudonym for privacy reasons.
-You don't need to upload a photo
-We won't share anything without your explicit permission (eg contact details for reps on the website)

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us on Facebook, Instagram or by email - [email protected]

25/04/2022

We also have an active discord that now has (just) over 100 members! People use it to share memes, talk about their aspec experiences and ask for advice, share resources and get reminded about upcoming events - we'd love to have you

Hi! Keen to meet other aspec peeps? Have questions or looking for advice/moral support? Message us!!!