Controversy ignites over speakers brought to the University by anti-abortion...
Controversy has arisen over the views and statements of speakers invited to St Andrews by the Students for Life society. Last Thursday (20 October) the society hosted a talk by Clare Bremner, from the...
View ArticleGender neutral bathrooms formally introduced in the Union
Photo: Henry Legg Gender neutral bathrooms are now being formally introduced to the St Andrews Student Union following a decision by the Students’ Association earlier this year. Disabled toilets have...
View ArticleSaints LGBT+ launches clothing drive for trans and gender non-conforming...
Photo: Saints LGBT+ Saints LGBT+ have launched a clothing drive for students who are trans or struggling to reconcile their gender identity. The group have been collecting clothes at various events,...
View ArticleRuth Hunt teaches us to break through the glass ceiling
St Andrews was honoured with the presence of a prestigious visit from Ruth Hunt, the CEO of Stonewall, Europe’s largest LGBT equality body, for an uplifting talk about succeeding in the face of...
View ArticleInFocus: Lewis Wood and Saints LGBT
Lewis Wood speaks fondly of his experience with Saints LGBT+ during his first year at St Andrews, stating that the environment cultivated by the organisation, now in its fourth year as an official...
View ArticleGlitterball 2017 set to amaze and astonish
Glitter is a notoriously fickle substance. It giveth beauty, but it taketh away any semblance of sanitation: They say guests of Glitterball 2015 are still finding sparkles in the bath. Despite its...
View ArticleSt Andrews celebrates Pride
On Saturday 11 February, Saints LGBT+ hosted St Andrews’ second annual LGBT+ pride parade. The march began at 11 am in St Salvator’s Quad. Several other groups, including Dance Society; Amnesty...
View ArticleLGBT+ students and mental health
It has been difficult to ignore the rising attention given to mental health over the last several years. Health care for such issues has long paled in comparison to those with physical ailments, but...
View ArticleGlitterball 2017: A Sparkling Success
Another year, another sell-out success for the LGBT+ Society’s Glitterball. You can see why: this was the merriest ball I’ve been to. People were just very happy there, it was as simple of as that. It...
View ArticleSaints LGBT+ protest Chechen hate crimes
On Thursday Saints LGBT+ held a demonstration against hate crimes in the Russian republic of Chechnya. Anti-gay campaigns in Chechnya have resulted in authorities detaining dozens of individuals...
View ArticleGlitterball cancelled due to adverse weather conditions, marquee damage
Saints LGBT+ announced yesterday that they have decided to cancel Glitterball 2018 for this Saturday, 3 March. The announcement came less than an hour after the Proctor announced the suspension of all...
View ArticleUniversity recognised for LGBT+ equality in its workplace
The University of St Andrews has been shortlisted for the PinkNews Public Sector Equality Award for 2018, an honour which celebrates efforts by public sector employees to improve LGBT+ equality in...
View ArticleDoes Manchester Pride’s flag really need two more colours?
There have been alarming reports of racism from within the LGBT community recently. Some 51 per cent of people who identified as BAME (that’s Black and Minority Ethnic, to the blissfully unaware)...
View ArticleLGBT history should pity, as well as condemn, police officers for their past...
Disclaimer: This article contains an example of homophobic propaganda. Reader discretion is advised. I’m writing this article on August 4th. For those of you who don’t know, that means it’s Pride...
View Article“Edward II”: A Review
“Welcome to the madhouse.” Thus opened Mermaids’ production of Christopher Marlowe’s Edward II, re-written and directed by Matthew Gray. This line was an apt summation of what was to follow on stage,...
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