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[[File: | [[File:Gaynewsno42of1974TVTS.jpg|thumb|right|Listing in Gay News 1974 issue 42: TV/TS Conference at University and Polytechnic]]The '''University of Leeds''' is a redbrick university in the city of [[Leeds]]. It received its royal charter in 1904, having previously been part of the Victoria University, alongside what became the universities of [[University of Manchester|Manchester]] and [[University of Liverpool|Liverpool]]. | ||
In March 1974 the University and Leeds Polytechnic hosted a Transvestite/Transsexual Conference <ref> Gay News Listing issue 42 1974</ref>. | |||
In 1980 University student Geoffrey Brighton was refused a medical certificate 'fitness to teach' by the Student Health Service because of his homosexuality. The National Union of Students and CHE's Discrimination Commission took up his case <ref> CHE Broadsheet March 1980 in the [[Hall-Carpenter Archives]] </ref>. | |||
==Alumni== | ==Alumni== | ||
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*[[Matthew Hodson]], CEO of [[GMFA]] | *[[Matthew Hodson]], CEO of [[GMFA]] | ||
*[[Alyn Smith]], Scottish MEP | *[[Alyn Smith]], Scottish MEP | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:11, 10 July 2026
The University of Leeds is a redbrick university in the city of Leeds. It received its royal charter in 1904, having previously been part of the Victoria University, alongside what became the universities of Manchester and Liverpool.
In March 1974 the University and Leeds Polytechnic hosted a Transvestite/Transsexual Conference [1]. In 1980 University student Geoffrey Brighton was refused a medical certificate 'fitness to teach' by the Student Health Service because of his homosexuality. The National Union of Students and CHE's Discrimination Commission took up his case [2].
Alumni
- John Heath-Stubbs, poet (Fellow)
- Matthew Hodson, CEO of GMFA
- Alyn Smith, Scottish MEP
References
- ↑ Gay News Listing issue 42 1974
- ↑ CHE Broadsheet March 1980 in the Hall-Carpenter Archives