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[[File:Lancaster University coat of arms.svg.png|thumb|University coat of arms]]The '''University of Lancaster''' was founded in 1964. Originally based in [[Lancaster]] city centre, it moved in 1968 to a purpose-build campus at Bailrigg, three miles south of the city centre. | [[File:Lancaster University coat of arms.svg.png|thumb|University coat of arms]]The '''University of Lancaster''' was founded in 1964. Originally based in [[Lancaster]] city centre, it moved in 1968 to a purpose-build campus at Bailrigg, three miles south of the city centre. In the 1970s the University was seen as a haven for homosexuals and the students produced gay liberation literature <ref> Pride, Protest, and Gay Liberation at Lancaster University | ||
EPOCH Dec 1, 2024 Jude Rowley | Lancaster University https://www.epoch-magazine.com/post/pride-protest-and-gay-liberation-at-lancaster-university (accessed 12 July 2025) </ref>. | |||
==LGBT societies== | ==LGBT societies== | ||
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*[[Damian Barr]], writer | *[[Damian Barr]], writer | ||
*[[David Hyde]], barrister | *[[David Hyde]], barrister | ||
*[[Andrew McMillan]], poet | |||
*[[Cat Smith]], Labour MP | *[[Cat Smith]], Labour MP | ||
*[[Sarah Waters]], novelist | *[[Sarah Waters]], novelist | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Universities]] | [[Category:Universities]] | ||
[[Category:Lancashire]] | [[Category:Lancashire]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:11, 10 July 2026
The University of Lancaster was founded in 1964. Originally based in Lancaster city centre, it moved in 1968 to a purpose-build campus at Bailrigg, three miles south of the city centre. In the 1970s the University was seen as a haven for homosexuals and the students produced gay liberation literature [1].
LGBT societies
Lancaster University Students Union LGBT Association (yourLGBTQ*) was a member of the LGBT Consortium in 2011.[2] and is listed as a member of ILGA[3]
Alumni
- Damian Barr, writer
- David Hyde, barrister
- Andrew McMillan, poet
- Cat Smith, Labour MP
- Sarah Waters, novelist
References
- ↑ Pride, Protest, and Gay Liberation at Lancaster University EPOCH Dec 1, 2024 Jude Rowley | Lancaster University https://www.epoch-magazine.com/post/pride-protest-and-gay-liberation-at-lancaster-university (accessed 12 July 2025)
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20130409031855/http://www.lgbtconsortium.org.uk/directory/lancaster_university_students_union_lgbt_association
- ↑ http://ilga.org/directory/en/search_process_list?offset=j&united%20kingdom&search=united%20kingdom&o=&m=&s=&o_id=. Accessed: 2016-06-26. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6iY6ZRdZU)