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==LGBT societies==
==LGBT societies==


'''Sheffield University Students Union Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Executive''' is a former member of the [[LGBT Consortium]]  
'''Sheffield University Homophile Society''' was founded in June 1970 for students at the [[University of Sheffield]]. It started a Gay Action Group in the winter of that year, but folded in early 1971. It is listed as a [[CHE group]] in ''[[Amiable Warriors]]'' Volume One.<ref>''[[Amiable Warriors]]'' Volume One, page 573.</ref>
 
'''Sheffield University Students Union Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Executive''' is a former member of the [[LGBT Consortium]].
 
The '''University of Sheffield LGBT Committee''' was a member of the [[Coalition for Equal Marriage]].
The '''University of Sheffield LGBT Committee''' was a member of the [[Coalition for Equal Marriage]].


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*[[Fiona Shaw (author)|Fiona Shaw]], author (fellow)
*[[Fiona Shaw (author)|Fiona Shaw]], author (fellow)
*[[Martin Stafford]], gay campaigner
*[[Martin Stafford]], gay campaigner
==References==
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[[Category:Sheffield]]
[[Category:Sheffield]]
[[Category:Universities]]
[[Category:Universities]]

Revision as of 21:18, 21 April 2016

University coat of arms

The University of Sheffield was founded in 1897 as the University College of Sheffield, and became a university in its own right in 1905. It occupies a number of buildings around the city of Sheffield.

LGBT societies

Sheffield University Homophile Society was founded in June 1970 for students at the University of Sheffield. It started a Gay Action Group in the winter of that year, but folded in early 1971. It is listed as a CHE group in Amiable Warriors Volume One.[1]

Sheffield University Students Union Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Executive is a former member of the LGBT Consortium.

The University of Sheffield LGBT Committee was a member of the Coalition for Equal Marriage.

Alumni and staff

References

<references

  1. Amiable Warriors Volume One, page 573.