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'''Sheffield University Homophile Society''' was founded in June 1970. 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 Homophile Society''' was founded in June 1970. 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]] and is listed as a member of [[ILGA]] | + | '''Sheffield University Students Union Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Executive''' is a former member of the [[LGBT Consortium]]<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20110712145345/http://www.lgbtconsortium.org.uk/directory</ref> and is listed as a member of [[ILGA]],<ref>http://ilga.org/directory/en/detail?o_id=7482. Accessed: 2016-06-26. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6iY7EBhg8)</ref> but the web address given is no longer in use. |
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]]. | ||
Revision as of 08:30, 26 June 2016
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. 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[2] and is listed as a member of ILGA,[3] but the web address given is no longer in use.
The University of Sheffield LGBT Committee was a member of the Coalition for Equal Marriage.
Alumni and staff
- Stephen Daldry, film director
- Rachel Shelley, actress
- Fiona Shaw, author (fellow)
- Martin Stafford, gay campaigner
References
- ↑ Amiable Warriors Volume One, page 573.
- ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20110712145345/http://www.lgbtconsortium.org.uk/directory
- ↑ http://ilga.org/directory/en/detail?o_id=7482. Accessed: 2016-06-26. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6iY7EBhg8)
