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[[File:King's College London crest.png|thumb|College coat of arms]]'''King's College London''' was founded in 1829 by King George IV and the [[Duke of Wellington]]. It was seen as an [[Anglican]] institution, as opposed to [[University College London]] which was a secular institution. its main campus is on the Strand in central London. It is a constituent college of the federal [[University of London]], but is for many purposes a university in its own right. | [[File:King's College London crest.png|thumb|College coat of arms]]'''King's College London''' was founded in 1829 by King George IV and the [[Duke of Wellington]]. It was seen as an [[Anglican]] institution, as opposed to [[University College London]] which was a secular institution. its main campus is on the Strand in central London. It is a constituent college of the federal [[University of London]], but is for many purposes a university in its own right. | ||
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| + | '''King's LGBT''' (King's College London Lesbian Gay Bi-sexual Trans* Society) exists to provide a safe environment for King’s LGBT students and their friends to meet, campaign on behalf of the LGBT student community and promote awareness of LGBT issues.<ref>http://www.kingslgbt.co.uk/</ref> | ||
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| + | In 2012, it was a member of the [[LGBT Consortium]].<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20120826083501/http://www.lgbtconsortium.org.uk/directory/kings_college_london_lgbt </ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:16, 12 June 2016
File:King's College London crest.png
College coat of arms
LGBT societies
King's LGBT (King's College London Lesbian Gay Bi-sexual Trans* Society) exists to provide a safe environment for King’s LGBT students and their friends to meet, campaign on behalf of the LGBT student community and promote awareness of LGBT issues.[1]
In 2012, it was a member of the LGBT Consortium.[2]
Alumni and staff
- Peter Ashman, human rights lawyer
- Arthur C Clarke, science fiction writer
- Richard Coles, priest, broadcaster, and former musician
- Quentin Crisp, flamboyant gay writer
- maureen Duffy, novelist
- Richard Dyer (professor)
- Christopher Isherwood, novelist
- Derek Jarman, film maker
