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| − | '''Sheffield University Homophile Society''' was founded in June 1970 | + | '''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]]. | '''Sheffield University Students Union Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Executive''' is a former member of the [[LGBT Consortium]]. | ||
Revision as of 21:19, 21 April 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.
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
<references- ↑ Amiable Warriors Volume One, page 573.
