Our Glossary
There are a lot of words relating to the LGBTQ+ community that you might be looking to understand better. Here is a few definitions to start off with.
There are a lot of words relating to the LGBTQ+ community that you might be looking to understand better. Here is a few definitions to start off with.
If your wondering who you can turn to for mental health support, this resource contains links to organisations who can help.
Need support to address homophobic, biphobic or transphobic bullying? This resource contains links to advice and organisations that can help.
Print and write a postcard to express your support for the rights of trans, non-binary, gender diverse and gender non-conforming people.
LGBTQ+ young people experience higher rates of mental illness and distress than their peers but are likely to be underrepresented in accessing mental health services.
It's important for everyone to see themselves in books - and to discover other people's experiences, too.
When I was in school, everyone got to a certain age where they became interested in talking about only one thing: boys, girls and sex. Me though? I was only interested in comics."
This book explores identity, assigned sex, gender, love, sexuality, discrimination, privilege, allyship, pride and more. Some of the chapters can already be watched as animated videos at youtube.com/popnolly.
Everything so far : an anthology of writing and art by young trans and non-binary people.
ISBN: 9781527233034
Civil partnerships have been legal in the UK since 2004, and gay marriage even more recently.
From its beginnings in 1209 up to the 1900s, Cambridge University was an entirely male institution. Not only were the students all men (and mostly upper class), but so too were the lecturers – and until the late 1800s, lecturers were even forbidden from marrying.
Cambridgeshire has been home to many notable LGBTQ+ residents over the centuries. Here's just one to start: Octavia Hill.
A selection of one page introductory guides on a range of topics relevant to trans young people.
The process of transition is different from individual to individual and many trans people use art and creative methods to document and to represent their experiences. Watch a short film ‘A Tight Warm Hug’ and listen to a piece of music ‘Sing! Little Floret’.
We get LGBTQ+ adults to answer all the questions LGBTQ+ young people can throw at them over the internet in this podcast from The Kite Trust. Getting to know each other better in times of social distancing.
Over its 800-year history, Cambridge University has taught countless numbers of LGBT+ students.