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“Gay men do not face oppression as gay men within the LGBT+ community”

Mar 21st, 2016 2:44 pm | By

From the NUS LGBT+ conference:

Conference Further Believes

5. Misogyny, transphobia, racism and biphobia are often present in LGBT+ societies. This is unfortunately more likely to occur when the society is dominated by white cis gay men.

6. The reps system exists to ensure that societies committees can always have a reserved place for groups which disproportionately face oppression within the LGBT+ community.

7. Gay men do not face oppression as gay men within the LGBT+ community and do not need a reserved place on society committees.

Conference Resolves

1. To work with other liberation campaigns to create an intersectional working group on building and maintaining safe(r) spaces, specifically liaising with liberation committees in CMs to provide advice on

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