Pride

Do you want to show the world how proud you are to identify as queer or as a queer ally, celebrate the achievements of queer people and promote a queer inclusive community? Then join queer students and allies from Victoria and NSW in the following events:

NUS cross-campus Victorian Pride March delegation

NSW cross-campus Mardi Gras float

University of Sydney Mardis Gras float

If you’re in another state or territory and are interested in organising similar events please contact us.

Check out the photos from the march on our Facebook page!

Welcome!

Welcome to the new blog of the National Union of Students (NUS) Queer Department! The purpose of this blog is to provide a platform for queer students around Australia to share their stories and views and debate ideas relevant to our community. It’ll also keep you updated on the activities and campaigns of the NUS Queer Department in 2013.

So, what is the NUS Queer Department? We represent Australian students that identify as queer, that is: gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, asexual, trans*, intersex, sex and/or gender diverse, or not conforming to the norms of gender identity and/or sexuality, and those questioning their gender identity and/or sexuality. We aim to support queer students around the country, improve their welfare and safety, challenge queer phobia and discrimination based on gender or sexuality, and ensure that universities provide them with the services they need. We try to do this through running national campaigns, working with queer student representatives at campuses, training queer student activists, developing and distributing resources, and lobbying universities and government.

If you have any questions, require support, or have a great idea you’d like to share with us please feel free to contact the 2013 National Queer Officers in any of the following ways:

Phone: 0434 848 064 (Hiba Casablanca) and 0405 770 302 (Cat Rose)

Email: queer@unistudent.com.au

Facebook: facebook.com/NUSQD

Twitter: @NUS_Queer