Entries by paul

Pride Month UK: Celebrating Diversity and Equality

ride Month UK: Celebrating Diversity and Equality Pride Month is an annual celebration that holds great significance for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies. Throughout June, cities across the UK are adorned with rainbow flags, vibrant parades fill the streets, and a sense of unity and acceptance permeates the air. This month-long celebration not only […]

Respecting Pronouns: The Importance of Pronouns for Transgender Individuals

Respecting Pronouns: The Importance of Pronouns for Transgender Individuals For the average person in the correct use of pronouns is somewhat of a given, therefore the importance of them can be lost of those that identify as either male or female. For individuals that are transgender, the use of correct pronouns plays a crucial role […]

Transgender identities

As I’m sure most of our senior staff members and students in their second or 3rd year of studies with us are already aware  – the college dedicates a lot of time and energy promoting the rights of LGBTQ+ individuals. This week we would like to take the opportunity to share a little more about […]

LGBTQ+ Network September Newsletter

The LGBTQ+ Network would like to welcome everyone back from their well-earned summer holidays! As a reminder the network meets up once a month and welcome staff from all backgrounds to participate in their monthly meetings. We support our colleagues from all walks of life, from those with a rich and ethnically diverse background, have […]

LGBTQ+ Glossary of Terms

In order create a better understanding of LGBTQ+ terms we have developed a glossary designed to help with any confusion of certain words or terms within the LGBTQ+ community. This is just a basic list of terms and is far from entirely comprehensive, if you have any specific questions or queries don’t hesitate to contact […]

Pronoun Badge Design Competition!

Gower College Swansea wants to introduce optional pronoun badges for staff and students and we want you to design them! Please send any design ideas to Maria Pollard on Teams or alternatively at Maria.Pollard@gcs.ac.uk by Friday 26th November. The chosen badges will be made by one of our Student Enterprise teams and will be made […]

Black History Month Swansea

An “extraordinary” Swansea woman who fought slavery in the United States is to be honoured by her home city. Jessie Donaldson operated an Ohio safe house in the 1850s, risking fines and prison by offering shelter to slaves as they tried to escape the southern states to the north of America. A blue plaque is […]