14 July marks International Non-Binary People鈥檚 Day

12 July 2024

International Non-Binary People鈥檚 Day aims to celebrate and raise awareness of non-binary people, and the issues they face around the world.

The Nonbinary Pride flag, with four coloured stripes from top to bottom of yellow, white, purple and black.

鈥楴on-binary鈥� is an umbrella term for people whose gender identity doesn鈥檛 sit comfortably with 鈥榤an鈥� or 鈥榳oman鈥� - some people can feel, for example, that their identity and experience of gender includes aspects of being both a man and a woman, or that it is fluid, or that it lies completely outside the binary. Gender identities and experiences can also change over time, and the term covers a huge and varied range of identities.听

International Non-Binary People鈥檚 Day听was first celebrated in 2012 and takes place every 14 July 鈥� a date specifically chosen to lie halfway between International Women鈥檚 Day (on 8 March) and International Men鈥檚 Day (on 19 November).听

Please take a look at the resources listed below, which outline support available to LGBTQ+ people at UCL 鈥� plus links and further reading to help you听learn about diverse gender identities and create a more inclusive environment on campus.听

Resources and networks for students

Students鈥� Union 鲍颁尝鈥檚听听aims to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and/or any other marginalised gender or sexual identities.听听听
Students鈥� Union 鲍颁尝鈥檚听听provides an opportunity for students self-defining as Trans* to be part of a community of their peers, providing events, support and resources.听听听
Students鈥� Union 鲍颁尝鈥檚听听provides financial assistance for students to purchase items that will make them more comfortable with their gender presentation.听听听听
UCL Student Support and Wellbeing have听listed information and support for LGBTQ+ students, including our听policy and guidance for those transitioning gender.听听听

Resources and networks for staff

鲍颁尝鈥檚听LGBTQ+ Equality Steering Group听is open to all lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer staff and those interested in promoting LGBTQ+ equality at UCL, and also steers the听Out@UCL staff social network.听听听听听
鲍颁尝鈥檚听Trans Network听is for staff and mature and PhD students at UCL who identify as trans (including non-binary, genderqueer and all other identities not identical with the gender assigned at birth).听听听
罢丑别听LGBTQ+ STEM network听is for听members of the LGBTQ+ community allies working in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) discipline.听

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