The University's LGBT+ Staff Network provides information and support to staff, assists with the co-ordination of diversity events and helps the University to progress equality by:

• Providing a regular forum for discussing diversity issues at work or study.
• Providing networking opportunities.
• Raising issues in a safe environment.
• Contributing to policy development and implementation.
• Organising social events.
• Arranging events to raise awareness and celebrate diversity.

The Network also provides informal buddying and mentoring initiatives and links to LGBT+ communities.

The LGBT+ Staff Network works closely with Professor Andrew Webber, one of the University's Equality Champions.

If you are LGBT+, you can join the network:

• Anonymously using the mailing list.
• By sending an email Miriam Lynn, E&D Consultant for LGBT+.
• By sending an email to Lucian Stephenson, Chair of the LGBT+ Staff Network.
• By joining the Staff Network's Facebook group.

If you are not LGB or T but wish to know more about, get involved with, or support the LGBT+ Staff Network, you can contact equality@admin.cam.ac.uk.

CUSU LGBT provides support for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans students at the University.

Some useful reading to help make the Institute an LGBT-friendly workplace:

• Straight allies: How they can create gay-friendly workplaces (Stonewall, 2011)

• Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Gender-Neutral Pronouns  (Time, May 2016)