Welcome to the LGBTQ+ Society at Southampton University!

We welcome anyone from any gender or sexual minority, and even allies who wish to support our community. Our aim is to provide an inclusive and safe space for LGBTQ+ students to socialise with one another, allowing them the freedom to discover and express who they are free from judgement.

We aim to ensure that the highest level of discretion is maintained in order to protect our members who may be unable or unwilling to disclose information about their sexuality or gender. If you are unsure if an action has the potential to breach discretion don’t hesitate to drop us a message - our contact details are further down this page.

Check out our Safe Space Policy that we expect all committee and society members to adhere to.

We know that coming to an event may be daunting, so if you have any questions, don’t know where to go or would like to meet up with someone beforehand you can use our online tool to request an introduction at one of our upcoming events.

If you need any advice our Welfare Officers are always around for a chat or to point you in the right direction for further help.

• President
  
  Kestral Gaian
  She/they
• Vice-President
  
  Isabella Aarons
  They/them
• Secretary
  
  Oisin Clarke-Willis
  They/them
• Treasurer
  
  Amy Tullis
  She/her
• Publicity Officer
  
  Jamie Norton
  He/him
• Activities Officer
  
  Charlotte Petty
  She/her
• Ordinary Member
  
  Alex Lockwood
  He/him
• Welfare Officer
  
  Cam Finlay
  He/him
• Welfare Officer
  
  Morgan Blanc
  He/him
• Technical Officer
  
  Curtis Parfitt-Ford
  He/him

Kestral Gaian

Hi, I'm Kestral! I'm a student here at the University of Southampton, and am proud to be the current president of the LGBTQ+ society. I'm passionate about making sure everyone's thoughts are heard and built on, especially those from more marginalised and hidden communities. Please feel free to reach out to me by email and share your stories or your thoughts on how we can make the LGBTQ+ experience at Southampton the best it can be.

Isabella Aarons

Hi, I’m Izzy! I study Ancient History and History at the University of Southampton. I’m proud to currently be the Vice-President of LGBTQ+ society. I hope to bring a fresh perspective on what we currently do at our society, such as doing projects for History month and creating physical and mental health information leaflets for all parts of the the community. I’m also interested in exploring the history part of our community.

Oisin Clarke-Willis

Hi, my name is Oisin and I'm a second-year electronic engineering student. I'm your secretary for 2020/21, where I will be minuting all of the committee meetings. Feel free to contact me (ocw1g19@soton.ac.uk) with any questions about minutes!

Amy Tullis

Hi I'm Amy your Treasurer for this year, 2nd Year Computer science. If you have any questions about this society's finances or spending, feel free to contact me about it.

Jamie Norton

Heya, I’m Jamie, I’m an electronics student here at Southampton, and I’m the publicity officer for the society this year! It’s my job to run the society’s social media and promoting the society’s events and activities. I’m always open to any suggestions so feel free to dm me whenever :)

Charlotte Petty

Hi, I'm Charlotte, your activities officer for the coming year~ I'm a third-year electronics student and thus a nerd at heart :)) I'll be organising the events for the year so feel free to drop me a message if you have any suggestions or questions about future events~

Cam Finlay

Hey! I'm Cam, and I'm one of your two welfare officers in the society! I'm in my third year of my Maths and Stats course, and I'm here to make sure that society members are happy with how they are both in the soc and at the uni. Feel free to contact either I or Morgan at welfare.lgbt@soton.ac.uk about anything you might need support with- we're here to help!

Morgan Blanc

Hi, my name is Morgan and I’m a second year studying medicine. I’m one of your welfare officers for this year! If you ever need a chat, or need some guidance in accessing support services, I’m here to help you out. Please feel free to reach out and say hello :)

Curtis Parfitt-Ford

Hi! I'm Curtis, I'm a computer science student at Soton, and I'm the society's technical officer. Please shout at me when things break, not the others! You can find me on Discord most of the day, or in the Facebook group, but I'm _very_ online - so please do reach out 🙂

Alex Lockwood

Hi, I'm Alex, and I'm one of your Ordinary Members for the academic year. I'm a fourth-year computer science student and it's my job to make sure that your views as a member are properly represented at committee meetings, whilst also helping the committee with tasks. If you have any ideas or general feedback feel free to contact me via my email, or speak to me at an event.

• Constitution
• Safe Space
• Privacy and Data Protection
• Statement on NUS motion 408
• Support Statement to University of Birmingham LGBTQ+ Association