Runshaw Voices

What do you and the Pride Club do?

Make an open and comfortable space to create a social environment.

What made you think of running the Pride Club?

I used to run an LGBTQ+ club in high school, so I decided to take on this role to organise it in a college setting.

What can the club do for questioning young people?

We create a social environment people can share their stories and educate themselves. By doing this, hopefully we can help people better understand and learn perhaps about themselves and how to be an ally and a supportive friend should anyone they know come out to them.

How does Runshaw currently support LGBTQ+ people?

Runshaw does not accept any hate and they have a safeguarding report system in place. When applying, there is the option to change your name and pronouns on the system to accomodate your identity.

What do you and the club hope to achieve?

We hope to have more educational activies for next year, and more external activities so we can reach out to the rest of the Runshaw community and involve everyone.

Is there any advice you would give to young people in college?

You don’t need to have everything figured out yet, give it time! There is no rush into labelling yourself.

Any events going on?

Movie Night! We have had two speakers recently: Tanya from Lancashire Sexual Health Serivces and Ash from the Hate Crime Police Department. For Pride History Month, Kahoots were run to create a fun and open environment.

Where do you run?

We are in M602 on Thursdays from 11:20 to 1:20.

Any social media?

The club is part of the Runshaw Enrichment Team, so they post any upcoming events on the Instagram and Twitter: @runshawenrichment