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Composite of Gibbs Building at King's College superimposed onto a rainbow flag

The queer men of H staircase

11 Feb 2025

For the past 300 years, the Gibbs Building at King’s College, Cambridge, has been home to many of history’s most influential characters. A new book...

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Out at Cambridge

29 Oct 2019

New report on LGBTQ+ experiences at the University is now published. While many feel Cambridge offers a “safe and empowering” community, the report...

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Celebrating Cambridge’s LGBT+ scientists and engineers

05 Jul 2018

Cambridge celebrated the first ever LGBTSTEM Day on 5 July – recognising all those who work in science, technology, engineering and medicine and who...

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Cover image from Modern Families: Parents and Children in New Family Forms

Families with a difference: the reality behind the hype

12 Mar 2015

Families come in many guises. Some parents are same-sex; others are single by choice. Growing numbers of children are conceived through assistive...

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Rainbow flag : banner, Harvey Milk Plaza, Castro, San Francisco (2012) - cropped

Ex-BP chief explains why coming out is good business

08 Oct 2014

Today gay men and women in the Western world enjoy greater acceptance and legal protections than ever before. Yet an alarming number of businessmen...

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Shadows

I’ve got two dads – and they adopted me

04 Mar 2013

Research into adoptive families headed by same-sex couples paints a positive picture of relationships and wellbeing in these new families. The study...

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