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17 – 19 March 2015 | Sheffield

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Minutes | 17 March 2015

11:10 Announcements

Conference video was shown

11:20 Delegate Briefing

11:50 Fran Cowling and Robbiie Young, LGBT Students Officers opened Conference

12:00 Solidarity address given by Gethin Roberts and Reggie Blennerhassett, Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners

(LGSM)

12:30 Opening of business

Introduction and adoption of the order paper – approved

Minutes of 2014 – approved

Introduction to policy lapse

Opening of nominations and election announcements

12:45 Conference stopped for a break

13:45 Conference re opened

Accountability session: LGBT Committee Report

Conference approved the sections of the report relating to Open Places

14:25 Nations Representatives Reports

The Nations representatives gave a report on their work.

14:45 Motions Debate

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Zone: Welfare and Student Rights Motion 101: End Transphobia, Biphobia and Islamophobia on Campus

Submitted by: Fran Cowling and Yael Shafritz

Speech For: Fran Cowling - NUS LGBT

Speech Against: None

Parts: Conference Removes Resolves 2

Speech For: Fred Craig - University of Manchester SU

Speech Against: Charley Hasted - Lambeth College

VOTE: FELL

Summation: Sarah Noble - Leeds University Union

VOTE: PASSED

Motion 102: The rent is too damn high! Submitted By: James Elliott

Speech For: Ben Towse - UCLU


Parts: Conference Removes Resolves 1C

Speech For: Eleanor Harris - King’s College London SU

Speech Against: Reubs Walsh - NUS LGBT Committee

VOTE: FELL

Summation: Matthew Reuben - RHUL SU

VOTE: PASSED

Motion 103: Standing up for LGBT student sex workers, supporting the decriminalisation of sex work Submitted by: NUS Women’s Committee

Speech For: NUS Women’s Committee – did not disclose

Amendment 103a: Sex Workers’ Rights Submitted by: Birkbeck Students’ Union

Speech For: Tommy Snide - Reading SU

Speech Against: Vee Cartwright - Sussex SU

Parts of amendment: Remove Believes 1 and 2

Speech For: Sarah Noble - Leeds University Union

Speech Against: none

VOTE: PASSED

Parts of amendment: Remove Conference Resolves 1

Speech For: Reubs Walsh


VOTE: PASSED

Summation: Reubs Walsh

VOTE: PASSED

Amendment 103b Submitted by: Fran Cowling and Sammy Whitaker

Speech For: Fran Cowling

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Summation: Waived

VOTE: PASSED

Back to Main motion 103 as amended


Parts: Removes Conference appears 1 (did not see 25 delegates)

Parts: Further believes 1, 2 and 3 and conference resolves 1 (did not see 25 delegates)

Parts: Remove conferences believes 4 (did not see 25 delegates)

Summation: Proposer of last successful amendment (Not disclosed)

VOTE: PASSED

Motion 104: Dear White Gay Men: Stop Appropriating Black Women Submitted by: Noorulann Shahid

Speech For: Noorulann Shahid - NUS LGBT Committee

Speech Against: Lewis Sweeny - University of Westminster SU

Summation: Gracey Morgan - NUS LGBT Committee and Goldsmiths University SU

Procedural motion 5 – secret ballot: (did not see 25 delegates)

VOTE: PASSED

Motion 105: Transatlantic Policies – passed to LGBT Committee Submitted by: Birkbeck Students’ Union


Procedural motion L – send 105 and 106 to LGBT committee

Speech For motion: Francis Myerscough (NUS LGBT Committee/University of Bristol)

Speech Against motion: - None

VOTE on procedural motion: PASSED

Motion 106: Studying Abroad – passed to LGBT Committee

15:30 Conference stopped for a break

16:00 Conference re-opened

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Zone: Society and Citizenship

Motion 201: A cut above the rest: LGBTQ people and austerity Submitted by: Beth Curtis, Jack Chadwick, Jack Mclean, Madeleine Steeds, Amy Cousens

Speech For: Rohan Beck - University of Manchester

Amendment 201a: Labour and Conservative attacks on young people’s benefits are an attack on LGBTQ people and the working class Submitted by: Tom Robinson



Parts: Remove Conference Resolves 4

Speech for Parts: Sarah Noble - Leeds University Union

Speech against Parts: Reubs Walsh - NUS LGBT Committee, Birkbeck

VOTE: FELL

Summation: None

VOTE: PASSED

Back to motion 201 as amended

Speech Against: Zara Lindsey - University of Leicester

Summation: Waived

VOTE: PASSED

Procedural motion – no confidence in the chair for vote on motion 201

Speech For: Not Disclosed

Speech Against: Lani Baird - NUS LGBT Committee, SEC

VOTE: FELL

Motion 202: Actively Fighting For LGBTQIA+ Asylum Rights Submitted by: Daniel Diaz

Speech For: Noorulann Shahid - NUS LGBT Committee, University of Bristol SU

Amendment 202a: Solidarity with LGBT asylum seekers Submitted by: Raquel Nunes Palmeira

Speech For: Fred Craig - University of Manchester Students Union

Speech against: None

Summation: None

VOTE: PASSED

Back to main motion 202 as amended


Summation: None

VOTE: PASSED

Motion 203: Blood should save lives, not restrict them Submitted by: Heriot-Watt University Students’ Union

Speech For: Mark Long - Heriot-Watt University Students’ Union


Parts to remove: Conference Resolves 1

Speech For parts: Adam Ladley - Sheffield University Students Union

Speech Against parts: Shaun Patrick - City of Glasgow College

Vote: FELL

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Summation: none

VOTE: PASSED

Motion 204: International Solidarity: Rainbow International Campaign/Fund Submitted by: Andrew Forse

Speech For: Fred Craig - University of Manchester SU


Summation: None

VOTE: PASSED

Motion 205: That institutional homophobia goes beyond the Blood Service Submitted by: Daniel Wrigglesworth - University of East Anglia

Speech For: Daniel Wrigglesworth - University of East Anglia


Summation: None

VOTE: PASSED

Motion 206: Trans Reproductive Rights Now! Submitted by: Matty Donaldson

Speech For: Rohan Beck - University of Manchester SU


Summation: None

VOTE: PASSED

Motion 207: European Solidarity Submitted by: Adam Ladley and Charley Hasted

Speech For: Adam Ladley - University of Sheffield SU


Summation: Charley Hasted

VOTE: PASSED

Motion 208: End the whitewashing of the Stonewall Riots Submitted by: Kapil Vijh



Summation: None

VOTE: PASSED

Motion 209: Government healthcare cuts Submitted by: Tom Robinson

Speech For: Nathan Hobday - Royal Holloway Union London, Disabled Students Committee


Summation: None

VOTE: PASSED

Motion 210: Say No to Pinkwashing Submitted by: Daniel Diaz



Summation: None

VOTE: PASSED

Motion 211: Playing Against Discrimination Submitted by: LSBSU, Adam Ladley, Shaun Patrick Murphy

Speech For: Ashley Storer-Smith - LSBSU

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End of Day - resumes 18/03

16:50 Announcements

17:00 Conference Floor closed and move into Caucuses from 17:20 – 19:00

17:20 Poly Caucus meeting

17:40 Queer Caucus meeting

18:00 Faith Caucus meeting

18:20 Mature Students Caucus meeting

18:40 Students with Caring Responsibilities Caucus meeting

19:00 End to Day 1 of Conference

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09:00 Convening of Lesbian Fringe

09:20 Conference re-opens


Motion 211: Playing Against Discrimination (continued)


Summation: Lewis Abraham - University of Plymouth SU

VOTE: PASSED

Motion 212: Let TPoC lead TDoR events Submitted by: Noorulann Shahid



Summation: None

VOTE: PASSED

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Zone: Education

Motion 301: LGBT+ Training for Psychological Therapies Students Submitted by: Naomi Rowe

Speech For: Sam Cook - Cardiff University SU


Summation: None

VOTE: PASSED

Motion 302: Liberate our curricula Submitted by: Sorana Vieru - University of Bristol Union and Adam Ladley - Birkbeck Students’ Union

Speech For: Sorana Vieru - University of Bristol Union

Amendment 302a: Liberation must be intersectional, universal and practical Submitted by: Birkbeck Students’ Union

Speech For: Reubs Walsh - NUS LGBT Committee, Birkbeck Students Union


Procedural motion J challenge to the order paper: Change ‘delete CR1’ and replace with ‘add amendment’

Speech For: Cameron North-Bates - Liverpool Guild


VOTE: PASSED

Summation: None

VOTE: PASSED



Summation: None

VOTE: PASSED

Motion 303: Free Education for all Submitted by: Ben Towse and Reubs Walsh


Amendment 303a Submitted by: Fran Cowling

Speech For: Fran Cowling - NUS LGBT Committee

Procedural motion 3 - challenging the order paper: Remove “Delete CR4 and CR5” and replace with add amendment

Speech For: Lily-Rose Lenton - University of Northumbria SU


VOTE: PASSED

Parts For 303a: To keep all of conference believes, all of conference further believes, and conference resolves 1 and 2

(Did not see 25 delegates)


Summation: None

VOTE: PASSED



Summation: None

VOTE: PASSED

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Motion 304: Screening for criminals doesn’t protect students Submitted by: Birkbeck Students’ Union and Nick Antjoule

Speech For: Reubs Walsh - NUS LGBT Committee, Birkbeck Students Union

Parts: remove conference resolves 4 (did not see 25 delegates)


Summation: None

VOTE: PASSED

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Zone: Strong and Active Unions

Motion 401: Black Rep on every LGBT Committee Submitted by: Adil Qureshi



Summation: Gracey Morgan - NUS LGBT Committee, Goldsmiths’ SU

VOTE: PASSED

Motion 402: Putting pronouns on the cards Submitted by: Noorulann Shahid, Charley Hasted, Reubs Walsh


Amendment 402a: Pronouns seem to be the hardest words Submitted by: Charley Hasted

Speech For: Charley Hasted - Lambeth College SU

Speech Against: Rohan Beck - University of Manchester SU

Summation: Reubs Walsh – NUS LGBT Committee, Birkbeck SU

VOTE: PASSED



Summation: Alex Davison - Bangor SU

VOTE: PASSED

Motion 403: QTIPOC Representation in LGBT History Month Submitted by: Daniel Diaz

Speech For: Mariam Cherifi - University of Manchester SU


Summation: None

VOTE: PASSED

Motion 404: Support LGBT societies and officers Submitted by: University of Bristol Union

Speech For: Sorana Vieru- University of Bristol Union

Amendment 404a Submitted by: Daniel Wrigglesworth

Speech For: Theo Antonio-Phillips - UEA


Summation: Tommy Snipe – University of Reading SU

VOTE: PASSED



Summation: Reubs Walsh – LGBT Committee, Birkbeck SU

VOTE: PASSED

Motion 405: Ensuring LGBT*+ support of non-binary students* Submitted by: University of Wolverhampton Students’ Union

Speech For: Francis Myserscough – NUS LGBT Committee

Amendment 405a: Fighting institutional erasure of non-binary identities

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Submitted by: Nick Antjoule

Speech For: Reubs Walsh – NUS LGBT Committee, Birkbeck SU


Summation: Sean Nicol – Reading University SU

VOTE: PASSED

Procedural motion: Take out procedural motion c (to allow parts to be taken)

Speech For: Lani Baird - NUS LGBT Committee, SEC


VOTE: PASSED

Parts: Resolves to take out ‘university’

Speech For: Lani Baird - NUS LGBT Committee, SEC


VOTE: PASSED



Summation: Ashley Reed – University of York SU

VOTE: PASSED

Motion 406: Cost of Conferencing Submitted by: London Southbank University Students’ Union

Speech For: Ashley Storer-Smith - London Southbank University Students’ Union

Speech against: Joe Baines-Holmes - University Manchester SU

Parts: to removes conference resolves 3

Speech For: Alex Davison (Bangor SU)

Speech against: Ashley Storer-Smith (LSBSU)

VOTE: FELL

Summation: Marcus Connolly – Cardiff University SU

VOTE: PASSED

11:00 Conference closes for a break

11:30 Conference re-opens

Panel: QTIPOC: Find out what it means to me


Motion 407: “Even the largest avalanche is triggered by small things.” Submitted by: NUS LGBT Committee

Speech For: John Hein– NUS LGBT Committee


Summation: Lani Baird – NUS LGBT Committee, SEC

VOTE: PASSED

Motion 408: Stonewall United Manifesto Submitted by: Peter/Ethel Thurston

Speech For: Harrison Alderman - Bangor SU


Summation: Alex Davison - Bangor SU

VOTE: PASSED

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Zone: Rules Revision Motion 501: Creation of a dedicated Trans Conference Submitted by: NUS LGBT Committee

Speech For: Noorulann Shahid – NUS LGBT Committee

Amendment 501a: We interrupt your conference for a good old fashioned nit-pick Submitted by: Charley Hasted

Speech For: Charley Hasted – Lambeth College


Summation: None

VOTE: PASSED

Procedural motion C: a rule or regulation be suspended for a specific amount of time for a specific reason

Argument For: Rohen Beck

Argument Against: None

VOTE: PASSED

Parts: conference removes resolves 1e

Speech For: Rohen Beck

Speech Against: Reubs Walsh - NUS LGBT Committee, Birkbeck SU

Speech For: Matthew Chadkirk - RHUL SU

Speech Against: Alex Davison - Bangor University SU

Procedural motion: to overrule chairs decision on granting a ‘keep’ speech

Speech For: Unknown

Speech Against: Joe Vinson

VOTE: PASSED

Speech against Parts: Kevin Smyth

Procedural motion: No Confidence in the Chair

Speech For: Lauren Tapp - SOAS SU

Speech Against: Joe Vinson - Chair

VOTE: FELL

VOTE on Parts: FELL

13:00 Conference closes for a break

14:00 Conference re-opens and goes into workshop sessions

15:00 Convening of Women’s Caucus and separate Women’s Ambassador Address for all other delegates

Accountability: Women’s Officer Report

Women’s places on the committee

15:15 Elections

Elections: LGBT Officer (Women’s Place)

Elections: Women’s Places on LGBT Committee (x3)

Election: Women’s Place on Steering Committee (x1 for 2 year term)

15:45 Conference close for a break

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Summation: Charley Hasted – Lambeth College

Point of order: motion to challenge steering’s decision

Speech For: Sarah Noble - Leeds’ University Union

Speech against: Elizabeth Goddard - Steering

VOTE: FELL

Procedural motion: the chair persons’ ruling be overturned – the count of the parts previously discussed

Speech For: Airlie Aird - SOAS

Speech against: Joe Vincent - Chair

VOTE: FELL

VOTE: PASSED

Procedural motion: to suspend all procedural motions

Speech For: Shaun Patrick Murphy - City of Glasgow College

Speech against: Column McGuire - NEC

VOTE: FELL

Motion 502: Creation of a Full Time Trans Officer Submitted by: Fran Cowling, Reubs Walsh, Noorulann Shahid, Francis Myerscough, Charlie Barnes, Tom Robinson


Speech Against: Miki Vyse

17:15 Elections

Elections: LGBT Officer (Open Place)

Elections: Open Places on LGBT Committee (x3)

Election: Open Place on Steering Committee (x2 for 2 year term)

18:15 Conference closes for Day 2

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09:00 Convening of Caucuses between 09:00 – 12:20

12:20 Conference closes for break


Motion 502: Creation of a Full Time Trans Officer (Continued) Procedural motion: challenge the order paper in order to make a statement



VOTE: PASSED

Speech For: Harrison Alderman - Bangor SU

Speech Against: Column McGuire - NEC

Request to hear another round of speeches – Granted

Speech For: Cameron North-Bates – Liverpool Guild

Speech Against: Yael Shafritz - NUS LGBT Society

Request to hear another round of speeches - Granted

Speech For: Lily-Rose Lenton - Northumbria SU

Speech Against: Kyle Stewart - Observer

Request to hear another round of speeches – Granted

Speech For: Cian Jarvis - Lancaster University SU

Speech Against: Sarah Lynn - NUS LGBT Committee

Summation: Noorulann Shahid – NUS LGBT Committee

Procedural motion: for a secret ballot

Speech For: Daniel Murgatroyd – De Montfort SU

Speech against: Jasper - Birmingham

VOTE: FELL

Count taken

85 For

61 Against

42 Abstentions

VOTE: FELL

Procedural motion: challenge the order paper (to have a 15 min break)

Speech For: Charley Hasted - Lambeth College

Speech against: Elizabeth Goddard - Steering

VOTE: FELL

Procedural motion: challenge the order paper to make a statement

Speech For: Sarah Lynn – NUS LGBT Committee

Speech For: Alex Davison - Bangor SU

VOTE: PASSED


Speech For: Lauren Tapp - SOAS SU

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VOTE: PASSED



Speech Against: Jess Bradley - NUS LGBT Steering

VOTE: FELL

Motion 503: Creating a Black student Rep on the NUS LGBT Steering Submitted by: Adil Qureshi

Speech For: Noorulann Shahid – NUS LGBT Committee

Speech Against: Isaiah Haakmat - Arts University Bournemouth

Summation: Reubs Walsh – LGBT Committee, Birkbeck

VOTE: PASSED

Procedural motion: to challenge the guillotine for 15 extra mins

Speech For: Marcus Connolly - Cardiff University Students’ Union

Speech Against: Elizabeth Goddard - NUS LGBT Steering

VOTE: PASSED

Procedural motion A: the conference has no confidence in the chair


Speech Against: Joe Vincent - Chair

VOTE: FELL

Motion 504: Gender and Sexual Diversity and A Plus for Inclusivity Submitted by: Adam Khan and Sam Cook

Speech For: Sam Cook - Cardiff University SU

Speech Against: Beth Astely-Serougi - University of Essex SU

Request to hear another round of speeches - Granted

Speech For: Vee Cartwright - NUS LGBT Committee, University of Sussex SU

Speech Against: Sam Hayes - University of Essex

Request to hear another round of speeches – Not Granted

Parts: Remove conference believes 11

Speech For: Ali Hudson - Edinburgh University SU

Speech Against: Carley Stewart - Trinity St Davids

VOTE: PASSED

Summation: Peter Price - Anglia Ruskin

VOTE: PASSED

Procedural motion J: to challenge the order paper to make a statement

Speech For: Edwards Jones – Aberystwyth University SU


VOTE: PASSED

Procedural motion J: to challenge the order paper to make a statement (did not see 25 delegates)

Motion 505: Reforming the Open Places in Delegations Submitted by: Birkbeck Students’ Union

Speech For: Marcus Connolly - Cardiff University SU

Speech Against: Frankie O’Byrne - Leeds University Union

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Procedural motion J: to challenge the order paper to make a statement

Speech For: Fran Cowling


VOTE: PASSED

Request for an extra round of speeches – Granted


Speech Against: Marc Long – Heriot-Watt University

Break for Elections Announcement

Procedural motion J: to hear a statement (did not see 25 delegates)

Procedural motion to extend the guillotine by 15 minutes


Speech Against: Cameron North-Bates – Liverpool Guild

VOTE: FELL

Summation: Birkbeck Students’ Union

VOTE: FELL

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14:45 Policy Lapse

Policy Lapse

Estrangement and Homelessness Speech For: Reubs Walsh - NUS LGBT Committee, Birkbeck SU Speech Against: None VOTE: PASSED

Save Trans Treatment Speech For: Corey Gilmore-Togher - Cambridge University SU Speech Against: Sarah Noble - Leeds University Union VOTE: PASSED

Get To School: Education Speech For: Adam Ladley - University of Sheffield SU

Speech Against: None VOTE: PASSED

Liberate Yourself Speech For: Joe Baines-Holmes - University of Manchester SU Speech Against: None VOTE: PASSED

Against HESA Student Records Speech For: Cameron Worth-Bates - Liverpool Guild of Students Speech Against: Reubs Walsh - NUS LGBT Committee, Birkbeck SU VOTE: FELL

No Place for Hate Speech For: Cameron Worth-Bates – Liverpool Guild of Students


VOTE: PASSED

For the Active Inclusion of Asexuals Speech For: Alex Davison - Bangor SU


Empowering Caucuses Speech For: Alex Davison - Bangor SU


Caucuses Speech For: Alex Davison - Bangor SU


VOTE: PASSED

Gender Neutral Bathrooms and Sports Facilities Speech For: Alex Davison - Bangor SU Speech Against: None VOTE: PASSED

Sterilisation of Trans Speech For: Lily-Rose Lenton - Northumbria SU Speech Against: None VOTE: PASSED

Keeping the Faith Speech For: Isaiah Haakmat - Arts University Bournemouth

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VOTE: PASSED

Pride is for everyone Speech For: Isaiah Haakmat – Arts University Bournemouth


Mental Health Matters Speech For: Isaiah Haakmat – Arts University Bournemouth Speech Against: None VOTE: PASSED

The ‘F’ word Speech For: Natalie Faber – King’s College London Speech against: Pippa Sterk - University of Sussex VOTE: PASSED

Living on the Edge Speech For: David Pleavin - Birkbeck Speech Against: Alex Davison – Bangor SU VOTE: FELL

Bi-Curious Speech For: Charley Hasted – Lambeth College Speech Against: Lucy Howell – University of the Arts London SU VOTE: PASSED

Gay Men’s Caucus Speech For: Column McGuire - NEC Speech Against: Matthew Chadkirk - RHUL SU VOTE: PASSED

15:00 Any other business

Emergency motions: steering received three emergency motions – Steering made the decision that none were emergency motions Challenge to 1 emergency motion Case to overturn steering’s decision: Speech For: Adam Sparkes - QMUL SU

Speech against: Elizabeth Goddard - Steering VOTE: PASSED

Emergency motion: London Union’s LGBT+ Network

Speech For: Adam Sparkes – QMUL SU

Speech Against: Fran Cowling - NUS LGBT Committee

Parts: to remove resolves 1 Speech For: Kae Smith – Ruskin College SU Speech Against: Ben Towse – UCLU VOTE: PASSED Count

44 For 33 Against 60 Abstentions VOTE: FELL

15:15 Closing remarks – Robbiie Young and Fran Cowling

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15:30 End of Conference

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