UniQ Aotearoa

UniQ Aotearoa (UniQ) was Queer Students' Association of New Zealand, a collection of queer student groups at universities, polytechs and colleges of education in New Zealand.[1][2]

This article is about the students' association. For other uses, see Uniq (disambiguation).

UniQ Aotearoa Logo

UniQ was active at most New Zealand universities and several polytechnics. The term queer was considered to had been reclaimed and was used by UniQ to acknowledge both gender and sexual diversity.[1][3] It was considered to be collective term for non-heterosexual and non-cisgender identities; inclusive but not exclusive to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, takatāpui, intersex and asexual people.[1][3]

The name 'UniQ' comes from the name given to the work carried out by Matt Soeberg.[4] Soeberg was employed as a Queer Project Worker by New Zealand Union of Students' Associations (NZUSA) to address the needs of queer students.[4] The overall name given to the work was 'UNIQ - Creating Support for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Students' which was eventually adopted by various student groups as their name.[4]

UniQ worked to promote education and understanding for and about queer students undertaking tertiary study and regular events held around New Zealand's tertiary institutions. This included Pride Week when local UniQs facilitate a week-long series of events usually culminating in a dance party.

See also
  • LGBT New Zealand
  • Gay rights in New Zealand

References
  1. "UniQ Aotearoa". 9 August 2014. Archived from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  2. "Welcome to University… Welcome to UniQ! » archived article sourced from GayNZ.com". www.pridenz.com. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. "UniQ Aotearoa". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  4. New Zealand University Students' Association, NZUSA (4 March 1996). "Creating Support for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Students". Salient. 59 (3). Victoria University of Wellington Students' Association.CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  5. "Local Divisions". 13 January 2015. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  6. Saturday; July 2011, 9; NZUSA, 1:31 pm Press Release:. "NZUSA commends 25 years since HLRA | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 20 April 2020.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. 1998 NZUSA Annual Report (PDF) (Report). New Zealand University Students' Association. 1999. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  8. 1999 NZUSA Annual Report (PDF) (Report). New Zealand University Students' Association. 2000. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  9. 2002 NZUSA Annual Report (PDF) (Report). New Zealand University Students' Association. 2003. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  10. "National UniQ Conf. overcomes obstacles » archived article sourced from GayNZ.com". www.pridenz.com. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  11. "UniQ Conference 2009". salientarchive.com. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  12. "Gay Camp Review". salientarchive.com. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  13. "¸,ø¤º°` UniQ Conference ¸,ø¤º°`". 11 October 2007. Archived from the original on 11 October 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  14. "GayNZ.com Students link up at UniQ Conference". 11 October 2008. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  15. Thursday; June 2005, 16; Victoria, 9:50 am Press Release: UniQ. "Cheap booze, Kylie and easy skanks! | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 20 April 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. Monday; January 2006, 30; Victoria, 11:12 am Press Release: UniQ. "The UniQ fairy visits the AIDS Foundation | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 20 April 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  17. "UniQ's AJ Marsh » archived article sourced from GayNZ.com". www.pridenz.com. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  18. 2006 NZUSA Annual Report (PDF) (Report). New Zealand Union of Students' Associations. 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  19. "Auckland to host annual UniQ conference » archived article sourced from GayNZ.com". www.pridenz.com. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  20. "Guest editorial". salientarchive.com. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  21. "Conference '10". 9 October 2011. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  22. 2010 NZUSA Annual Report (PDF) (Report). New Zealand Union of Students' Associations. 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  23. "Queer students converge on Christchurch » archived article sourced from GayNZ.com". www.pridenz.com. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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