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Promoting DIVERSITY spaces more welcoming and inclusive for those who may identify outside of the expected gender binary of ‘man’ or ‘woman’. There were drop-in clinics and information stalls at each of our main campuses to discuss sexual health, and an LGBT+ Student Forum at Ayr and Kilmarnock. FOR LGBT HISTORY MONTH OUR EQUALITY AND INCLUSION TEAM ORGANISED A HOST OF ENGAGING EVENTS. Trans activist Oceana – who has contributed a guest post to our blog – hosted trans awareness sessions at each campus. There was also a webinar titled ‘I don’t want to slot into a male/female box’, which was about how we can make our educational The ‘Translating LGBT+ Conference’ organised by the Ayrshire LGBT+ Development Group, of which Ayrshire College is a member, was live streamed via Periscope from East Ayrshire Council’s headquarters. role models and I am especially pleased that we continue to be innovative in achieving many firsts; a trans awareness webinar on GLOWTV, a non-binary webinar on both GLOWTV and College Development Network and LGBT student forums to name a few. “We are also developing ever stronger relationships with our local schools.”  Sara Turkington, Equality and Inclusion Officer, also writing for the College blog said: “We have been proactive in addressing the visibility of LGBT Trans activist, Oceana CARE EXPERIENCED BLOG SERIES IN MARCH WE PUBLISHED A SERIES OF BLOG POSTS ON CARE EXPERIENCED YOUNG PEOPLE WITH THE HELP OF WHO CARES? SCOTLAND. We also heard from Who Cares? Scotland care leaver ambassadors Ashley Cameron and Jamie Dalgoutte, as well as current student Amy-Beth Miah.  Who Cares? Scotland delivered Corporate Parenting training to our staff. In a recent article on our blog, their Corporate Parenting Officer Robert Foster discussed his role in working with colleges and universities to improve the outcomes of care experienced young people. Our Director of Student Services, Helen Canning, explained how we support care experienced young people at the College. 40 Ashley Cameron, Jamie Dalgouttie, Heather Dunk, Principal and Robert Foster The magazine of Ayrshire College Amy-Beth Miah