UniQ president Adam Rance (23) and Otago University Students' Association queer support co-ordinator Hahna Briggs are running a series of events for diversity week. Making students of all sexual orientations and gender identities feel welcome is the aim of Otago University Students' Association's diversity week. Ms Briggs said it was important to make LGBT students feel welcome, as at times they could feel isolated on campus. This was shown in a recent survey of University of Otago students, which found LGBT students experienced higher rates of harassment on campus and some students were afraid to disclose aspects of their identity for fear of discrimination. ''As soon as you really start to challenge people's ideas that's when people get defensive,'' he said.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 03, 2017 18:00 UTC