Transgender Pride Flag flying at UCC in ‘first’ for Irish universities

5 Mar 2018

University College Cork will become the first university in Ireland to fly the Transgender Pride Flag this afternoon (March 5), marking its commitment to trans and non-binary staff and students.

Flying the Transgender Pride flag – representing transgender communities internationally – on UCC’s iconic Quad signifies the University’s growing appreciation and understanding of trans and gender non-binary issues in Ireland and internationally.

To see full story please see: https://www.ucc.ie/en/news/transgender-pride-flag-flying-at-ucc-in-first-for-irish-universities.html 

For more information about the UCC LGBT Society visit http://lgbtsoc.ucc.ie/. 

For more on this story contact:

Dr Karl Kitching, Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, UCC: 086 3732230

Professor Nuala Finnegan, Chair of Equality Committee, UCC: 086 8473301.