UniQ

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

In New Zealand, UniQ is the Queer Students Association at New Zealand universities.

UniQ is active at all New Zealand universities and several polytechnics. In New Zealand, the term queer has been reclaimed - that is, it was once (and by many is still held to be) a term of severe offence - to represent all people that are not heterosexual; gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered or transsexual, fa'afafine, takatāpui.

UniQ works to promote education and understanding for and about queer students at university and regular events held around New Zealand's universities include Pride Week when local UniQs facilitate a week long series of events usually culminating in a dance party.

UniQ meets once annually at a national conference. After a pause of some years, conferences have been held annually since 2001:

• 2001: Massey University MUSA
• 2002: Otago University of Dunedin OUSA
• 2003: Auckland University of Technology AUSM
• 2004: University of Waikato WSU
• 2005: Victoria University of Wellington VUWSA
• 2006: Massey University MUSA

[edit] See also

• Civil unions in New Zealand
• Gay rights in New Zealand
• Same-sex marriage in New Zealand
• UniQ national website