A transgender student hosted a “trailblazing” event for students who missed out on their high school prom experience.
Edge Hill University student, Kai Lambert, alongside the students’ union held its first-ever Queer Prom for LGBTQ+ students and allies. The night was designed to give those who are from the community a safe space to celebrate their identities away from the fear of discrimination.
Kai, a criminology student, said: “I was inspired to create Edge Hill’s Queer Prom after hearing negative stories from so many friends and other students about their secondary school prom. It originally started as a joke among friends that we should get a do-over to have a positive prom experience. But I then began realising how many queer people had been denied a great prom, and I wanted to give them that chance.”
