Issue 5, wow! Update: things going well but you all have to come to more events ;)

LGBT Awareness Week in February - any ideas for activities and events - email us! Ii want it to be a really good event.

Bar and Club Reviews - come on, I am offering you VIP entry to bars and clubs for reviews - one person has got back to me! This can work - I just need members to take up the offers ;)

Fancy Winning a Holiday?
You could win a Holiday to Holland by nominated groups and companies for the Pink Paper reader awards. Why not click here and discover how? Why not also nominate London Met LGBT in category 10. and 11.

Phillipe Chiarella
President and Founder, Met LGBT

Soho Pub Crawl
Meet at Trash Palace between 7.30pm and 8.00pm
Does what it says on the tin!

We will meet at Trash Palace on Wardour St, take a stroll down to Trash Palace before moving off on a tour of Soho venues. This is a real pub crawl, no more than 30/40 minutes in each bar.

There are several options for a finishing point. G-A-Y (Porn Idol), Ghetto (Frat Party) or Heaven.

Stonewall Recruitment Guide Launch
Stonewall's annual lesbian & gay recruitment guide is packed with interview tips, advice for jobseekers and over 250 gay-friendly employers.

The launch of the 2007/08 guide takes place on Tuesday 30 October 6.30-8.30pm, at University of London Union (ULU).

Free wine, guide and goodie bag.

This event is by RSVP only. Space is limited so if you are interested in attending send an email to workplace@stonewall.org.uk to reserve your spot today.

Met LGBT Meeting - IMPORTANT
Tuesday 6th November - TMG-47 (Tower Main, North Campus) 7pm
This meeting will be the AGM of the Society. This is the annual meeting where people are elected to be officers (positions listed below). We will also use this meeting to plan all events between now and Christmas - so you should come! Have your say and then get q-jump at Ghetto afterwards!

The provisional dates for other meetings are below:

Thursday 15th November (CM1-13 - Calcutta House, City Campus)
Tuesday 20th November (TMG-47 - Tower Main, North Campus)
Thursday 29th November (CM1-13 - Calcutta House, City Campus)
Tuesday 4th December (TMG-47 - Tower Main, North Campus)
Thursday 13th December (CM1-13 - Calcutta House, City Campus) - Christmas Meal / Meeting

MetSU Diversity Officer - if you have any issues regarding discrimination or other diversity issues please contact this officer but also copy into the email and we will chase the issue - diversity.su@londonmet.ac.uk

NUS LGBT Campaign - The National Union of Students' page for LGBT issues. You can also find contacts for LGBT organisations and the NUS LGBT officers - officeronline.co.uk/lgbt

London LGBT Switchboard -advice and information at the end of the phone - 020 7837 7324

Galop - A charity dedicated to challenging homophobic and transphobic hate crime - galop.org.uk

MET LGBT aims to get people together who identify themselves as Lesbian , Gay , Bisexual , Trans or undecided . You will be able to meet all sorts of other people who define themselves as LGBT and will realise that everyone is unique and individual . MET LGBT aims to:

• Support LGBT students within London Met
• Promote and represent the views and interests of LGBT students
• Hold events, social and educational, for LGBT students
• Campaign on LGBT issues
• Be fun and inclusive!