Club Description

Welcome to the Gay and Lesbian Network (GLN) at London Business School! Our organization represents the lesbian, gay and bisexual community at the School.

With over 200 members,GLN is one of the strongest and most active clubs on campus, a tribute to the School's diversity. It provides an invaluable professional, social and support network for students, alumni, faculty and staff.

Club Mission

1) To serve as a professional networking resource for members
2) To promote greater social interaction among members
3) To foster a more accepting environment for gays, lesbians and bisexuals within the school and the business community.

Club Activities

PROFESSIONAL

Over the years, GLN has built solid relationships with some of the world's most prestigious employers. We play host to a wide range of networking events with our associates throughout the year. These include campus presentations and sponsored dinners.

See the activity list below to read about our past professional activities.

SOCIAL

GLN organises frequent social events that bring together its many members. Events range from private parties and theatre excursions to a night out in one of London's hip bars and clubs.

See the activity list below to read about our past social events.

SUPPORT

London Business School is a highly diverse and tolerant community. Our members come from a wide range of backgrounds. GLN provides confidential support to those who would like to discuss any issues. We aim to foster a welcoming environment for all.

If you would like to contact our GLN support officers, Elliot Vaughn or Scott McGregor, please e-mail: glnsupport@london.edu . All communication will be held strictly confidential.

Alternatively here are some external resources you may wish to access:
London Gay & Lesbian Switchboard (general counseling) www.llgs.org.uk
Terrence Higgins Trust (variety of services from partner relationship to HIV support) www.tht.org.uk
Stonewall (variety of services, including a large information bank on gay and lesbian issues) www.stonewall.org.uk


MEMBERSHIP

To join the GLN, one of the largest gay and lesbian clubs among all business schools in the world, and never miss out on what’s on, The GLN now offers two options to join:

Option One - Open - Your membership will be included on the Portal's GLN Membership List visible only to the London Business School community.

To join via the Portal, simply log in to the Portal, select “Groups” in the upper-left side navigation bar, click on “View All Clubs,” select “Social” and then “GLN” from the drop-down menu, and finally, click on “Join,” and you’ll be automatically subscribed to our mailing list. You can also email us at gln@london.edu .

Option Two - Network - Your membership will not be visible anywhere on the Portal, but will be disclosed only to the GLN members, i.e., inclusion on the Internal Network Distribution List available only to the GLN members.

To join using this option, you need to email us at gln@london.edu

As always, feel free to get in touch with any questions.


NEW STUDENT APPLICATIONS

Considering applying to London Business School?

If you are thinking of applying to one of our programmes and would like to visit the school or speak to a student member of the Gay and Lesbian Network, please contact us at gln@london.edu .

Affiliations

London Business School Gay and Lesbian Network supports NetworkQ, the organisation for LGBT business school students.

Past Activities

Professional networking:

• Citigroup Working Out Event, London Business School
• UBS Working Out Event, London Business School
• Bain Working Out Event, Bam-Bou restaurant
• McKinsey Working Out Event, London Business School
• Pricewaterhouse Coopers Working Out Event, London Business School
• Citigroup Speaker Series, London Citigroup office
• UBS Speaker Series, London UBS office
• Reaching Out Conference (gay MBA networking/recruitment event), USA www.reachingoutmba.org

• Monthly GLN gatherings at various central London locations
• Events with a number of gay professional networks in London
• Social events hosted by the business community's various gay organisations, such as Gay@UBS, Citipride and GLAM - Gays & Lesbians at McKinsey
• Citigroup-sponsored Sundowners