Never heard of Spotlight before? No problem! Here are a few things we've been doing so far.

• We work to foster community for queer students at UvA, VU and AUC.  Whether you're looking to find queer writing buddies, make some art, expand your wardrobe through our clothing swaps, or just take a break from studying and go to a borrel, Spotlight's got you covered!

• In April-June of 2025, we ran a gender-affirming and gender-creative clothing campaign for trans and gender-non-conforming students. Thanks to the work of our amazing volunteers, funding from the UvA Humanities Student Council and partnership with the Diemen-based gender-affirming clothing brand UNTAG, we were able to provide 14 students with free or heavily discounted gender-affirming products.

In addition to continuing our previous work, in the upcoming academic year we plan to:

• Create resources about work opportunities in queer advocacy and activism;

• Run a campaign about intenational queer history.  

Sounds good? Join the association to be the first to know about events and campaigns and contact us to volunteer on projects you're interested in!