The Pride Collective is a constituency group of the University of Victoria Students' Society mandated to represent, advocate for, and provide services for queer students on Campus. We receive our funding from the undergraduate students at the University of Victoria. Therefore it is our responsibility meet the needs of the student body as a whole on queer issues. Finally, our advocacy is for the wider community as a whole - everyone is welcome.
This is an excerpt from the UVic Pride Constitution and Bylaws (the document that defines what Pride is):
UVic Pride is an organization for all people who are queer, queer-positive, gender-variant and/or intersex. We strive to meet the needs of people who self-identify as queer (including but not limited to people who identify as Two Spirit, bisexual, lesbian, gay, and pansexual, as well as people who do not identify with these labels); trans people; those who are questioning their sexuality or gender; those who are struggling with concerns related to intersexuality; and supportive partners, friends, family members, and allies.
Our goal is to provide advocacy, education, information and referral services, and peer support, and to organize political and social activities. The intent of UVic Pride is to promote and provide an atmosphere that celebrates sexual, gender, and sex diversity; build community; and to be fully inclusive and supportive of all members, including people of any race, culture, ethnicity, gender, sex, colour, age, ability, class, sexuality, nationality, appearance, and religious or political affiliation. We seek not only to end homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, and the oppression of intersex people, but to promote justice, dignity, equity, and human rights for all people.