An official student organisation looking to tackle discrimination against sexual minorities – a first among varsities here – will be established at NTU. NTU Kaleidoscope, which plans to organise dialogues, panel discussions and film screenings on gender and sexuality issues, has received in-principle approval to register as a student society after its constitution has been drawn up. The other local universities do not have similar official student bodies, according to checks. But an NUS spokesperson said that it “advocates a culture of respect for individuals, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, nationality, political or sexual orientation”. SMU also said that everyone at its campus, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity, “deserves the right to learn and work in a safe environment, without fear or prejudice”.