Venues sought to create safe spaces across the city
‘You’re Safe Here’ scheme to offer training to venues to help them support victims of hate crime, or those faced with abuse, intimidation or other unacceptable behaviour. Merseyside Police Commissioner, Emily Spurrell, is working in partnership with LCR Pride Foundation, Stop Hate UK, Liverpool Nightlife CIC and other partners to create ‘safe spaces’ across the […]
Read MoreBell v Tavistock Appeal Statement
We are delighted to read the Judgement in the Bell v Tavistock case and see that Tavistock has won its appeal. This can only be a big relief to trans people, trans communities and in particular trans young people. Puberty blockers are a reversible treatment that play a vital role in alleviating the stress young […]
Read MoreA New Queer London: LGBTQ+ communities and spaces beyond Covid-19
The London LGBTQ+ Community Centre team has recently launched a new research study for all LGBTQ+ Londoners. The research looks at the impact of the pandemic on LGBTQ+ communities and spaces. The team hope to understand what queer Londoners need from an LGBTQ+ community space in the wake of Covid-19 in order to shape the […]
Read MoreNew research highlights work barriers for trans people in Scotland
LGBT Health and Wellbeing have published new research which highlights work barriers for trans people in Scotland. We know trans* people experience specific barriers when looking for and staying in work. We wanted to understand more about these barriers in a Scottish context, and how they can be challenged. To do this we ran […]
Read MoreAfghanistan Appeal
LGBTQ+ Afghans at risk GiveOut has activated our LGBTQ+ Emergency Fund in response to the unfolding crisis in Afghanistan. We are asking you – our community and corporate allies – to donate to this appeal to support Rainbow Railroad in their urgent work to help LGBTQ+ Afghans at risk. The Taliban have seized power in […]
Read MoreCHERT – Application Submitted!
On 28 July, on behalf of the CHE Transition Team, I submitted our application to the Charity Commission to register the CHE Research Trust – CHERT – as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). The Transition Team had developed the wording of our application (number 5181452) over several meetings and it was then refined by CHERT’s […]
Read MoreRainbow Plaque Unveiled
On Friday 30 July a good number of CHE’s members gathered in front of Burnley Central Library for the unveiling of a Rainbow Plaque to commemorate CHE’s first ever public meeting in that very building, 50 years before to the day. The 1971 meeting had been called to discuss the proposed setting up of a […]
Read MoreFunding Bi Organisations Community Research Launches
As BiCon 2021 gets going, Consortium is pleased to announce the launch of research it commissioned into why Bi organisations across the UK receive such little funding and how we can begin to address some of the obstacles that exist. The research can be accessed here Thanks to development funding through The National Emergencies Trust, […]
Read MoreBi Plus Community Picnic
You’re invited to the Bi Plus Community Picnic on 11/09/2021 in Hyde Park! Pride in London may be canceled but the Bi Plus Community Picnic is still going ahead, offering a much-needed opportunity for the bi+ community, our friends and allies to spend some quality time together. We will be meeting from 1pm onwards, just […]
Read MoreELOP Launches new Foundation Level Training in LGBT+ Affirmative Counselling Skills
London’s LGBT+ mental health & wellbeing charity, elop, launches new LGBT+ Affirmative Counselling Training Programme elop is excited to announce the launch of its new counselling course in LGBT+ Affirmative Counselling Skills commencing this autumn, the first of its kind in the UK. This level three equivalent Foundation course is open to all LGBTQ+ community […]
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