Consortium responds to the EHRC guidance on single sex service provision
On April 4th, the EHRC produced a new guide ‘for service providers (anyone who provides goods, facilities or services to the public) who are looking to establish and operate a separate or single-sex service’. As the umbrella body for LGBT+ Voluntary and Community Organisations across the UK, we wish to make clear our concerns regarding […]
Read MoreCivic & faith leaders unite with LGBT+ community to show “Liverpool Loves You”
An inclusive event at Liverpool Parish Church this Saturday 14th May (2pm – 7:30pm) will celebrate the Liverpool City Region’s LGBT+ community and mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOTB)*. Local councillors, faith and civic leaders will join members of the LGBT+ community and its allies for Liverpool Loves You, an event that will open at […]
Read MoreCity Region to “Come Together” As In-Person Pride Celebrations Return
LCR Pride Foundation’s 2022/23 theme “Come Together”, presented by Barclays, also highlights its wide range of initiatives and partnerships supporting LGBT+ people in the Liverpool City Region. After two years without in-person Pride celebrations in the city region, LCR Pride Foundation has revealed its new annual theme for 2022/23 – Come Together. The annual theme, presented […]
Read MoreLCR Pride Foundation Opens Registrations for March with Pride 2022
The city’s first in-person March with Pride since 2019 will take place ahead of the Pride in Liverpool festival on Saturday 30th July 2022. LCR Pride Foundation has opened registrations for March with Pride 2022 – the first large-scale in-person event delivered by the Liverpool City Region’s LGBT+ charity since 2019. In July 2019, the […]
Read MoreReport from ‘Ban Conversion Therapy for Everyone’ Protest
Yesterday (Sunday 10th of April), team LGBT+ Consortium joined many of our member organisations in protesting the Government’s decision not to include trans people in the conversion therapy ban. While organisers expected around 100 participants, more than 3000 people showed up to tell the Government that they must protect trans people from so-called conversion therapy. […]
Read MoreBOOKING NOW: elop’s Level 3 equivalent Foundation Certificate in LGBT+ Affirmative Counselling Skills
elop’s Foundation Certificate is uniquely delivered from an LGBT+ affirmative perspective throughout and is the only one of its kind in the UK. It runs for 3 months and includes both face to face and online sessions. The Level 3 equivalent Foundation programme begins on 23rd April, and the deadline to apply is 15th April. […]
Read MoreConsortium statement on cancellation of the International LGBT Conference
The implications of the International LGBT conference being cancelled are solely at the doorstep of Number 10. LGBT+ organisations in the UK were left with no choice but to withdraw any support in order to stand in solidarity and partnership with our trans siblings and communities. Our Government needs to take this as an opportunity […]
Read MoreLGBT+ sector responds to the EHRC guidance on single sex service provision
Yesterday, April 4th, the EHRC produced a new guide ‘for service providers (anyone who provides goods, facilities or services to the public) who are looking to establish and operate a separate or single-sex service’. The new guide is advisory, it does not override the EHRCs own existing Statutory Code of Practice and organisations are not […]
Read MoreConsortium Blog: An LGBT+ Sector As One
This blog has been written by Consortium’s CEO, Paul Roberts. The actions of UK Government in the last week have simply been shocking. After years of promising a Ban on so-called conversion therapy, which the UK Government’s own evidence (the highly referenced LGBT Survey 2018) shows has affected 5% of our communities, the pulling of […]
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