The Rainbow Lottery Have Something To Get Off Their Chest
Now announcing their weekly winning LGBTQ+ lottery numbers live online. The UK’s biggest and most colourful lotto, The Rainbow Lottery, which supports vital LGBTQ+ good causes, has started announcing their weekly winning numbers LIVE every Saturday night at 8pm on CANAL ST MEDIA’s Facebook Live. Each week, the short 3-minute segments will showcase a different […]
Read MoreSilver Pride 2021
Now in its second year, Silver Pride is a unique online festival that celebrates older LGBT+ people and generates intergenerational communication. Over three days of summer, Silver Pride presents a smorgasbord of guests, sessions and events. Broadway and Hollywood star Alan Cumming is our “opening gala” guest; our Big Saturday Interview is with actress Michelle […]
Read More9 Year’s of Trustee Service from Hannah
After 9 year’s of being a Trustee for Consortium, Hannah Taylor has stood down from her Trustee position. Hannah has been Consortium’s longest standing Trustee, and as per our Constitution sadly must stand down at this point. The whole organisation is eternally grateful for everything Hannah has brought to the organisation over the years. She […]
Read MoreNationality and Borders Bill 2021: POLICY BRIEF
Ensuring LGBT+ protection is not lost The Nationality and Borders Bill 2021 (‘the Bill’) makes sweeping changes to the UK asylum system. This brief highlights the particular and significant impact these suggested changes may have by endangering LGBT+ people who are fleeing persecution in other countries and seeking sanctuary (“asylum” or “refugee protection”) in […]
Read MoreHappy International Non-Binary People’s Day 2021!
Consortium are proud to celebrate and support non-binary communities today and every day #InternationalNonBinaryDay #NonbinaryAwarenessWeek #NonBinaryDay #NonBinary This is a message to all our non-binary members from our Racial Justice Officer Camillea (they/them) As a non-binary femme presenting person, I cannot express the joy I feel being my authentic self. I came out as non-binary […]
Read MoreRainbow Migration responds to ‘cold-hearted and cruel’ Nationality and Borders Bill
6 JULY 2021 Today the government announced changes to the asylum system, which include proposals such as: Housing people in overseas reception centres while their asylum claim is being processed Requiring claims to be made immediately on arrival and all evidence to be submitted at the beginning of the asylum process Forcing people in detention centres […]
Read MoreShaan, Consortium’s Trans Organisations Network Officer reports back from June 2021 Pride Month events
Of course, due to Covid restrictions, Pride events are still happening largely online and Marches have been cancelled or postponed again this year. Still, thankfully, last month there were a number of outdoors in-person events around London that myself, the Consortium Team and members were excited to join. Consortium and our Trans Organisations Network (TON) […]
Read MoreForward Pride Pledge
This Pride season, Forward, your local LGBTQIA+ support hub in Stockport is acting. We are taking action by asking you to stand with us and ask your local MP to ensure that they put “Rights before Rainbows”. We are taking this stance because many organisations seem to think that changing their company logo to a […]
Read MoreSupport trans people’s freedom, dignity and safety
We are crowdfunding for vital funds to directly support trans organisations and the trans people they work with. Trans communities in the UK have come under relentless attacks in recent years, initially in the media, and more recently through several targeted court cases against trans inclusion or trans capability within public bodies. Throughout the […]
Read MoreIt’s out – and we’re proud! Independent research shows Open Table truly supports well-being
For thirteen years now, a growing partnership of church communities hosted by and for LGBT people has been creating safe spaces for those who find the idea of church threatening, but feel the need for spiritual places of peace and acceptance. The first Open Table community began in June 2008 because many church congregations do […]
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