Totnes Set for the Pride of Its Life!
Devon-based Proud2Be is set to host their tenth Pride event in the historic market town of Totnes on Saturday 3rd September 2022. The grassroots user-led social enterprise is laying on a whole host of free activities, which will bring the LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, questioning, queer, intersex, asexual, pansexual, non-binary + more) community together […]
Read MoreFFLAG appoints Bobbi Pickard as newest Patron
The Trustees of FFLAG are proud and delighted to announce that Bobbi Pickard has agreed to become a patron of our charity. Bobbi is the Founder of Trans in the City, a trans-national partnership of corporations and organisations working together to further inclusion of transgender, non-binary and gender diverse people in business. Bobbi commented, “I […]
Read MorePRIDE IN LIVERPOOL PAINTS CITY RAINBOW
Pride in Liverpool returned to the city this weekend for the first time since before the pandemic, painting the city rainbow as more than 12,000 people joined the annual “March with Pride” from St George’s Hall to the festival site at Pier Head. The Barclays Main Stage provided a platform for headliners Boney M and a host […]
Read MoreRegistration now open for the Autumn Intake of the Foundation Certificate in LGBT+ Affirmative Counselling Skills
elop’s Foundation Certificate in LGBT+ Affirmative Counselling Skills is open to all LGBT+ community members and allies and is suitable for people interested in starting the journey to a future career in counselling and psychotherapy. Gender, sexuality and relationship diversity are not explored with consistency or sufficient depth in current counselling training. elop has uniquely embedded […]
Read MoreFull Pride In Liverpool Line-Up Revealed
FULL PROGRAMME FOR PRIDE IN LIVERPOOL 2022 REVEALED LCR Pride Foundation has revealed its full, community-driven line up for Pride in Liverpool 2022 and invited the city’s LGBT+ community, allies and supporters to ‘come together’ on Saturday 30th July for the free event at Liverpool’s Pier Head. The Barclays Main Stage provide a platform for […]
Read MoreInternational Non-Binary People’s Day
Today we mark International Non-Binary People’s Day by sharing some thoughts from the Consortium Team Ray (they/them) National LGBT+ Partnership Stakeholder Officer: “To all people who are nonbinary, genderqueer, agender, bigender, genderfluid or have any other gender identity that lies outside the gender binary, in solidarity and celebration: I’ve identified as non-binary since I […]
Read MoreLGBTI organisations call for meaningful progress on non-binary equality in Scotland
This non-binary awareness week, national LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex) organisations in Scotland call for awareness to become action following the publication of the Scottish Government’s response to thirty-five recommendations from the Working Group on Non-Binary Equality. Scottish Trans, Equality Network, LGBT Youth Scotland, Stonewall Scotland, and LGBT Health and Wellbeing (who were […]
Read MoreResearch into experiences of conversion practices in minoritised communities
Circular3 is a management consultancy working on improving ethnic minority representation and participation in the development of legislation, public policy and service design. They have been working to try and ensure the voices of LGBTQIA+ people from ethnic and religious minority communities are captured and heard in the development of the proposed ban on Conversion […]
Read MoreConsortium attends The Mayor of London’s Pride Reception
Last week, Consortium Team members joined the Mayor of London’s Pride Reception at the new City Hall in East London. The Reception was in association with EuroPride, and featured veterans and allies of the UK’s Gay Liberation Front (GLF), marking the anniversary of London’s first pride march and protest in 1972. London Mayor Sadiq Khan […]
Read MoreNew Scottish LGBTI+ Rainbow Mark launched to support inclusive social spaces
Five LGBTI+ orgs have come together to launch a new initiative to promote and support inclusive social spaces for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people (LGBTI+) across the Scotland. The Scottish LGBTI+ Rainbow Mark was developed with LGBTI+ people and aims to: Increase positive LGBTI+ visibility Provide information and tools to enable better LGBTI+ […]
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