Consortium Special e-bulletin
Welcome to this special e-bulletin, which is full of updates about what Consortium is doing to support our Members in response to the COVID-19 pandemic….
London LGBTIQA+ Housing Manifesto
The London LGBTIQA+ Housing Campaign is a new campaigning coalition of National and London based LGBTIQA+ organisations: Stonewall Housing, AKT, Micro Rainbow International, Tonic Living,…
LBT Women’s Health Week 2020 will take place from the 9th to the 13th of March
The aim of LBT Women’s Health Week is to raise awareness about the health inequalities which affect women in LGBTQ+ communities, to make it easier…
LGBT+ Futures Programme: Intersections Fund
We are very excited to announce a new small grants funding opportunity that opens to applications today (Monday 3rd February). Thanks to the generosity of…
New Funding Opportunities
Lloyds Bank Foundation Relaunches Grants Programme (England & Wales) Charities in England and Wales with an income of between £25,000 and £1million that are tackling…
Office Holiday Closure
The Consortium Office will be closed from 4pm on Friday 20th December 2019 until 10am on Thursday 2nd January 2020. During this time the Team…
December Newsletter 2019
Seasons Greetings! Welcome to a special December edition of our Newsletter. Consortium will be closed for the holiday period from Saturday 21st December until Thursday 2nd January 2020. The Team…
General Election Result Statement: A message from Consortium CEO Paul Roberts
As we enter a new period of Parliament, Consortium, representing a broad and diverse range of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans + voluntary and community…
Guide for LGBT+ people, networks and community groups for the 2019 General Election
Consortium, The LGBT Foundation and Stonewall have today launched a resource to support LGBT+ groups to help those engaged with their groups get registered to…
Free Mentoring and Coaching Programme
Are you leading an LGBT+ voluntary organisation? Interested in some mentoring or coaching? Consortium is partnering with a corporate organisation to offer around 20 LGBT+ leaders an…
Tapping into Peer Power at Trans Organisations Network Conference
Last Saturday, Consortium’s Trans Organisations Network (TON) member organisations came together for a Learning Day in London. The Conference, which brought together 30 representatives from…
Trans Groups Scope Opportunities at London Round Table
Consortium’s Trans Organisations Network (TON) member organisations & associates joined up last week for a second strategic roundtable at the Bridge in Southwark, London. The…
Putting the T first at Trans Pride in Brighton
Shaan Knan, Consortium’s trans-specific worker, reports back from Trans Pride Brighton Spending a sunny day at the 7th Trans Pride in Brighton last Saturday…
Stronger Together at Pride in London
Shaan Knan, Consortium’s trans-specific worker, reports back from Pride in London. Fifty years on from the Stonewall uprising in New York, up to 1.5…
New LGBT Sector Women’s Network Blog
LGBT+ Sector Women’s Network: Showcasing our Sector’s Women CEO’s By Vicky Worthington, Consortium’s Membership and Engagement Manager This is the second blog in my LGBT+…
LGBT+ Sector Women’s Network Blog
LGBT+ Sector Women’s Network: Showcasing our Sector’s Women CEO’s By Vicky Worthington, Consortium’s Membership and Engagement Manager. As part of the new LGBT+ Sector Women’s Network,…
Why Partnerships Matter
Collaboration is one of Consortium’s core values. By working together, we can more effectively identify and address the needs of LGBT+ communities, learn from one…
Consortium Brings London’s Trans Groups Together for Landmark Mapping Project
Consortium’s Trans Organisations Network (TON) member organisations & associates joined up last week for a strategic roundtable at the Bridge in Southwark, London. The event,…
Government Equalities Office LGBT Advisory Panel, By Paul Roberts Consortium CEO
Yesterday marked the inaugural meeting of the Government Equalities Office LGBT Advisory Panel! I am delighted to be representing Consortium, and hopefully therefore portraying some…
Consortium Brings Trans Groups Together to Explore Fundraising
Over a dozen member organisations & associates joined last week’s pre-AGM fundraising support workshop in Islington, London. The event was organised by the Consortium’s Trans…
Housing options for older LGBT+ people – survey
Thank you to everyone who has already completed this survey on housing options. Almost 600 completed surveys from LGBT+ people in London have been received…
Coronavirus Postpones Pride in Liverpool
The LCR Pride Foundation has announced its decision to postpone Pride in Liverpool and reschedule to a date later in 2020. The event was due to…
SWITCHBOARD, THE LGBT+ HELPLINE, GOES REMOTE AND CLOSES ITS PHONE ROOM FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 46 YEARS
As calls to the helpline increase with the UK lockdown in place, Switchboard volunteers worked through the night to ensure that they could continue to…
New resources for LGBTQI+ people applying for asylum
UKLGIG’s ‘How to Apply For Asylum’ guide has been updated and is now available in 9 languages. The guide explains the process and possible types…
Stonewall Housing’s Crisis Food and Supplies Fund (COVID-19 Appeal)
If you can support us, we need you more than ever! Many of the young people living in our supported accommodation struggle to buy food…
Exeter Pride proposing to hold 2020 event in September
DUE to the daily changing national landscape caused by the COVID-19 outbreak, and upon Government and Public Health England advice, Exeter Pride trustees are postponing…
COVID-19 Advice
We are acutely aware that many LGBT+ organisations across the country are beginning to think about the impact Coronavirus (COVID-19) may have on their services,…
More than £600,000 awarded to support equalities programmes across London
City Hall has today announced the beneficiaries of a £600,000 fund to support specialist civil society organisations in the delivery of programmes to promote equality…
Stonewall Housing Appoints New Chief Executive
Charity specialist Steven McIntyre has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of Stonewall Housing with plans to build on the success of the previous…
Healthwatch Northumberland Annual Survey 2020
Healthwatch Northumberland is the independent champion for people who use health and social care services. There’s a local Healthwatch in every area of England. Have…