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….
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…
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New Year Blog from our Chair
It may well be that you are glad to see the back of 2020 in the hope of a more settled, secure and satisfying 2021….
Our Equity and Inclusion work
An update from our Chief Executive, Paul Roberts… Consortium continues to support our membership and the wider LGBT+ sector as it works towards more equitable…
Consortium Celebrates Black History Month
Black History Month celebrates the contributions of Black people and communities in Britain. During October, we are showcasing Black-led organisations that are Members or Partners…
Getting to know our Acting Chair, Carina
One of the joys of being part of the Consortium family is seeing the impact we have across the sector. Whether that be from Consortium’s…
Consortium’s response to Government’s announcement on GRA reform
After months of delay the Government has announced details of minimal administrative changes to improve the process for legal gender recognition of trans people in…
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+…
‘Joyful Sinners’ celebrate commitments for ‘meanwhile use’ queer venue as temporary replacement for The Joiners Arms
Award-winning queer campaigners Friends of the Joiners Arms, who have fought proposals to demolish iconic queer venue The Joiners Arms since 2014, announce that they…
NatCen to investigate impacts of COVID-19 on UK LGBT+ communities
Researchers from the National Centre for Social Research will assess the COVID-19 pandemic’s ongoing impact on UK LGBT+ communities, and how the LGBT+…
Scottish Trans joins legal challenge to protect gender equality on public authority boards
Equality charity says attempt to overturn widely-supported 2018 legislation is ‘misguided’, and will have a ‘chilling effect’ on trans people in Scotland. Scottish Trans (ST), part of the LGBTI human rights charity…
VAWG Grassroots Fund
The London Community Foundation (LCF) is pleased to launch the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime’s (MOPAC) Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Grassroots Fund….
Rainbow Roads
Rainbow Crossing’s have been popping up all over London’s roads over the last 2 years as a way to celebrate LGBT+ residents, workers & visitors….
Consortium Member Shaun Dellenty Listed in Guardian Global Top 20 Diversity Public Figures
Homophobia survivor who came out as gay to primary school pupils at Alfred Salter Primary School in 2009 receives the gold standard for diversity, globally….
KaS World Project
KaS is a collaboration between Club Kali (BAME LGBTQI social network) and Spectra (Sexual health and wellbeing service charity). KaS project is hoping to provide…
Schools OUT UK launches Landmark Competition
Every year since its launch in 2004, LGBT+ History Month raises vital funds for its work to make schools safe and inclusive for everyone through…
LGBTQ+ Sector Kick Start Scheme
Background Central government launched the Kick Start scheme in September 2020 to provide opportunities for 16 – 25 year olds to find employment for 25 hours…
The award-winning podcast The Log Books returns for Season Two
Winner of Best New Podcast at British Podcast Awards 2020 THE LOG BOOKS re-opens unique chronicle of LGBTQ+ history with Season Two “immensely moving” –…