Welcoming our new Chair of Trustees
Following ratification by our Membership for his first term as a Trustee, and an interview process by the current Board, we are delighted to welcome…
Responding to the Women and Equalities Select Committee gender recognition Inquiry 2020
This briefing aims to support organisations as well as individuals to respond to this Select Committee call for evidence. What is the Inquiry all about?…
November Newsletter
Our November Newsletter is out and it’s another bumper edition packed with news about our current campaigns, funding opportunities and news from our Members! Click…
Consortium Statement on new Gender Recognition Act Inquiry
On 28 October, the Westminster Parliament’s Women and Equalities Select Committee launched a public Inquiry into the UK Government’s recent announcement of changes to the gender recognition…
October Newsletter
Our October Newsletter is out and it’s a bumper edition packed with news about our current campaigns, Black History Month and our upcoming AGM! Click…
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…
Consortium and Wise Thoughts receive £41,850 in National Lottery funding to support LGBT+ communities re-imagine a future against backdrop of COVID-19
The partnership between Consortium and Wise Thoughts has received £41,850 in funding from The National Lottery Community Fund for the project ‘Emerging with Pride’. The…
Consortium stands #TogetherWithTrans
Over 50 LGBTQ+ organisations and allies have joined together for the first time to change the way trans and non-binary lives are being represented in…
City for LGBT+ Crowdfunding event goes virtual
We are proud to announce that City for LGBT+ is back – and it’s virtual! GiveOut and Consortium are joining forces with The Funding Network…
Thank you to our outgoing Chair!
After 6 years of being a Trustee (the maximum term Consortium’s Trustees can serve), and 3 years as our Chair, today marks outgoing Consortium…
Happy 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…
Shaan, 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,…
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…
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…
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…
Silver 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…
Nationality 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…
Rainbow 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…
Forward 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…
It’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…
Liverpool’s Stanley Street Quarter Rebranded “Pride Quarter”
New era for the city’s LGBT+ quarter and ‘Pride Quarter Indoor Festival’ to celebrate what would have been Pride in Liverpool on Saturday 31st July….
LGBTI charity welcomes ‘historic day’ for gay and bisexual men donating blood
Scottish LGBTI equality charity the Equality Network have today welcomed changes in blood donation rules which will remove the deferment period for some gay and…
Almost 100 Good Causes await the UK’s first Rainbow Lottery draw this Saturday!
Nearly 100 foundations, organisations and trusts across the country have signed up as ‘Good Causes’ for the Rainbow Lottery, the UK’s first lottery exclusively supporting…
LCR Pride Foundation’s MarchOnline returns for 2021
The second MarchOnline will take place on Saturday 31st July under the theme ‘From Now On’. LCR Pride Foundation has today announced that its MarchOnline…