March Newsletter
š Our March Newsletter is out! In this edition you will find an important update about the Supportive Schools Campaign, news about Lesbian Visibility Week, our Spring Support Sessions, Team […]
Read MoreLGBT+ Sector Responds to the Government’s Draft ‘Guidance for Schools and Colleges: Gender Questioning Children’.
Following a long wait and several delays, the UK Government have today, 19th December, released their draft āGuidance for Schools and Colleges: Gender Questioning Childrenā. We would like to reassure […]
Read MoreFinal Evaluation of the LGBT+ Futures: Equity Fund
We are excited to be publishing the final evaluation of the LGBT+ Futures: Equity Fund, which has been funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, thanks to National Lottery players. […]
Read MoreConsortium Welcomes New Chair of Trustees
Today Consortium welcomes a new Chair of Trustees, Yatin Mistry, as we always say farewell and a huge thank you to outgoing Chair Christopher French, who stands down after 3 […]
Read MoreĀ£20,000 awarded through our LGBT+ Futures: Faith Fund
Consortium is delighted to have awarded Ā£20,000 to LGBT+ organisations thanks to generous funding from a private donor. 20 LGBT+ organisations across the country received funding. Funds were awarded to […]
Read MoreStatement on the ruling in Mermaids v Charity Commission and LGB Alliance
Consortium are disappointed to learn that the appeal was dismissed on the grounds of legal standing. Although the judges were invited to indicate what their decision would have been on […]
Read More2023 Volunteer Awards: Highly Commended Nominations
Volunteersā Week reminds us all to take the time to say thank you to the LGBTQIA+ volunteers who dedicate their time volunteering for the LGBTQIA+ sector. This is why we […]
Read MoreNew Funding Partnership for Trans Rights Makes First Award
New Funding Partnership for Trans Rights Makes First Award Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Consortium is delighted to have made a grant award of Ā£10,000 to TransActual, a trans-led […]
Read More2023 LGBTQIA+ Volunteers’ Awards Winners
It’s Volunteers Week! Volunteering keeps our communities going, and is a week when we recognise and celebrate the contributions from LGBTQIA+ volunteers all over the UK! Volunteersā Week reminds us […]
Read MoreILGA releases latest Rainbow Europe index, UK falls to 17th place
ILGA Europe have published their latest Rainbow Europe map and rankings, with the UK once again dropping in the ratings and now sitting at 17th place in the list of […]
Read MoreLondon Funders Fair
At Consortium we recently hosted our first ever Funders Fair, at the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre. The event was an opportunity for our London members to meet and get to […]
Read MoreLGBT+ History Month 2024 – TRANSforming Futures
Damien Da Silva, TRANSforming Futures Grant Officer TRANSforming Futures is a partnership project bringing together 10 organisations (Be:North, CliniQ, Galop, Gendered Intelligence, GIRES, LGBT Consortium, Mermaids, Sparkle, Stonewall, and UK […]
Read MoreWe Are All Humans ā Time to Call, Enough!
In the last 10 days we have seen our LGBT+ identities attacked in ways we havenāt seen since the 80/90ās. The focus of these attacks have been trans people and […]
Read MoreMental Health Awareness Week – Consortium Team Blog
This year, Mental Health Awareness Week is focussed on anxiety – what it is, how it affects us and what we can do about it. The last few years have […]
Read MoreTrans Day of Visibility Blog
Trans Day of Visibility turns 14 years old this year! This awareness day was started back in 2009 by American trans activist, Rachel Crandall, to counteract and balance the grief […]
Read MoreNeurodiversity Celebration Week Blog
Itās Neurodiversity Celebration Week! This week is āa worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences. It aims to transform how neurodivergent individuals are perceived and supported by […]
Read MoreInternational Womenās Day
International Womenās Day is a day for all women. Itās a day where we celebrate that women are diverse, and complex, and interesting, and itās also a time to shine […]
Read MoreDiscussing LGBTQIA+ experiences of immigration detention
On 7 February it was time for the quarterly meetup for organisations, groups and projects that support LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers, migrants and refugees. Together with our wonderful member and co-organiser, […]
Read MoreRace Equality Week 2023
Some thoughts from Nikita Chadha (she/they), Consortium’s Racial Justice Engagement Officer: Race Equality Week is starting across the UK today. With any awareness week, there can be an increase in […]
Read MoreTrans Bodies in Art with MrLeoMateusArt
For Trans Awareness Week our Comms Officer Leo (he/they) spoke to Ocean (he/they) of Mr Leo Mateus Art about trans bodies in art, the representation of plus size people and […]
Read MoreNational LGBT+ organisations call on the FM candidates to continue with commitments to LGBT+ equality
National LGBT+ organisations in Scotland (Equality Network, Scottish Trans, LEAP Sports Scotland, LGBT Youth Scotland, Stonewall Scotland and LGBT Health and Wellbeing) have written today to each of the candidates […]
Read MoreLGBT Hero launches Don’t Lose Your Vote campaign
From this year, the law around voting in UK parliamentary elections, local elections, and the elections for Mayor of London and London Assembly are changing. The biggest change to the […]
Read MoreHospice UK Report – “I Just Want to be Me”
A new report āI Just Want to be Meā Trans and Gender Diverse Communities Access to and Experiences of Palliative and End of Life Care, launched on Monday 20th February […]
Read MoreChase Pride set to honour transgender teen Brianna Ghey
Chase Pride 2023 will pay tribute to Brianna Ghey, the transgender teenager who was fatally stabbed. Festival founder Kathryn Downs revealed Briannaās memory will be at at the heart of […]
Read Moreelop is proud to announce that the Foundation Certificate in LGBT+ Affirmative Counselling is now a National Counselling Society quality checked course
This unique course is the only LGBT+ Affirmative Counselling training that is taught in a Queer environment. Delivered through a mix of online and in-person sessions this three-month course is […]
Read MoreGalop launches the UKās first LGBT+ Rape and Sexual Abuse Helpline
Galop is launching the UKās first ever dedicated helpline to support LGBT+ victims and survivors of sexual violence and abuse. New research from Galop shows that over half (53 per […]
Read MoreNational Student Pride, 10-12 February – Including the UK’s Largest LGBTQ+ Careers Fair!
The UK’sĀ LARGEST LGBTQ+ student eventĀ isĀ heading to London, on Friday 10th – Sunday 12th February, at the University of Westminster, Marylebone! We would love it if you were able to promote […]
Read MoreSwitchboard announces new freephone number
Switchboard, the national LGBTQ+ helpline, is moving to a brand-new free phone number making it even more accessible for callers across the UK to access their service. From Saturday the […]
Read MoreLCR PRIDE AWARDS 2023 MOVES TO SPRING DATE
The LCR Pride Awards 2023 will now take place on Thursday 6th April 2023, with the nomination deadline extended until Tuesday 28th February 2023. The awards, which are jointly sponsored […]
Read MoreTRANS EQUALITY ORGANISATION CONDEMNS UK GOVERNMENT BLOCKING OF GENDER RECOGNITION BILL
Scottish Trans, the trans equality project of LGBTI equality and human rights charity the Equality Network, has condemned the UK Governmentās announcement that they will seek to block the Gender […]
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