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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…

Stand with our Trans Communities

Last weekend, Manchester Pride Festival took place over the bank holiday weekend. Thousands marched in the parade, and the four-day festival concluded with a candlelit vigil…

LGBT+ Futures Fund: Round 2 Recipients

Consortium has today announced a further investment of £200,000 to 42 LGBT+ organisations across England A strong diversity of intersecting organisations receive funding to increase…

LGBT+ Outcomes Framework Launched

Consortium has today launched it’s LGBT+ Common Outcomes Framework. Consortium has been working with Traverse and 6 of our Members (MindOut, Yorkshire MESMAC, The Intercom…

Ask Your MP/MSP to stand up for Trans Rights Now

We urge our Members and allies to support the next steps toward gender recognition reform   Please take 5 minutes to write to your MP…

Grassroots Pride of the Year readies for second Trans Pride Hastings celebration

Trans Pride Hastings second year of celebrations start this week. Following a hugely successful first year, winning Gaydio Pride Awards Grassroots Pride of the year…

Full Pride in Liverpool Weekend Programme Released

LCR Pride Foundation are championing LGBT+ voices and asking for them to #BeHeard as they release full plans for the region’s flagship pride festival weekend….

Jake Shears To Headline Open-Air Orchestra Concert On Liverpool’s Waterfront

Jake Shears to headline open-air orchestra concert on Liverpool’s waterfront as part of Pride in Liverpool celebrations.  Critically-acclaimed LGBT+ icon Jake Shears has been revealed…

Pride in Liverpool joins forces with British Firefighter Challenge

Pride in Liverpool joins forces with British Firefighter Challenge for 2024 This year’s Pride in Liverpool festival will be held alongside the British Firefighter Challenge,…

Designing Futures for Women and LGBTQ+ People

Help Us Design a Brighter Future for Women and Queer Communities! 🌟 Welcome to Studio Lutalica’s next chapter as a Community Interest Company (CIC)! 🌟…

Pride in Liverpool Announces Additional Festival Day with Pride Classical

A world-class 32-piece orchestra will take to the Liverpool Waterfront adding an additional day to the Pride festival. A new dazzling event, Pride Classical will…

SAVE THE DATE FOR THE BIGGEST EVER BI EVENT: 31 AUGUST 2024

Bi Pride UK announce date and brand new venue for 2024 in-person event. Bi Pride UK are thrilled to announce their 2024 date and exciting…

Liverpool’s Pride Quarter Gets New Safety Measures Including Rainbow Taxi Rank

Liverpool’s Pride Quarter gets new measures to improve safety, including a branded ‘Rainbow Taxi Rank’, improved signage and CCTV. Merseyside Police, working with LCR Pride…

Artist Callout

We are super excited to announce that TransSober are looking for artwork to show in our upcoming exhibition – Expression Through Freedom: Trans+ Sober Realities….

Pride in Gloucestershire included in Bids Announced for EuroPride 2027

Today, the European Pride Organisers Association announced the list of cities bidding to host EuroPride 2027. Joining Pride in Gloucestershire are Turin, Torremolinos, and Vilnius….

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