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Gender Awareness Training

8th February 2022 by Andro and Eve

This online session is designed to pass on knowledge and best practice, enabling you to better serve and meet the needs of clients, customers and audiences of all genders, particularly those who fall under the Transgender* umbrella.

Drawing upon Andro and Eve’s extensive experience in meeting the needs of the LGBTQIA community in creating safe and inclusive events, this session covers;

Context. Where are we at with Trans Rights in the UK?
Terminology. Words have impact. We explore definitions and when to use.
Best practice. Looking at practical steps to implement, in order to be inclusive of transgender and gender diverse people.
Sharing experiences. Stories help us make sense of the world. We use practical exercises to help develop understanding and participants to relate to the subject.

Outcomes – You will;

  • Feel more confident in your knowledge of the experiences of people who identify as LGBTQ+.
  • Understand what gender inclusive language is and when to use.
  • Understand the practical steps to help build gender inclusive practices and spaces.
  • Take away a resource sheet with content covered in the session along with further advice and resources.

 

Covering topics including language, intersectionality, non binary identities, gender in a global context, feminism, LGBTQ+ history and transgender health and equality and the law.

Here’s what one previous participant had to say – “A really valuable session – it covers the legal and practical aspects (and flaws!) and discusses ways forward. It encourages empathy and reflection. Really well facilitated.”

Tagged With: Equality, Gender Recognition Act, LGBT History Month, non-binary, Trans Equality, transgender

Parapride’s ‘Dis-Section’ – Disability & Sexuality: The Naked Truth – LGBTQ+ & Body Positive

24th November 2021 by ParaPride

Sex and sexuality are favourite topics among mainstream LGBTQ+ society, however, disability is frequently left out of the conversations. Is disability considered incompatible to sex-related topics?
During this event will be talking about disability and sex positivity around different bodies, and being able to express ourselves freely.
‘Dis-section’, (disability section), is an inclusive and safe digital space brought to you by Parapride; as the name suggests phonetically, we ‘dissect’ and scrutinise topics that are often not talked about in the wider LGBTQ+ society.
Along with our line up of expert panellists we will converse openly, honestly and respectfully about disability, intimacy, sex, love & dating, the gay hook-up culture, as well as the stigmas and taboo that surround these aspects of our disabled community.

We will provide BSL interpreters and live closed captions, and descriptive language will be used.

Parapride is an empowerment charity that advocates for the visibility, education and awareness of LGBTQ+ disabled people. We are a non-profit registered charity entirely run by volunteers. Your generous donations will help us produce more events like this one. Please continue to support us.
You can donate through our website https://parapride.org/

This event is funded by LGBT Consortium.

Tagged With: #chooselove, #community, #LGBTIntersectionsFund, #mentalhealth, BSL, BSL interpreted, Equality, genderfluid, genderqueer, Intersections Fund, LGBT, LGBT+ Futures Programme: Intersections Fund, queer, Trans, Youth

Sol Cafe Grand Opening / Baobab Women’s Project Book Launch

21st June 2021 by Solidarity Kitchen Cafe

Baobab Women met in person before covid at Elmwood Church, then on zoom after covid. They worked with community artists to create pictures and poems for the book.

We will open at 5pm with welcomes and networking, then have three speakers, and other contributors attending who will give brief talks and answer questions in a Q and A format from 5.30-7pm.

Books will be on sale, proceeds go to Baobab to support our ongoing advocacy work & pay speaker expenses.

Event working with Refugee Week Artist Millicent Chapanda, Zimbabwean singer and Mbira player- Music from 7-7.30pm.

Tasty vegan food provided by Sol cafe.

Covid policy: we will ask all attendes to have temperature taken on the door to check for covid, and ask people with a high temp to take a test – or you can photo a test you take at home 24 hours before and walk straight in.

Tagged With: Equality, Fundraiser, LGBTQ Social Event

IDAHOBIT Watch Party

17th May 2021 by forumplus

forum+ is proud to present an online event to commemorate International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia on Monday 17th May at 7 pm. The theme for this year’s IDAHOBIT is “Together: Resisting, Supporting, Healing!” and we are hosting a Watch Party with a 50 minute programme of short documentaries and films to engage, entertain and inspire.

Join together with other LGBTQ people from around the world for our live virtual screening, share comments in the chat throughout and participate in a post screening discussion and audience Q&A. We’re very excited to have directors Angela Clarke and Matt Houghton joining our event.

Hear about the support services that are offered by forum+ to victims of homophobic, biphobic or transphobic hate crime.

To book your free place at our IDAHOBIT Watch Party please email [email protected] and for the latest information please visit the event page: bit.ly/IDAHOBITWatchParty

Tagged With: Camden, Equality, forum+, Islington, LGBT, social, Trans

Book/Article Club with Abian

4th May 2021 by The Forum Sutton

We are excited about Abian’s book and article club which will kick off on the 4th of May to discuss an article about LGBTQ+ disabled people and their identities. The article can be found below and is open to anyone who would like to join.

We hope this is to become a regular feature and once you email us at either [email protected] or [email protected] you will then be sent the Zoom link with the details of how to join in the discussion.

We also welcome any feedback or if you have a particular article or book you think would be a great topic of discussion.

Booking will close around 3 pm on the 4th May.

To read the article simply click on the link below and please share with friends and followers.
https://t.co/lUeh4YdUt0?amp=1

Tagged With: Equality, Forum Seminar, LBT, LGBT Sutton, London, social, Sutton Community event, Sutton LGBT social event

Amore Love – Virtual Speed Dating Event, Black Queer Men’s 40+ Edition

21st February 2021 by Living Free UK

Black Queer Mxn’s Edition 40+

Open to Cis/Trans/Nonbinary | Gay, Bisexual, Pansexual and Asexual 40+ MXN ONLY.

Venue: Virtual via Zoom Dating Pool: Worldwide

Date: Sunday 21st February 2021 at 6.30pm GMT UK TIME(last entry 6.40pm GMT)

Dress code: Smart casual

About Amore Love

Our goal is to be the driving force behind individuals experiencing real compatibility. We want to take anyone looking for love on a journey to experience instant attraction and enhance their dating confidence.

We bring you the virtual convenience of online dating and the personal connections of real life encounters.

The event is open to LGBTIQ+ people of colour and queer community allies. This is one of our three quarterly editions (including Black Queer Women’s and Black Trans and Nonbinary Edition) aimed at creating safe spaces within each dating pool.

Tickets options

Free of charge

Please email [email protected] if you have further questions.

Disclaimer

You must be over 40 to participate

Book now as the virtual event has a limited capacity

Tagged With: Equality, genderqueer, LGBT, LGBT History, LGBT History Month, LGBTQ Social Event, older people, social, Trans, Trans Equality, transgender

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