Consortium

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LGBT+ Futures

Spectrums: Making Queer Youth Spaces accessible for Autistic Young People

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What can we do as queer youth workers to make sure we are meeting the needs of autistic young people in our settings?

This online event will bring together LGBT+ youth workers, guest speakers and youth voices to discuss the ways we can support and amplify the voices of autistic LGBT+ young people within our own settings and as a sector.

If you would like to share your own best practice as a speaker at the event, please get in touch before 13th April.

Please note: this event is for workers and volunteers who work as part of a specialist LGBT+ youth service within the UK or Ireland. If you work in a different sector and would be interested in attending a similar event, please get in touch at: [email protected]

Rainbow Allies Online Event

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  • Would you like to give some time to support the LGBT+ community in Wolverhampton?
  • Are you interested in learning new skills as a trustee of a local charity, and finding out what being a trustee involves?
  • Would you like to hear more about the work of X2Y LGBT Youth Group?
  • Do you have skills that would help our organisation?

 

If your answer to any of these questions is yes, X2Y LGBT Youth Group is very pleased to welcome you to our Rainbow Allies virtual event: Wednesday 18 November 2020 from 7.30 to 9.00 pm Via Zoom.

This is a FREE event but please book a place through Eventbrite.

If you are interested in finding out more but not able to attend on 18 November please email: [email protected] as we may be able to run an additional session at a different time if needed.

Acknowledgement: Thanks to Wolverhampton Supporting Grassroots Initiative Project for funding this event

LGBT+ Futures Programme: Intersections Fund

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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 an individual Donor, Consortium will be distributing a total pot of £20,000 in grants.

Applications will be open to LGBT+ non-profit groups, organisations and projects that support and improve the lives of LGBT+ people of faith, LGBT+ people of colour and LGBT+ women in recognition of the underrepresentation and higher levels of marginalisation and discrimination faced by these members of our communities.

Applications can be for any amount up to a maximum of £5,000 but it should be noted applications above £2,500 will be exceptional. We are keen to maximise this funding and fund as many viable projects as possible, so we expect the average grant amount awarded to be in the region of £500-£2,500.

Applications are now open and will close at 5pm on Monday 2nd March 2020. More details can be found here: www.consortium.lgbt/grantgiving/lgbt-futures-intersections-fund

For more information about this grants programme please contact our Grants Team on: [email protected]