LGBT HERO – Don’t Lose Your Vote Campaign The charity LGBT HERO have set up a LGBTQ+ Photo ID Hub on their website to provide guidance about how your voting rights are changing from May 2023 onwards. They are running a “Don’t Lose Your Vote” Campaign. From this year, the law around voting in UKContinue reading “Don’t Lose Your Vote Campaign”
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London Trans and Gender non-conforming swimming group (TAGs)
19:30 | Every Friday | Glassmill Leisure Centre | Loampit Vale SE13 Glass Mill Leisure Centre is the home of internationally renowned swimming group for the Transgender and Non-Binary community. Since 2014, TAGs has been challenging barriers facing Trans and Non-binary people in sport, providing a safe space for people to stay active and makeContinue reading “London Trans and Gender non-conforming swimming group (TAGs)”
Lewisham LGBTQ+ History Month 2023
February is LGBTQ+ history month here in the UK. It is an annual observation of LGBTQ+ history and a celebration of the culture. Read on to find out how the community is marking the occasion here in Lewisham. Friday 3 February LGBTQ+ History Month launch and Mollies Exhibition Private View 18:00 – 23:00 | TriangleContinue reading “Lewisham LGBTQ+ History Month 2023”
Trans Day of Remembrance
Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is observed on the 20th November each year and is a day to memorialise those we have lost through transphobic violence. Rita Hester (November 30, 1963 – November 28, 1998) was a transgender African-American woman who was murdered in Allston, Massachusetts, on November 28, 1998. In response to her murder, an outpouring of griefContinue reading “Trans Day of Remembrance”
Tran Oasis Resources Community Hub
We are very pleased to announce the restart of TORCH meetings, which will be held at the Oasis Academy School, in Lambeth. Meetings had been previously been suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic. Trans Oasis Resources Community Hub (TORCH) (Over 18’s) About TORCHTORCH – creates a safe, supportive and inclusive space for trans people of faithTorchContinue reading “Tran Oasis Resources Community Hub”
CroydonHCO Library Outreach 2022/23
Metro Safer: Croydon Hate Crime Service Support to report and address anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime in Croydon Mark Healey Croydon Hate Crime Officer mobile 0753 471 9517 safer@metrocharity.org.uk Mark Healey, Croydon’s Hate Crime Officer is employed three days a week (Wednesday to Friday, 10 am to 5 pm) to run Metro Charity‘s Metro Safer: Croydon HateContinue reading “CroydonHCO Library Outreach 2022/23”
April Acts of Remembrance 2022
We will be marking the 23rd anniversaries of the London Nail Bomb attacks on Brixton (17th), Brick Lane (24th) and Soho (30th) this month (April 2022). The last time we gathered in person was April 2019, when we marked the 20th anniversaries of these awful events. The last two anniversaries held in 2020 and 2021Continue reading “April Acts of Remembrance 2022”
elop shortlisted in Diva Awards 2022
elop has been shortlisted in the Community or Charity Project of the Year category for the DIVA Awards 2022. They would like to thank those that have nominated them. elop are amongst fantastic company of many other great LGBTQ+ charities and many of whom have far more expansive and dedicated comms support that elop –Continue reading “elop shortlisted in Diva Awards 2022”
Thank you David Watters
Last October (2021) David ran a Facebook Birthday fundraiser in aid of our parent charity 17-24-30 National Hate Crime Awareness Week (1184819). 4 people shared David’s fundraiser, and 25 people made a donation, raisinig £500 which will be used tackling hate crime and building stronger communities. This will help fund our projects including the developmentContinue reading “Thank you David Watters”
ELOP – Tower Hamlets LGBT+ Community Forum
ELOP are an exciting innovative LGBT+ mental health and wellbeing charity based in East London. ELOP was established around 1995 as a grass roots developed & community-led organisation with the aim to promote the mental health, wellbeing, empowerment & equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT+) communities. For 25 years ELOP has been providingContinue reading “ELOP – Tower Hamlets LGBT+ Community Forum”