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LGBTQ+ Fostering Information Evening at The Queery
Fostering Information Evening at The Queery as part of LGBTQ+ Adoption & Fostering Week
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Brighton & Hove City Council Fostering Service to hold event for those in the LGBTQ+ community looking to foster children and young people
Brighton & Hove City Council Fostering Service has announced it is hosting an information service for LGBTQ+ people looking to make a difference to children and young people at the Ledward Centre on Tuesday, March 7 from 7pm.
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Gscene archive donated to the Bishopsgate Institute
James Ledward’s personal archive collection of Scene and Gscene magazines from 1996 onwards donated to Bishopsgate Institute
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Mental health support over the festive period
Support is available if you’re struggling over the festive period
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Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard publishes ‘LGBTQ+ Domestic Abuse Survivors’ Christmas Survival Guide’
According to Switchboard, Christmas can be a particularly dangerous time of year of domestic abuse survivors.
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Martlets partners with Allsorts Youth Project for trans inclusion training
Two Sussex-based charities join forces to increase understanding of caring for trans and non-binary community.
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Terrence Higgins Trust announces series of Living Well Service groups and webinars
From work and skills, to exploring your relationship with chems
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Help support research into LGBTQ+ experiences of care
Leaving Care with Pride is new research, which aims to address the “dearth in knowledge exploring the experiences of LGBTQ+ people leaving care in the UK”. This project has been co-produced by Teesside University, LGBTQ+ Youth in Care and LGBTQ+ adults with experience of leaving care.
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Pride Cymru 2022 – Cardiff 27th & 28th August
This August Bank Holiday sees the return of Pride Cymru in Cardiff, the theme for this year’s event is #Unique&united / #UnigrywacUnedig with more than 50,000 people expected to enjoy the packed weekend, city centre parade and vibrant LGBTQ+ scene.
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Switchboard publishes ‘LISTEN UP!’ impact report
A new impact report from Switchboard, the national LGBTQ+ help and support line, has been published to provide insight into what the charity achieved in 2021, and also reflect on how the unexpected events of 2020 affected the communities Switchboard supports, and the ways the charity runs its servic
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New survey explores experiences of trans, intersex and gender diverse people during all stages of dying, death and bereavement
Stonewall, Hospice UK and the Gender Identity Research & Education Society (GIRES) have launched a new survey, BEING READY, which explores the experiences of trans, intersex and gender diverse people during all stages of dying, death and bereavement.
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Rainbow Hub appointed as third party LGBTQ+ hate crime reporting centre
When someone reports a hate crime with the Rainbow Hub, they own that report and what happens to it. If they want their report to go to the authorities, the Rainbow Hub will ensure that happens.