Sam Thomas launches ‘See the Bigger Picture’ petition to coincide with Alcohol Awareness Week
The petition calls on government to improve the way those with both mental health and substance use issues are assessed for treatment.
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OutRight Action International statement on outcome of the US Election
“OutRight looks forward to working with the Biden/Harris Administration to reestablish respect for LGBTQ+ rights throughout US foreign policy.”
Have your say: planning for the 2020 Trans Day of Remembrance
The Clare Project and QTIPoC Narratives Collective have set up an online consultation survey for TNBI (trans, non-binary, intersex and gender-variant) people and QTIBIPoC (queer trans intersex black indigenous people of colour) to share their ideas for the 2020 Trans Day of Remembrance.
Have your say: ‘LGBT inclusion in the fire service’
The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) has launched an online consultation for a new document on ‘Equality of Access for Services and Employment for the LGBT Communities’, which is open to feedback from fire service workers.
Manchester Pride holds first Human Rights Forum with prominent UK activists
Many of the UK’s most prominent activists have come together to form the Human Rights Forum to discuss cancel culture, transphobia, the importance of joint activism, feminism and white supremacy in pride in a new video released online by LGBTQ+ charity Manchester Pride.
Have your say: the future of Sussex’s hospitals
Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WSHT) and Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust (BSUH) are planning to merge in spring next year and are asking for the public to give their opinions on the move by completing a short survey that can be found online.
COMMENT: Do not dismiss or explain away the rise in recorded homophobia
I experienced three serious incidents within the space of just over a year in 2017-2018 and following the public service and legal response to the first, I did not report the other two.