LGBTQ+ News #SaferToBeMe summit, the only global LGBTQ+ summit held in the UK, to take place in Newcastle in October The 2025 #SaferToBeMe summit, the only global LGBTQ+ summit held in the UK, returns this year and promises to be the biggest one yet since its inaugural launch in 2023. Taking place in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, the 2025 #SaferToBeMe summit promises an ambitious and exciting programme of events from Octob By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News A new major fundraising event celebrating the progress of LGBTQ+ communities and a charity’s own remarkable development has been launched Pride Action North (PAN) is hosting the inaugural Progression Ball and Awards Ceremony on February 2, 2024 to mark the beginning of LGBTQ+ History Month in recognition of the work being carried out by organisations and individuals to make the North East a more inclusive, diverse and accepting place By Graham Robson • 2 min read
The Amsterdam Rainbow Dress on display at the National Glass Centre in Sunderland Picture: DAVID WOOD News An ‘unprecedented’ success: Sunderland hosts the first International LGBTQIA+ Conference With delegates coming from Kyrgyzstan, Canada, Switzerland, Germany, and from all over the UK, as well as speakers beaming in from Nigeria, Pakistan and Bangladesh, the event saw over 20+ nation states represented during the first Safer To Be Me Symposium, organised by human rights charity ReportOUT By Graham Robson • 4 min read
LGBTQ+ News ReportOUT, a global human rights organisation for sexual and gender minorities, is inviting LGBTQ+ people to apply for its annual UK Campaigns Training You can choose from either two online opportunities or two face-to-face. If successful, you will gain invaluable knowledge of the principles, theories, models, and tactics essential for becoming a skilled activist and effective campaigner. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Sunderland becomes first UK city to host iconic Rainbow Dress An iconic dress made of 68 flags of nations where homosexuality is illegal has arrived in the UK for the very first time, unveiled in Sunderland as part of an international LGBTQ+ conference being hosted in the city. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
