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Take our Survey & Be in for a Chance to Win £50
Date Published: 20/11/2012
We've just launched our new survey for lesbian and bisexual women. Take it now and be in for a chance to win £50!
read moreLatest HIV figures for North West England (2011)
Date Published: 26/11/2012
Last year (2011) saw a 6% increase in HIV cases presenting to North West Treatment centres according to the latest figures from The North West HIV & AIDS Monitoring Unit at the Centre for Public Health, Liverpool John Moores University.
read moreHearing BME voices within the LGB&T community
Date Published: 25/11/2012
We Exist Too! An event for black and minority ethnic lesbian, gay and bisexual people to speak up about the issues that affect them. Wednesday 28th November - 6.30pm at LGF, in partnership with Race Equality Foundation and EHRC.
read moreBrian Epstein: He Had to Hide his Love Away
Date Published: 20/11/2012
Caroline Yorston reviews the long-awaited world premiere about one of the world’s most successful music entrepreneurs, Brian Epstein: The Man Who Made The Beatles.
read moreMarking Transgender Day of Remembrance in Salford
Date Published: 20/11/2012
Salford joins the few cities in the UK to fly the official Trans flag to promote the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) and to support the Trans community.
read more'Fostering is the Most Rewarding Career'
Date Published: 20/11/2012
Local independent foster care agency, Fostering Solutions, is actively encouraging people from the lesbian and gay community in Manchester and surrounding areas to become foster carers.
read moreNational HIV Testing Week 23 – 30 November
Date Published: 19/11/2012
THIVK - over 90,000 people are living with HIV in the UK and thousands have HIV without even knowing it. National HIV Testing Week aims to make sure that we all know our HIV status ahead of this year’s World AIDS Day on December 1st.
read moreSocial, regular or problematic? Binge Drinking Behaviour
Date Published: 19/11/2012
The latest data from our Part of the Picture report showed that LGB people aged 41 - 45 reported the most incidences of very problematic drinking with 14% of them binge drinking at least four or five times a week compared to 9% of 16-24 year olds
read moreHomophobic Bullying at Work
Date Published: 16/11/2012
This week (19th – 23rd) November marks the start of Anti-Bullying Week. The theme for this year is ‘'We're better without bullying' - which highlights the effect bullying has on achievement. Often bullying is often associated with young people in school, yet adult bullying, especially in the workplace is a real issue.
read moreAnti-Bullying Month: Joe's Story
Date Published: 14/11/2012
This week (19th – 23rd) November marks the start of Anti-Bullying Week. The theme for this year is ‘'We're better without bullying' - which highlights the effect bullying has on achievement and focuses on working with young people. Here Joe shares his story.
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