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Support for depression and anxiety at the LGF
Date Published: 17/11/2011
The Lesbian & Gay Foundation and the Manchester Primary Care Mental Health Service have joined forces to offer a new specialist service for the LGBT community.
read moreCharity sign Time To Change pledge to end mental health disc…
Date Published: 15/11/2011
The Lesbian & Gay Foundation (The LGF) have become the latest organisation to sign the Time To Change pledge to end mental health discrimination.
read moreAre you living with HIV in Cumbria?
Date Published: 15/11/2011
Are you living with HIV in Cumbria, or caring for someone who is? If so, you may be interested in a new initiative being promoted by the Cumbria Equality Resource Centre.
read morePink List's Elly Barnes speaks out on Anti-Bullying Week
Date Published: 14/11/2011
This Anti-Bullying Week we talk to Music Teacher and Pink List winner Elly, about the importance of tackling bullying through education, and what it felt like to be named the most influential LGBT person in the UK.
read moreAnti-Bullying Initiative highlights that Words Can Hurt
Date Published: 14/11/2011
Manchester’s award winning Exceeding Expectations Anti-Homophobic Bullying initiative, is back in the city’s schools from Anti-Bullying Week until November 25th. This year's theme is Words Can Hurt, and language and words and the impact they can have are at the project's very heart.
read moreFootball club host day of action against discrimination
Date Published: 11/11/2011
Bradford City FC have become the third professional football club to sign up to the Government's Sports Charter challenging homophobia and transphobia in sport. They are also holding a day of action to kick discrimination out of sport.
read moreCharity says: "Make Schools Safer - challenge the gay w…
Date Published: 11/11/2011
Monday sees the start of Anti-Bullying Week and this year’s theme is Words Can Hurt, but homophobic bullying and the derogatory use of the word “gay” remain major issues for UK schools...
read moreWords Can Hurt
Date Published: 08/11/2011
Anti-Bullying Week takes place from November 14th – 18th and this year’s theme is Words Can Hurt. We take a look at two projects challenging the issue of homophobic bullying in schools and promoting understanding across communities.
read moreCervical screening campaign for lesbian and bisexual women s…
Date Published: 08/11/2011
The Lesbian & Gay Foundation’s “Are You Ready for Screen Test?” campaign has been awarded the top accolade at the Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust 2011 Cervical Screening Awards.
read moreStonewall announce 2011 award winners
Date Published: 04/11/2011
Community champions and celebrities honoured at the sixth annual Stonewall Awards.
Barnardo’s celebrates ‘coming out’ at tenth LGBT confe…
Date Published: 04/11/2011
The UK’s largest children’s charity Barnardo’s is celebrating a journey of improved practise for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) staff, volunteers and service users at its tenth annual LGBT conference.
read moreNew Art Therapy Group at The LGF
Date Published: 03/11/2011
Starting in January 2012 will be the first ever art therapy group at the LGF allowing people the opportunity to explore any issues they may have in a creative way.
read moreTo Wed or not to Wed?
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Date Published: 02/11/2011
UK government publish consultation report on Civil Partnerships on religious premises and announce same-sex civil marriage consultations in March 2012.
read moreNHS Celebrate LGBT History
Date Published: 02/02/2011
*UPDATE* - timelines launched by the NHS documenting LGBT and BME history now have BSL versions of the films about their work.
read moreHomotopia 2011
Date Published: 31/10/2011
Liverpool's queer arts festival is back and this year’s theme is ‘Cruising For Art’ showcasing an array of the queer, the extravagant, the bold, the unexpected and the daring. A celebration of 21st century LGBT life with an eclectic programme of theatre, dance, film, cabaret & discussion.
read moreA Commonwealth for LGB&T people?
Date Published: 28/10/2011
The LGF's Adam Winter on the Commonwealth's contradictions; members of the commonwealth work towards democracy, freedom and opportunity for all, so why in 42 of 54 member countries is same-sex activity unlawful?
read moreUK Government: More to be done to tackle HIV
Date Published: 28/10/2011
As we move towards the 24th annual recognition of World Aids Day on December 1st, the number of people living with HIV in the UK continues to rise.
read moreHIV - Praying for a cure?
Date Published: 20/10/2011
All of us, including the Faith community, have an important role to play in reducing HIV, and challenging stigma but surely no matter how strong your faith is, prayer alone is no substitute for adhering to HIV medications?
read morePurple power!
Date Published: 20/10/2011
Across the world people are being encouraged to turn their Facebook pages, twitter icons and blogs and websites purple to remember LGBT teenagers who have killed themselves after being bullied.
read moreFriends United
Date Published: 17/10/2011
Many people have a whole range of interests which they’d like to explore but feel they don’t have the support of friends to do this. This is where the LGF's Befrienders come in!
read more1 week left to vote to challenge homophobic bullying
Date Published: 17/10/2011
The Lesbian & Gay Foundation’s Enough is Enough! Action Against Homophobia campaign, is urging people to vote for the campaign’s Safer Schools Packs in the NatWest CommunityForce initiative - while you still can!
read moreManchester Pride hits £1 million charity target
Date Published: 14/10/2011
Manchester Pride has announced this morning that it has raised a total of £105,000 this year. This figure means that, since 2003, the annual festival has raised over £1M distributed to LGBT organisations and HIV charities and organisations.
read moreAltogether Stronger - Engaging African MSM
Date Published: 13/10/2011
Over the next few weeks there is a fantastic opportunity for people working in the LGB&T community, BME communities and the HIV and sexual health field; to engage with planning work to better engage and meet the needs of African men who have sex with men.
read moreCoronation Street star helps LGF raise awareness of coming o…
Date Published: 11/10/2011
Today is International Coming Out Day and Coronation Street star Julie Hesmondhalgh (aka Hayley Cropper) has been helping the Lesbian & Gay Foundation raise awareness of issues around coming out.
read moreLGB&T groups concern over Daily Mail’s involvement in …
Date Published: 11/10/2011
Both the Lesbian & Gay Foundation and The LGBT Consortium have written to the Big Lottery Fund to raise their concerns over the Daily Mail’s involvement in BLF’s Silver Dreams Fund – which will invest £110m in support of older people.
read moreKate's Coming Out Story
Date Published: 10/10/2011
Tomorrow is International Coming Out Day, we are raising awareness of different peoples' experiences of coming out as lesbian, gay and bisexual. Here, Kate, 30, shares her story...
read moreGentlemen of a certain age
Date Published: 07/10/2011
To coincide with National Coming Out Day 11th October 2011, The Lesbian & Gay Foundation (LGF) with the support of Taurus Bar are presenting ‘Gentleman of a Certain Age’, a photographic celebration of older gay and bisexual men.
read moreTom's Coming Out Story
Date Published: 06/10/2011
Tom hasn’t long since come out to his family and friends, now he’s heading off to University and realises that there is still more coming out to do...
read moreLGBT issues on the agenda at the Conservative Conference
Date Published: 05/10/2011
‘Ensuring LGBT representation in public life’ - Stonewall with LGBTory Speakers Nick Herbert MP, Marina Yannakoudakis MEP, Stuart Andrew MP,Matthew Sephton (Chair, LGBTory) and Ben Summerskill (Chief Executive, Stonewall).
read moreTory 'Pride & Prejudice'
Date Published: 04/10/2011
The LGF’s Andrew Gilliver reports from the Conservative Party Conference on George Osborne, public services and sexual health.
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