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LGBT Adoption and Fostering Week 2013
Date Published: 30/01/2013
LGBT Adoption & Fostering Week takes place on 4th - 10th March 2013 each year and across the UK agencies are looking for parents from the LGB&T community.
read moreThe Feeling Make a Supersonic Return to Concorde
Date Published: 22/02/2013
Ahead of their UK tour, Brit-Pop band The Feeling will be touching down at Manchester Pride's fundraising event - Supersonic. The event takes place on Saturday 6th April 2013, inside tthe Concorde Hangar at Manchester Airport, raising money for local causes.
read moreStand Tall,Get Snapped
Date Published: 22/02/2013
It’s over thirty years since the world first became aware of HIV as a life threatening illness and in recognition of this and the fact that many people are living with the virus today, photographer Edo Zollo has travelled around the UK to document the lives of 30 HIV+ve.
read moreInternational Women’s Day Awards Night 2013: LGF’s Annie…
Date Published: 19/02/2013
The LGF’s very own Annie Emery, Head of Services, has been shortlisted for a Manchester International Women’s Day Award 2013 for her work in driving forward services for lesbian and bisexual women and is an inspiration to many! Click here to find out more!
read moreSugar & Spice: Line-up announced!
Date Published: 19/02/2013
It’s now less than a month until Sugar & Spice, The Lesbian & Gay Foundation’s annual celebration for International Women’s Day, and we’re really excited to announce that the agenda for the day has been finalised. Read more...
read moreTrans Hate Crime Poster Competition Results
Date Published: 19/02/2013
During Hate Crime Week in January, Greater Manchester Police ran a competition to design a poster to raise awareness of transphobic hate crime. Find out the results here!
read moreIn Pictures: Love Equal Marriage Roadshow
Date Published: 19/02/2013
Last week we toured the 10 borough’s of Greater Manchester talking to people about equal marriage. Check out the photo's here...
read moreYour services, your voice
Date Published: 19/02/2013
All of us rely on our local health and social care services at some point in our lives. And when we need them for ourselves or our family, we want the best possible services. To do this, a new consumer champion for health and social care – Healthwatch – has been created. Find out more and have your say!
read moreAmanda's Marathon Story
Date Published: 30/01/2013
Amanda is taking on the London Marathon this year in support of The LGF. Read her story and be inspired to take on a challenge of your own!
read moreMissed out on Valentine's?
Date Published: 15/02/2013
The Lesbian & Gay Foundation and NHS Manchester want to make sure that everyone feels suitably loved up. In a drive to promote good sexual health, safer sex cupids will be out in Manchester's gay village tomorrow night (Saturday 16th February) to help spread the love.
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