GM LGBTQ+ Community Network Newsletter
Monday, 19th February 2024We are halfway through LGBTQ+ History Month, send me any events you have taking place and I will promote and share them for you. [email protected] or tag me in your socials @CarlAustinBehan
Celebrate LGBT+ History Month
LGBT+ History Month is an annual celebration of the lives of LGBT+ people of the past. It is marked every February in the UK, with each year’s celebration having its own unique theme. The Proud Trust has produced a free downloadable pack for schools to celebrate LGBT+ History Month, including four engaging lesson plans developed by our expert Training and Education team.
The lesson plans are written with the National Curriculum in mind, with activities which can tie in to History, Relationships and Sex Education, Media Studies and English lessons. You can learn how to deliver the most effective LGBT+ History Month lessons at their online training course on 24th January.
If you are passionate about supporting LGBT+ young people in your school, why not take this as your cue to sign up for the Rainbow Flag Award and commit to making your school a safe, supportive and inclusive space for all students?
Free Download: file:///Users/carlaustin-behan/Downloads/LGBT+%20History%20Month%202024.pdf
Read the weekly newsletter from Canal St Manchester:
https://www.canal-st.co.uk/canal-st-online-newsletter
Forever Manchester: For Funding & Fundraising
https://forevermanchester.com/
I Love Manchester: Events Not to Miss
https://ilovemanchester.com/
Consortium: For Stronger LGBT+ Communities
Sector News:
https://mailchi.mp/f47a6edda6e2/feb24?e=4ef77ba796
GM Equality Alliance Bulletin, Issue 81, February 2024
https://www.gmcvo.org.uk/civicrm/mailing/view?reset=1&id=9816
The Proud Trust:
Fusion is a youth group for LGBT+ young people who are part of the Global Majority aged 13-19, developed and delivered by The Proud Trust to provide a supportive space to meet other local LGBT+ young people who are part of the Global Majority, explore a wide range of activities, and be proud of who you are.
Wednesday evenings.
Click here to refer yourself or a young person to this group.
Brolly Squad is a youth group for LGBT+ young people whose identity falls under the trans and non-binary umbrella, and those exploring their gender. It is developed and delivered by the The Proud Trust for young people aged 13-19 (and up to 25 with additional needs) who live or spend time in Greater Manchester.
Weekly on Tuesday evenings 5-7pm In Manchester.
Click here to refer yourself or a young person to this group.
Proud Young Adults is a safe and supportive space for LGBT+ young adults aged 18-25, developed and delivered by The Proud Trust to provide a safe space to socialize, develop new skills, and support your transition into the wider community as a proud young adult.
Weekly on Saturday evenings.
Click here to refer yourself or a young person to this group.
Benefit Concert Held in Memory of Brianna Ghey Sunday 18th Feb, from 7pm – The Brewers, Canal Street
Manchester’s LGBTQ+ community and its allies are coming together for a benefit show which is being held to mark the one year anniversary of the devastating loss of Brianna Ghey, whose horrific murder sent shockwaves throughout the UK.
Live Your Truth has been organised by trans campaigner and tv personality Jaxon Feeley, to raise funds for Peace & Mind UK, a not-for-profit organisation set up by Brianna’s mother, Esther, in memory of her daughter. The organisation aims to promote resilience, empathy and understanding among school children by funding a Mindfulness Teacher in every school across the UK. The campaign will also involve the creation of resources that teach children how to take better care of their own mental health, as well as fostering a greater understanding and respect for others and the things they may be going through.
Hosted by Gaydio’s Paris Munro and Helen Scott, the event will see performances from: JSky, Smashby, Gay Elvis, Christopher Hall, Alexa Vox, Michelle Lawson, Amrick Channa and more, plus special guests, with all performers volunteering their time in support of the cause.
The show will take place in the heart of Manchester’s Gay Village at The Brewer’s on February 18th from 7pm onwards.
Tickets cost £10 and are available from ticket pass. All funds will go to Peace and Mind UK. Anyone who would like to support the cause but is unable to attend the event can donate through the crowdfunding page.
For further information please contact Jaxon Feeley
[email protected] 07712687469
Monica Screening – with Kuchenga. 18th February, 5.40pm
Home, 2 Tony Wilson Pl, Manchester M15 4FN
An intimate portrait of a woman who returns home to care for her dying mother. A delicate and nuanced story of a fractured family, the story explores universal themes of abandonment, aging, acceptance, and redemption.
This screening will be followed by a discussion with journalist and writer Kuchenga and Kate O’Donnell.
Trans Creative have a limited number of £1 tickets for Trans Social Club members – All you need to do is send your full name in an email to [email protected] You can reserve up to two tickets.
Link Up North:
Join Link Up in celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month with a fascinating walking tour of Manchester on Thursday, February 22nd
You’ll be meeting at the iconic Vimto Sculpture, M1 3BU, at 17:30. Their expert tour guide will lead you to various sites of historical significance to our community.
The tour lasts approximately 90 minutes, concluding at Kampus, just opposite Canal St. Afterward, we’ll cap off the evening with some refreshments and networking. Tickets are available for just £12.. They can’t wait to share this memorable experience with you!
https://www.lgbtinsurancenetwork.com/linkevents/lgbtq-history-month-walking-tour-of-manchester/
LGBTQ+ Private Rented Sector Focus Group, 19th Feb 5pm – 7pm, online
GMCA is currently consulting on the Good Landlord Charter . The Charter is intended to be the first of its kind: an ambitious new voluntary standard for landlord excellence, no matter what kind of housing they let. It would support landlords to improve practice regardless of whether they are in the private or social rented sector, mainstream or specialist housing. The Good Landlord Charter will be available to all landlords across the 10 Greater Manchester boroughs (Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan)
The Charter will be a voluntary scheme for landlords who want to commit to higher standards than they are currently required to by law. It would be the first such scheme in the country open to all landlords, no matter whether they are private or social landlords, big or small. The charter has 20 member criteria which are grouped into the following categories:
- Affordable – e.g. properties meet EPC C as a minimum
- Inclusive – e.g. make or facilitate reasonable adaptations to properties, where needed
- Private and secure – e.g. tenants able to make reasonable changes to their home
- Responsive – e.g. published, timely target response times
- Safe and decent – e.g. any work/repairs done by a qualified or competent tradesperson
- Supportive – e.g. a commitment to refer tenants at risk of homelessness to council
- Well managed – e.g. landlord must be able to demonstrate accreditation or training
They have commissioned a consultancy TPAS (the Tenant Participation Advisory Service) to carry out some focus groups with private rented and social rented tenants, landlords and agents, to gather views on the Charter. They have identified LGBTQ+ people in the private rented sector, as group to speak to in order to understand views on the draft Good Landlord Charter. There is a £40 Love to Shop voucher offered to those who take part in the focus groups
To register for the focus group please visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LGBTQ1902
LGBTQ History Month Question Time
Manchester City Council will be hosting a Question Time event to mark this year’s LGBTQ History Month.
The event will take place at the Friends’ Meeting House, Monday 26th February 7.15pm to 8.30pm. Doors will open at 6.30pm. Light refreshments will be provided.
You will hear from a diverse panel of speakers representing local government, public health, voluntary sector and the creative arts. You’ll also have an opportunity to ask questions of the panel. If you would like to submit a question in advance for the panel, please make sure you include this on the sign-up form and they will do their best to answer them at the event. They will randomly select a number of these to be answered by the panel.
They’re keen to hear from the people of Manchester, and delighted to be holding an event covering issues affecting the LGBTQ community in the city.
Sign up here
Trans Social Club Event: Food and Feedback hosted by Laurie Williams
26th February, 6.30pm – 8.30pm, Islington Mill
Trans Social Club would like to invite you to their Trans Social Club 2024 planning session on 26th February at Islington Mill.
Please come and have some food with them and help us shape the program of creative events for the coming year. It’s a chance for them to get feedback from our members and other trans focussed partners to see how trans creativity can support and promote the work you do.
They are aware that the wellbeing of trans people is at the forefront of all of their work and with this in mind they hope to connect and collaborate and share ideas.
Whether you are a Social Club member, a night club, a charity, an activism centred group, they would love to come together and make 2024 the best year for trans people in this city.
Get your FREE ticket here.
LGBTQ+ Entrepreneurship Report
Are you an LGBTQ+ entrepreneur or business owner? If so, please take a few minutes to complete this online survey and contribute to a first of its kind report to be published in June.
This report will highlight the enormous contributions businesses like yours make, as well as the unique challenges they may face. They are hoping to reach as many people as possible so if you are able, please share this survey with your friends, colleagues, and family.
Survey link: https://lgbtqbusinessescount.forms.app/survey2
It’s A Piece Of Cake 10K – Manchester Frontrunners’ Annual 10K Race
Running and cake? What could be better? Proudly hosted by Manchester Frontrunners, the It’s a Piece of Cake 10K returns on Saturday 4th May 2024, and they’d love to see you there! Join them for a chip-timed 10 km road race in one of Manchester’s largest and loveliest parks, followed by a delectable array of delights from their legendary cake sale in aid of George House Trust. Learn more over on the Manchester Frontrunners website, or enter directly here.
Out With Prostate Cancer: Real Conversation For A Change
Their Group offers mutual support, shared experience and practical information to those who face the many challenges that come with a diagnosis of prostate cancer (they do not offer medical advice on individual cases and suggest you contact your GP, Prostate Can-cer UK or Macmillan Cancer Care). The Group is directed primarily at gay and bisexual men and trans-women, including those who are:
- frightened by what is happening to them
- apprehensive about treatment and want to see how others have coped
- coping well and don’t need support — but come along to support others
- happily in remission and attend the group to show others it can get better
Through the sharing of experiences, down-to-earth anecdotal advice and the provision of an open forum, the group aims to assist members to reduce feelings of isolation and to gain perspective.
Monthly hybrid meetings: Central Manchester and Zoom – Supported by LGBT Foundation / Prostate Cancer UK / Tackle Prostate Cancer
Email: [email protected]
www.outwithprostatecancer.org.uk
Tel: 07944 886043
Please note new Out In The City meetings:
Over 50’s Women’s Meeting at Cross Street Chapel, 29 Cross Street, Manchester M2 1NL
Thursday, 29 February and 28 March 2024, 2.00pm – 4.00pm
Lizzie and Sarah will host the meetings and there will be light refreshments. There is no need to book.
These are additional meetings to our regular weekly meetings.
Please see our website for more details https://outinthecity.org/next-outings/
Northern Cocks LGBTQ+ Badminton Club invites all NHS, Firefighters, Police Officers and staff to a FREE introductory session of badminton.
The club is a social club, catering for all abilities, so everyone is welcome, even if you’ve never played badminton before.
When: Thursday 21st March 2023
Location: Manchester Velodrome, Stuart Street, M11 4DQ
Time: 6pm-8pm
For more information, contact their social media or WhatsApp Pete on 07467599041
Pride in Leadership is a UK-wide network of over 1,000 LGBTQ+ business leaders and allies from across all sectors, shapes and sizes of organisation – www.prideinleadership.co.uk
It’s run by Matt Haworth & Claire Ebrey.
A Conversation with Stevie Spring (in-person)
They will talk to Stevie Spring, whose incredible career includes Chairing the British Council and sitting on the board of the Co-op. Kindly sponsored by Mills and Reeve.
When: 27 March 2024
Details and registration are here
The Rainbow Lottery is the UK’s first weekly lottery that raises money for the LGBTQ+ community. Their hope is to make a difference to our over 100 good causes across the country, so they can carry on their vital work – which helps us all.
For more info: www.rainbowlottery.co.uk To start supporting causes in OUR community purchase your ticket here:
https://www.rainbowlottery.co.uk/referral/1754044334/1961609853
Save The Date: Greater Manchester Pride Events for 2024
Pride in Trafford Wednesday 15th – Saturday 18th May
Pride Bolton Friday 24th – Sunday 26th May
Pride on The Range Saturday 25h May
Bury Saturday 1st June
Stockport Pride Sunday 2nd June
Tameside Saturday 15th June
Salford Pink Picnic Saturday 22nd June
Pride in Nature with RHS Bridgewater Sunday 30th June
Sparkle Weekend Friday 12th – Sunday 14th July
Oldham Pride Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st July
Happy Valley Pride / Hebden Bridge Monday 22nd– Sunday 28th July
Trans Pride Manchester Saturday 3rd August
Levenshulme Pride Friday 9th – Sunday 11th August
Prestwich Pride Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th August
Wigan Pride Saturday 10th August
Rochdale in Rainbows Saturday 17th August
Manchester Pride Friday 23rd – Monday 26th August
Didsbury Pride Saturday 31st August
Ramsbottom Pride Saturday 21st September
Bury Rainbow Train Sunday 29th September
Chorlton Pride Date to be confirmed
Surveys / Research / Questionnaires:
Let’s End Hate Crime
Greater Manchester is a place where everyone should feel safe to be themselves. No one should face violence, abuse or hatred just because of who they are, who they love, where they’re from, what they look like or what they believe. Hate incidents and hate crime will not be tolerated in Greater Manchester.
There is a lot of great work taking place to tackle hate crime in each area of Greater Manchester but we think we can be more effective if we work together. Which is why we developed our first Greater Manchester Hate Crime Plan in 2019 to prevent and tackle hate crime.
The current Plan looks at:
- How we raise awareness
- Improve support for victims
- Increase the confidence to report
- How we can prevent hate crime from occurring
We are now refreshing this plan for 2024 onwards and want your input to shape the future priorities and focus.
Why your views matter
If you’ve been a victim or witness of hate, we want to hear about your experiences, whether you reported it or not. Sharing your experiences and suggestions will help us to get a better understanding of what is working and what can be improved.
Please do not use this survey to report a crime. If you wish to report a crime, in an emergency please call 999, and in other situations call 101.
If you’ve been a victim or witness of hate crime, you can find out how to report it, access support and more information on letsendhatecrime.com or call 0161 200 1950.
Give us your views:
Please can I ask you to complete this and share with your networks so we can capture as much feedback as possible. Especially if you’ve ever witnessed or been a victim of a hate incident or hate crime in Greater Manchester in the past 5 years (since the first hate crime plan was consulted on in 2019).
https://www.gmconsult.org/police-and-crime-team/hate-crime-plan-refresh-2024/
Here’s a link to the 2024 Hate Crime Awareness Week Video:
National Voices on behalf of the Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance, are currently researching experiences and barriers when it comes to getting tested for suspected cancer in Greater Manchester, and are looking for people who live in the area to complete their 10-minute survey. Respondents do not need to have had a past diagnosis of cancer.
With the aim of improving services in the area, National Voices will analyse the responses to understand what barriers people in Greater Manchester are experiencing to getting tested for cancer, and why some people may be experiencing them.
Respondents will be automatically entered into a prize draw to win a £150 Trafford Centre gift voucher. If relevant, complete the survey here by 1 March, share with relevant networks, or email Louis Horsley, National Voices’ Research and Insight Manager [email protected], with any questions.”
Lesbian and Gay Older Adults Experiences of Living with Bipolar Disorder
This research project aims to investigate lesbian and gay older adults’ experiences of living with bipolar disorder. They will be interviewing individuals about their experiences.
If you are:
Aged 50 years old or above. AND…
Identify as being cisgender and lesbian or gay. AND…
Have a diagnosis of bipolar disorder.
Email: [email protected] or call 07971 331 537 to find out
more information about participating in the study.
Ethical Approval: 2023-17468-32060
Job Vacancies:
The Proud Trust: Join their team as a Youth Worker
Their life changing work with LGBT+ young people is ever evolving as their lives and experiences of the world are constantly changing. They have some very exciting and pioneering new projects to get up and running in 2024, and you could be an important part of that. So, if you are passionate about creating safe and inclusive spaces for LGBT+ young people and thrive on making a positive impact in the lives of young people, they would love for you to join their dynamic, creative and inspirational team.
This vacancy is for: • Full time role (37.5hrs) • Salary: £22,318 to £27,681 per annum plus 5% pension contributions
Download the job pack for further details, and they look forward to receiving your completed application form.
Forever Manchester
The role of Community Builder is for Forever Manchester.
Click here for more information about Forever Manchester.
| Job Title | Community Builder |
| Responsible to | Community Building Manager and Director of Communities |
| Hours of work | 28 – 35 hours per week (negotiable) |
| Location | Salford and Central Manchester |
| Salary | £25,000 to £30,000 per annum, dependent upon experience |
https://forevermanchester.com/job-opportunity-community-builder/
Further information
Forever Manchester are committed to ensuring that how they are governed, their team and their partnerships all reflect the true diversity of the communities they support. They seek to collect equalities data at the first stage of application so they can analyse and challenge where and how they recruit. Thet encourage candidates to also complete their equality and diversity monitoring form for this reason
If you have any queries on any aspect of the appointment process or need additional information please contact via email.
[email protected]