Asexuality is the Queerest Thing
ByAlice Olivia Scarlett
In this guest blog, writer Alice Olivia Scarlett speaks about their experiences of coming out as ace, and a lack of ace acceptance within the LGBTQIA+ community. Content warning: emotional and sexual...
Growing up trans and asexual
ByTobias Hunter
In this guest blog Tobias Hunter, co-president of the University of Liverpool’s LGBT+ Society , speaks about their experiences of being trans and ace, and the media representation of ace people...
African Rainbow Family: Ask the Home Office to stop outsourcing asylum interviews
ByNessakem Vanessa Nwosu
Nessakem Vanessa Nwosu, Assistant Social Media Coordinator at African Rainbow Family , speaks up about the issue of the UK Government’s intention to outsource asylum interviews and what we can do...
International Pronouns Day
ByNeil McDonald
There’s a lot of discussion in the media and online recently about the use of gender pronouns. Gender pronouns aren’t new though. We use them all the time to identify and refer to someone. Describing...
Black History Month: the charity sector has a long way to go when it comes to racial equality
ByBex Shorunke
In this guest blog Bex Shorunke, Senior Media Officer at akt , details what needs to change in order for the third sector to become a truly inclusive place for Black people and people of colour. How...
Stonewall statement on World Rugby's announcement
Nancy Kelley, Chief Executive, Stonewall, said: 'We are deeply disappointed by World Rugby’s decision to move ahead with their proposal to stop most...
5 things Black LGBT people have done in 2020
The Black LGBT community have done so many incredible things this year, from raising money for amazing projects and organisations, to individuals going above and beyond to raise awareness and support...
How being LGBT inclusive makes school a happier place for everyone
ByJen (she/her)
Jen is a primary school teacher from the North West of England. In this blog she discusses her school’s approach to LGBT inclusion and the positive impact it had on the school as a whole. I work in a...
10 ways to be an ally to Black LGBT people
This year the acute discrimination Black people face has been brought to the forefront. Black LGBT people have been severely affected by the global pandemic, as well as the trauma of systemic racism...
African sexuality and the legacy of imported homophobia
ByLeah Buckle
In June, Botswana overturned colonial-era laws which criminalised homosexuality, with the judge, Michael Leburu, declaring that “the anti-sodomy laws are a British import” and were developed “without...
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