BI AWARENESS WEEK 2021
ANOTHER WEEK DEDICATED TO CELEBRATING ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL, VALID AND VISIBLE PART OF THE CITY REGION’S LGBT+ COMMUNITY, BISEXUAL AWARENESS WEEK STARTS ON WEDNESDAY 16TH SEPTEMBER AND FINISHES ON THURSDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER – BI VISIBILITY DAY. WHAT IS BISEXUALITY? Bisexuality has a whole host of definitions, most commonly the attraction to two or more genders. […]
Navajo Awards Calls Out for Nominations
The Navajo Merseyside & Cheshire LGBTIQA Chartermark Annual Awards has confirmed its venue and is calling out for nominations for its annual awards. The event will take place 1st October at Liverpool City College’s Art Department and will be Tony Griffin’s last year as Chair of the organisation. As well as celebrating its biggest ever […]
Staying Safe at a Protest
If you’re planning to attend a protest in the near future, it is important to ensure you protest safely. In the UK we have the right to protest peacefully. However, deciding if you attend a protest is a deeply personal choice. If you choose not to protest, you shouldn’t feel bad about this, there are plenty […]
Sefton LGBT+ Consultation Launched
A borough-wide consultation into the experiences and needs of Sefton’s LGBT+ community has been launched. The work aims to discover what it means to be LGBT+ in Sefton – if people feel safe, supported and seen – and what kind of events and services might enhance and improve their lives in the borough and beyond. […]
Bishop Leads MarchONline with emotional speech praising region’s LGBT+ community
At his final LCR Pride Foundation event as Bishop, Paul Bayes said: “LGBTQ people, orientation, identity. It’s not a crime. It’s not a sickness, and it’s not a sin. You hold your heads high when you march on Pride.” Bishop of Liverpool, Paul Bayes, led LCR Pride Foundation’s MarchONline with an emotional and heartfelt speech […]
LCR Pride Foundation to MarchOnline this Saturday
Organisation calls for people to tune in for the MarchOnline, which will be broadcast from 12noon on Saturday 31st July. LCR Pride Foundation is calling on the city region’s LGBT+ community and allies to tune into its MarchOnline from 12noon this Saturday 31st July. For the second year running, the virtual march will take place […]
Art draws on anti-hate message
Liverpool is set to use its cultural credentials to send out the message that homophobia, transphobia and biphobia have no place in the city. The city’s largest LGBT+ organisations are working in partnership with Liverpool City Council’s Culture Liverpool team to curate visible projects that not only celebrate the community, but emphasise the importance of […]
Pride Quarter Indoor Festival Line Up Announced
Last month the city’s LGBT+ venues came together to launch a new look for the city’s LGBT+ Quarter – Liverpool’s ‘Pride Quarter’. Now, working in partnership with LCR Pride Foundation they are set to mark the weekend that would have been Pride in Liverpool with a huge indoor festival taking place over 13 venues. The […]
A Chat With: Kai Jolley
Ahead of Little LTF (Liverpool Theatre Festival), which runs from 12 – 18 July at St Luke’s Bombed Out Church, we chat to Kai Jolley about his new show This Skin of Mine (Thursday 15th July), surviving as a creative in the pandemic and his plans and ambitions for 2021 and beyond. First of all, […]
Trans Voices Liverpool Creative Writing Project
We recognise that there is great diversity in our city’s Trans communities and that not everyone has the platform to tell their story or have their voice heard. We want to change that and to do that we need to hear from you, members of Liverpool’s Trans and gender non-conforming communities. National Museums Liverpool, with […]