Homotopia 2020: Top Picks
Back in July, we had a chat with Homotopia’s Char Binns who gave us some teasers for the 2020 programme. Well, now it’s here, in full swing and it certainly doesn’t disappoint. We’ve shared our top picks below, but you can see the full programme here. Fox Fisher: Artist in Residence Award-winning artist, filmmaker, campaigner […]
Ace Week 2022
Ace Week (formerly Asexual Awareness Week) this year runs from 23rd – 29th October 2022. We look at what the week seeks to achieve and how we can all be better allies to Ace people. What is Asexuality? Asexual people experience little to no sexual attraction and/or sexual desire. Asexuality is not a choice, it […]
#FilmFridays 13th November A Throne for Miss Ghana and ALL FALLS DOWN
This #FilmFriday Film With Pride launches the start of a Liverpool TransPride special, four weeks of films dedicated to the experience of trans people across the globe. We will be showing two short films each week for the next four weeks, which have been curated by Kelly Stubbs from Liverpool TransPride. The first two films, […]
Intersex Awareness Day 2020
26th October 2020 is Intersex Awareness Day, designed to celebrate the intersex community and highlight the human rights issues they face. The date marks the first public demonstration by intersex people in North America, outside the venue in Boston where the American Academy of Pediatrics was holding its annual conference. What is Intersex? Intersex is […]
Advice: Should Pronouns Be Compulsory?
Organisations across the Liverpool City Region are being called upon to pledge their support and normalise the use of pronouns in their everyday lives. Naturally, this might pose some questions for HR Departments about how they should do this. The most often asked questions we’ve received are: “So, we have to make them compulsory?” or […]
Merch: Buy your LCR Pronoun Badges Here!
LCR Pride Foundation are pleased to announce a special commission for International Pronouns Day… our first range of Pronoun Pin Badges! You too can help spread the word and make the use of pronouns normal in your workplace, place of education or… (as many of us are nowadays) visual meetings. Our specially designed badges come […]
Article: Why Pronouns Are Important
Ahead of International Pronouns Day, Emma Stewart from LCR Pride Foundation outlines the importance of using the correct pronouns – a simple act key to self-determination and validation. Originally published in Bido Lito, Edition 110 Words: Emma Stewart, LCR Pride Foundation Image: Sophie Green, sophie-green.com Has anyone ever got your name even just a little […]
LFC launches ‘Red Together’
Liverpool FC is launching its new club-wide approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Red Together, which comes following the club’s recent achievement in maintaining the Advanced Level of the Premier League’s Equality Standard. The Club, which was the first Premier League Club to achieve the Advanced Level Equality Standard in 2017, was assessed remotely by the Premier League who highlighted the club’s ongoing commitment to driving change, as well as its work with the local community. LFC is […]
LCR Pride Award Winner Appointed PiPP North West Area Lead
LCR Pride Award winner, Sheena-Marie Williams, has been appointed the North West Area Lead for Pride in Prison and Probation (PiPP), the Probation and Prison Service’s LGBT+ staff support network. Sheena was awarded the Michael Causer Award for Work to Tackle Hate Crime at the inaugural LCR Pride Awards in September 2019, where she was […]
A Chat With: Samaritans Liverpool and Merseyside
Samaritans Liverpool and Merseyside celebrated its 60th anniversary in March this year. It is the second oldest branch in England, opening in 1960. Although well known, the full extent of the work the organisation does, particularly on a local level, can be overlooked. To mark World Mental Health Day (Saturday 10th October), LCR Pride Foundation […]
