A Chat With: Liverpool Tritons RUFC
With our focus this week firmly on sport, we have a chat with the Chair of Liverpool Tritons Rugby Union Football Club, Mike Turner. The club was a finalist in the Inclusive Sport Group category at last year’s inaugural LCR Pride Awards and as well as its rugby union team, it has launched a touch […]
#FilmFridays 3rd July: Love or Hate & UK Black Pride
This week’s #FilmFriday will look at Ukraine’s 2019 Pride march as well as UK Black Pride here in the UK. The films will be streamed from the Film with Pride Facebook Page from 5pm on Friday 3rd July until midnight on the same day. On Saturday 4th July, we’ll also be sharing our discussions with […]
Call Out: LGBT+ Inclusive Sports Teams & Clubs
Sport and physical activity is an enormous part of our culture in the Liverpool City Region. However, even on a national level, compared to other groups, data on the physical activity levels and the sports played by the LGBT+ community, is far less well established. Without data and information on the lived experiences of LGBT+ […]
Date Set for GRA Discussion with Regional MPs
In April, LCR Pride Foundation and nine other organisations wrote to MPs from the Liverpool City Region, urgently asking them to seek clarity on a statement made by Liz Truss, the Conservative Minister for Women and Equalities, on her plan to progress the reform of the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) this summer. To date several […]
RECAP: The Long Ride
“The story had so much to offer about selfishness and entitlement” Last night’s screening of The Long Ride depicted a fake break-up turned real. We spoke to director, Sarah Passos, about how the film evolved. “When Samy [Souissi] approached me with the script for The Long Ride, it was initially a funny film of a […]
RECAP: Kelly
“Kelly shows a family struggle to feel complete” A film that speaks to both the LGBT+ community and anyone with a family history that has caused pain, fragmented relationships or unanswered questions, Kelly sees two relatives reconnect, remember the past and start to heal. We chat to director, Solene Guichard, following our #FilmFriday screening of […]
RECAP: Home Visit
“The making of Home Visit represented for me a process of catharsis” For director Annamaria Craparotta, the three-minute autobiographical, reflexive and interactive film Home Visit has significant meaning, as it frames a life-changing moment she was facing. “The making of this film had a crucial importance for me,” Annamaria says. “It answers my need to […]
LCR Pride Foundation Launches £20,000 Community Fund
Funds previously allocated to deliver cancelled Pride in Liverpool festival now redirected to a Community Fund, supported by Barclays. LCR Pride Foundation has today opened applications for a £20,000 Community Fund, for projects that support the LGBT+ community in the Liverpool City Region. The announcement comes as the organisation responsible for delivering Pride in Liverpool […]
RECAP: Better
“a conversation starter rather than any form of answer” Better explores the complex relationship between a mum and her young son as he questions his gender identity, seeing her torn between a light at the end of the tunnel offered by a private medical facility and her desire to let her son flourish as the […]
RECAP: 1 Year
Did you catch last week’s #FilmFriday screening of 1 Year, which shared a milestone in Michael Causer Foundation Trustee, Ben Hodge’s transition journey. Watch the video below to find out more about Ben’s short film: