New Health Forum for Trans, Non-Binary & Intersex People Formed
Cheshire & Merseyside Adult Gender Identity Collaborative (CMAGIC) has launched a new independent forum for service users of Trans, Non Binary and Intersex healthcare services to support the evaluation, visibility and development of current and future services. Any individual that is, or has been, a service user of specialist Trans, Non Binary or Intersex services […]
“Liverpool Loves You” event to celebrate LGBT+ community
Mayor of Liverpool, Joanne Anderson, to open the event at Liverpool Parish Church, which will celebrate the city region as a safe and welcoming place for LGBT+ people. Faith and civic leaders will come together with Liverpool City Region’s LGBT+ community and its allies on Saturday 14th May for a community celebration and LGBT+ affirming […]
LGBT+ Adoption and Fostering Week
Last year, 1 in 6 adoptions in England were to a same sex couples (2021) and a Merseyside-based organisation is seeking to encourage even more people to start their adoption journey. Adoption in Merseyside (AiM) is sharing the stories of some of its LGBT+ adopters, to mark LGBT+ Adoption and Fostering week (7th-13th March 2022) […]
A CHAT WITH: axess Sexual Health
Last year axess sexual health services took over services that had previously been delivered by Armistead. We caught up with Luke Byrne, the Regional Lead Nurse for the axess, to find out the organisation’s vision for the service, what’s new and what’s coming up in 2022. Hi Luke, before we get into axess and the […]
Anti-Hate Crime “City for All” Campaign Reaches Half A Million People
A campaign from Homotopia, LCR Pride Foundation and Culture Liverpool designed to challenge hate and make the Liverpool City Region a safe and welcoming place for all has reached more than half a million people. The artworks were created by graphic designer and artist, Leo Welton, and carried the statement “Liverpool is a city for […]
Trans, Non Binary and Intersex Counselling Service Launches in Wirral
A new counselling service for Trans, Non-Binary and Intersex individuals has launched in Wirral. The new and unique service will be delivered by Cheshire and Merseyside Adult Gender Identity Collaborative (CMAGIC) with the support of LCR Pride Foundation and funded by NHS Wirral Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). The free sessions are delivered by experienced counsellors […]
National HIV Testing Week 2022
This week is National HIV Testing Week and two city region based organisations are making it easier than ever to get tested for STIs and learn your HIV status. Sahir House Sahir House’s campaign aims to promote regular testing among the most-affected population groups in England. Regular testing helps to reduce the number of people […]
LCR Pride Foundation response to EHRC Statements
Last week the EHRC made statements in response to the proposed ban on conversion therapy in England and Wales, and the Gender Recognition Act reform in Scotland. Both statements call for further delays to legislation that the LGBT+ community has already been waiting too long for. LCR Pride Foundation believes that these statements constitute an […]
Statement: The Girls’ Day School Trust
Statement from LCR Pride Foundation in relation to the recent announcement from The Girl’s Day School Trust that they would no-longer be accepting trans girls: Lewis Collins, Chair of the LCR Pride Foundation Board of Directors, said: “We are shocked and concerned by the statement made last week by The Girls’ Day School Trust, which […]
We’re A LCR Culture & Creativity Awards Finalist!
LCR Pride Foundation has been named a finalist in the Liverpool City Region Culture and Creativity Awards, in the “Impact Award – Community Cohesion” category. The category celebrates the power and value of culture and creativity to achieve positive outcomes in community cohesion and the foundation has been recognised for its response to hate crimes […]
