A Chat With: Char Binns from Homotopia
Homotopia is a festival with history and heritage. It is the UK’s longest-running LGBTQIA arts festival, launching in 2004 with 16 events across four venues in Liverpool. Over the last 16 years, it has achieved significant growth and welcomed some of the biggest names in LGBTQIA arts to Liverpool, including John Waters (twice!), Boy George, […]
“Stand with us today, Reform the GRA!”
On Saturday 4th July hundreds gathered at St George’s Hall to protest the government’s u-turn on promises to reform the Gender Recognition Act (GRA), calling for people to “Stand with us today, reform the GRA.” The event, organised by Liverpool Trans Pride, called for people to come together in solidarity with trans people across the […]
Keeping Yourself Safe at a Protest
If you’re planning to attend the Trans Rights Now protest in Liverpool on Saturday, or indeed any protest in the near future, COVID-19 will still be a risk and it’s never been more important to protest safely. In the UK we have the right to protest peacefully. Indeed, a number of recent Black Lives Matter […]
A Chat With: Kop Outs
This week, former footballer Thomas Beattie, 33, became just the second male professional player from the UK to come out as gay. Beattie, who hails from Goole in Yorkshire played for Hull City’s youth team before playing professionally for more than a decade in the US, Canada and Singapore. We spoke to Paul Amann, from […]
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 […]