We need you 📣 We know most people stand with the trans community, but a small minority people want the trans community to disappear. Add your voice so we can show how many people stand with trans community: https://goodlaw.social/z073

I’m back behind the decks next Sat 11 Jul for Disco Divas Pride Party for LGBTQ+ women & non binary sapphics 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️👭 A night of sapphic joy, friendship, Pride tunes and dancing together. Tickets: www.outsavvy.com/event/36580/disco-divas-pride-party What Pride anthems should I play? Drop them below 👇

I was honoured to be runner-up for the Trans Ally Award last year. Nominations are now open for this year’s Paul Draycott Awards. Nominate someone and help celebrate the achievements of trans people and allies: beyond-reflections.org.uk/paul-draycot...

My column for July's Exposed Magazine Keep The Party Going' issuu.com/exposed_maga... #LGBTQ #Sheffield #SheffieldIsSuper #SheffEvents #LGBWithTheT 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

We're recruiting for a Trans+ Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator. Help strengthen the voice, resilience and collective influence of trans and non-binary organisations across the UK through stakeholder engagement, partnerships and collaborative working. 1/2

Support organisations to strengthen their collective voice and influence to respond to legal, policy and practice challenges. Applications close at 9am on Monday 27 July 2026. Find out more here: consortium.lgbt/job/trans-stakeholder-engagement-coordinator 2/2

We’re hiring at Consortium! The LGBT+ Fund Grants Lead will lead on distributing funding to LGBTQIA+ organisations across the UK. An exciting opportunity for someone passionate about equitable, community-led grantmaking.

Stonewall’s lesson is clear: rights are never safe without resistance. As LGBTQIA+ communities face renewed attacks, Pride must mean solidarity, action and refusing to go backwards. medium.com/@heatherpate...

The TUC warns Reform would threaten workers’ rights, including hard-won LGBT+ protections under the Equality Act and Employment Rights Act. Read: www.tuc.org.uk/news/reform-...

Police at Pride remains a complex issue shaped by a long history of harm between LGBTQ communities and law enforcement. This Williams Institute brief explores LGBTQ people’s views on police presence at Pride events. Read: williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications...

Trans lives have long been turned into political “threats” to justify attacks on rights. This new Global LGBTI+ Rights Commission paper traces that history and what it means for today’s struggles. Read the report: kaleidoscopetrust.com/research/man...

My blog on today’s Draft Conversion Practices Bill: a long-awaited step closer to a ban, but not yet law. Serious loopholes, especially around healthcare, must be fixed. medium.com/@heatherpate...

Consortium’s Statement on the Draft Conversion Practices Bill You can read the statement here: consortium.lgbt/2026/06/25/consortiums-statement-on-the-draft-conversion-practices-bill

Trans-Exclusionary Data Activism: The Hidden Battle to Erase Trans People

The freedoms to gather, assemble and peacefully protest are not guaranteed. They depend on people showing up, participating and protecting them. Join the movement to Protect Pride. Protect Democracy. protectprideprotectdemocracy.com #ProtectPride

What Could a Burnham Government Mean for LGBTQIA+ Communities?

After Norfolk County Council stopped flying the Progress Pride flag, staff have responded with quiet, powerful resistance. Badges on lanyards, rainbow screens in meetings, and a whole lot of pride on display inside County Hall.

Shibden Hall, the home of Anne Lister, Britain’s first modern lesbian and a global LGBTQ+ icon, can’t fly a Pride flag during Pride Month… because it “only represents some people”? Hear more about Anne Lister with writer, Jennifer Van Gessel in our Proudcast here: open.spotify.com/episode/0Lxb...

So... instead of listening, supporting, or even just respecting LGBTQ+ people during Pride month, some leaders in the US decided June needed a “rebrand”? Calling it “nuclear family month” or “fidelity month” doesn’t magically erase queer people, our histories or our families.

Millwalls groundbreaking Pride Playbook is a bold step forward, helping clubs build meaningful partnerships with LGBTQ+ teams, create safe spaces and champion inclusion at every level of the game. Find out more here: www.millwallfc.co.uk/news/2026/ju...

Pride Month isn’t just a celebration, it’s a reminder of the fight, the progress and the work still to be done. From Stonewall to today, the LGBTQ+ community continues to stand strong in the face of challenges. Pride honours the past whilst moving toward a more inclusive future.

With Pride month approaching, events across the UK and Ireland are under way. Pride offers life-saving visibility, builds community, and fuels activism for LGBTQ+ rights. Celebrating diversity challenges prejudice, boosts mental health, and highlights the need to protect rights.

Durham Pride refused to be stopped after the County Council cut all funding for the event. The local community and Trade unions across the county stepped in, raising even more than the funding that was cut. Durham Pride returns 30 May - louder, prouder and bigger than ever!

This week in LGBTQ history...

Oscar Wilde, one of literature’s wittiest voices, was sentenced in 1895 to two years of hard labor under laws that criminalised homosexuality. “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” View some more of Oscar Wilde's quotes here: www.penguin.co.uk/discover/art...

Transgender Europe and ILGA-Europe have produced a map thats shows the best and worst places for trans rights across Europe with Iceland being at the top. View the map here: transrightsmap.tgeu.org/map #TransRights #Equality #LGBTQIA #HumanRights #Europe #Progress #Inclusion

According to the @ilgaeurope Rainbow Map, the UK has dropped from 16th to 22nd place in Europe’s latest LGBTQ+ rights rankings, continuing a steady decline from its top spot back in 2015. View the full map here: rainbowmap.ilga-europe.org #LGBTQRights #Equality #RainbowMap #HumanRights #UK

As a matter of URGENCY, PLEASE could 100,000 of you sign this petition in the next week: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/77...

Statement on the Anti-Trans and Anti-Intersex EHRC Code of Practice in the United Kingdom

Older LGBTQ+ people are a resilient and vital part of the LGBTQ+ community, but many older LGBTQ+ people face significant inequalities in housing, health, social care, and financial security. Too often, their experiences are overlooked. 1/2

Our latest blog reflects on the discussions from our Justice for LGBTQ+ Elders event and the importance of collaboration, solidarity and community-led solutions. Read the blog here: consortium.lgbt/2026/06/17/justice-for-lgbtq-elders-event 2/2

On our way to @kelhampride.bsky.social 🏳️‍🌈 If we're going to recycle stuff from the 80s, I'd rather it was the fashion than the homophobia

Netherlands banned conversion practices, 57 votes to 15. Meanwhile, in the UK, this abuse is still legal, harming children and vulnerable adults for being their true selves. This is not therapy; it is torture. Abuse is abuse. UK government, act now. #BanConversionPractices @heatherpaterson.co.uk

Today is the International Day for Countering Hate Speech. Hate speech isn’t just words. It fuels fear, division and violence. We all have a role in challenging it, supporting those targeted, and building safer, kinder communities. www.un.org/en/observanc...

The EHRC trans code explained

We're excited to see the London Fund open for applications, supporting LGBT+ organisations and groups across the capital! Applications close on 12 August at 12pm midday.

The London Fund is now open to applications. Please visit the eligibility checker, fund guidance and FAQ pages before applying. The fund will close to new applications on the 12th of August at 12pm midday.   APPLY NOW: lgbtfund.org.uk/live-funds/l... @consortium.lgbt

We’re proud to see this recognition of the LGBT Fund’s role in moving resources into LGBT+ communities across Western Europe, supporting grassroots work and long-term change. It reflects the collective effort to ensure funding reaches where it’s needed most!

Last week, our Chief Executive, Paul Roberts, and Trustee, Callum Pethick, attended the Trans+ History Week Parliamentary Reception. We supported the event booking and helped ensure access through Trans+ History Week travel bursaries for those who might not otherwise attend. 1/3

Held in Parliament during Pride Month, the reception brought together MPs, civil society and community leaders in support of trans+ and non-binary people’s histories and visibility. 2/3

It was powerful to see trans-led organising at the centre of the event, with strong engagement and commitments from across parties. We’re grateful to the Trans+ History Week team for a thoughtful and energising evening, and to everyone who contributed to making it such a success. 3/3

The LGBT+ Fund, powered by @consortium.lgbt are named Top 10 LGBTI funder and Top 3 LGBTI intermediary funder in Western Europe in Global Philanthropy Project’s 2023–2024 Global Resources Report: Government and Philanthropic Support for LGBTI Communities globalresourcesreport.org/wp-content/u...

Queer joy is an experience everyone can have, even if you’re not an LGBTQIA+ person. It is even more important for LGBTQIA+ people, especially in the current unsettled and unsafe climate surrounding our very existence donorbox.org/queer-joy-fu... Donate today and show queer joy matters 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Thanks to the generosity of City Bridge Foundation, The LGBT+ Fund, powered by Consortium, will be awarding a total of £785,000 over a 3-year period to organisations and groups supporting London’s LGBT+ communities.

This fund has been designed to provide accessible, flexible, and community-informed funding for LGBT+ organisations and groups in all 32 boroughs. We have a particular focus on groups that are grassroots, volunteer-led, under-resourced and often excluded from mainstream funding.

The fund opens to new applications on Wednesday 17th of June at 12pm midday. Please visit the eligibility checker, fund guidance and FAQ pages before applying. The fund will close to new applications on the 12th of August at 12pm midday. lgbtfund.org.uk/london-fund/

A social media ban will not keep young people safe

The most important royal birthday this weekend... Princess is 2 today 🩷🥰🩷🎂🩷🎈🩷🍰🩷🥳🩷

I've been given some links from a friend in belfast of places to donate to help people effected by the riots Rainbow Refugees PayPal link for donations: www.paypal.com/paypalme/nir... Anaka Collective PayPal donation link (via PPR): www.paypal.com/donate/?host...