Liberate wishes to express its horror at the recent killings of members of the African American community in the United States. We stand here in full solidarity with the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade and Ahmaud Arbery, and other black Americans killed by police brutality or white supremacist violence. That black Americans…
This year’s CHANNEL Islands Pride celebrations will see ‘Pride in Sport’ launching for the first time in the islands. Local sports teams, personalities and sporting events will be joining together to help tackle the problem of homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in sport, showing support for LGBTQ+ equality and diversity by wearing rainbow laces and rainbow…
For the latest information on Channel Islands Pride please visit www.channelislandspride.org CHANNEL Islands Pride returns to Guernsey this year, on Saturday 8th September. The event, which is sponsored by the Channel Islands Co-Operative Society, is hosted alternately by Guernsey and Jersey, it first took place in Guernsey in September 2016 and was supported by over…
Four years ago, Gareth Lee, a gay rights activist, was refused a cake with the slogan “Support Gay Marriage” from a Northern Ireland bakery. They were found by the Courts to have discriminated for refusing the cake. The owners of Ashers Bakery have repeatedly challenged the ruling, arguing that the cake’s message was against their…
DIFERA is Liberate’s employer accreditation programme. This is the first accreditation in the Channel Islands to award organisations with a quality mark that demonstrates to employees (past, present and future), to clients and suppliers that your organisation places Diversity, Inclusion, Fairness, Equality, Respect and Acceptance at the heart of what you do. The accreditation is a natural development from the Channel Islands…
Message from Guernsey’s one and only Tigger Blaize: Hey Folks! Are you in London this month? I’m in this awesome play at Theatre Royal, Stratford East (near Westfield) until the 29th July. It features a cast of transgender actors. It’s a first! I’m representing Guernsey with Pride. Come and see it! 20% off tickets with PRIDE88…
The Jersey Police Force have announced they are part of the National LGBT Police Network and will be taking part in this year’s Pride. Read more here.
Ireland has voted in its first ever openly gay Prime Minister, Leo Varadkar. He is set to become the next taoiseach for the Republic of Ireland after winning the leadership of the Fine Gael party. The election was held after the incumbent, Enda Kenny, announced his resignation. The 38 year old took 60% of the vote…
We’ve just taken delivery of a new leaflet that contains general information for Trans* individuals and people who would like to find out a little more about gender identity. It contains basic information on terminology, gender dysphoria and the pathways that are available in Guernsey. It also answers some common questions. If you’d like copies for…
Why is Liberate launching DIFERA and what is it all about? DIFERA is the first scheme in the Channel Islands to award organisations with a quality mark that demonstrates to employees, to clients and suppliers that your organisation places Diversity, Inclusion, Fairness, Equality, Respect and Acceptance at the heart of what you do. DIFERA is…