May 17th is #IDAHOT day. International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. People across the island have been posting photos in support. Deputy Jonathan Le Tocq was among those who posted pictures of themselves holding a variety of signs showing their support for inclusion and diversity. John Fernandez from ITV Channel Islands also posted a…
The Hub recently ran their first inclusion day. The purpose of the session was to hear from young people, and their family members, who may identify themselves as members of one or more minority groups, such as young carers, black ethnic groups and LGBTQ. A number of people went along to the first session and…
Do you know anyone in Guernsey who will be alone or excluded this Christmas or New Year, because of their gender identity or sexuality? Maybe that person is you… We’ve had a very kind offer from one of our members, who would like to open their home/arrange for people to get together. If you’d like…
We’d like to hear your experiences of being LGBT+ in the CI workplace. Please spend a few minutes filling out our survey. The survey is being hosted by The Rainbow Project on behalf of ASL Executive Services. Please note that the data collected through this survey will be provided to ASL but that all data will…
VU University Amsterdam are seeking people for a survey on relationships & mental wellbeing within the LGBTQ community. Information about the survey can be found here. A few people have asked if heterosexual people can also take the survey. The answer is yes! Heterosexual people are shown a very similar, but without the LGBTQ-specific questions.…
After a historic ruling, US resident Jamie Schupe has won the right to define their gender exactly as they choose When an Oregon judge declared Jamie Shupe could legally shed the designation of male or female, Shupe felt free. Shupe appears to be the first person in the United States who has successfully petitioned for a…
The Liberate AGM is taking place on May 22nd 2016 at 17:30 in the cafe downstairs at the Thomas De La Rue, St Peter Port. Come and find out more about our plans for the next 12 months, and how we plan to achieve them. Let us know what’s important to you. Meet new friends.…
The BBC have made this announcement: Are you LGBT, aged between 16-34 and live in a small village, hamlet, coastal town, suburb, island, mountain, or anything in between? Do you have a story to tell about what it’s like being gay in the place you live? Maybe it’s positive, maybe it’s not, either way we…
It’s two years today since Liberate was formed. In that time we’ve done some important work in supporting LGBTQ people in the Channel Islands. We’ve also held our very first Channel Islands Pride event, which took place in Jersey last September. Also, equal marriage was debated and agreed in both the States of Jersey and…
Stonewall has today published its 2016 Workplace Equality Index More than 400 organisations took part in the 2016 Workplace Equality Index, the highest number in its 12-year history. The WEI is a powerful evidence-based benchmarking tool used by employers to assess their achievements and progress on LGBT equality in the workplace. Each participant must demonstrate…