We’re delighted to today launch our new short film – Disable The Label! The film is being shown as part of the ‘Breaking the Barriers’ conference hosted by Guernsey MIND during Mental Health Week. Over fifty people participated in the making of the film, which focuses on how we tend to label ourselves, singling out…
Get involved in the Stories for love challenge. A Stories For Love challenge aims to thank those who have supported the LGBT+ community to be who they truly are. Read more here.
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Liberate will be launching a new web resource addressing trans issues in the next few weeks – watch this space! SHOULD WE STOP LABELLING GENDER DYSPHORIA AS A DISEASE? As a gay man, I remember a time when the World Health Organisation (WHO) classified homosexuality as a disease. Indeed it was not until the 1990’s…
We need as many people as possible to star in a film which will premiere in mid October at a special event to celebrate Equality and Breaking down Barriers. It does not matter if you are gay, straight, bisexual, lesbian, transgender, christian, non-christian, a cook, a mechanic, a nurse, doctor, teacher, politician, policeman, cleaner, carer,…
The trailer for The Danish Girl is now available. The Danish Girl is an upcoming American biographical drama film directed by Tom Hooper, based on the 2000 novel of the same name by David Ebershoff. The film stars Eddie Redmayne as Lili Elbe, one of the first known recipients of sexual reassignment surgery, Alicia Vikander…
Pippa McCathie talks about her work as Support Co-ordinator and views on Equal Marriage, as well as being the mother of a gay son. Also news from across the islands and world from a week which has seen amazing progress towards equality.
The States of Guernsey’s decision to cover the cost of gender reassignment surgery was not only a landmark decision in terms of LGBTQ rights in Guernsey, which Liberate were very proud to be a part off, but it also signalled the end of a long battle, and the beginning of a new life for the…
The Jersey Evangelical Alliance are protesting against any proposed legislation on gay marriage ahead of this weeks debate on the subject. They claim that gay relationships are unstable and that gay people are promiscuous. You can follow the story, including Liberates’ response to their claims in the below post. We will have a follow up…
