Have you ever fancied being a writer? Now’s your chance! Liberate are very excited to be announcing the second annual Channel Islands LGBTQ+ Writing Competition during global Pride month! This competition aims to educate and inform the public about the challenges of being LBGTQ today.The competition was the brainchild of a member of the Liberate…
2022 marks the 50th year since the first UK Pride parade in 1972, and this year Channel Islands Pride is celebrating big with a variety of free activities for all the family to enjoy. The event will be 70s themed to mark the 50th anniversary of the first Pride march in the UK, which protested LGBTQ+…
The rare sight of unicorns is promised in Guernsey as Channel Islands Pride is celebrated. A family fun day at Les Ozouet on Saturday 21stAugust will include Unicorn Racing. The Unicorn Races sees decorated unicorns and their owners compete in different challenges: Dressage, Show Jumping and Steeplechase. Teams of three are invited to take part with a…
Guernsey promises to bring a splash of colour to celebrate Channel Islands Pride this year by hosting ‘Pride at the Princess Royal’, kindly sponsored by Mourant. While Jersey will be carrying the official flag this year, those who cannot be there, will be able to join the fun at an action-packed event at Les Ozouet.…
What better weekend to announce a Liberate and Guernsey Mind collaboration than the one that has both World Mental Health Day on the Saturday and National Coming Out Day on the Sunday. The charities have joined forces to launch ‘Bailiwick Rainbow MINDS’ a monthly LGBTQ+ peer led support group run for LGBTQ+ people by LGBTQ+…
An Ofsted recognised trainer will be helping Channel Island teachers support LGBTQ students An Ofsted report into school approaches to bullying has suggested teachers do not always feel able to tackle issues like homophobic bullying and derogatory language and that most schools are not ‘sharp’ enough on their analysis of bullying behaviour. The Office for…
Heather Peace will be headlining the first ever Channel Islands Pride event, to be held in St Heler, Jersey on 12th September. She’s known as an actress on such TV shows as London’s Burning and Waterloo Road. She’s also known for her music, and will play an acoustic set on the Pride stage, and will…
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 first ever Channel Islands Pride event is being organised by our Liberate partners in Jersey. It’s due to take place on Saturday September 12th 2015. Pink News reported on the news this afternoon. You can read all about it here. For more information, go to the Jersey Liberate website. We’ll be there. Will…
Thursday 27 November 2014 sees the launch of the first ever Rainbow Mufti Day in support of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Community (LGBTQ) across the Channel Islands. It’s aim is to brighten up winter but also give islanders a chance to demonstrate their support for equality by wearing something colourful. We are holding…