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…
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.…
Thank you to everyone who came to the awards ceremony for our 2021 LGBTQ+ writing competition. Special thanks to to our sponsor Imperium, Caritas cafe for the catering, the wonderful judges and all our entrants and of course the beautiful Guille Alles library for hosting us. You can read all the shortlisted entries below. Here’s…
One of the Liberate volunteers takes the opportunity to talk about one of their gay hero’s during LGBT history month; Gay History Month is upon us and I thought it provided a great opportunity to provide an insight into a gay hero of mine: Karl Heinrich Ulrichs. He has been described as a ‘Pioneering Gay…
The team at Bailiwick Rainbow Minds, which is run by Liberate in conjunction with Guernsey Mind, would like to invite anyone from the LGBTQ+ community to come to our pre-Christmas meeting on Monday 21st December from 18.00 to 19.30 at the Guernsey MIND Centre by the Fire Station. We will be holding a special Christmas…
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+…
Are you missing the Vale Earth Fair and Rocquaine regatta after two wonderful weekends of live music and fun? Already thinking of the next big party? Fortunately, there’s not long to wait! On Saturday 12th September, Liberate and CI Pride’s lead sponsor, the Co-Op, would like to invite everyone to Candie Gardens at 2pm for…
The celebrations for this year’s Channel Islands Pride are just over a week away on Saturday 12th September – and the excitement is huge with Pride in Guernsey quite possibly being the only Pride going ahead this year in the British Isles! Liberate would like to take the opportunity to invite all the family to…
‘Pride in Sport’ will return for the third Channel Islands Pride festivities in Guernsey. Aiming to raise awareness and support for LGBTQ+ people, local sports teams, personalities, and anyone involved with any sporting activities will be encouraged to show their support for LGBTQ+ equality and diversity in sport by wearing rainbow laces and sweatbands. Sponsored…