Since the States of Guernsey decided in December 2015 to introduce equal marriage in Guernsey, it’s easy to forget that this isn’t available everywhere in the World. The Northern Ireland Assembly in Stormont have now voted on the issue of marriage equality 5 times. All 5 of those motions were blocked by the Democratic Unionist…
Join the True Colours Fund on April 27th for #40toNoneDay – a national day to raise awareness about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth homelessness Approximately 40% of youth experiencing homelessness identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT), yet LGBT young people make up less than 7% of the general youth population. In order to…
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…
40 of the 53 Commonwealth member states continue to criminalise homosexuality, many under archaic Sodomy laws, which are a hang-over from British colonial rule. Lobbyists have long urged the UK government to take a strong stance on the issue, given the British legacy behind many of the homophobic laws – but LGBT issues are still considered…
Do you have any Waitrose green tokens to spare? Do you regularly shop at Waitrose? Liberate has been chosen as one of the three charities which will receive community funding via Waitrose’s green token initiative this month. This only applies at their Rohais, St Peter Port, Guernsey store. So until the end of March 2016,…
Surround yourself in flamboyant opulence and art. Enjoy a ‘wonderland’ evening of entertainment, fundraising, food and drinks. Headlining our entertainment, direct from LA, will be the XFactors Kitty Brucknell. To reserve your tickets please email hello@liberate.gg – tickets are flying out at the moment, with nearly half the tables gone. We want to give the…
Liberate is hosting the Exhibitionist Ball in Guernsey on 30th April 2016 at the Duke of Richmond hotel. Last few tickets left. Hurry and get yours. Let people see the authentic, quirky, imperfect, beautiful, magical, weird & wonderful person you are! Flamboyant entertainment from the X-Factor’s Kitty Brucknell. The magnificent Magenta will be compéring the…
The first ever pan Channel Islands Pride event will take place this September. The aim of Guernsey’s first Pride Parade is to bring people together. The first Pride event in Jersey took place last September and was hugely successful. This year, the plan is to hold a similar event in Guernsey on September 10th, followed…
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…
Manchester United is to play a friendly match against Stonewall FC, the UK’s top gay men’s football club, it has just been announced. The date of the match has not yet been set. You can read more here.
