Transgender Brazilian model Lea T has spoken to New York Magazine about discrimination against LGBT people. She says there is much more visibility of trans people, since Caitlyn Jenner came out, but there is ‘still work we need to do’ as a society for LGBT rights. The 34-year-old model added that ‘there is a still lot of…
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.
Stonewall was able to be there when Jak needed them most. If you are struggling with any of the issues mentioned, please contact the Stonewall Information Service on info@stonewall.org.uk, @stonewallukinfo on Twitter or on 08000 50 20 20. Or you can contact Liberate via the Contact Us page on this site, or by emailing hello@liberate.gg. …
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,…
Nepal has become the first Asian country to introduce laws banning discrimination against members of the LGBT community. You can read more about this story here.
The equal marriage proposal, debated by Jersey States today, has been accepted. All four parts of the proposal were overwhelmingly passed. Read the article on ITV News. You can see which Jersey States members voted for and against here.
An estimated crowd of 3,000 people descended on St Helier, Jersey for the first ever Channel Islands Pride parade on Saturday. More photos of this event are shown below. You can also read about the event on BBC News, and Gay Star News.
The first ever Channel Islands Pride parade is taking place in St Helier, Jersey tomorrow, 12th September. An article in today’s Guernsey Press describes how the event has been organised by pan island charity, Liberate. Members of Liberate in Guernsey are travelling to Jersey for the event. Martin Gavet, chair of Liberate in Guernsey said…