Nominations are still open for the first ever CI Equality & Diversity Awards. The 2016 Channel Islands Equality and Diversity Awards celebrate those Channel Islands organisations that have demonstrated exceptional regard for diversity, equality and inclusivity within their workplace in the last 12 months. This can be in any area recognised (or to be recognised)…
At least seven people are believed to have been killed in a mass shooting at a gay bar in Mexico last month. We hate to report more heartbreaking news, yet at the same time, we find ourselves deeply upset and frustrated to learn that the mainstream media overlooked a mass shooting at a Mexican gay…
After a historic ruling, US resident Jamie Schupe has won the right to define their gender exactly as they choose When an Oregon judge declared Jamie Shupe could legally shed the designation of male or female, Shupe felt free. Shupe appears to be the first person in the United States who has successfully petitioned for a…
We at Liberate are shocked and saddened at the dreadful news about the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando The massacre at an Orlando gay nightclub early yesterday has been described as a “domestic terror incident,” with at least 50 dead and 53 injured, officials said, making it the worst mass shooting in U.S. history…
Yesterday our Vice-Chair Ellie spoke to BBC Radio Guernsey about our upcoming LGBTQ Education program and training days for teachers in both Guernsey and Jersey. This will be provided by Educate and Celebrate – an Ofsted and DFE recognised Best Practice Programme that gives staff, students, parents and governors the confidence and strategies to implement an LGBT+Inclusive…
Our guide to having your name emblazoned on the Channel Islands Pride BGF (Big Gay Flag) Who needs a giant 50m Rainbow flag? We do! Who can help us get one? You can! Help us crowdfund our own giant rainbow flag to wind through the streets of St Peter Port and then on to St Helier…
The Premier of the Australian state of Victoria has delivered a powerful speech apologising for the state’s historic legacy of anti-gay laws. See this article on Pink News, where, in a powerful address, Victorian premier Daniel Andrews of the Labor Party – a strong supporter of LGBT rights – issued a deep, humble apology for the…
Liberate is happy to announce that Ellie Jones has been appointed to the role of project co-ordinator. The appointment comes following a grant from the Guernsey Community Foundation of £21,250. This money will enable Ellie to work part time for Liberate. Ellie is currently the Vice Chair of Liberate, and will take up the salaried…
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…