Exhibitionist Ball – a great time had by all
The Liberate Exhibitionist Ball was held at the Duke of Richmond on April 30th. A great time was had by all. All photos are copyright Focus Photography. You can see them all here.
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Liberate appoints Ellie Jones as project co-ordinator
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…
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Congratulations to the Isle of Man for approving same-sex marriage
The Isle of Man has just approved the introduction of same-sex marriage. The Manx Legislative Council has passed its Marriage and Civil Partnership (Amendment) Bill. Agreements to bring same-sex marriage into law have now been made in England, Wales, Scotland, the Republic of Ireland and both the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey.…
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Stop the veto of Equal Marriage in Northern Ireland
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…
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Prepare yourself – Pledge to take action on #40toNoneDay
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…
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BBC interested in hearing from LGBT islanders
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…
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David Cameron tells Commonwealth leaders to narrow divide on LGBT issues
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…
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You can donate to Liberate this month via the Waitrose green tokens
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,…
DetailsDon’t miss out – Exhibitionist Ball takes place 30th April 2016 at the Duke of Richmond Hotel
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…
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