Transgender day of remembrance - 20th Nov 2019 With the world of transgender very much hitting the headlines recently and to be honest not in the way it should be, I feel maybe people will think this is a new thing or or new day being created. The 1st is coming up to twenty years [...]
So what was IDAHOBT All about in 2019? An outline volunteers reflection on IDAHOBT 2019 IDAHOBT developed as an opportunity to raise awareness of the human rights of LGBTIQ+ people but it is also a chance to celebrate our diversity. Many organisations take that chance to release reports about the situation of LGBTIQ+ rights and [...]
How to be an ally? Even if you don’t identify with the labels, showing your support that it is not ok to be homophobic, biphobia, transphobic and actively sharing and standing by this message is welcome by anyone irrespective of our sexuality or gender identity. There is a lot of simply but important ways to [...]
How discrimination affects LGBT individuals? It is important to understand the different ways of discrimination the community is facing as it is the first step in fighting it. There are two main forms of discrimination: obvious acts of prejudice and discrimination (e.g. rejection or firing from work based on sexuality) reinforcing of harmful stereotypes and [...]
Self-care Self-care is an important part of every individual’s life. However, within the LGBTQI+ community and other minority groups, it requires even more attention as the members of the community are more likely to face various ways of discrimination and well-being issues, sometimes even not being aware of it. As such it is important to [...]
What can you do? 1 Speak Up Challenge homophobic, biphobic, intersexist, and transphobic language and behaviour when you feel safe to do so. But remember that you are in no way obliged to. Safety always comes safe and by trying to challenge the phobic behaviours you should never put yourself in danger. 2 Educate Yourself [...]
