Positively Speaking

On Thursday, 15 February, there will be people attending our meeting from George House Trust’s ‘Positively Speaking’ Project. 

They will be talking about their experiences of living with HIV, and we will hear their own unique stories.

Positive Speakers play a vital role in raising awareness of HIV and challenging HIV-related stigma.

There will also be a film crew present recording some supplemental footage for a film which will form part of an exhibition to be shown in London from 20 to 23 March.

Caring for the Grey in LGBTQ+ 

An online panel discussion webinar looking at the challenges and opportunities for supporting older LGBTQ+ people inclusively will be held on Zoom on Friday 16 February, from 11.00am to 12.15pm.

The current generation of older LGBTQ+ people have faced a lifetime of discrimination, fighting for equal rights and living through historic and ongoing inequalities and criminalisation of sexual identity in their younger lives.

As the community ages, needing support becomes more of an issue, particularly when considering the higher likelihood of living alone, having less social capital and enduring the cumulative effects of lifelong discrimination.

Supporting older LGBTQ+ people in inclusive ways is extremely important and can often be challenging for providers of support to deliver within a framework of often under-funded, under-staffed social care provision.

As part of 2024 LGBT+ History Month, where the focus is on medicine, healthcare and support, members of the panel will discuss the challenges and opportunities for delivering person-centred support to this population, the ways in which support can be made more inclusive and some of the ways in which research is helping to build a better picture of the experiences of older LGBTQ+ people in the UK.

Panel members are all active researchers in the area, with a wealth of knowledge, experiences and publications on this and related topics around LGBTQ+ communities. There will be an opportunity to pose questions to the panel, which will follow on from a panel discussion to explore some of the key topics around supporting LGBTQ+ people in ways which recognise cultural humility and inclusive social care practice.

The discussion will be chaired by Liz Wands-Murray, and features Professor Trish Hafford-Letchfield, Professor Ben Thomas, Dr Jolie Keemink & Dr Dharman Jeyasingham.

All welcome to this free event. Booking by Eventbrite here.

Rainbow Lottery Super Draw!

Spread the love this February, with our newest Super Draw prize: an amazing Nintendo Switch mega bundle!

We’re including a colossal 50” Ultra HD Smart TV in the bundle to catapult your play onto the big screen! Vivid colours, stunning clarity, and a world of entertainment at your fingertips.

Don’t forget, with our Super Draw, you can now TOP UP your tickets, just for the week of the Super Draw? Your weekly tickets will still give you a chance to win this amazing prize of course, but every extra ticket you buy will be an extra chance to win – so if you see a prize you like the look of, just grab a couple of extra Super Draw tickets!

Buy tickets here for the draw on Saturday 24 February.

Thank you and good luck!