LGBTQIA+

The LGBTQ+ COVID-19 Fund is funded by Comic Relief, and METRO is the lead intermediary partner distributing these funds to the sector.

The Fund will operate in every nation of the UK, and its delivery will be supported by delivery partners in each nation.

These delivery partners are:

Are you the carer or parent of an LGBT+ young person?

The Proud Trust are starting a new project called Under One Roof, which aims to support parents and carers of LGBT+ young people through a weekly online meeting.

This brand new, never done before Alternative Manchester Pride Festival promises something for everyone who plans to celebrate Pride at home in Greater Manchester and beyond this August Bank Holiday weekend.

Are you a Manchester voluntary, community and social enterprise sector organisation?

Would you like to share a story of your new everyday activity, as part of the 2020 Spirit of Manchester Story Week in September?

We are looking for 20 VCSE organisations to share their stories during the week of 21-25 September.

The State of the Sector survey is back and we need your help!

Lockdown has provided LGBT+ people with many challenges and struggles including increased rates of self-harm, a lack of mutual support, reduction in exercise and more money worries. However one project is bucking this trend and is providing vital, life-affirming, community support and engagement for people from Manchester and internationally.

In May 2020, LGBT Foundation published findings from the largest and most substantive research into the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on LGBT communities in the United Kingdom to date.

Anxiety is one of the most commonly diagnosed mental health problems in the UK with around 5% of the population experiencing it at some point in their lifetime. This figure is significantly higher for people who are LGBTQ.

The LGBT Foundation have written a guide for LGBT people on the possible causes, symptoms and support available for anxiety and stress.

For over 30 years The LGBT Centre have been providing a safe haven for LGBT+ people and their friends, families and allies. The LGBT Centre are now running an exciting programme of activities online to engage people from all across Manchester and further afield.