As an infrastructure body, we fund, connect, and support the diverse organisations, groups, and projects ensuring all lesbians have a welcoming place to connect and thrive.
Happy International Lesbian Day! 🧡❤️🤍🩷 Our focus is on building strong foundations for our movement, and that means making sure our community is completely inclusive.
The LGBT+ Fund: Youth Joy Fund is now OPEN to applications
Head to lgbtfund.org.uk/live-funds/y... to find out more and apply before it closes at Midday on Wednesday 18th November.
An interest in social, racial, gender and environmental justice and improving equity in grant making is threaded throughout her work. She's excited to now be working within the LGBTQ+ sector on a participatory, lived experience led fund.
We're delighted to welcome Sadie Pearce to the team as our new LGBT+ Fund Grants Lead! She comes from 8 years working in public sector grant making across a range of programmes focused on areas such as women and girls, climate action, social cohesion, and youth voice.
Please respond to our survey today, and share widely if you can: forms.gle/DHKN7gyDFLJNepRZ9
✅Organised multiple Funders Fairs and workshops; ✅ Secured a £785k multi-year unrestricted fund for London LGBTQ+ groups; ✅ Launched a leadership programme for intersectional community leaders; ✅ Facilitated dedicated networks, and so much more.
Calling London LGBTQ+ groups: We’re extending the deadline of our London survey since we’ve not had enough responses. If you haven’t responded yet, please do it today. Your perspective is important to us, and we turn your knowledge and asks into action. Based on the 2023 survey we:
Please note this webinar is for Consortium Members only and you will need your Dashboard login to sign up.
You can sign up for this webinar here: consortium.lgbt/heard
If you need any help accessing the Dashboard, please do get in touch with [email protected]
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Nathalie will share practical insights from HEARD's work, including emerging learnings from the development of a new framing toolkit. 2/3
Framing Trans Rights: Stories, Values, and Narrative in Action Thurs 15th October 2026 from 11:00-12:00 Join Nathalie, Co-CEO of HEARD, for a session exploring framing and narrative change, and how we can use stories, language, and values to build understanding and support for social change. 1/3
The LGBT+ Fund: Youth Joy Fund will open to applications on Wednesday 7th October at 12pm Midday and will close on Wednesday 18th November at 12pm Midday.
She'll be working to strengthen connections across trans and non-binary organisations and communities, supporting collaboration, shared learning and a stronger collective voice. 3/3
Tara brings over 20 years' experience across equality, inclusion and stakeholder engagement, having worked across the public and third sectors and spent nearly a decade at Stonewall supporting LGBT+ inclusion work. 2/3
We're delighted to welcome Tara as Consortium's new Trans+ Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator! 🏳️⚧️ 1/3
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✅ Help shape future support for the sector
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🏳️🌈 Help shape the 2026 London LGBTQ+ Organisations Report. Our 2024 research led to funding opportunities, leadership programmes, new networks and more support for London's LGBTQ+ organisations. Now we're doing it again. 1/2
Last chance to register! 🚨 Our webinar with Madai takes place tomorrow at 12pm, and registration closes tomorrow morning. Discover a new way to generate unrestricted income while giving supporters a simple way to support your work.
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Whether you're coming out, transitioning, or already transitioned, this group provides a welcoming environment to share stories, ask questions, and find community. 3/4
