Consortium

Today Consortium welcomes 2 new Trustees, Dr Alessandro Ceccarelli and Callum Pethick. This takes Consortium to its maximum number of 9 Trustees on the Board, increasing the skills and experience we have the privilege to draw on as we work to create a resourced, resilient and sustainable LGBT+ voluntary and community sector. The appointments follow an open recruitment process, which saw an incredible pool of people apply.

Positive Identities are thrilled to announce the launch of their new TransPaC website, specifically designed to support and empower trans parents, carers, and their families. Whether you’re a parent, guardian, or carer, this platform is your space to hear shared experiences and access vital resources.

Pride in Liverpool has broken yet another record with over 60,000 people attending the free festival on Pier Head on Saturday – the event’s highest attendance ever. It follows the announcement that this year’s March with Pride was the biggest yet with an estimated 25,000 people marching from St Georges Hall to Pier Head, up by 5,000 when the charity marched through the city in solidarity with KyivPride in 2023.

We are seeking two new Trustees to join our Board. We value lived experience and alignment with our values just as much as professional experience. Our current gaps on the Board are: Those that are under 25 and over 45 Individuals with corporate fundraising experience and someone working in the university or research sectors. But don’t be put off if you haven’t got any of those or even if you haven’t been a trustee before.

Liverpool City Region’s LGBT+ community and its allies today (Saturday 27th July) called for their voices to ‘Be Heard’ as more people than ever before joined LCR Pride Foundation to March with Pride. A record-breaking 25,000 people marched from St George’s Hall to Liverpool Pier Head with thousands more lining the streets.

Trans Pride Hastings second year of celebrations start this week. Following a hugely successful first year, winning Gaydio Pride Awards Grassroots Pride of the year and now funded by Awards for All and the Arts Council, Trans Pride Hastings is back for 2024. Accompanied by a series of satellite events in collaboration with local organisations, this year’s main event takes place over the weekend of 27th – 28th July comprising the BIG QUEER PARTY on Saturday night and TRANS PRIDE FEST on Sunday.

LCR Pride Foundation are championing LGBT+ voices and asking for them to #BeHeard as they release full plans for the region’s flagship pride festival weekend. Liverpool City Region’s LGBT+ charity revealed their annual theme ‘Be Heard’ will be at the heart of Pride in Liverpool’s 2024 programme, which will take place on 26, 27 and 28 July.

As a new UK Government is formed, Consortium and many of its member organisations across the UK have written to the new Prime Minister to welcome them into their role. Most importantly, it is an opportunity to ensure LGBT+ people, communities and policy issues are firmly on his, and his team’s desk.

Jake Shears to headline open-air orchestra concert on Liverpool’s waterfront as part of Pride in Liverpool celebrations. Critically-acclaimed LGBT+ icon Jake Shears has been revealed as the headline act of Pride Classical, which will see a world-class 32-piece orchestra take to the stage to perform the best Pride anthems of the last 50 years for thousands of people at Liverpool’s Pier Head on Friday, 26 July – the eve of Pride in Liverpool.

A total pot of £30,000 is available through small grants of between £500 and £3,000 to help Trans, Non-Binary and Intersex organisations in the Devolved Nations to be well resourced, sustainable, and resilient.