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This evening we attended the Nottinghamshire Rainbow Heritage Awards evening 🌈 Held by Notts LGBT+ Network and 🏹 My Nottingham it was a brilliant evening celebrating the LGBT+ community and organisations which offer signposting and support 🙌 Congratulations to all the award winners 🏆

1)🚨🚨🚨Important #VoterID information for #trans and gender nonconforming people...🧵 We've studied the law and written specific advice about how your gender expression, legal name and photo ID details can affect your ability to vote. #lgbtqVotesMatter #NoVoteNoVoice

Wednesday 22nd February Notts LGBT+ Network attended the Rainbow Heritage Awards! It was a fantastic night, awards were handed out to some amazing people/groups for their support and work within the LGBT+ Community!

🇧🇩 In Bangladesh, new textbooks have been rolled out for millions of schoolchildren featuring transgender people. 🏳️‍⚧️ While Bangladesh has recognised trans people as a third gender since 2013, they remain a marginalised group. openlynews.com/i/?id=3dabd3d4…

In 2014 we changed our name from London Lesbian & Gay Switchboard to Switchboard, the LGBTQ+ Helpline you know today. The name-change served to emphasise that we are a service for EVERYONE within the LGBTQIA+ community; as well as people outside of London (we're nationwide)!

1) 🚨Important voting info for young #LGBTQ+ people 🚨 #VoterID at polling stations is now required. Some types of photo ID commonly used by young people aren't accepted. It's vital that you check your photo ID so that your voice is counted..🧵 #NoVoteNoVoice #lgbtqVotesMatter

✨ Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras is back! 🏳️‍🌈 The first city in the southern hemisphere to host WorldPride, thousands gathered on the streets of Sydney this weekend to witness and take part in the festivities. 🇦🇺 2023 marks 50 years since Australia's first Gay Pride Week.

📢 Calling all comms colleagues. 📢 I’m excited to be recruiting our first ever Head of #InternalComms Nottingham University Hospitals and am looking for some good interview questions please. Don’t worry about the candidates seeing them - I share questions in advance of the interview anyway.

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🇪🇸 Spain’s self-ID law has come into force, meaning trans people aged 14 and over now have the right to change legal gender through self-determination, without medical requirements. 🏳️‍⚧️ The law makes Spain one of the most ambitious countries in Europe in protecting trans rights.

.Switchboard has a new phone number which is *FREE* to call! 🎊 They provide an information, support and referral service from 10am-10pm every day. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ You can get in touch with them at 0800 0119 100 ☎️

Today is Switchboard's 49th Birthday! 🎂 🎉 We are grateful for every volunteer, supporter & donor that have contributed to us over the past 49 years. Because of each of you Switchboard have been able to take over 4 million calls since we first picked up the phone in 1974.

Japan’s main opposition party (CDP) has submitted a bill calling for same-sex marriage to be finally legalised 🙌🏳️‍🌈 Chinami Nishimura, who is the acting chief of CDP, the Constitutional Democratic Party, submitted the bill today (6 March) 🧵(1/5)

It’s #NoMoreWeek, when we come together to raise awareness of domestic abuse and sexual violence. If you or someone you know needs help, Galop's National LGBT+ Abuse and Violence Helpline is here for you. 📞 0800 999 5428 📧 [email protected] 💻 galop.org.uk

🏳️‍⚧️ Ireland’s Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has backed teaching trans issues in primary schools after Catholic schools voiced opposition. ⚧️ 'Trans people exist. They have always existed and I think it makes more sense in schools to just inform children about the world around them.'

#InternationalWomensDay #IWD2023 Don’t just celebrate. Act. theguardian.com/society/2023/m…

👪 Children of LGBT parents are not developmentally disadvantaged compared to those raised by heterosexual parents, a study published in BMJ Global Health has found. 🧠 The study found being raised by same-sex parents doesn’t appear to be a determinant in childhood development.

“And I think what you're seeing is essentially a race to the bottom in terms of the sheer level of depravity and animus and hatred that they can exhibit and just plain cruelty that they can exhibit towards trans people." businessinsider.com/florida-anti-t…

BAME network membership drive. We are open to all members of staff. Join us and be part of the NUH inclusive culture NUH Medicine NUH Nursing NUH Library Services PINC NUH 🏳️‍🌈 NUH Surgery and Associated Services @TeamNUH NUH LGBTQIA+ Staff Support Network Staff Wellbeing NUH Nottingham University Hospitals

“How can I support trans people?” 🏳️‍⚧️ We’re so glad you asked! 😊 Here are some simple steps anyone can take this #TransDayOfVisibility to support trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming people 💜 #TDOV