Dr Cecil Belfield Clarke from Barbados was a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, and a prominent gay black leader of the League of Coloured Peoples, based in London

TONIGHT! Free "Queering Spaces" exhibition Launch Event. This is the first event by @theledwardcentre in conjunction with SEAS - Socially Engaged Art Salon for #LGBTHistoryMonth #Queeringspaces #Queerart #Brighton #Sussex #LGBTQ #exhibition #launch #Saturday

"To cut out the T is to kill." Russell T Davies blasts the LGB Alliance as he collects the Attitude Inspiration Award on behalf of It's A Sin at the 2021 virginatlantic #AttitudeAwards, powered by @JaguarUK.

Showing how our diversity intersects with degrees of power within different social hierarchies, illustrates simply how power influences our life chances and how it maintains othering and social marginalisation. Thanks to Lord Amraze Khan 🌈 (He/Him) Chartered MCIPD for highlighting this resource

Voices for Justice UK is a group petitioning to ban Stonewall from “interference” in public bodies, including the NHS Patrons of this group include both an Honorary Vice President of the The RCN and Honorary Fellowship of the The Royal College of Surgeons of England vfjuk.org.uk/our-patrons/ #Disappointed

The Metropolitan Police made prejudiced assumptions about gay men and mishandled the serial killings by Stephen Port. None of the officers accused of homophobia were disciplined. None referred for misconduct by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). Five went on get promotions theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

A doctor’s letter or a report is mandated to change the sex on your passport. Yet illogically Lord Reed at UK Supreme Court says the sex on that identity document is not a particularly important facet of the appellant’s identity; dismissing their case for a gender neutral passport

First they came for the students, and I did not speak out—because I was not a student. “…the university seems to place the hypothetical opportunity for some staff members to challenge and diminish trans identities over the safety and wellbeing of its students” #solidarity

A true trailblazer of the trans community has left us. April Ashley MBE was the definition of grace and humility, despite having fought hard throughout her life for her place in society. A true queen. Gone, but never forgotten. Rest in power.❤️🏳️‍⚧️

Justice for LGBT veterans. No more delaying, too many have already died: restore their pensions and compensate missed contributions, strike off their criminals records for “homosexuality”, remove their dishonourable discharges, and give back their medals! bbc.co.uk/news/uk-600371…

Pride in Birth is a podcast where I bring together for the first time all the research about LGBTQ+ experiences of conception, pregnancy, birth and postnatal care, released by Pinter & Martin Radio The first series, Becoming pregnant, goes live next week. pinterandmartin.radio/pride-in-birth…

“I sat down, played a C chord, threw my head back and sang the first two lines of Something Inside So Strong. I realised I was writing about my life as a gay man and I found myself crying.” theguardian.com/music/2022/jan…

Shout out tonight to all the NHS Chief People Officers/ HR Directors and their teams who are doing a really tough job handling VCOD, the human emotion it brings, the legal aspects and a Govt that changes its mind. Collateral damage is huge.

A tip for allies. The following phrases are not the allyship you think they are: (a thread)

Why do I do queer history? Well, during #LGBTHM22 the quote that keeps coming back to me, making the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end, is by Ancient Greek poet Sappho: ‘Someone, I tell you, in another time will remember us…’

NHS guidance on single-sex services and spaces has served staff well for many years Written by a CNO for England, it’s based on individual needs and inclusion The muddied EHRC guidance adds nothing. It’s appeasement of objectors to Trans rights, potentially harms Trans people

We have extended the deadline! If you are an LGBTI+ person, join the online National LGBTI+ Sounding Board. Help the NHS learn from your experiences. Apply by 4 May 2022 Email: [email protected] Call or Text: 0771 608 5273 lgbt.foundation/news/lgbti-exp…

The Queen's speech confirmed that there is no trans conversion therapy ban. Not only that, but they've added an exclusion that means it's not a ban if the person "consents" to conversion therapy. No-one consents to conversion practices. They are coerced. This is a mess.

🚨I’m looking for people to handover this account to🚨 Since I started in 2012, there is now Health and Care LGBTQ+ Leaders Network and Trans NHS Staff Network If interested in the handle ARCHIVED: NHS LGBT Network, message me setting out the reasons why by 29 July 2022 Only non-monetary requests from those with H&SC LGBTQ+ interests

Happy #PrideinLondon day! Wishing everyone an amazing time, especially all of paramedics, nurses, doctors, midwives + many others on NHS floats. I know London will give you a big cheer! Thanks also to the emergency service teams who are working and keeping us safe #LoveIsLove