Notts LGBT+ Network guide to the evolution of the Pride flag from 1974 to today. Anyone who visited Notts Pride this year, wont have failed to notice thousands of Pride flags across the city. From shop windows and street bunting, to clothing, face paint or flags waved along to the music, Nottingham was bursting with […]
The Women’s World Cup kicked off in Australia and New Zealand on Thursday July 20th, with a total of 32 teams ready to fight it out for the Women’s World Cup Trophy. The Lionesses were set to play their first game against Haiti on July 22nd, with the final game being played on August 20th […]
The government has insisted that Rwanda is a safe place for refugees. Yet evidence indicates that persecution based on sexuality is a common occurrence in the country. The UK government’s plan to send refugees and asylum seekers to Rwanda has been controversial from the start. For LGBTQ+ people seeking asylum in the UK, it remains a frightening […]
2023 marks the 39th year of Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June), when Notts LGBT+Network will join thousands of charities and voluntary organisations recognising the contribution volunteers make across the UK. With this year’s theme of ‘Celebrate and Inspire’ we hope to encourage people to be the change that we want to see and get involved in […]
A hate incident is any incident which is perceived, by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by hostility, hate or prejudice. If a hate incident breaks the law, it becomes a criminal offence and therefore a hate crime.Nottinghamshire Police records hate within any one (or more) of the following categories: race, religion, […]
A message from Ian Green Chief Executive of Terrence Higgins Trust: Thursday 1 December is World AIDS Day, a time to remember those we have lost, and how far we have come since the early days of the epidemic. This year marks 40 year since the death of Terry Higgins, one of the first to […]
Nottingham East MP Nadia Whittome details her work to oppose conversion therapy. We are now on our third Prime Minister since the Tories first pledged to eradicate conversion therapy. Promises have been repeatedly made then kicked into the long grass, and thousands of LGBTQ+ people have remained at risk. Earlier this year, still as Prime […]
This new social group for men met for the first time on Tuesday 30th August 2022 at the Magic Garden in Nottingham. The venue is a beautiful townhouse with old panelled rooms and a big garden area, both of them very interestingly decorated. Fourteen or so men came to the first meeting, and enjoyed drinks […]
