Ringwood Library has recently launched a Veterans Hub Drop-In, welcoming all service leavers. The Hub meets every Thursday with two sessions, each providing a different aspect: between 10:00-12:00, we meet to discuss shared experiences, participate in activities (such as a monthly cooked brunch!) and access any help and information as needed. Currently, during the afternoon […]
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Ringwood Library, Hampshire, Looking To Engage With LGBT+ Veterans
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DWP Armed Forces Champions
As part of the Armed Forces Covenant, the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) is transforming the way veterans and members of the Armed Forces Community are supported in accessing Jobcentre Plus services, with the introduction of Armed Forces Champions. Armed Forces Champions have specific responsibilities for supporting members of the Armed Forces Community and […]
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22nd Anniversary Of The Lifting Of The Ban On LGBT+ Personnel In The UK Armed Forces
Today we acknowledge the 22nd anniversary of the lifting of the ban on LGBT+ personnel in the UK Armed Forces. Transgender personnel had been allowed to serve openly from January 1999. Much has been accomplished in the last year, but we still have a long way to go before LGBT+ Veterans and families impacted by that […]
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Pardons Scheme Will Extend to All consensual Gay Sex Convictions Under Newly Abolished Laws
An increased amount of people will be eligible for a pardon for historical criminal convictions thanks to the new scheme soon to be put into place. Home Secretary Priti Patel is due to announce a plan to “right the wrongs of the past” including the deletion of the wrongful convictions of same-sex activity. This means that those […]
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MyGwork Secures Additional £1.6m For Global Expansion
MyGwork, the global business LGBTQ+ recruitment and networking platform, has secured £1.6 million in the latest funding round led by 24Haymarket to grow its user base and continue with its international expansion plans. These funds are in addition to the £0.75 million secured at the end of last year, thanks to the private capital firm’s network of investors. Headquartered in London, with […]
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National Service of Remembrance
On Sunday 14th November Fighting With Pride was delighted to bring together a contingent of amazing LGBT+ Veterans for the National Service of Remembrance and to march past the Cenotaph as a visible cohort for the first time in history. Considering most of us hadn’t marched in decades we were in step most of the […]
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LGBT+ Adoptions
LGBT+ people still account for 1 in 6 adoptions in England in 2021, despite fall in numbers Wales sees ‘problematic’ tumble in LGBT+ people granted adoption orders over the same time Coronavirus’ impact on the adoption sector was clear this week with the publication of statistics for 2021. Adoptions in England fell to 2,870 in […]
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LGBT+ veterans to remember the fallen at the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday
This Remembrance Sunday LGBT+ veterans will honour fellow servicemen and women at the National Service of Remembrance. It is the first time LGBT+ veterans have been openly invited to the event at the Cenotaph. The 24 places have been granted to Fighting With Pride, the first and only lived-experience charity addressing the health and wellbeing of LGBT+ veterans. Joint Chief […]
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Playful Promises
Playful Promises launch the world’s first lingerie collection alongside an award-winning asexual activist – and receive harrowing response. Playful Promises, an empowerment-driven lingerie brand, has launched an inspiring collaboration alongside award-winning a-sexual activist and model Yasmin Benoit. This is the first collaboration of its kind, celebrating asexuality and sexual diversity through fashion. However, whilst largely positive, the response to this […]
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WIN! Pioneer VREC-DZ600 full HD dash camera
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