LGBT+

Ideas and Action

Ken Macharia not detained after asylum refusal

60 supporters accompanied him to his monthly check-in at Bridgewater police station.

Samar Khan

Reports

Bristol Pride promise ‘positive way forward’ on arms sponsorship

Pressure over Airbus partnership has led to talks between organisers and campaigners

Lorna Stephenson
Lorna Stephenson

People's History

Not so long ago in Bristol you could be hanged for love

As the summer Pride season starts, it is worth remembering that British society was not always tolerant of homosexuality.

Steve Mills

Ideas and Action

Watch: Drag Queen Story Time – sequins, glitter and messages of inclusion

Drag queens performed to their toughest audience yet at Parson Street Primary School for World Book Day.

Hannah Vickers
Hannah Vickers

Voices

Voices: Don’t let the arms industry sponsor Bristol Pride

Lorna Stephenson argues that companies such as Babcock should not be allowed to ‘pink-wash’ their dealings with repressive regimes by sponsoring Pride events.

Lorna Stephenson
Lorna Stephenson

Voices

Pride against all odds

A culture of disbelief towards LGBT asylum seekers means the safety and acceptance provided by support groups like Bristol Pride Without Borders is vital.

Amani Omejar

Voices

“Are you sexually confused?”: Prejudice in mental health services

"You're sexually confused": Historically, LGBT+ people have been treated appallingly by mental health professionals and institutions, and the situation is still problematic today, says Luke Carter.

Luke Carter

Reports

Children’s mental health spending amongst worst in the country

Politicians speak of the need for ‘parity of investment’ in mental health services but this is not the reality for children or young people in...

The Bristol Cable
Sarah Dylan and The Bristol Cable

Reports

“Justifiable” discrimination: 500% fee increase for asylum appeals

“A Dafuri man claiming asylum has been trying for two years to bring his wife here. If he can’t afford to even go to court and appeal...

Koel Mukherjee
Koel Mukherjee

Voices

“It’s difficult to exist outside the gender binary”

A non-binary perspective on the south-west’s first ever Trans Pride event.

Gee S.

Voices

“Expect prejudice, but never accept it”

The landscape is changing for Bristol’s LGBT+ kids, but they need support

Mariangela Veronesi
Mariangela Veronesi

City

‘We’re just as human as you’: one woman’s experience of being transgender and homeless

Bristol’s housing crisis means outreach services struggle to provide enough emergency accommodation, and homeless people scrape by on the streets.

Koel Mukherjee
Koel Mukherjee
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