UHDB celebrates pride month
Pride month is a time for our UHDB LGBTQIA+ community to celebrate the progress made to attain the rights we currently enjoy and remember those who fought over the years to win these rights.
Pride is usually celebrated with lots of parades and marches but with coronavirus and social distancing still in place, things will be a little different this year.
A lot of events have been postponed or cancelled, but the celebrations will continue on zoom, tiktok and other social media platforms; keeping people connected and celebrating.
Pride month is about people coming together in love and friendship, to show how far LGBTQIA+ rights have come, even if in some places there's still some work to be done.
The month of June was chosen in order to commemorate the Stonewall Riots that took place in June 1969. Pride Month is important because it marks the start of what was a huge change within the LGBTIA+ community, and wider society.
Throughout the month we will be sharing content on behalf of the UHDB LGBTQIA+ Network. If you work for UHDB and would like to join the network, you can request to join here (link to Facebook group) (opens in new window) >
LGBTQ+ Mental Health Resources:
- NHS support for LGBTQ+ individuals
- MindLine Trans+ - support for transgender, agender, gender fluid and non-binary individuals
- LGBT+ Foundation - support, advice and information
- Pink Therapy - LGBTQ+ safe and understanding therapist directory
- FFLAG - support for families and friends of lesbians and gays
- AATN - therapy network for Black, African and Asian individuals
- Black Minds Matter - connecting Black individuals with free mental health services
- Mermaids UK - support for gender diverse and transgender children, young people and families
- FPLD - Support for people with learning difficulties
- MIND mental health support for LGBTQ+ individuals