The Rainbow Project

What Women Want

TRP — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:39:17 +0000

Lesbian Advocacy Services Initiative are carrying out a survey into what lesbian and bisexual women want in their area.

Please fill out this short survey (10 questions) and let them know what YOU want.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QQZ2CKF

Request for Research Participants – Response of the Roman Catholic Church to Gay Men

TRP — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:13:28 +0000

Dominic Donnelly a postgraduate Theology student at Queen’s University Belfast is carrying out research into how the Roman Catholic Church in Northern Ireland responds to gay men in its congregation. He would like to speak to some gay Roman Catholic men and hear of their experiences.

Confidentiality of information obtained from interviews will be ensured (e.g. information provided will not be attributed to any individual by name).

At this stage he is trying to gauge the numbers who might be interested in taking part in this research so it would be appreciated if you would send an e-mail to dominicdonnel40@hotmail.co.uk indicating your agreement to participate.

New Lesbian and Bisexual Women’s Group For L’Derry

TRP — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:37:49 +0000

LASI’s development worker will be setting up a group for lesbian and bisexual women in Derry and wants information on what’s important to you.

Please fill out this short survey about what YOU want to see happening in your area: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QQZ2CKF

An informal coffee morning will be taking place for any women interested in joining the group on Tuesday 24th August in Cafe Del Mondo at 11.30am.

Please contact: orlaith@lasionline.org / 02890249452 for more information about the progress of this group.

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Belfast Front Runners

TRP — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:47:40 +0000

Belfast Front Runners is a running and walking group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGBT), and their supporters. Runners and walkers of all levels, ethnic backgrounds and sexual identities are welcomed. They meet for fun runs on Tuesday evenings at 6.30 pm in and around the South Belfast Area. More information can be obtained by e mailing belfastfrontrunners@googlemail.com or alternatively follow them on facebook.

Out at The Odeon – L.G.B.T Film Season

TRP — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:58:03 +0000

The Odeon Cinema, Victoria Square, is launching a brand new L.G.B.T film season, showing the best of contemporary and classic Gay, Lesbian and Transgender film.
These screenings will take place every Thursday at 8pm and all tickets are priced at the discount rate of £3.00 with a special group price of £2.50 per ticket for groups of thirty or more. If support is good, this will become a regular part of their listings. So grab your popcorn and your soda (not the farl) and take advantage of the dim lights.

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

TRP — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:54:56 +0000

An event in support of The Rainbow Project is being held in the Black Box on Monday 30 August at 20.00pm. Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens is a collection of free verse poems and songs reflecting the lives of people who have lived with and died from AIDS – touching, dramatic and humourous. Tickets are £15 (Gala ticket £30) and can be obtained form The Black Box.

Job Vacancy: Youth Development Officer

TRP — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:45:04 +0000

The Rainbow Project is currently recruiting a Youth Development Officer based between Belfast & L’Derry.

This post is a full-time position with a salary of £21,519 per annum. Details, including a job description, person specification, and application form are available for download on The Rainbow Project website at www.rainbow-project.org/recruitment or you can call (028) 9031 9030 to have a pack mailed to your address.

The Rainbow Project @ Belfast Pride

TRP — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 10:52:31 +0000

The Rainbow Project’s staff, volunteers, friends and allies took to the streets of Belfast on Saturday 31st July 2010 for this year’s Pride Parade which was the culmination of a week-long series of events celebrating gender and sexual diversity in the City.

An estimated 7,000 people took part with 10,000 lining the streets to clap and cheer on the parade which featured colourful floats, costumes, dancers, and people from Northern Ireland and further afield.

As the parade made its way back to Custom House Square for the annual Pride Party in the Square, staff and volunteers distributed leaflets, safer sex packs, and promoted the many services provided by the organisation.

For the very first time at Party in the Square, The Rainbow Project provided a sexual health testing clinic staffed by Doctors from the Royal Victoria Hospital’s GUM Clinic. We also had a community stall promoting the LGBT Advocacy Services for those affected by homophobic/transphobic hate crime, experiencing problems with housing, or needing general advocacy support.

Vince Creelan, Chairperson of The Rainbow Project paid tribute to staff and volunteers for their “dedication, hard work and enthusiasm” shown over Pride Week.

The Rainbow Project would like to say a huge “thank you” for our team of volunteers who have tirelessly given up their time to represent our organisation in the run-up to Pride and who attended various events held throughout Pride Week, not to mention volunteering for over 7 hours on the Parade day itself.

Some photos from the Parade…..

Photographs by Patrick Griffin. More available at PG Travel Tips.

Job Vacancy: Counselling Manager Post

TRP — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:57:13 +0000

The Rainbow Project is currently recruiting for the position of Counselling Manager. This post is a full-time position with a salary of £28,000 per annum. Details, including a job description, person specification, and application form are available for download on The Rainbow Project website at www.rainbow-project.org/recruitment or you can call (028) 9031 9030 to have a pack mailed to your address.

EMIS needs more men living in rural or smaller urban areas in Ireland

TRP — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:53:46 +0000

The European Man-for-Man Internet Survey 2010 (EMIS)needs more men living in rural or smaller urban areas in Ireland to take part.

The HSE’s Gay Men’s Health Service (GMHS), Gay Health Network (GHN) and the Rainbow Project NI are involved in the largest ever survey in the world of gay, bisexual men and men who have sex with men (MSM).

So far 140,000 surveys have been completed. The study ends on August 31st.

The number of surveys completed for All-Ireland is over 1,200 which beats previous All-Ireland gay sex internet surveys. Very pleased with the response so far Mick Quinlan manager of GMHS and EMIS co-ordinator for Ireland is continuing to seek more MSM to complete the questionnaire. Especially men living in all parts of Ireland outside Dublin city and county.

The EMIS survey is in place of the annual Real Lives research organised by GMHS and similar to the Real Lives research, the information that men will supply is in line with the National AIDS Strategy Education and Prevention Plan, and will help local and national groups and agencies to plan and deliver the services needed.

The survey is aimed at

a man who is attracted to other men and or
a man who has sex with men and or
a man who thinks he might have sex with men in the future

It asks about relationships, sex life, risks and precautions and use of health services. One of the goals is to see whether gay men and other men who have sex with men have access to HIV testing and prevention. The survey takes 20 to 30 minutes to complete. Its anonymous, no names or DOB, IP-address is required and no attempt to install any cookies.

The survey is funded by the European Commission and supported by the European Centre for Prevention and Disease Control, the European Regional Office of the World Health Organization, and many national and international gay organisations and websites. You can get more information about the survey at www.emis-project.eu

Further information Mick Quinlan mick.quinlan@hse.ie or telephone 086 2848860