Author name: Rainbow Project

There is no place for anti-LGBTQIA+ hatred in Northern Ireland.

The Rainbow Project has responded to the news regarding a security alert in Portrush, County Antrim yesterday evening, where a suspicious item wrapped in a Pride flag was left at a home address. The PSNI are treating the incident as a hate crime. Scott Cuthbertson, Director of The Rainbow Project said: “We are deeply concerned […]

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Research Participants required for Department for Communities research on Conversion Therapy

We are recruiting LGBTQIA+ people with experiences of Conversion Practices (also known as conversion therapies, reparative therapies, and cure therapies) to take part in interviews about their experience. Call out for individuals to be interviewed about their experiences with conversion practices (also known as conversion therapies or reparative therapies). These practices encompasses all medical, psychological,

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Stigma and discrimination against people with HIV are as big an issue as ever

World AIDS Day, designated on 1 December every year since 1988, is an international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection and mourning those who have died of the disease. But unfortunately, the stigma and discrimination against people living with HIV are as big an issue

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LGBTQIA Holocaust Memorial Event – Belfast 2022

This week  LGBTQIA sectoral groups came together week to mark Holocaust memorial week and lay wreaths at The Belfast Cenotaph. The group were welcomed to Belfast City Hall by Lord Mayor Kate Nicholl and speakers included Adam Murray, Community Development Manager of CaraFriend, Professor William Spurlin from Brunel University, Aisling Twomey, Policy and Advocacy Manager

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The Rainbow Project response to EHRC statements on upcoming LGBTQ+ legislation in the United Kingdom

Yesterday’s statements from the EHRC are an unwelcome and unwarranted attack on Trans equality. We believe that these two statements (one in response to the call for a ban on conversion therapy and the Gender Recognition act in Scotland) are actively seeking to exclude Trans people from improved rights and important legal protections. Trans Rights

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