Spaces are open for referrals through partner organisations akt, Galop and Stonewall Housing BY ELEANOR NOYCE, IMAGE BY THE OUTSIDE PROJECT London’s first LGBTQI-specific shelter, The Outside Project, is offering emergency hotel spaces for LGBTQI people experiencing homelessness or unsafe or unstable living situations. Located in central London, the hotel spaces will provide a safe [….]
Alarming figures show that LGBTQI children are being forced into homelessness by their own parents BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS, IMAGE VIA BROADLY’S GENDER SPECTRUM COLLECTION The thought of growing up in a household where your own parents feel uncomfortable with your sexuality at a time when LGBTQI rights have come so far, still feels shocking. Your [….]
Reflecting on the many guises of homelessness after World Homeless Day 2019 BY EMILY. IMAGE CHARRY JIN. Being “homeless” doesn’t only mean that you’re sleeping on the street. It can mean that you’re spending prolonged periods of time sleeping on friends’ sofas, in shelters or hostels or on public transport amongst other things. Before I [….]
Celebrate akt’s 30th birthday with queer party legends Sink The Pink BY ALICIA PRYZSIENIAK Celebrating 30 years of safer homes and better futures for LGBTQI youth, akt, the UK’s LGBTQI youth homelessness charity, are back with their biggest event yet! Produced by drag royalty Sink The Pink and hosted at the incredible TROXY venue in [….]
