Let’s Go Big – A Review from the Front Row

Let’s Go Big – A Review from the Front Row

Photography Eleanor Bentall By Robert Jessel, LGB Alliance Press Officer   If the first rule of rock ‘n roll is “always leave them wanting more”, the fifth annual LGB Alliance conference was our best gig yet. This year we bade a fond farewell to the QEII, an...
Charity Times urges charities to act unlawfully?

Charity Times urges charities to act unlawfully?

By Robert Jessel, LGB Alliance Press Officer   The cardinal rule of PR is never to criticise journalists. But when a newspaper misleads its readers and encourages them to ignore the law, that principle goes out of the window. The risk of staying silent (and thus...
LGB International: Meet the Chair

LGB International: Meet the Chair

Frederick Schminke is the President of Alliance LGB France and the new Chair of LGB International. We asked him why he got involved and what he hopes LGB International will achieve. Why did you get involved? I have been an out and proud gay man since I came out at...
In Plain Sight

In Plain Sight

A call for better safeguarding   It is a grim truth that paedophiles look like you and me. They are heterosexual, homosexual and bisexual. Some will claim a gender identity and many will not. They are teachers, social workers, bankers, gardeners, librarians and...

The curious story of Belper Pride

Belper is a pretty market town on the edge of the Peak District. Comfortably middle-class and a quiet kind of place, it has a population of just 18,000 and benefits from good schools and a selection of attractive shops. Despite the small population, last year’s Pride...
Perfecting The Business Of Victimhood For Pride

Perfecting The Business Of Victimhood For Pride

By Jo Bartosch.  This piece was commissioned for and originally published on the LGB Alliance Business Forum website. Let’s be honest—if you’re gay, lesbian or bisexual, you could do a lot worse than Britain. Sure, we’ve got our problems, but we also have legal...