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LGBT Consultation Report

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Report of the consultation with Birmingham’s LGBT community between December 2009 and January 2010.

Birmingham LGBT community trust is a third sector organisation established to provide capacity building support and strategic voice and influence to the LGBT sector in the city. The trust acts as an umbrella organisation for the LGBT third sector in the city and facilitates a forum made up of 36 voluntary and community groups.        

 

Introduction
 
Between December 2009 and January 2010.Birmingham LGBT community trust carried out two consultation events with members of the LGBT community who are living or working in the city of Birmingham. The aim of the consultation events was to provide information for Birmingham city councils equalities and diversity department to support the development of their single equality scheme and to provide information to the Health and well being partnership about the health needs of the LGBT community.
 
The first event was held on December 2nd 2009 at the Nightingale club lower Essex street .The event was facilitated by the health and well being partnership and Birmingham LGBT community trust and the focus was LGBT health with the following areas being consulted on Transgendered health, GPs and access to primary care, mental health, prevention and age The second event was held on the 23rd January 2010 and was organised and facilitated by Birmingham LGBT Community Trust. The areas consulted on were community engagement community cohesion, housing and social care and community safety in total 50 people attended the events and input into the consultation process.
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Health & Wellbeing Partnership Consultation

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Health and wellbeing for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Birmingham

Birmingham LGBT Community trust and the health & Wellbeing Partnership held a consultation on LGBT Health Issues.

Notes from the meeting at the Nightingale Club 2nd December 2009:

 
Key issues identified
 
  1. Assumption that you are heterosexual
  2. Having to come out
  3. Need for generic monitoring
  4. Need for diversity training for health and care professionals
  5. More research, particularly in trans health
  6. The Birmingham LGBT community needs a resource centre
  7. A LGBT-friendly sign in primary care settings would support LGBT people, challenge assumptions and raise awareness.
  8. Homophobic / transphobic hate crimes – link to mental health and community safety issues
  9. BME and Faith Communities: need to establish better relationship and support BME LGBT people
  10. Need to work with young people and schools to promote change
  11. Older and disabled people are particularly vulnerable and invisible in services
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LGBT Cancer Consultation - Feedback

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Now we need to hear your views on cancer …

In October Macmillan and Birmingham LGBT Community Trust held held an information event for members of  the LGBT communities and the following suggestions for improving the experience of LGBT people affected by cancer were put forward in the work groups and during discussions: 

A specifically LGBT area on Macmillan’s website – there was strong support for an online community – suggested name the Rainbow Room – there is already a facility within Macmillan’s website for individuals to set up their own community groups: http://community.macmillan.org.uk/groups/
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Are you being Served ?

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Birmingham LGBT Community Trust invites you to a free consultation event, to be held on 23rd January 2010.This is a chance for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people who live, work, study or socialise in Birmingham to have their say about the services they use and/ or would like. During the day we will look at issues including education, homophobic bullying, hate crime, health and social care, community cohesion - amongst others. Steph Keeble, Strategic development workers says “This is a really good opportunity for the community to identify issues that affect them in the city and influence key policy makers”.

 

 
 

£3750 awarded to LGBT community groups

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Birmingham LGBT Community Trust has awarded £3750 in grants to local LGBT community groups in the city. Sixteen groups as diverse as Rainbow Voices and Moseley Shoals have benefited from the first awards made from the LGBT Community Fund. The fund was started with a donation from the Lesbian and Gay Pride Ball 2009.

Commenting on the awards, Community Development worker David Viney states ‘The Trust are pleased to have been able to share our donation from the Pride Ball amongst some of the many LGBT groups in the city. Many groups operate with no funding and we are sure these awards will provide a welcome boost, enabling them to continue the fantastic work they do in our community.’

Groups awarded a community grant are as follows: BGLAD, Moseley Shoals, Birmingham Blaze, Pink Sou’westers, Acting Out, Birmingham Parents Support Group, Brum Bi Fest, Out Central, aRTpRIDE, Alcohol Support Group, Older Lesbian Network, Outskirts, Rainbow Voices, Gay Pagans, Pink North Brum.

The Trust received £6050 from the Pride Ball 2009. The remainder of the donation will be used to support the LGBT Community Forum and other Trust projects.

 
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