Gay Professional Network

Thursday 24 September 2020

Further update on the "Gay Conversion Therapy," letter from Elizabeth Truss, Equality Minister

We recently signed the petition “Make LGBT conversion therapy illegal in the UK”:
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/300976

The Petitions Committee has today published a letter from Elizabeth Truss MP, Minister for Women and Equalities. This was in response to the Committee’s request for an update on the Governments plans to ban ‘conversion therapy’.

You can read the response in full here: https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/2677/documents/26594/default/

You can find the original letter to the Minister here: https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/2172/documents/20109/default/

Follow the Committee on Twitter for updates on our work on this issue and others: https://www.twitter.com/hocpetitions

Wednesday 29 July 2020

GPN talks with Mark Bunyan 28-07-2020

Tuesday 28 July 2020

An update on plans to ban ‘conversion therapy’:

An update on plans to ban ‘conversion therapy’:

As you may know in previous years in my speech at the House of Lords Reception, I have expressed my anger and dismay at such barbaric and antiquated method being used in legality in UK.

The current petition of over 200,000 signatures followed another two on this issue. Despite its inclusion in the Government’s 2018 LGBT Action Plan, legislation has still not been introduced.

Read the letter from the Petition Committee To the Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss, minister for Women and Equalities here:

https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/2172/documents/20109/default/

Thursday 9 July 2020

The Network's talks July and August, and our weekly meetings.

Dear Supporters of The Network,

Hope all is well with you.

In July we do not have a speaker, as he thought it best to wait and find out what is happening.

It is too early yet to decide whenever and whether or not we are going to go back to physical meetings, the Civil Service Club is reopening on Monday but the covid-19 preventative measure make it impossible at the moment with no more than 4 people in a room! It may well be that do a combination of both zoom and physical meeting in the future but time only will tell.

In August Sandra Shevey is talking about Alfred Hitchcock, and it will be online given the present circumstances, you can book and discover more about it on Zoom. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-network-with-sandra-shevey-alfred-hitchcock-registration-75299196925 Please note that the meeting will be in evening gearing us back to normal timings.k

Our weekly meetings continue for members of The Network to catch up. Thursdays 4 to 5pm. Not a member yet? Join us on https://the-network.one and take advantage of the 50% off the membership fee for the duration of the pandemic.

Distant socialising! Together we are stronger!

A reminder of The Network Links:

I very much look forward to hearing from and to seeing you again soon.

Best regards,

Jean-François.

Founder

The Network since 2012

jf@the-network.one

https://the-network.one

Friday 26 June 2020

what's up?

The weather is improving, sometimes, you can be outside and follow the talks whilst lounging in the sunshine or catch up on youtube.

As we are slowly coming out of the 'Lockdown' The Civil Service Club (CSC) has reopened and has been refurbished to the highest standard.

Our monthly events will continue to be on both zoom and with limited capacity for social distancing at the CSC.

Our talks lately were recorded and posted on YouTube

Our future talks are:

August 2020 Steven McIntyre, CEO of Stonewall Housing about LGBT+ homelessness on the 25th August.
September 2020 Ian Dodds will speak about bisexuality.
October 2020 Craig Jones & Caroline Paige and Gary Youssef the formers on Fighting with Pride and the latter about Financial planning
November 2020 Paul Burston about his latest book and fabulous life.

Take care and keep safe!

Jean-François Dor