From our member Geoffrey Watson

 

These books are available from Geoffrey Watson (UK only) £15.00 each + £2.20 P&P except Ferry Good which is £20.00 + £2.20 P&P. E-mail Geoff.watson14@btinternet.com for details.

Outside UK please order through Amazon.co.uk

LAGLA newsletter

 

Dear LAGLA members, **New Committee Members**   Following our AGM on 17 December 2020 the new committee is as follows: Chair: Lewis Powers Treasurer: Felicity Carroll Secretary: David Coughlan  General committee members: Christina Warner, Lawrence Currie, Viene Bilodeau, Bruce Shane, Josh Ryan, Liam Bradford

**Speakers needed for panel talk of LGBT+ practioners** 4 Brick Court Chambers is looking for speakers for a panel evening they’ll be hosting online during Pride month 2021. The evening will consist of informal discussions about panel members’ experiences of working within the legal field as well as their journey to their respective careers. The panel will consist of those at all stages of qualification and all practice areas. If you’re interested in taking part or want more information, please contact Christina Warner on christina.warner@4bc.co.uk. The deadline for registering your interest as a speaker is 10 February 2021.

****It's A Sin****** 'It's A Sin' premieres on Friday 22 January 2021 at 9pm on Channel 4. The drama, written by Russell T Davies and staring Years and Years singer and LGBTQ+ advocate, Olly Alexander, focuses on the story of the 1980s, the story of AIDS and charts the joy and heartbreak of a group of friends, across a decade in which everything changed.  Read more about the upcoming drama here...

**Blood donation rules changed** Blood donation rules have been amended for gay and bisexual men. Under previous rules, gay and bisexual men were not permitted to donate unless they’ve abstained from sex for three months, being treated as too risky to donate. This outdated and frankly discriminatory rule will now change, with an individualised risk-based policy being implemented. Read further commentary here.   **Norway bans hate speech against trans and bisexual people** The amendments to the law mean that discrimination based on “gender identity or gender expression” is now unlawful. Changes have also been made to the wording so that “homosexual orientation” has been amended to “sexual orientation”, extending protection from just lesbian and gay individuals to all sexual orientations.  Norway's Minister for Justice said: "“It is imperative that the protection against discrimination offered by the criminal legislation is adapted to the practical situations that arise.” Read further commentary here.  **Trans teen legal battle with puberty blockers** The High Court has recently ruled in the matter of  R (on the application of) Quincybell & A v Tavistock & Portman NHS Trust & Others, raising the threshold of Gillick competency for trans, non-binary and gender diverse young people in relation to puberty blockers and inviting the court to determine individuals' future treatment in line with their "best interests" on a case by case basis. Understandably this has been viewed as a huge setback for the trans, non-binary and gender diverse community.  Read Mermaid's full commentary here. **Elliot Page announces he is  transgender** In a heartfelt letter on Instagram the actor Elliot Page announces he is transgender...read more here...

From our member Francois Souyri: How to create a new team in Microsoft Teams

View the video here: https://youtu.be/VyK7CbB1m_Y (2 minutes view)

A new post has been published on https://sharepointfrancois.com

How to create a new team in Microsoft Teams By Francois on Jan 12, 2021 11:00 am New how-to  2 min: How to create a new team in Microsoft Teams https://youtu.be/VyK7CbB1m_Y Thank you for subscribing to to my YouTube channel. The post How to create a new team in Microsoft Teams appeared first on François on SharePoint, Office 365 and more technologies. Read in browser » Recent Articles: Subscribe to my YouTube channel where I “explain Tech” How to increase your feedback responses – with online forms  Great new features announced for Microsoft Teams, but what about fixing the performance issues? Coming up in a few months/years: Microsoft Lists Use “bulletin boards” not alerts  (inspired by Seth Godin’s Blog post)

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from our member Isa L Levy

Had my memoir Conversations with a Blank Canvas published in June. I have attached a press release about it just in case it might be interest to members of  GPN as I talk about my identity growing up in a tightly knit small Welsh Jewish community and the various issues around my sexuality and not 'belonging' - this was in the 1950's - so quite a lot of development over the decades - almost 8. 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

Conversations with a Blank Canvas, By Isa L Levy Highgate Arts psychotherapist, artist, and author Isa L Levy has this week published her astonishing personal memoir. In a creative memoir, which includes photographs of many of her vivid paintings, Isa reveals her psychological, artistic and spiritual transformational process through images, poetry and words, as she sheds and re-forms new evolutions to reach a state of ‘belonging’. 

The author shares an honest, detailed and thought-provoking self assessment of her life journey. It is reflective in ways which invite the reader to engage more consciously with their own personal journeys. Using wonderfully clear and apt word painting, the words are beyond poetic in that they evoke a reaction of all our senses. 

We hear the music she created, we feel the gentle opening up within the lover's garden, and we even taste the mother's force feeding! 

Reviewers are already acclaiming the book as “a remarkable achievement”. 

For press copies or to review this book contact Isa L Levy at isalevy@aol.com. 

Books are available on amazon.co.uk h+ps://www.amazon.co.uk/Conversa5ons-Blank-Canvas-Somewhere-Transforma5on/dp/ B08B38B69V/ref=zg_bs_266794_40?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=18RYSK307VC64V96HQ3P

Queer Bio Newsletter

 

QueerBio.com Newsletter December 14th, 2020 The Online Biographical Reference Source for the International LGBTQ Community Top Story DISABILITY AND THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY Individuals with disabilities represent a significant portion of the population, yet they remain a marginalized group in society. Many people relate disability to physical attributes, but they can be mental attributes as well. It is the latter that is less visible and hence often misunderstood or ignored. 'Disability' is a term that encompasses a wide range of sensory, physical, cognitive and psychological abilities and affects many people, both visibly and invisibly. LGBTQ individuals with disabilities face a double level of challenges when it comes to marginalization. The challenge often exists within the LGBTQ community also. For example, many LGBTQ individuals focus on an ideal body type that an individual with a disability cannot live up to. Research has shown that LGBTQ individuals are more likely to have a disability than the general population. Transgender individuals, for example, are prone to the mental impacts of isolation, intolerance, and more that stigmatizes them - recent surveys have shown that 39 per cent of transgender individuals in the United States report having a disability. Similarly, one in three lesbians and one in three bisexual women report having a disability. The situation is significantly worse in countries with intolerant policies toward the LGBTQ communities. Given this terrible situation, it is heartening to hear of individuals within the LGBTQ community who are working to address these challenges. Many of these individuals are activists, health workers, researchers, and politicians. A good portion of them are LGBTQ athletes who have received recognition for their athletic accomplishments at the national and international level and have become role models for the community. It is important to include LGBTQ people with disabilities as part of the discussion of LGBTQ rights. We have identified LGBTQ individuals active in the disability community from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Great Britain, India, Israel, Japan, Poland, Scotland, Singapore, the United States, and Uruguay.  Read More Now And See The Complete List QueerBio.com has been chosen for the Library of Congress Web Archiving Program - Preserving important cultural artifacts by acquiring, cataloging, preserving and serving collections material of historical importance to foster education and scholarship. CONTEMPORARY LGBTQ SPOTLIGHT Leanne Pittsford - United States (1980) Leanne Pittsford is a serial entrepreneur.  In 2012 she founded Lesbians Who Tech & Allies, an organization which has grown to become the largest LGBTQ community of technologists in the world with 40+ city chapters worldwide.  Prior to this, Pittsford launched include.io in 2017, a mentoring and recruiting platform in technology, and the Tech Jobs Tour which connects diverse and non-traditional talent to jobs in technology. She created her own digital agency, Start Somewhere, and created leanimpact.org, a company which eventually was acquired by Lean Startup in 2016. Pittsford was recognized by Business Insider as one of the most powerful LGBTQ+ people in Tech in 2019. Previously, Pittsford worked for Equality California as head of operations. HISTORICAL LGBTQ SPOTLIGHT Francis Bacon, Ireland (1909-1992) Francis Bacon was a noted painter whose popular subject matter was the body painted in an abstract form. Later in his life, and after the death of his partner, his focus shifted to images of death and crucifixion. Bacon was also a notable interior decorator and furniture designer. He was the subject of two Tate retrospectives and a major showing in 1971 at the Grand Palais in Paris. A 2013 auction of his painting Three Studies of Lucien Freud sold for a world record price of US$142 million at the time.   Sample of New LGBTQ Biographies Added Jack Guest, Great Britain - Global Diversity and Inclusion Lead, HSBC Bank.  READ MORE Clement Beaune, France - Minister of State for European Affairs.   READ MORE Hig Roberts, United States - Alpine skier.  READ MORE Mara Gomez, Argentina - Transgender football/soccer player.  READ MORE Joan Drury, United States -  Writer and publisher.  READ MORE Braunwyn Windham-Burke, United States - Television personality.  READ MORE. Josh Feldman, United States - Actor and producer.  READ MORE. TRAILER VIDEO CLICK HERE TO HELP US WITH THIS PROJECT TODAY! DO YOU KNOW YOUR LGBTQ COMMUNITY? QueerBio.com is pleased to present a selection of biographical and history books on the global LGBTQ community.  Books can be ordered individually or as a group for further savings. It's a Fabulous Morning! My Interviews With Fascinating People in the LGBTQ World   A Path to Diversity: LGBTQ Participation in the Working World Notables: 101 Global LGBTQ People Who Changed the World Champions: Biographies of Global LGBTQ Pioneers. Books are available in print or e-book editions. ORDER YOUR BOOKS INDIVIDUALLY OR AS A GROUP HERE QueerBio.Com The definitive online biographical reference source for the international LGBTQ community Comprising a database of over 17,000 contemporary and historical figures who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, two-spirit, gender netutral or queer (LGBTQ).  Includes artists, sports figures, politicians, entertainers, business leaders, academics, activists, and more. The database is widely international in scope and is an ideal source for research and analysis with full search and sort functionality.  Available in 62 languages. Visit QueerBio.Com Managing Editor: Mark S. Bonham

Galop Newsletter

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. The online launch of our new report: "Commissioning for inclusion: Delivering services for LGBT+ survivors of domestic abuse" is fast approaching. If you plan to attend, please register to ensure your place. The Zoom link with the log-in details will be sent an hour before the event to all registered delegates. Please join us at the online launch event on November 19th, 2020 10:30am – 12:15pm, register here. We hope that the guidance can be used to facilitate an dialogue at a local, regional and national level on how commissioners, service providers, policymakers and the government can work individually and collectively to better meet the needs of LGBT+ survivors within commissioning and procurement activity, as well as service provision.  Please contact Dr. Jasna Magić, research and policy development at Galop, for any questions on this event. (jasna@galop.org.uk)    Provisional agenda:  10:30 – 10:40: Welcome and introduction  10:40 – 11:00: Headline addresses:  Nicole Jacobs, Domestic Abuse Commissioner  Lynne Abrams, Head of the Interpersonal Violence Unit, Home Office   11:00 – 11:30: Presentation of key findings: Meghan Field and James Rowlands (authors)  11:30 –12:15: Panel discussion on the role and value of LGBT+ services in addressing domestic abuse and the need for commissioners to respond to the gaps in current commissioning practices.  Confirmed panel speakers:  Meghan Field, Director, Advance Charity James Rowlands, Independent Consultant  Peter Kelley, Head of Domestic Abuse Service, Galop  Prof. Catherine Donovan, Durham University      About Galop   Galop gives advice and support to people who have experienced biphobia, homophobia, transphobia, sexual violence or domestic abuse. In addition to working with individual people, we work to improve the criminal justice system for us all, and to find ways to support victims of crime who do not want to go to the police. We are a completely independent community-led group and we are not connected to the police. Follow Us www.galop.org.uk   Contact Us: National LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline: 0800 999 5428 By email: info@galop.org.uk By mail: 356 Holloway Road, London, N7 6PA    www.galop.org.uk  |  info@galop.org.uk Galop 356 Holloway Road London N7 6PA Copyright (C)  Galop   You are receiving this email because you have signed up via our website or told us you would like to hear from us.

Kick Start Scheme for young people from our member Andrew Waite.

 Hi Jean-Francois,

 

Hope you are well…

This is Andrew a Gay Professional Network member for some years now.

 

My organisation is a “Gateway Intermediary” for the Government’s new kick Start Scheme to provide young people whose salaries are paid for 6 months at minimum wage.

Would it be possible to pass the information around to the gay business community please?

 

It seems such a great opportunity to keep businesses going and helping young people stay in work.

Anyone interested must have a business or charity.

 

If you or organisations you know wish to take part, you/they can register interest at:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeExMNBVkgn39yTAeUMBjdGqbAEN6Z3kpNdOiNXJTLp-uIVHg/viewform?usp=sf_link

 

Very much appreciate if you could spread the word amongst members.

 

Kind regards,

Andrew Waite

Chief Executive

                                

2020 Finalist – SME Community Organisation of the Year

2020 Listed – Social Entrepreneur Index Awards.

2019 Finalist – Governance Professional of the Year

2019 Winner: Best Interactive Group Talks & Presentations