The LGBTQ+ Network is a supportive forum for staff to raise their concerns in a safe and confidential environment, focusing on issues that affect LGBTQ+ colleagues and patients. This network plays a critical role in ensuring that the Trust fosters an inclusive workplace per the Equality Act 2010. By joining this network, you'll be part of a group that not only provides a platform for open communication but also contributes to broader efforts to create a more welcoming and diverse environment at the University Hospitals of Liverpool Group.
To join the network and receive communications about our upcoming work and events, click here.
To view the LGBTQ+ Staff Network Terms of Reference, click here.
LGBTQ+ Staff Network meetings will take place every 2 months on the third Tuesday of each month at 12pm-1pm. Our next network meeting will be on Tuesday 20th May 2025 at 12pm-1pm.
31st March is Transgender Day of Visibility (TDoV)
TDoV marks a time to raise awareness and increase visibility of the lived experiences of transgender and non-binary people. We hope to provide a platform where transgender and non-binary people are seen and heard, so that we can celebrate their lives and achievements whilst highlighting the discrimination the community continues to face. By providing realistic representation of transgender and non-binary people, we can better educate ourselves which will allow us to make meaningful change and create a safer, more inclusive environment for all.
Week Commencing 31st March 2025:
Information Marketplace
📅 When: Tuesday 1st April
📍 Where: Help Hub, Liverpool Women's Hospital
Information: We have invited LGBTQ+ groups and organisations from across Merseyside and beyond to set up interactive table stalls to help promote understanding. Come along to learn about the support and sense of community they have to offer! See below for a list of who will be attending on this date:
- LGBT+ Foundation
University of Liverpool Transgender Day of Visibility Flashtalk Event
📅 When: Wednesday 2nd April @2pm
📍 Where: Life Sciences Lecture Theatre 2 (and online)
Information: In celebration of Transgender Day of Visibility 2025, trans and non-binary members of staff have volunteered their time to talk about a subject they feel represents transgender visibility.
🔗 For more information and to sign-up, click here!
Lunch and Learn: Transgender and Non-Binary Advocacy at National Museums Liverpool
📅 When: Thursday 3rd April @12pm-1pm
📍 Where: MS Teams
Information: In this presentation Matt Exley from National Museums Liverpool will explore how they have explored Trans and Non-Binary stories through exhibitions, projects, and programmes to empower, uplift, and celebrate Trans experience and campaign for a more inclusive world.
🔗 Join by clicking here!
To register your interest or for more info, please contact poppy.
Week Commencing 7th April 2025:
TDoV Lunch and Learn: Gender Identity - the Reality for Transgender, Non-Binary and Intersex People
📅 When: Monday 7th April @1pm-2pm
📍 Where: MS Teams
🔗 Join by clicking here!
To register your interest or for more info, please contact poppy.
February marks LGBTQ+ History Month.
For LGBTQ+ History Month 2025, we are working in collaboration with LWH and the UHL group to focus on this year’s theme Activism and Social Change. We are proud to celebrate the rich history of LGBTQ+ people and the contributions of our local LGBTQ+ communities, through a range of events and training sessions across LUHFT & LWH sites.
Week 1:
Walk In My Shoes Session: Merseyside & Medicine - Why does LGBTQ+ History Matter?
📅 When: Thursday 6th February @12:45pm-1:45pm
📍 Where: Seminar Room 2, Liverpool Women's Hospital OR MS Teams
🔗 To view the recording, click here!
To register your interest or for more info, please contact lavender.
Week 2:
Lunch and Learn: Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation and Pronouns
📅 When: Tuesday 11th February @12pm-1pm
📍 Where: MS Teams
🔗 To view the slides used for this session, click here!
To register your interest or for more info, please contact poppy.
Walk In My Shoes Session: Gender Identity - Transgender, Nonbinary, and Intersex
📅 When: Wednesday 12th February @2pm-3pm
📍 Where: Baby Bell, Liverpool Women's Hospital OR MS Teams
🔗 To view the recording, click here!
To register your interest or for more info, please contact lavender.
LGBT+ Foundation, History of HIV and its impact on LGBTQ+ people
📅 When: Thursday 13th February @11am-12pm
📍 Where: Lower Lecture Theatre, Liverpool University Dental Hospital
Information: This session, delivered by the LGBT+ Foundation, will provide a history of HIV, exploring both scientific developments and the social impact on LGBTQ+ communities. The talk will also cover the services available for HIV testing, PrEP, and PEP, helping to break the stigma and raise awareness of vital LGBTQ+ healthcare resources.
🔗To attend, register here!
Week 3:
Information Marketplace
📅 When: Tuesday 18th February @10am-2pm
📍 Where: Lower Ground Foyer, Royal Liverpool University Hospital
Information: We have invited LGBTQ+ groups and organisations from across Merseyside and beyond to set up interactive table stalls at each of our hospitals. Come along to learn about the support and sense of community they have to offer! See below for a list of who will be attending on this date:
- Comics Youth CIC
- Mersey Rose Recreationals CC
- Penny Lane FC
- Liverpool Frontrunners
Walk In My Shoes Session: Sexuality - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Asexual & Queer+
📅 When: Tuesday 18th February @10:30am-11:30am
📍 Where: IT Training Room, Liverpool Women's Hospital OR MS Teams
🔗 To view the recording, click here!
To register your interest or for more info, please contact lavender.
From Limits to Limitless: Inspiring a Life Without Boundaries – AJ Jackson
📅 When: Tuesday 18th February @11am-12:30pm
📍 Where: Lecture Theatre, Clinical Science Building, Aintree University Hospital
Information: This inspiring talk by AJ Jackson will explore the importance of intersectionality, celebrating differences while recognising the challenges individuals face. AJ will share their personal journey navigating gender, sexuality, mental health, disability, and their diagnoses of Autism and ADHD, offering insights on resilience, self-empowerment, and inclusion.
🔗 To attend, register here!
Information Marketplace
📅 When: Wednesday 19th February @10am-2pm
📍 Where: Aintree Lodge, Aintree University Hospital
Information: We have invited LGBTQ+ groups and organisations from across Merseyside and beyond to set up interactive table stalls at each of our hospitals. Come along to learn about the support and sense of community they have to offer! See below for a list of who will be attending on this date:
- Sahir House
- Mersey Rose Recreationals CC
- Liverpool Frontrunners
Information Marketplace
📅 When: Thursday 20th February @10am-2pm
📍 Where: Main Reception, Broadgreen Hospital
Information: We have invited LGBTQ+ groups and organisations from across Merseyside and beyond to set up interactive table stalls at each of our hospitals. Come along to learn about the support and sense of community they have to offer! See below for a list of who will be attending on this date:
- Sahir House
- Mersey Rose Recreationals CC
Information Marketplace
📅 When: Thursday 20th February
📍 Where: Main Foyer, Liverpool Women's Hospital
Information: We have invited LGBTQ+ groups and organisations from across Merseyside and beyond to set up interactive table stalls at each of our hospitals. Come along to learn about the support and sense of community they have to offer! See below for a list of who will be attending on this date:
- Comics Youth CIC
- LGBT+ Foundation Sexual Health Services
Week 4:
Information Marketplace
📅 When: Monday 24th February @10am-2pm
📍 Where: Lower Ground Foyer, Royal Liverpool University Hospital
Information: We have invited LGBTQ+ groups and organisations from across Merseyside and beyond to set up interactive table stalls at each of our hospitals. Come along to learn about the support and sense of community they have to offer! See below for a list of who will be attending on this date:
- Sahir House
- St Agnes and St Aidan LGBTQ+ Social Group
- Liverpool Frontrunners
Lunch and Learn: LGBTQ+ Support at National Museums Liverpool
📅 When: Monday 24th February @12pm-1pm
📍 Where: MS Teams
Information: In this session we will hear from Matt Exley who leads on adult participation at National Museums Liverpool's 7 venues. In the presentation he will talk about how the museums have worked to create a safe and inclusive environment for LGBTQ+ people both front and back of house. He will talk about the development of inclusive programmes, co-production with local community stakeholders, and how museums can act as spaces to promote activism, challenge intolerance, and help create a more inclusive world.
To register your interest or for more info, please contact Sophie.
Information Marketplace
📅 When: Wednesday 26th February @10am-2pm
📍 Where: Main Reception, Tower Block, Aintree University Hospital
Information: We have invited LGBTQ+ groups and organisations from across Merseyside and beyond to set up interactive table stalls at each of our hospitals. Come along to learn about the support and sense of community they have to offer! See below for a list of who will be attending on this date:
- Liverpool Frontrunners
Walk In My Shoes Session: Intersectionality - Queer and Disabled
📅 When: Wednesday 26th February @1:30pm-2:30pm
📍 Where: Liverpool Women's Hospital OR MS Teams
🔗 Join by clicking here!
To register your interest or for more info, please contact lavender.
Information Marketplace
📅 When: Thursday 27th February @10am-2pm
📍 Where: Main Reception, Broadgreen Hospital
Information: We have invited LGBTQ+ groups and organisations from across Merseyside and beyond to set up interactive table stalls at each of our hospitals. Come along to learn about the support and sense of community they have to offer! See below for a list of who will be attending on this date:
- LGBT+ Foundation Sexual Health Services
On Saturday 27th July, we were proud to join together with our local communities and take part in the Liverpool Pride March 2024!
Thank you to all of our colleagues from Team LUHFT and Axess Sexual Health, who marched to celebrate diversity and inclusion in our workforce. It was fantastic to see so many colleagues from across the organisation getting involved, and we hope you enjoyed the day!
To access any of the below support or to find out more, click on the 'click here.'
- Axess Sexual Health (Free NHS Sexual Health Service) - more information, click here.
- Cmagic Merseyside (Cheshire Mersey Adult Gender Identity Collaborative) - more information, click here.
- Trans Support Services (TSS) - more information, click here.
- LGBT Foundation Liverpool Services - more information, click here.
- LGBT Foundation - more information, click here.
- Lancashire LGBT - more information, click here.
- Switchboard LGBT+ helpline - more information, click here.
- Over the Rainbow St Helens (Parent / Carer) - more information, click here.
- GALOP - more information, click here.
- Sahir House (Liverpool LGBTQ+ Charity) - more information, click here.
- LCR Pride Foundation (Liverpool LGBTQ+ Charity) - more information, click here.
- Michael Causer Foundation (Liverpool LGBTQ+ Youth Charity) - more information, click here.
- Liverpool Queer Minds (LGBTQ+ Counselling Service) - more information, click here.
- Samaritans - more information, click here.
- Spirit Level Trans Support (Merseyside Transgender Society) - more information, click here.
- Mermaids (UK Charity Supporting Trans, Non-Binary and Gender-Diverse Children and Young People) - more information, click here.
- PRIDE in STEM (Global Support for LGBTQ+ People in STEM) - more information, click here.
- Gendered Intelligence - more information, click here.
- UK Black Pride - more information, click here.
- Mind Out - more information, click here.
- Imaan LGBTQ+ Muslim Support (UK Muslim LGBTQ+ Support) - more information, click here.
- St Agnes and St Aidan LGBTQ+ Social Group (Huyton Catholic LGBTQ+ Inclusive Social Group) - more information, click here.
- Open Table (Liverpool LGBTQ+ Christian Safe Space) - more information, click here.
- Quest LGBTQ+ Catholics (UK LGBTQ+ Catholic Charity) - more information, click here.
- The Proud Trust - more information, click here.
- Hidayah (LGBTQ+ Muslim Support) - more information, click here.
- Sarbat (LGBTQ+ Sikh Support) - more information, click here.
- KeshetUK (LGBTQ+ Jewish Support) - more information, click here.
- Diverse Church - more information, click here.
- Silver Rainbows (Over 50s Transgender Support) - more information, click here.
- Trans Mission Wirral - more information, click here.
Support for Young People
- Wirral LGBT+ Network - more information, click here.
- GYRO, YPAS (Liverpool LGBTQ+ Youth Support Services) - more information, click here.
- Liverpool CYP Mental Health (Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Service for Children and Young People) - more information, click here.
- Over the Rainbow St Helens (Young people) - more information, click here.
- The Action Youth (YPAS) - more information, click here.
To find out more about any of these resources, please click for more information.
- Gendered Intelligence - Gendered Intelligence works towards a world where trans, non-binary and gender questioning people live healthy, safe and fulfilled lives. Click here for more information.
- TransActualUK - TransActual UK shares facts about trans rights, UK law, NHS healthcare and transphobia. Click here for more information.
- Intersex UK - ntersex UK is a group of British NGO-human rights defenders, who specialise in educating and consulting on issues affecting the Intersex community. Click here for more information.
- GIRES - GIRES is a UK wide organisation whose purpose is to improve the lives of trans and gender diverse people of all ages, including those who are non-binary and non-gender. Click here for more information.
- The Proud Trust - The Proud Trust delivers youth work and one-to-one support across Greater Manchester. The charity also runs the Rainbow Flag Award national training and inclusion programme for schools, Proud Connections Live Chat, and manages Manchester’s LGBT+ Centre.The Proud Place. Click here, for more information.
- GenderSpaceUK - Christian Owens is a transgender speaker who uses his own personal journey of discovery to enlighten and inspire individuals and organisations. Click here for more information.
In 1978 gay rights activist Gilbert Baker created the first Pride flag with the goal of it being a symbol for everyone. Since then, many new flags have been created to represent all communities within the LGBTQ+ community.
The Pride Flag
The colour red represents life, orange represents healing, yellow represents sunlight, green represents nature, blue represents peace/harmony and violet represents spirit.
Progress Pride Flag
The Progress Pride Flag is the updated pride flag, which acknowledges queer people of colour with the black and brown strips. In addition, the pink, white, and blue are a representation of the transgender flag.
Intersex Inclusive Pride Flag
The Intersex-Inclusive Progress Pride Flag adds the intersex community to the Progress Pride Flag. With this update coming in 2021, this serves as the most up-to-date LGBTQ+ flag.
Transgender Pride Flag
The three colours of the Transgender Pride Flag represent women and girls (pink) men and boys (blue) and white for those are intersex, transitioning or describe themselves as having an unidentified gender.
Bisexual Pride Flag
The pink represents those who are attracted to the same gender identity, the purple for attraction to two genders and blue represents those are attracted to a different gender.
Lesbian Pride Flag
The colours represent gender nonconformity (dark orange), independence (orange), community (light orange), unique connections to womanhood (white), tranquillity and peace (pink), dusty pink (love and sex), and dark rose (femininity).
Pansexual Pride Flag
The Colours represent attraction to those who identify as female (pink), the attraction to those who identify as male (blue), and attraction to those who identify as genderqueer, nonbinary, agender, androgynous, or anyone who doesn’t identify on the male-female binary (yellow).
Intersex Pride Flag
The flag is contains a golden yellow field, with a purple circle emblem, to avoid gender stereotypes.
Asexual Pride Flag
The black represents asexuality, the grey for grey-asexuality and demisexuality, the white for non-asexual partners, and the purple for community.
Nonbinary Pride Flag
The colours represent people completely outside of the gender binary (yellow), people with multiple genders (white), people whose identity incorporates aspects of male and female (purple), and those who do not identify with any specific gender (black).
Agender Pride Flag
The colours represent absence of gender (black and white), semi-genderlessness (grey), and nonbinary genders (green).
Gender-Fluid Pride Flag
The colours represent feminine (pink), absence of gender (white), the combination of masculine and feminine (purple), genders who do not share feminine or masculine traits (black), and masculine (blue).
Gender Queer Pride Flag
The use of lavender is meant as a combination of pink and blue, symbolizing a mixture of male and female. On the other hand, the dark green is meant to stand for people who identify beyond the gender binary and stand as the opposite of lavender. The white signifies the absence of gender.