Faith and Queerness: a discussion between colleagues. PRIDE month has given our organisation an opportunity to explore the lived experiences of both our LGBTQU+ staff and the young people we work with. One of the issues …
Faith and queerness: a discussion around LBGTQU+ identities and religion Read More »
This article is intended to give an overview of the difference between sex, gender and sexual orientation, for those who want to know more, but maybe feel embarrassed to ask, or, are confused by the different …
Glossary of gender identity and sexuality for beginners Read More »
We are delighted to have secured the support of local comedian, campaigner and marathon runner extraordinaire Eddie Izzard for our YMCA DownsLink Challenge fundraising event. She joins Olympic gold medallist Sally Gunnell OBE in encouraging people …
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Joshua Pemberton (please use my name/they/she), Support and Advice Team Leader at YMCA DownsLink Group Brighton and chair of the Gender and Sexuality Forum and member of the Diversity and Inclusion Forum, writes about why pronouns …
OnlyFans has recently been talked about in the news, which may leave you wondering what it is and how it affects young people. OnlyFans is a British subscription site, similar to social media platforms such as …
OnlyFans: What is it and how does it affect young people? Read More »
Our West Sussex Chaplain, Samantha Burton, shares her thought for the week on the Eid ul-Fitr celebrations, marking the end of the Muslim festive Ramadan. This week/today sees our Muslim friends, both in this country and …
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