June 22nd, the day after Father’s Day, marks the fourth annual International Father’s Mental Health Day (IFMHD). It was found in June 2016 by Mark Williams (UK) and Dr Daniel Singley (USA). Since then, it has grown into a multi-national event, raising awareness about fathers’ mental health. The US...
Space Youth Project are continuing to deliver vital support services to young people across Dorset, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole who identify or are questioning within the LBGT+ community.
Our team leaders and volunteers have worked hard to find ways of connecting with both individuals and groups in order to...
We provide this alert to community members and fellow LGBT & LGBT allies in regard to suspicious perceived homophobic discriminatory phone calls. The Network received such a call today, and wishes to alert community members and other community supportive organisations and groups. The particulars indicate a religious fundamentalist and/or...
“Valentine was a rule-breaker, she was a wonderful, inspirational queer women in Dorset who was always bravely herself – I’d have loved to learn about her at school.”
Valentine Ackland was born Mary Kathleen Macrory Ackland in 1906 in Mayfair, London. Her father taught her traditionally male pursuits like boxing...
Weymouth & Portland Pride 2019 Official Video!
Here it is!! 🎉
The official video showcasing the very first Weymouth & Portland Pride is on YouTube!!
#PrideByTheSeaside is a collaboration between The Closet and Weymouth College.
Thankyou to everyone that supported us and worked so hard to make the weekend a huge success!!
We look forward...
This is wonderful.
"I spent so much time wishing I was not gay now I am making up for lost time."
https://twitter.com/OwenJones84/status/1145726329704329216
After months of planning Weymouth & Portland Pride is only a month away and the full weekend line up has been released to coincide with National Pride Month.
The brand new and exciting Community event is being brought to the town due to a collaboration between The Closet &...
We thought history had solved the puzzle of Ann Widdecombe and her army of bigoted demons but alas the 21st century has ushered in whole new ways of archaeological techniques and now their finds are swarming across nations and continents.
Come on science we need a virus that attacks the...
Three councils have raised rainbow flags to show support to LGBTQ+ communities and mark the start of LGBT History Month.
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Ceremonies were held outside two of the councils’ offices on Monday 4 February attended by councillors, council staff, members of UNISON (who helped organised the events) and local LGBT groups.
The...
Stay tuned for more info on this idea! - and chat about it at our weekly pub meet ups. We need your views and support!
If you can not attend our pub meet ups in Weymouth and you have some comments / ideas about this please email us [email protected]
Pride in...
