Rainbow Partnership

The Rainbow Partnership offers a way forward to strengthen and empower Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGB&T) communities and the frontline organisations who support them in the North West of England through a network of members.

The Lesbian & Gay Foundation co-ordinates a regional network of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGB&T) voluntary and community groups; and individuals and organisations that are engaging with LGB&T communities.

The aims of the network are to:

  • Share information, learning and good practice that is relevant to the network. This could include funding, news, events, policies, research, training and jobs.
  • Ensure that the LGF’s group support services provided are reflective of their needs.
  • Promote lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans sector activities to the network, with an emphasis on local activities for local groups.
  • Provide the opportunity for voluntary and community groups to have a greater influence over what happens locally, at a county level and regionally.
  • Communicate the needs and activities of the voluntary and community groups to the wider lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans community.
  • Maintain and provide a comprehensive map of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans organisations across the North West.
  • Allow more opportunities for partnership and collaborative working between the Network members.
  • Develop partnerships with mainstream local voluntary sector support services.
  • Publicise the findings and recommendations from the LGF’s North West LGB&T sector strategy ‘Breaking the Cycle’; and encourage organisations to adopt the strategic aims.
  • Contribute to the evidence base around the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people.

And finally….

We want to hear from you! If you have any more ideas about the Rainbow Partnership Network please email rainbow@lgf.org.uk or call 0161 235 8035.

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  • "There is growing concern that the next generation are becoming more (sic) homopoic than (sic) previouse".

    As a gay man myself I disagree with your comment. Its easy to bleat and whinge about the next generation and demonise them but my experience is that the general population are more tolerant of gay people than some of us would like to believe, even more so in the younger generation. I would suggest that vapid, unsupported comments like your own making generalisations and attacking an entire generation won't attract many friends to your own crusade (whatever that may be).

    I've no idea what the last part of your comment is trying to say as your post degenerates from nonsense into rambling waffle. You been on the sauce?

    Posted by Jon Austin, 08/07/2010 5:50am (2 months ago)

  • I am a 'Community Advocate' and 'Community fire safety volunteer'within St Albans Hertfordshire.For me its really inportant to have visable LGBT role models. This because there is growing concern that the next generation are becoming more homopoic than previouse. I have concerns about how safer sex information will be presented. The 'new generation' do not define self as a sexual orentation' catergory? Its more about "if you fancy that person ; you go for it"?

    Posted by Andrew Reid, 08/02/2010 6:24pm (7 months ago)