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Proud Changemakers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @proudchangemakers.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

As we start moving into #pridemonth, now more than ever it's important for us to stand together. We at Proud Changemakers encourage everyone to get involved in any way you can, celebrate and have a great time! 🌈🎉 Here are the #pride events going on across the UK and Ireland this weekend.

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Proud Changemakers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @proudchangemakers.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Harvey Milk Day, celebrated annually on May 22nd, commemorates the birth of Harvey Milk, a prominent gay rights activist and the first openly gay person elected to public office in California. It serves as a time to remember and honour his life and legacy. #harveymilkday #harveymilk

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Proud Changemakers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @proudchangemakers.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

#idahobit stands for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia. It is an annual day of awareness and action held on May 17th to combat discrimination and violence against LGBTQIA+ individuals.

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Proud Changemakers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @proudchangemakers.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Today marks Agender Pride Day, a day to celebrate and recognise those who may not connect with a gender identity label. The flag explained: Black and White: Represent the absence of gender. Grey: Represents being semi-genderless. Green: Represents non-binary genders. #agender #agenderpride

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Proud Changemakers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @proudchangemakers.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

It’s #TransHistoryWeek! 🏳️‍🌈 Each day, we’re sharing the story of a trailblazing trans figure from history. First up: Laurence Michael Dillon – born in 1915, he was a doctor, author, Buddhist monk, and the first known trans man to undergo a phalloplasty. A true pioneer. More to come all week. ✨

Laurence Michael Dillon. Born in 1915, was a British doctor, author, and Buddhist monk who was the first known transgender man to undergo a phalloplasty. #TransHistoryWeek

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Proud Changemakers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @proudchangemakers.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

We have signed this joint statement with @lgbtconsortium.bsky.social and our love is with the trans, intersex and non binary communities. No one should suffer to be who they are. We all should have the right to be and express our true selves without fear. We stand in solidarity with you all.

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Proud Changemakers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @proudchangemakers.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

New podcast episode! 🎙️ We sat down with LGBTQIA+ activist Khakan Qureshi to talk about intersectionality, representation and the challenges faced by South Asian queer communities. This is an essential listen for everyone. Tune in now! 🎧 www.proudchangemakers.org/voice

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Proud Changemakers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @proudchangemakers.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Hey social media folks! Looking for a remote volunteering gig where you can use your skills for a great cause? 🌍 We're looking for a Social Media Volunteer! Craft engaging posts, grow an online community and make a real difference! Check it out and apply: reachvolunteering.org.uk/opp/social-m...

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Proud Changemakers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @proudchangemakers.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

🚀 We’re looking for a Treasurer to bring their finance skills to our Board of Trustees! 📌 Fully remote, flexible hours 📌 Help shape our financial future 📌 Make a real impact! Apply now: reachvolunteering.org.uk/opp/trustee-... #Volunteer #Finance #Trustee #CharityWork #RemoteOpportunity

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Heather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk · 07/02/2025

I love this quote that I was reminded of today by @lstraker.bsky.social in today's @proudchangemakers.bsky.social board meeting 💜

Hope is like the sun.
If you only believe it when you see it
You'll never make it
through the night
-Princess Leia

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Proud Changemakers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @proudchangemakers.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

🚀 What does the future hold for Proud Changemakers? In our latest episode we discuss: ❓ What obstacles do LGBTQIA+ organisations face today? ❓ How do we sustain and grow our impact? 🎧 Listen now: open.spotify.com/show/4jrA1HZ... Want to support our mission? Go to www.proudchangemakers.org

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Proud Changemakers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @proudchangemakers.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

🌐 Big news: Our new website is LIVE! Check it out here: www.proudchangemakers.org 🌈 This comes alongside welcoming 4 amazing new trustees - @heatherpaterson.co.uk, Amy Walton, Carrie Lyell and Leah Milner-Campbell. Together, we're building a brighter future for LGBTQIA+ representation!

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Proud Changemakers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @proudchangemakers.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

🎉 As we move towards charity status, we’re excited to introduce you to the incredible humans guiding our journey. In this episode Suneet Sharma chats with them to find out why they wanted to join the team! 🎧 Listen now: open.spotify.com/show/4jrA1HZ... #LGBTQPodcast #MeetTheTrustees #QueerStories

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Proud Changemakers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @proudchangemakers.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

📢 Important read alert! 🌈 Suneet Sharma, our Deputy CEO breaks down how Meta's recent changes to its hateful conduct policies put marginalised groups at serious risk. This may even breach the UK Online Safety Act 2023. Read at: theprivacyperspective.com/2025/01/13/m... #OnlineSafety #Meta #LGBTQIA

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Proud Changemakers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @proudchangemakers.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

🏳️‍🌈✨ Fresh vibes, same mission. We’ve got a new logo! This redesign marks a bold step forward in telling LGBTQIA+ stories with authenticity, pride, and passion. We’re so proud to share this next chapter with you all. Check it out! 🖤🤍 #NewLogo #LGBTQIA

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Zoe Amar @zoeamar.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

If your charity is wondering 'what next?' after Meta's later announcement then take a look at my latest @thirdsector.co.uk piece . Huge thanks to @charitycomms.bsky.social @serenas.bsky.social Stonewall and @proudchangemakers.bsky.social for sharing their wisdom. 🙏

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Proud Changemakers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @proudchangemakers.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Want a chance to amplify some queer voices? 🎉 🌈 Celebrate LGBTQIA+ Excellence! The #PridePowerList25 honours those fighting for equality, inclusion and a brighter future for our community. Nominate someone who inspires YOU! 🏳️‍🌈 Nominations are open now. ✨ www.pridepowerlist.com

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Celebrating the LGBT Community | Pride Power List

The Pride Power List is the definitive guide to those in the LGBTQI community – and our allies – who are dedicated to working towards true LGBTQI equality and inclusion.

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Luca Straker (they/them) @lstraker.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

The kindest words from the sweetest human.

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Proud Changemakers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @proudchangemakers.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

And if you are a charity receiving LGBTQIA+ hate online then please listen to our podcast with Mermaids, Transactual and Zoe Amar about how to respond to this kind of abuse. open.spotify.com/episode/2i5w...

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Proud Changemakers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @proudchangemakers.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

There are a number of places LGBTQIA+ people can contact if they receive hate including Galop's hate crime phoneline (galop.org.uk/get-help/hel...) and Stonewall's online reporting app Zoteria (www.stonewall.org.uk/resources/zo...).

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Proud Changemakers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @proudchangemakers.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

No one should feel alone or scared being who they are. No one should be allowed to spread hate and endanger people’s lives. That is not what free speech is about. That’s discrimination and hatred.

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Proud Changemakers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @proudchangemakers.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

It is why we must create places like Proud Changemakers and other LGBTQIA+ safe spaces so that we can shine a big, sparkly queer spotlight on our communities and celebrate the beautiful diversity and huge contribution we make to society.

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Proud Changemakers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @proudchangemakers.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

We are saddened by these updates from Meta. It is exhausting and terrifying to live in a world where organisations feel they can create spaces and rhetorics that will fuel hatred against our LGBTQIA+ communities.

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Luca Straker (they/them) @lstraker.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Off to see Nosferatu tonight… 😱

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Luca Straker (they/them) @lstraker.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

First post Christmas noshing run completed. Time for more cheese.

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Luca Straker (they/them) @lstraker.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Lovely windy walk with my Neville today. It’s fair to say it was a bit muddy and a pit stop 🍺 was needed for both of us.

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A pint of beer, a bag of crisps and a bag of pork scratchings

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Proud Changemakers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @proudchangemakers.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Why do we need #ProudChangemakers? Surely charities, volunteering etc are inclusive right? 🌈 Our Campaigns Lead @cgoodall.bsky.social (she/her) shared what LGBTQIA+ people across the voluntary sector are thinking right now. 😤 Listen to the full podcast at: linktr.ee/proudchangem...

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Football v Homophobia @footballvhomophobia.com · 18/12/2024

25 more signatures needed to get us over 2,000 unique signatures of individuals, clubs, leagues & organisations. Will you sign? ✍️ 🏳️‍⚧️

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Proud Changemakers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @proudchangemakers.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

🌟 A year of growth, learning, and connection! 🌈 Join our leadership team as we reflect on our first full year as a group and podcast. We share highlights, learnings, and dreams for 2025✨. 🎧 New episode live now, with fresh intro music! buff.ly/4g3mwmB #LGBTQIA #Community #Reflections

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Proud Changemakers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @proudchangemakers.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Tomorrow is new podcast day and we will be joined by our stunning leadership team to talk about our favourite episodes of the year and what topics to do next year. Share with us any topics you want to hear about. And catch up with those already out in the world at: linktr.ee/proudchangem...

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Luca Straker (they/them) @lstraker.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

It’s important to me that I’m my complete self with you. So from now on, I am a non binary person and my pronouns are they/them. Also I’ve never felt like the name Lucy reflected who I feel inside so I’m starting the process of changing my name to Luca. I’d love it if you used that name for me.

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Proud Changemakers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @proudchangemakers.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

🌈 On #HumanRightsDay, we honour the #ProudChangemakers who fought for LGBTQIA+ rights + continue to inspire. Let’s keep working to ensure no one is left behind. 🏳️‍🌈✊ 🎧 Dive into LGBTQIA+ history with our podcast that explores stories of resilience + representation: buff.ly/4g3mwmB

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Luca Straker (they/them) @lstraker.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Went to see #Conclave tonight. Stunning film which went in many ways I wasn’t expecting. I now need to talk endlessly with other folk who’ve seen it…

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Proud Changemakers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @proudchangemakers.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Hey look - it's our first #SpotifyWrapped for our podcast. There aren't enough words to say thank you to everyone who has listened, shared, contributed, liked our podcast this year. We have some amazing guests lined up for 2025 too so please keep listening you gorgeous humans.

Top episode - building a LGBTQIA+ staff network with NCVO

Top fans - 21; Top country - UK and average rating 5

Listener age brackets: 18-24 2%; 25-29 10%; 30-34 23%; 35-44 39%; 45-54 15%; 55+ 11%

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Proud Changemakers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @proudchangemakers.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Just discovering #ProudChangemakers? We're a group of LGBTQIA+ volunteers who are creating safe spaces for LGBTQIA+ stories and issues to be shared. We have a podcast and you can find us on... Spotify - open.spotify.com/show/4jrA1HZ... Apple Podcasts - podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...

"I absolutely loved listening to this conversation.
The NCVO Rainbow Network leads are so full of joy
and hope and commitment. I’m so glad that they have
generously shared their experience of setting up the network
so that that other people across the voluntary sector can
benefit from what they’ve learned. I particularly liked their
reflections on the time it takes for people to feel safe and
supported, the way that joy is fundamental to creating
change, and how both time and joy can be
so transformative."

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Living Streets @livingstreets.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Thanks to Active Travel England for shining a light on our #PedestrianPound report with this lovely video, which includes our #Sheffield case study! youtu.be/WdC5lYW8qgM

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People-friendly streets make for prosperous societies

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Proud Changemakers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @proudchangemakers.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

⚽ Check out our latest podcast episode! This time we dive into tackling homophobia in football, whether that’s as a player, a ref or a supporter. 🎧 Catch it now: linktr.ee/proudchangem... In support of #RainbowLaces + funded by Fans for Diversity #FFD

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Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 04/12/2024

Why 20 is plenty in built up areas. Over half of London’s roads are now 20mph and the evidence shows it’s saving lives.

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