CW: This post contains discussion of violence against trans people and people of colour, including healthcare discrimination, systemic disadvantages and murder. Please take care if these issues cause you distress. For Pride Month 2025, we will be looking at various groups of people we support at Basis Yorkshire who are within the LGBTQ+ community and … Continue reading Pride Month 2025 – Intersectionality and Healthcare (Trans sex workers of colour) »

In 2024, Basis Yorkshire, National Ugly Mugs (NUM), and POW Nottingham came together in partnership to improve outcomes for sex workers who have experienced violence. Funded by the National Lottery Community Fund, this collaboration brought together the strengths of sex worker-led and sex worker-serving organisations with more than 80 years of collective experience supporting the … Continue reading Statement on SWISVA Program »

For Pride Month 2025, we will be looking at various groups of people we support at Basis Yorkshire who are within the LGBTQ+ society and examine how stigma and discrimination affects them, and what we do to empower them and promote safety. At Basis Yorkshire, we support young people (up to 25 years old, all … Continue reading Pride Month 2025 – LGBTQ+ Young People and Isolation »

Leeds Frontline Network Event – Reflections from the 2024 Women’s Rough Sleeping Census At our latest Leeds Frontline Network event, we came together to reflect on the 2024 Women’s Rough Sleeping Census—and what it tells us about the unique challenges women face when experiencing homelessness in Leeds in preparation for this year’s census in September. … Continue reading Shining a Light on Women’s Homelessness in Leeds »