For Pride Month 2025, we are looking at various groups of people we support at Basis Yorkshire who are within the LGBTQ+ community and examine how stigma and discrimination affects them, as well as what we do to empower them and promote safety. As Leeds celebrates Pride Month, we must also face a harder reality: for … Continue reading Pride Month 2025 – Pride Without Shelter: LGBTQIA+ Homelessness in Leeds
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)
Our long standing history of working with victims/survivors of grooming meant that the Casey report did not bring many surprises, unfortunately. First and foremost, we are grateful to those victims and agencies who helped bring this audit about, resulting in much needed attention to this horrific crime. We also endorse the 12 actions recommended, including … Continue reading Casey Report Statement – June 2025
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
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