#justlikeus — Public Fediverse posts

Half of #gay and #lesbian #parents have faced #negative #comments, #disturbing new #study shows

The #research, for #LGBTQ+ #youngpeople’s #charity #JustLikeUs, was released to coincide with #SchoolDiversityWeek, which runs from today (24 June).

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Education #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Homophobia #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/06/24/lesbian-gay-parents-research-just-like-us-lgbtq/

Having two #mums in 2024 shouldn’t be a #bigdeal, so why does it still feel that way?

As part of #LesbianVisibilityWeek, an #ambassador from #JustLikeUs #talks about the #stigma surrounding #LGBTQIA #families.

https://diva-magazine.com/2024/04/26/lgbtqia-families-lvw24/

‘The #UK #government’s #draft #guidance for #trans #students is #dire – here’s how to #help’

#JustLikeUs #ambassador #CaseyBrowne #explores the #importance of #trans #allyship in response to the UK government’s #Hostile #school #guidance

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Education #Tories #TERFS #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #TERFIsland

https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/life/uk-government-draft-guidance-for-trans-students/

#JonathanBailey says #Bridgerton #role helped him #promote #LGBTQ+ #community.

As well as telling more #LGBTQ+-#focused #stories, Bailey has been able to use his #Alist #status to promote #causes close to his heart – for example, his new #partnership with LGBTQ+ #young #people’s #charity #JustLikeUs.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/17/jonathan-bailey-bridgerton-lgbtq/

#TheNationalLottery #CommunityFund to give more than £400,000 to #JustLikeUs to continue #supporting #Pride #Groups across #England and #Wales.

This #funding comes as part of The National Lottery Community Fund’s new #strategy: “It starts with #community.”

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #SafeSpaces

https://diva-magazine.com/2023/09/13/the-national-lottery-community-fund/

‘#Snapdragon’s #magical #LGBTQ+ #representation speaks to all us who have felt like #outsiders’

#JustLikeUs #ambassador #PippaSterk reflects on the #queer #themes in #KatLeyh’s acclaimed #graphic #novel #snapdragon

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TheArts #GraphicNovels #Representation #Culture

https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/snapdragons-magical-lgbtq-representation-speaks-to-all-us-who-have-felt-like-outsiders/

‘As an #asexual #person, Isaac’s #Heartstopper #storyline felt like a #warm #hug’

Following the #release of Heartstopper‘s sophomore season, #JustLikeUs #ambassador #SarahSharp discusses the impact of #Isaac’s #trailblazing #asexual #storyline.

#Women #Asexuals #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Sexuality #Relationships #Entertainment #TV #Representation #Culture
https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/heartstopper-season-2-isaac-asexual/

‘#LGBTQ+ #friendships are about so much more than being #loud and #proud’

“Being LGBTQ+, most would agree, is about more than just #sexualorientation or #genderidentity,” says #JustLikeUs #ambassador #AliceStephens.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Relationships #Friendship #Friends #Representation #Culture

https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/life/lgbtq-friendships-are-about-so-much-more-than-being-loud-and-proud/

‘#Trans people are #loved – we need to show #young #people this is the case’

“Trans young people are #struggling now, and need to #hear that you #accept them,” says #AmyAshenden, Interim #CEO of #JustLikeUs.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Allies #Inclusion #Acceptance

https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/trans-people-are-loved-we-need-to-show-young-people-this-is-the-case/

‘If we fail to support our #LGBTQ+ #youth now, they will face #devastating #consequences’.

#Growingup #LGBTQ+ is still #unacceptably #tough, finds #JustLikeUs’ new #report, #positivefutures

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #TransKids #GayKids

https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/life/if-we-fail-to-support-our-lgbtq-youth-now-they-will-face-devastating-consequences/

New #research highlights #shocking #levels of #abuse towards #LGBTQIA #young #adults in the UK in the last year.

Amy Ashenden, the interim CEO of #JustLikeUs, said: “It is devastating that the majority of #trans #youngpeople have faced #verbalabuse in the past year alone, and a sign of the often terrifyingly #transphobic times we are living in here in the #UK.”

https://diva-magazine.com/2023/05/17/three-quarters-of-trans-youth-are-victims-of-verbal-abuse/

Pink News: Nine in ten young trans adults have had suicidal thoughts, worrying study finds https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/03/trans-non-binary-mental-health-suicide-self-harm-research/ #LGBT #LGBTQ #Trans #Lesbian #2SLGBTQ #mentalhealth #justlikeus #Health #Trans #News

Half of #LGBT+ #young #adults in #UK are #estranged from a #relative, #survey finds

#Charity #JustLikeUs says many people are #fearful they will not be #accepted because of their #sexuality or #genderidentity.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/19/half-of-lgbt-young-adults-in-uk-are-estranged-from-a-relative-survey-finds

#Outing has #harmed #LGBTQ+ #people for generations – #schools should not adopt this #dangerous #legacy.

“I firmly believe that #pressuring or #forcing a #LGBTQ+ person to be outed – no matter how old or young they are – is a huge #risk to their #safety and #wellbeing,” says Amy Ashenden, Interim CEO of #justlikeus

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #UK #Education #Tories #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Transphobia https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/schools-outing-lgbtq-students-harmful/

#Majority of #antitrans #adults “don’t know a trans person in #RealLife” new #research finds.

The findings come from a #report by #LGBT+ #young #people’s #charity #justlikeus

https://diva-magazine.com/2023/03/31/just-like-us-positive-futures-report-transgender/

#JustLikeUs is seeking 18 to 25-year-old #LGBTQIA #volunteers from #Wales

All #ambassadors receive #training to #speak in #schools, gain access to #skills #workshops and have the #opportunity to build a #community of #LGBTQIA #people

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #UK #Education #Representation #Culture
https://diva-magazine.com/2023/03/27/just-like-us-is-seeking-18-to-25-year-old-lgbtqia-volunteers-from-wales/