Year: 2025
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Queer Safety – a series of workshops and lectures
From May 2025 until november 2025 LGBTIQ* and allies from Brunswick are invited to visit workshops to work on building safer spaces for LGBTIQ* in the city. Our goal is to give those affected a voice, raise awareness among allies and develop joint strategies to actively combat hate and discrimination. Each event focuses on a…
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The Gay Project, Cork Queer College
Together LGBTI+ learners from across Cork to build skills, confidence, and connection. Through a diverse suite of in-person courses, participants explored everything from driving theory and public speaking to photography, drama, and healthy cooking. Programmes like Gays CAN Drive, Outspoken, Queer Lens, and Creative Calm offered practical support in affirming spaces, while leadership and advocacy…
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Setting up of a first time Cork City Council internal staff LGBTI+ network
For the first time, Cork City Council has set up an internal LGBTI+ staff group, an initiative designed to foster greater inclusion, visibility and for LGBTI+ staff. The network provides a safe and welcoming space where colleagues can connect, share experiences, and contribute to building a workplace culture rooted in equality and respect. It has…
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Employing a designated LGBTI+ Social Inclusion Development Worker.
Cork City Council continues to demonstrate its commitment to equality and inclusion through the creation of a newly appointed and dedicated role of the LGBTI+ Social Inclusion Development Officer. It also signals our commitment to joined up, collaborative approaches to equality, inclusion, and well-being with our partner organisations. This post is jointly funded by Cork…
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LGBTIQ organisations included in the new Equality and Non-discrimination Advisory Board of Helsinki
The new Equality and Non-discrimination Advisory Board of Helsinki began its work in September 2025, replacing the previous Equality and Non-Discrimination Commission. The purpose of the new Advisory Board is to act as a forum for cooperation and dialogue, promoting the realisation of equality and non-discrimination in the City’s operations and enabling organisations to actively…
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Internal survey on Pride partnership and the visibility of LGBTIQ themes
The City of Helsinki has been a main partner of the Helsinki Pride Week since 2020. One of the goals of the partnership is to enhance and make more visible the city’s commitment and work on gender equality and non-discrimination all year round. The city conducted an internal survey in summer 2025 to find out…
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Creating safer spaces for queer youth
The City of Helsinki conducts participatory budgeting which allows residents to make proposals and vote on the allocation of several million euros. A proposal to provide safer spaces and activities for queer young people in north-east Helsinki was successful in the voting process and is being implemented in year 2025. A special LGBTIQ youth worker…
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Community reporting of LGBTQI+-hate crimes, in collaboration with local CSO
equal‧brussels runs a pilot project in collaboration with RainbowHouse and safe‧brussels, based on the results of the 2019 Crime Survey as well as the FRA Surveys. The Crime Survey revealed a variety of reasons why people never file complaints about hate speech, hate crimes and discrimination with the police. The stories of street harassment and…
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Rainbow Family Corner Hannover Pride
When asked how the city administration could support Hannover Pride beyond funding and content-related strengthening, the team wished for an offering for rainbow families. Therefore, in 2025, as in previous years, we offered a “Rainbow Family Corner” at Pride. Bouncy castles play carts, glitter tattoos – quite a lot was offered. (Choosen-) families could dress…
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Inauguration of two new squares in tribute to two lesbian and bisexual women who made history
As part of Pride Month, the City of Bordeaux inaugurated two new squares, central locations in neighbourhood life, named after two lesbian and bisexual women who made history through their struggles and values: Marielle Franco, a Brazilian municipal councillor, sociologist, feminist, anti-racist and LGBTQI+ activist, who was assassinated on 14 March 2018 in Rio de…