BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.6//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:417@thcvs.org.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20220426 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20220427 DTSTAMP:20220419T131626Z URL:https://thcvs.org.uk/events/lesbian-visibility-day-26th-april-2022/ SUMMARY:LESBIAN VISIBILITY DAY - 26th April 2022 DESCRIPTION:Lesbian Visibility Day started in 2008 as a time to celebrate l esbians\, a day of unity that highlights lesbians\, especially those women from marginalized communities.\n\nWe want to live in a world where servic es are inclusive and everyone is accepted\, and we call on all those who s hare our vision to stand up and support their LGBT friends\, family\, and the wider community.\n\nCelebrating Lesbian Visibility Day gives you the p erfect opportunity to demonstrate your support.\nSo please use all your di gital platforms to make your support clear and to welcome lesbians who may not feel confident to bring their whole selves to your services.\n\n2.2% of the UK population reportedly identified as lesbian\, gay or bisexual in 2018 – an estimated 1.2 million people aged 16 years and over. While th ere are no figures recording the lesbian population in Tower Hamlets\, a p roportionate estimate suggests at least 2\,000 lesbians living in the boro ugh. Given the discrimination still faced by lesbian\, gay and bi people i n the UK\, the number is of course likely to be higher.\n\nStatistics sugg est a generational divide in how comfortable LGB people feel in coming ou t. With 6.6% of 16–24-year-olds identifying as LGB compared with only 1% of those over the age of 65\, it is possible that older lesbians are more wary of coming out\, while younger generations are experiencing greater f reedom.\n\nWhat helps people to come out and be their true selves is knowi ng that they will be supported and seeing greater visibility and acceptanc e of people like them. Support service information follows. But all of us are part of the chain of support.\n\nSarah the Chair of elop said:\n“We welcome that The Tower Hamlets Women’s Network and account3 are highlig hting Lesbian Visibility Day. Marking days to celebrate the LGBT community and showing  your support improves the wellbeing of the community. Healt h statistics show that lesbians face many health inequalities including se eking support late due to the fear of judgement or worse.Visibility and we ll informed staff and volunteers  who are confident in supporting lesbian s make a difference and will help to end inequalities faced by so many. I f you need support to be better informed about the needs of lesbians\, the n contact lgbtforum@elop.org to find out how the tower hamlets LGBT+ com munity forum can help”.\n\nPlease tweet and post your solidarity and pro mote the day as one to celebrate widely.\n\nINFORMATION AND REFERRALS Les bian Visibility Week events are FREE and will be live streamed through Fa cebook and Youtube. Sessions will be available to watch after the live st ream on our YouTube and Facebook channels:\nhttps://www.lesbianvisibilityw eek.com/lvw-events-2021\n\nFor more information about our LGBT community:\ nhttps://www.ideastore.co.uk/local-history-resources-sexuality-gender-iden tity-guide\n\nFor East London LGBT forum and various activities try ELOP – East London Out Project lesbian and gay centre that offers a range of social\, emotional and support services to LGBT communities:   http:// www.elop.org/\n\nFor London wide activities for and with older members of the LGBT community try Opening Doors contact:\nhttps://www.openingdoorslon don.org.uk/Listing/Category/groups\n\nStep Forward in Bethnal Green Road p rovide free &\; confidential services for all young people aged 11-25\, living in &\; around Tower Hamlets\, East London: http://www.step-for ward.org/\n\nLeading Queer Muslim charity Hidayah (هداية) means guida nce. They support and serve queer Muslims\, promote social justice and edu cate the wider community to counter discrimination\, prejudice and injusti ce.  https://hidayahlgbt.com/\n\n\n\n\nLondon International Lesbians aim to provide connection across the international lesbian community in Londo n\, providing a safe space and prevention social isolation.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\ n\nhttps://www.consortium.lgbt/member-directory/london-international-lesbi ans/\n\n\n\nNational organisations \n\nLGB Alliance   https://lgballia nce.org.uk/\nStonewall    https://www.stonewall.org.uk/\nLGBT helpline   https://switchboard.lgbt/ CATEGORIES:Equalities Networks,Events in Tower Hamlets END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220327T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR