At Agents for Change, we are on a mission to break down the barriers which people from typically underrepresented groups face while pursuing a creative career. We are motivated by the fact that we are far from alone while fighting the good fight.
Countless initiatives are also pushing for the creative industries, and the wider world, to do better - with many focusing their efforts on supporting the creatives who identify as LGBTQ+. Below is a list of charities, platforms and projects made for and by the queer community...
Black & Gay, Back in the Day
A digital community archive remembering Black queer life in Britain, as it was.
Instagram: @blackandgaybackintheday
BRICKS
A London-based independent publication exploring fashion, music, art and culture, while amplifying the voices of BLM, trans rights and climate activists.
Website: bricksmagazine.co.uk
Instagram: @bricks_magazine
Homotopia
A Liverpool-based arts & social justice organisation making a cultural impact through art and activism.
Website: homotopia.net
Instagram: @homotopiafest
Kaleidoscope Trust
Fighting for the human rights of LGBT+ people across the Commonwealth.
Website: kaleidoscopetrust.com
Instagram: @Kaleidoscope_t
LGBT Youth Scotland
A charity with the aim of making Scotland the best place to grow up for LGBTQI young people
Website: lgbtyouth.org.uk
Instagram: @lgbtys
Mermaids
A charity which has been helping gender-diverse kids, young people and their families since 1995.
Website: mermaidsuk.org.uk
Instagram: @mermaidsgender
Mind LGBTQ
Providing information on mental health support for LGBTQ+ people.
Website: mind.org.uk
Instagram: @mindcharity
Mind Out
Working to improve the mental health and well-being of all LGBTQ communities.
Website: mindout.org.uk
Instagram: @mindoutlgbtq
The Outside Project
A London-based LGBTQ+ community shelter, centre and domestic abuse refuge.
Website: lgbtiqoutside.org
Instagram: @LGBTIQOUTSIDE
Pride of Arabia
A feminist, queer social platform offering support to migrants and people of colour who are navigating their identities.
Website: prideofarabia.com
Instagram: @prideofarabia
SCENE Festival
A Manchester-based film and television festival celebrating queer stories on screen.
Website: scenefestival.com
Instagram: @SCENE_festival
Shout Festival
A Birmingham-based queer arts and culture festival.
Website: shoutfestival.co.uk
Instagram: @shout_festival
Stonewall
Standing for LGBTQ+ people everywhere and imagining a world where everyone is free to be themselves.
Website: stonewall.org.uk
Instagram: @stonewalluk
Switchboard
Listening to, supporting and connecting the LGBTQ+ community since 1975.
Website: switchboard.org.uk
Instagram: @lgbtswitchboard
Queer Art
A non-profit arts organisation serving a diverse and vibrant community of LGBTQ+ artists across generations and disciplines.
Website: queer-art.org
Instagram: @queerart
Queer Britain
The UK’s first national LGBTQ+ museum
Website: queerbritain.org.uk
Instagram: @queerbritain
Queer Circle
An LGBTQ-led charity working at the intersection of arts, culture and social action.
Website: queercircle.org
Instagram: @queercircle
Queer Skate Collective
An inclusive, intersectional and welcoming group giving all Queer people a safe, sober space to skate across the UK.
Website: queerskatecollective.com
Instagram: @queerskatecollective
Queer Zine Library
A UK-based mobile library celebrating radical LGBTQ+ self-publishing.
Website: queerzinelibrary.com
Instagram: @queerzinelibrary
We Exist
Providing more spaces for trans people to platform their work and discuss issues affecting the community.
Website: weexist.co.uk
Instagram: @weexistlondon
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