London Irish LGBT Network
We’re delighted to announce that our next event will be held on November 23rd at 8pm.
Get ready for an evening with Veda Lady and Robbie Lawlor from Poz Vibe. This is set to be a truly wonderful evening with the hosts of the Poz Vibe Podcast, a podcast for people living with HIV, their friends, family, and allies.
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So as you know, our online AGM is on tomorrow, October 25th at 8pm. If you haven’t already, please do register for a FREE ticket. This is so we can ensure a safe space for all participants.
If you have anything you want to bring up, would like to add or have anything in particular you would like discussed please email: londonirishlgbtnetwork@gmail.com This is so we can add your topic to the ‘Any Other Business’ part of the evening.
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For Pride month, we asked our members if they would like to share their stories about their lives and what Pride means to them. The response has been amazing and we may continue these after Pride month has ended. If you would like to contribute your story, please send your story to londonirishlgbtnetwork@gmail.com
Thanks to Lee for sharing his story.
I’m very fortunate to have parents who accepted me for my queerness no questions asked. One caveat, I had to come out to my dad twice because the first time he thought gay and bi were the same thing (if he only knew!)
It took me until I was 19 to come out as bisexual due to chronic shyness. I had been bullied for being fat by so many people that it completely destroyed my self esteem and expression. It took years of sarcasm, reverse psychology, and a really big mirror for me to undo the self sabotage. Now I separate the feedback into ‘useful’ and ‘that’s funny, I wish I thought of that’.
I don’t begrudge anyone who was horrible to me growing up. I am who I am today because of everything that has happened to me.
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