Support Statement
Support statement following recent announcements.
News
Read our latest news and blog posts.
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Vice Chair for Trans, Intersex and Non-Binary Inclusion
Please see this article from one of the Networks new VC's.
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Chair's Eye View - December 2024
View this months chair's eye view. A new monthly series looking into the month ahead.
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Civil Service LGBT+ Network Book Club
Book Club has been around for less than a year but it already has over 150 members. Here's what Ian had to say about it.
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Chair's Eye View - November 2024
View this months chair's eye view. A new monthly series looking into the month ahead.
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Pride 2024 Feedback
Pride 2024 season has come to a close and feedback has been collected. See this article for more details.
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Pride Season is almost over …
Pride season is drawing to a close, what is still happening in the Network?
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Pride 2024 - Registrations Remain Open
Registrations for all the Pride 2024 events that the Civil Service LGBT+ Network are attending are still open. Register today.
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Pride 2024 - Where will we see you?
Please see the list of pride events being supported by Civil Service LGBT+ Network this year.
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Pride 2024 Applications are Open
Apply to march with the Civil Service at pride in 2024. Applications are open.
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2024 LGBT+ mentoring programme: deadline extended
Registrations will now close on 5 April 2024. Don't miss out.
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Register now for the 2024 LGBT+ mentoring programme.
Registrations will close on 31 March 2024. Miss it, and miss out until next year.
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Local Organising with the Civil Service LGBT+ Network
Do you want to be part of the Civil Service LGBT+ Network team of local organisers?
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New year. Future you: Our mentoring programme returns for 2024
The award-winning Civil Service LGBT+ mentoring programme is back! Registrations open 1 March 2024.
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Pride 2023 Review
A quick breakdown and review of Pride 2023.
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Join up, Our Groups have expanded, again
A more informal way of connecting with the work of the Civil Service LGBT+ Network and our teams
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Launching our new LGBT+ Bullying, Harassment and Discrimination Reporting Tool
Use our new online tool and help us to build the evidence base about bullying, harassment and discrimination towards LGBT+ staff
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Election 2023: announcing the winner
Find out who won the recent chair's election, and what will happen next.
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Creating the unofficial history of LGBT+ inclusion in the Civil Service
Help us to build a time capsule of the last 20 years of the cross-government LGBT+ networks and progress on LGBT+ diversity and inclusion at work.
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20 years of making the Civil Service better for LGBT+ people
Join us as we celebrate 20 years of the Civil Service LGBT+ Network and a:gender
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These are your candidates for Chair
Nominations are closed for the new Chair of the Civil Service LGBT+ Network. These are the candidates.
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Nominations for the Civil Service Awards are open
Nominate your colleague, your team or your departmental LGBT+ network and celebrate brilliance in the Civil Service.
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Cross-government LGBT+ social events survey
Have your say in social events run by the network.
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Pride 2023 Applications are Open
Apply to march with the Civil Service at pride in 2023. Applications are open.
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It could be you! Stand to be our new Chair.
We're electing a new chair of the Civil Service LGBT+ Network. Here's what you need to know to take part.
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John Peart to step down as chair of the Civil Service LGBT+ Network
An election to find his successor starts today and will conclude during the Summer.
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Join our new, expanded Groups
A new, more informal way of connecting with the work of the Civil Service LGBT+ Network and our teams
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Hello from our new Vice Chairs for Ethnic Minority Inclusion
Claire and Steve, our new Vice Chairs for Ethnic Minority Inclusion, introduce their plans for the network.
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Our trans and non-binary inclusion plan
Our new inclusion plan aiming to support trans and non-binary civil servants at work.
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Ace Week: Day 4 – an anonymous civil servant
The last in our ace week blogs
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Ace Week: Day 3 – Robin
Continuing our series of blogs for Ace Week, today we hear from our Ace lead Robin, who established AceSpace.
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Ace Week: Day 2 – The Barefoot Backpacker
The second in our Ace Week blog series, a Gen X ace tells their story
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Ace Week: Day 1 – Justin
This week (23-30 October) is Ace Week, formerly Ace Awareness Week. We will be bringing you a number of blogs from Ace civil servants to celebrate and share their experiences.
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Get last minute places to the Civil Service LGBT+ Conference 2022
Register for a last minute place from the reserve list.
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Bi Visibility Day 2022
A blog for Bi Visibility Day from Vice Chair and BiSpace lead Sunny Thompson
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Two weeks to go until the Civil Service LGBT+ Conference 2022
Here's what to expect at the conference, and reminders for the day.
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Pride in the North West: four months, four counties and 16 events!
Matt Walker, one of our North West local organisers, reflects on a successful Civil Service pride season in the North West region.
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Last chance for tickets to the Civil Service LGBT+ Conference
The final wave of tickets will be released on Eventbrite at 10:00 on 5 September.
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More tickets for the Civil Service LGBT+ Conference
A second wave of tickets is available on Monday 29 August. A final wave will be released on Monday 5 September.
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Secure a last minute place with us at Manchester Pride
If you want to join our largest ever group at Manchester Pride this Saturday, email us before it's too late!
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Secure your place at the Civil Service LGBT+ Conference 2022
Taking place on Thursday 6th October 2022 at the BEIS Conference Centre.
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Civil Service LGBT+ Network local organiser vacancies
We are looking for additional regional leads to join our team.
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Supporting womens' inclusion in the Civil Service LGBT+ Network
Anna-Josie Linighan, our new Vice-Chair for Womens' Inclusion, writes about starting work to improve inclusion for LGBT women in the Civil Service LGBT+ Network.
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Share your Civil Service Pride photos
Attended a pride event with the Civil Service LGBT+ Network? Share your photos with us.
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Nominate someone for the Civil Service Awards 2022
Last year, the Civil Service LGBT+ Network scooped a Civil Service Award. This year, it could be you!
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Save the date: Civil Service LGBT+ conference
The career development and workplace inclusion conference for LGBT+ civil servants
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Places at Pride in London 2022
All places have now been allocated and a reserve list is in operation.
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Tell us about pride events you're holding
We'll add your events to our website and help you to promote them across the Civil Service
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Last chance to register for Pride in Blackpool
Join the Civil Service LGBT+ Network at Pride in Blackpool on 11 June 2022
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Introducing Groups
A new, more informal way of connecting with the work of the Civil Service LGBT+ Network and our teams
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Register to attend Civil Service Pride
Sign up to take part in person as the Civil Service LGBT+ Network joins Pride events in cities and towns across the UK.
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Are your network details up to date?
An ask for chairs and vice-chairs of departmental networks to check their contact details
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Join our volunteer team
Use your corporate contribution to make the Civil Service a great, inclusive place to work for LGBT+ staff.
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Where we’re headed for Pride 2022
Join the Civil Service as we take part in Pride events across the UK. Register now or sign up to the ticket ballots.
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Join us at our next Leaders of Network forum
The next Leaders of Networks forum is on 25 April 2022.
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Our new Pride Organising Forum
We're creating a new, regular chance to find out about and shape our plans for Pride 2022
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Our socials are expanding
More locations across the country added to our networking and social calendar.
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Help us shape our plans for Pride 2022
We're want to create a hybrid Pride programme for 2022. Help us decide where we go and what we do.
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Share your views on the conference for LGBT+ civil servants
We're keen to hear from you to help share our plans for the development and workplace inclusion conference for LGBT+ civil servants in 2022
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New LGBT+ network socials in Birmingham
Birmingham joins our growing social and networking calendar.
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Helping you succeed in your career
Dee, our new Vice-Chair for Career Development, writes about our plans to support LGBT+ people's career development in the Civil Service
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New year. Same network.
Reflecting on our work in 2021 and looking forward to our work in 2022.
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A conference for LGBT+ civil servants
Learn more about our plans for a development and workplace inclusion conference for LGBT+ civil servants in 2022
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What's next for BiSpace
Our new Vice Chair for Bi+ Inclusion, Sunny Thompson, explains what's next for our programme for and by bi+ civil servants.
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Local presence. National influence.
Read about our work to deliver activities in your local area, and get involved.
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Activating LGBT+ allies across the Civil Service
Read about our plans for a new Allies programme, from our Vice Chair for Allies, Leah Cunnah.
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Trans and non-binary inclusion listening sessions
We're holding listening sessions to help us make our Network more inclusive for trans and non-binary civil servants.
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Restarting the Leaders of Networks forum
Our Leaders of Networks forum is a quarterly opportunity for those leading departmental and agency networks to discuss issues across the Civil Service affecting LGBT+ staff.
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What we're planning to do
Sharing some of what we're hoping to achieve over the next two years, and how you can help us do it.
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A message from the new Chair of the Civil Service LGBT+ Network
A quick update about what to expect next from the Civil Service LGBT+ Network
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Network Chair Election Results
John Peart has been elected as the new Chair of the Civil Service LGBT+ Network.