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 As you obtain older it’s not unusual to use more time on your own, particularly if you’ve beaten loved ones or your health isn’t what it used to be.

Following the success of our call companions service, we launched rainbow call companions: a free telephone befriending service for LGBT+ people who are lonely, isolated or in need of companionship and undergo they would profit from a approachable phone call every week or two. This is a service specifically for lesbian, gay, pansexual, transgender plus (LGBT+) people aged 75+ who would like to speak to someone who’s also LGBT+. 

Calls last for half an hour or so and you can chat about anything that interests you. What's fantastic is that the same volunteer phones you every period, so you can get to realize each other and share stories and laughter – for as long as you both want.

Rainbow name companions has been awarded by the NHS National Advisor for LGBT Health award (2022), which recognises outstanding operate by individuals and groups across the NHS and VCSE sector to upgrade the experience of LGBT+ patients and the LGBT+ workforce and shine a light on examples of best practice.

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LGBTQIA+ Slurs and Slang

TermContextual noteTime/Region Referencesace queen1970s term sense “great queen”. Prison slang for a man who wears a more “feminine” look i.e. shaved legs, plucked eyebrows. May be described as part of incarcerated homosexual culture. Should not be confused with the more widely-used legal title "ace," a shortening of "asexual." See "asexual." UK, USA, 1970s Mosca de Colores – Gay Dictionary alphabet peopleOffensive contemporary designation for LGBTQ+ people, often used by right-wing people reacting to perceived advancements in LGBTQ+ people's rights. 2020s- Green's Dictionary of Slang - https://greensdictofslang.com/ bathroom queen

bog queen

Gay slang statement for people who frequent public toilets looking for sexual encounters.

Synonyms: Bathsheba (composition between bathroom and Sheba to create a name reminiscent of the Queen of Sheba), Ghost (50s, ghost, because they wander the corridors of the bathroom).

USA, UK Mosca de Colores – Gay Dictionary batting for the other teamA euphemistic phrase indicating that someone (of any gender) is gay. This phrase is not a slur or especially

Don’t Say Gay...in the UK? Dial out for research participants

Don’t Tell Gay...in the UK? By Mitch Robinson

Did you know the UK had its own ‘Don’t Tell Gay’ bill? 

2023 was the twentieth anniversary of the repeal of section 28 - the much hated legislation which prohibited the ‘promotion of homosexuality… as a pretended family relationship.’  The 15 years during which section 28 was in action had an enormous negative impact on LGBTQIA+ people.

I was in education during this period and, looking endorse, can see the impact this had on me - the silence, the fear, the isolation. I also now see that some people bravely pushed back. 

Section 28 banned the ‘promotion of homosexuality’ in English schools for 15 years between 1988 and 2003 with huge impact. 

If you include memories of this time; perhaps you were in school, or were teaching, or protested section 28… then I would love to hear from you. 

Please get in contact here if you would like to share your story. The aim of this proposal is to exhibit these interviews later in the year, so please only get in handle if you're happy for y