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💙 LGBTQIA+ mental health and well-being service from @chwfmind & @mind_in_salford
📍Serving London, Greater Manchester @rainbowmindgm and the wider UK

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Today marks Intersex Awareness Day 💛💜

An opportunity to recognise and celebrate intersex people while raising awareness of the challenges many continue to face.

An estimated 1.7% of people are born with intersex traits, yet intersex experiences are often overlooked. It's time to amplify intersex voices, challenge harmful misconceptions, and support the right of every person to make informed decisions about their own body.

Intersex people deserve dignity, autonomy, and respect. Intersex rights matter!

#IntersexAwarenessDay #IntersexVisibility #LGBTQIA

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Today marks the start of ACE Awareness Week.

ACE is an umbrella term that includes people who may identify as asexual, demisexual, greysexual, aceflux, and fraysexual, but most importantly there's no one way to be ace.

Every ace person's experience is unique, valid and worthy of respect.

Ace identities are diverse.
Attraction is personal.
Everyone deserves understanding and acceptance.

#AceAwarenessWeek #AsexualityAwarenessWeek #AceSpectrum

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“Everyone around me had accepted me, my friends, my family, but I didn’t accept myself for a very long time.” ❤️

Sometimes the hardest person to find acceptance from is yourself.

In this week’s episode of Queer Talker, Adam Imber opens up about his journey towards self-acceptance, the challenges he faced growing up gay, and how finding confidence in his identity has transformed his life.

We also discuss why LGBTQ+ mental health matters and the incredible work of Rainbow Mind and Switchboard in ensuring our community knows that support is available.

Because no matter what you’re going through, you’re not alone. 🏳️‍🌈

🎙️ Watch or listen to my full conversation with Adam Imber, out now on Queer Talker.

#AdamImber #LGBTQ #MentalHealth #SelfAcceptance #QueerTalker

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To celebrate National Coming Out Day, we asked some of the Rainbow Mind team to dig out a childhood photo that, looking back, might have given a little hint of who they were growing up to be.

From questionable fashion choices to iconic poses, sometimes the signs were there all along (even if we didn't realise it at the time).

Of course, there's no one way to look, act or grow up LGBTQIA+, and everyone's journey of discovering and expressing who they are is different.

Whether you've been out for years, are still figuring things out, or aren't ready to share that part of yourself, you're just as valid. Coming out is a personal choice, not an obligation.

Here's to our younger selves, and to becoming the people we needed when we were growing up❤️

Swipe through to meet some of ours!

#NationalComingOutDay #ComingOutDay #LGBTQIA #RainbowMind #MentalHealthMatters

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Ever wondered what you’d look like if you didn’t have to mask?

Inside Out is a free, creative workshop where we will playfully explore identity and self expression using colour, texture, collage and creativity!

No experience needed and all materials provided. Sign up via the link in our bio ^

Wednesday 28 October, 2026
18:00–19:30
The Angel Centre, Salford

#RainbowMindGreaterManchester #MentalHealthMatters #CreativeHealth #LGBTQIA+

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Take a look at our Autumn programme!

As the days get shorter and the weather gets colder, finding opportunities to connect with others and make time for our wellbeing can make a real difference.

Over the coming months, Rainbow Mind Greater Manchester is bringing our LGBTQIA+ community together through a range of free activities focused on creativity, connection and wellbeing.

Whether you're looking to meet new people, explore your creativity or simply spend time in a welcoming space where you can be yourself, we'd love for you to join us.

All activities are free and open to LGBTQIA+ people across Greater Manchester.

To join us, simply sign up through Eventbrite using the links in our bio.

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🪩 Love Party presents NON-STOP DISCO 4 🪩

Friday 20th November 2026 8pm til 2am

NON-STOP GLAMOUR
NON-STOP LOVE
NON-STOP DANCING
NON-STOP DISCO

Love Party returns for a fourth edition of our gorgeous disco party in pub NON-STOP DISCO.

Taking you back to when we dressed up, when we stepped out, when we danced all night long.

If you haven’t been to one of our all-disco parties at our home @piccadillycentral_mcr then you simply must come. If you have then you’ll be back with us for a other unmissable night of dancing under the light of the mirrorball with a beautiful community of wonderful queers.

Best of all it’s all raising money for local LGBTQ+ charities, this time @rainbowmindgm which is a much needed queer mental health wellbeing service for our city region.

Tickets required this time , they are pay-what-you can with options for all budgets. Very limited tickets will be available on the door so please buy one in advance to support the night and our charities.

TICKET LINK IN BIO

DJ lineup to be announced bit expect Love Party resident @thomdocking and disco all night!

What would Grace Jones do? Turn up, be fabulous and dance to non-stop disco…

Meet you on the dancefloor. COME!

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Image description: Black and white image of Grace Jones at Studio 54 leaning on a bar drinking whilst looking out onto the dancefloor. She is dressed in 70s fabulous attire. Text on the image matches the headline information in the body of the post above.

#lovepartymcr

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Moon festivals, falling leaves and fancy dress. It’s the best month of the year (if you ask us) and the green community in London will be holding beautiful nature activities all month. We’ve just published a list of our favourite eleven (11) events for October 🍂🕯️
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#greenlondon #naturelovers #freelondon #communitygarden #thegrowinglist

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A gentle content note: this episode includes conversations about suicide, suicidal feelings and grief following suicide.

You are not a burden. You are not alone. You deserve support.

For Suicide Prevention Month, Ali Bromley hosts the Rainbow Mind Podcast alongside Logan Brown for a raw and honest conversation about suicide, feeling like a burden, supporting loved ones, grief and changing the way we talk about suicide.

It’s a difficult conversation, but one rooted in hope, connection and compassion including remembering people we have lost as whole people, beyond the circumstances of their death.

If you’re struggling, you don’t have to wait until things feel unbearable to reach out. You can find help here:

Samaritans: 116 123 — free, 24/7

Shout: Text SHOUT to 85258 — free, confidential support by text, 24/7

NHS 111: Call 111 and select the mental health option where available.

Gaddum: Greater Manchester support for people experiencing mental health difficulties, bereavement and suicide-related grief.

Listen to the latest Rainbow Mind Podcast wherever you get your podcasts.

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This week is Black Maternal Mental Health Week, coordinated by @themotherhoodgroup 💜

Black mothers in the UK continue to face stark disparities in maternal health and mental health support. All too often, concerns are dismissed, pain is minimised, and cultural context is overlooked in care.

This year's focus centers on three key pillars:

✨ Joy — Making space for Black motherhood beyond trauma and statistics.

⚖️ Justice — Directly tackling the inequalities in maternity and mental healthcare.

🌱 Journey — Acknowledging that maternal mental health is an ongoing process, not a single moment.

At Healthwatch Brent, we stand in full support of this initiative and are dedicated to ensuring your voices and experiences drive real change in local healthcare 💙 #BeHeardInBrent 📢

If you are a Black mother navigating mental health challenges, please know that your feelings are valid and support is available. You are not alone. 🤝

📍 Have an experience with local maternity or mental health services in Brent? We want to hear from you. Tap the link in our bio to share your feedback.

#BrentParents #BlackMaternalMentalHealthWeek #brent

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Last night, we raised an incredible £1,365 for our two wonderful charity partners, @rainbowminduk and @terrencehigginstrust, at our Queerz Night Battle of the Banks and Professional Services! 💜

With 22 amazing teams taking part, it was a fantastic evening of quizzing and, most importantly, raising money for two brilliant causes. We were so proud to collaborate with @interbanklgbt to make it happen. 🏦🏳️‍🌈

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who took part, supported the event and helped us make the night such a success.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! See you in 2027! ❤️

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