Pride Month 2024

News - 27 June 2024

Pride season is an opportunity for us to celebrate LGBTQ+ communities. Every year, throughout the month of June, the LGBTQ+ community gets together to celebrate. It is also a great opportunity to raise awareness of issues that people within the community face and advocate for equal rights. We must celebrate and empower our diverse communities to ensure everyone can be safe, happy and realise their full potential.
'Happy Pride month'

LGBTQ+ health inequalities 

The LGBTQ+ Foundation provides an insight into the health inequalities faced by LGBTQ+ communities in the UK through its Hidden Figures report. Among the findings:

  • 23% of LGBT people have at one time witnessed anti-LGBT remarks by healthcare staff.
  • 45% of trans young people (aged 11-19) and 22% of cis LGB young people have tried to take their own life. Among the general population the NHS estimates this figure to be 13% for girls and 5% for boys aged 16-24.
  • 55% of gay, bisexual and trans men were not active enough to maintain good health, compared to 33% of men in the general population.
  • In 2017, 52% of LGBT people reported experiencing depression in the previous year. This includes 67% of trans people and 70% of non-binary people.

Find help and advice from the LGBTQ+ Foundation 

Halton Pride

Visit our stall as we support the Halton Pride event on Saturday 6th July 2024, 12-4pm. 

Join the party, and feel the pride at Norton Priory Museum. Tickets £6 at Pride in Halton 2024: Colours of Love | Events | Norton Priory Museum Trust Ltd Payment on the door is available. children up to the age of 16 are free and must be accompanied by an adult. 

Helplines and online support


LGBTQ mental health service Mindout online support

Emotional support 24 hours a day 365 days a year Samaritans  Call: 116123

CALM is here for everyone who’s struggling and to provide life-saving support for anyone affected by suicide or suicidal thoughts. 

Text REACH to 85258 for free confidential text support 24/7. 

Face to face support :

Talking Therapies- Talking Therapies offers free NHS therapy for people in Halton with common mental health problems like anxiety or depression, to help you change the way you feel by changing the way you think.


Nightstop Communities Northwest CIC - mental health support service from counsellors with a variety of specialisms inclusive of SEN for adults and children. 

Northwest HIV Support offers support and counselling for people affected by HIV. Based in Runcorn.

Halton Women's Centre Counselling, emotional and practical support to improve mental and physical wellbeing. 

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