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Mar 9, 20224 min read

Open Letter to the BACP in response to "Working with Students Involved in the Sex Industry"

Below is a response from Traveller Pride to this article in the BACP (British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy) which, in our...

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Monthly Meetups launched! Starting 15th January!

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Jan 7, 20222 min read

Monthly Meetups launched! Starting 15th January!

We are pleased to announce that the wonderful kids at the London LGBTQ Community Centre have offered us a monthly space for us to hang...

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The Fine Art Of Cutting Yourself In Half: "Gay Pardons" and Kill the Bill

The Pridesters

Jan 6, 20223 min read

The Fine Art Of Cutting Yourself In Half: "Gay Pardons" and Kill the Bill

Exec member Percy writes on the recent pardons for men convicted of Homosexuality, and why every silver lining has a cloud... Today’s...

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New Blog Series on "Identity"- £50 for submissions from the community

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Dec 31, 20212 min read

New Blog Series on "Identity"- £50 for submissions from the community

2022 is going to be a big year for us, we have lots in the pipeline to get excited about, but we want to make sure that as much of the...

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The Christmas Card scheme is back, and you could be sending a message to Priti Patel

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Nov 23, 20211 min read

The Christmas Card scheme is back, and you could be sending a message to Priti Patel

Last year, in response to the isolation that the year had brought many of us, we decided to launch a Christmas Card scheme and it was...

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Oct 22, 20212 min read

Traveller Pride becomes a CIC- Now what??

Traveller Pride has been a bit of a labour of love. Founded in 2019, originally just with the intent to rally at Pride in London and have...

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2nd August, Roma Holocaust Memorial- "Remember the dead, fight like hell for the living"

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Aug 2, 20213 min read

2nd August, Roma Holocaust Memorial- "Remember the dead, fight like hell for the living"

The 2nd August marks Roma Holocaust Memorial Day and has particular significance in the history of the persecution of Roma and Sinti...

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Q-Jumping. On "Queer" and reclaiming for GRT

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Jun 18, 20213 min read

Q-Jumping. On "Queer" and reclaiming for GRT

The reclaiming of slurs and insults is often an act of great power. It can be done seriously and earnestly, you can adopt the slur as a...

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Jun 7, 20211 min read

Therapy Today feature

Our spotlight-hungry founder, Tyler, was featured in the June issue of "Therapy Today" which you can read below. "Whilst I generally am...

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The Pridesters

Jun 1, 20213 min read

Pride month AND Gypsy, Roma, Traveller History Month!? Well, you must be as giddy as a kitten!

So June is pride month and GRTHM, but if we are to look back on the documented history of LGBT+ Travellers in this country, we could just...

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May 17, 20218 min read

In response to "It's time to stop Pandering to Travellers"

Percy, one of our new trustees, writes in response to the recent diatribe in the Times... Today (15th May 2021) there was a call for...

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Feb 1, 20214 min read

JOIN TRAVELLER PRIDE: Steering group & Trustees wanted!

A few weeks back we had a very successful meeting to share future plans and hammer down some ideas. The big news is that we are going...

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The Pridesters

Dec 31, 20201 min read

Traveller Pride 2020 roundup

Hello everyone! We wanted to end this year with a celebration of what we have managed to achieve, despite it all, this year. We've done a...

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Traveller Pride Launch Christmas Card Campaign

The Pridesters

Nov 18, 20201 min read

Traveller Pride Launch Christmas Card Campaign

We're super excited to launch our Christmas Card Campaign. For many of us, this year has been one defined by barriers, division,...

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The Pridesters

Oct 18, 20203 min read

Alright, I guess one more year...

This year I found myself once again elected to the board of trustees of ACERT I also am still the education liaison for the Showmen's...

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Aug 27, 20203 min read

On "Traveller" as a catch-all

Identity is a messy subject for a lot of people. In reality, the idea of being 100% something is ridiculous. There are so many ways of...

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Losing and finding my Identity: Tommy's Story

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Aug 9, 20205 min read

Losing and finding my Identity: Tommy's Story

We are delighted to have been contacted by Tommy who wanted to share with us his story of growing up LGBT in the Traveller world and to...

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August 2nd - Roma Holocaust Memorial Day

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Aug 2, 20202 min read

August 2nd - Roma Holocaust Memorial Day

On August 2nd we commemorate the Roma & Sinti lives lost during the holocaust. The numbers on this are unreliable compared to many of the...

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Traveller Pride Launches Two New Services for LGBT+ Travellers

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Jul 27, 20202 min read

Traveller Pride Launches Two New Services for LGBT+ Travellers

Our big announcement: The launch of two new vital services! If you follow our social medias you’ll have seen some gentle teasing of a big...

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The Pridesters

Jul 6, 20204 min read

Traveller Pride: One Year on

One year ago, July 6th 2019, Traveller Pride was launched at Pride in London. It was the first time in the UK a group specifically for...

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