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Queer Mental Health Services HuQueer-owned mental health hub supporting LGBTQIA+ people across Greater Manchester and the UK.

Online across the UK | In-person in Stockport

👉 Explore support: www.beheremcr.co.uk

30/10/2026

If autumn social events feel more draining than joyful, you are not doing community wrong.

Crowds, noise, costumes, alcohol, unfamiliar people and pressure to look as though you are having fun can be a lot—especially if you are anxious, neurodivergent, sober or unsure how safe a space will feel.

A small plan can help:

• decide how long you want to stay
• arrange your journey home
• identify one person you can check in with
• take sensory breaks
• give yourself permission to leave

You do not have to push past every limit to prove that you belong.

***rWellbeing

28/10/2026

Trans and non-binary people: your health questions deserve space. 🏳️‍⚧️💜

Our Health Screening Day includes a dedicated cancer screening workshop for trans and non-binary people—a chance to learn, listen and ask questions in a welcoming community setting.

There’ll also be our Cancer and the LGBTQ+ community workshop, information stalls, health checks by health professionals, and first aid demonstrations.

📅 7 November
🕙 10am–3pm
📍 The Proud Place, Manchester

Please share with someone who might like to join us.

Details and updates: https://www.beheremcr.co.uk

28/10/2026

A hate incident does not have to leave a physical injury to affect your mental health.

Being threatened, followed, deliberately misgendered, targeted online or made to feel unsafe can lead to shock, anger, fear, poor sleep or replaying what happened afterwards.

You get to decide what feels safest next. That might include:

• writing down what happened
• saving screenshots
• telling somebody you trust
• asking for practical support
• reporting through the police or a third-party reporting centre
• choosing not to report right now

Not reporting does not make what happened less real.

Manchester City Council lists reporting routes and support:
https://www.manchester.gov.uk/community-safety-and-asb/hate-crime/hate-incidents

Call 999 if there is an immediate danger.

What helps you feel safer again after an upsetting encounter?

26/10/2026

Tomorrow: our LGBTQIA+ Family Health & Screening Day 💜

Join Be/Here on 27 October at The Proud Place, Manchester, for:

🌈 Workshops for parents and carers about cancer risks and screening
💬 HPV conversations for young people
🛍️ Information stalls
🎨 Arts and crafts

A welcoming space to learn, ask questions and connect.

10am–3pm.

Share this reminder with anyone who might find it helpful.

Updates: https://www.beheremcr.co.uk

26/10/2026

Today is Inters*x Awareness Day.

Inters*x people are born with s*x characteristics that do not fit typical definitions of male or female bodies. Being inters*x is not the same as having a particular gender identity or s*xual orientation.

Good allyship means listening to inters*x-led organisations, respecting privacy and bodily autonomy, and challenging the idea that every body must fit a binary.

Inters*x people deserve accurate information, community and mental health support that does not pathologise who they are.

*xAwarenessDay *xRights

25/10/2026

Ace Week begins today.

As*xual and aromantic people are often told they will change their mind, have not met the right person or need to be “fixed”. Those messages can create shame and make it harder to ask for support.

There is no single ace or aro experience. Some people want romantic relationships, some do not. Some have s*x, some do not. Some use several labels, and some prefer none.

Support should be curious without being intrusive—and should never treat a person’s identity as a symptom.

Happy Ace Week to our ace, aro and questioning community.

*xualAwareness

24/10/2026

A day for questions, connection and creativity 🌈

Join us on 27 October at The Proud Place, Manchester, for our LGBTQIA+ Family Health & Screening Day.

Alongside parent workshops about cancer risks and screening, and HPV conversations for young people, there’ll be information stalls, and arts and crafts to enjoy together.

Come along to learn something, ask a question or get creative. 💜

10am–3pm. Please share with friends and families who might like to join us.

Updates: https://www.beheremcr.co.uk

24/10/2026

A gentle reminder: your experience matters whether you have attended screening, missed an invitation, felt unsure what applies to you or have never been invited.

Be/Here’s short survey is helping us understand LGBTQIA+ people’s health, healthcare experiences and cancer-screening needs.

For LGBTQIA+ or questioning adults aged 18+ living in England. Anonymous and around 5–7 minutes.

Take part: https://vanessausw.wixforms.com/f/7505589738825319507

***rHealth

23/10/2026

One trusted adult can make a real difference.

A University of Manchester project found that mentoring for LGBTQIA+ young people aged 13+ helped improve wellbeing and confidence and reduce isolation.

That does not mean one relationship can remove every pressure. It does show why consistent, affirming connection matters—especially when a young person may be navigating bullying, rejection or uncertainty elsewhere.

Support can begin with listening, believing somebody, using the language they choose and not rushing them to explain or disclose more than feels safe.

Read more:
https://www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/big-mental-health-boost-to-lgbtqia-teens/

What did a supportive adult do that stayed with you?

22/10/2026

You don’t have to know what to ask before you come along. 💜

Our LGBTQIA+ Family Health & Screening Day is a welcoming space for parents, carers and young people to learn and connect.

Ask a question, listen to a conversation, browse the stalls or get creative with arts and crafts. You won’t be expected to share personal experiences.

There’ll be parent workshops about cancer risks and screening, and HPV conversations for young people.

📅 27 October
📍 The Proud Place, Manchester
🕒 10am–3pm

Your health. Your questions. Your choice.

Updates: https://www.beheremcr.co.uk

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