And Ian McIver is OFF!
He departed the National Memorial Arboretum today on the first leg of his 1,100 mile cycle ride in adi of FWP, finishing at the @rafmuseum London on Sunday May 31st
Donate here
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See why he is doing it here
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Follow the route here
followmychallenge.com/live/th-parrott-cycle-tour/
Book to join us on 31st May here
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If you or the organisation you work for have a great idea for how to fundraise for us or are looking for a worthwhile charity to donate your fundraising too, we would love to talk to you! :-)
Drop us a line to [email protected]
We’re attending Pride in London on Saturday 4th July.
We’re looking for supporters to be part of our team on the day, marching with us in the Pride Parade to help increase our visibility, and reach as many LGBTQ+ veterans, serving personnel, and their families, as possible.
To register your interest in attending please use this link
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More details about Pride in London can be found here:
#VolunteersWanted #Volunteering #Pride #PrideInLondon
We’re heading to Swansea Pride on Saturday 16th May!
Want to join us?
We’re looking for volunteers based in South Wales to walk alongside us in the Swansea Pride Parade,
It’s a great way to get involved, meet people, and be part of something special.
For more information and to sign up, use this link.
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#VolunteersWanted #Volunteering #Pride #lgbtplus #veterans
**IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT**
Fighting With Pride to Participate in Judicial Review
We want to update our community on an important development.
Following the launch of the judicial review against the Ministry of Defence on the terms of the Financial Recognition Scheme, Fighting With Pride has been formally named as an “interested party”. After careful consideration, our trustees have unanimously agreed that we will fully participate in the proceedings. As an interested party, Fighting With Pride will have a direct opportunity and formal role in assisting the court to understand the context of the cases.
https://mailchi.mp/fightingwithpride/fighting-with-pride-to-participate-in-judicial-review
The @royal_air_force_museum London is delighted to invite you to Pride in Service Day on Sunday, 31st May – a full and varied programme of storytelling and performances celebrating the contributions of LGBTQ+ people in the Armed Forces.
All events are free, although booking is required for the Veterans Tea Party and recommended for other activities including the @ldngmc London Gay Men's Chorus. Please see the full programme here.
.uk/london/whats-going-on/pride-in-service-day/
The event includes the opening of a new art installation in Hangar 2, made to commemorate 25 years since the repeal of the Armed Forces ‘gay ban’ – ‘The Echoes and Shadows of Identity’ by veteran artist David Tovey. Tovey co-created the work with LGBT+ veterans and personnel through a year-long series of consultation workshops.
Learn more here
.uk/news/lgbt-community-co-created-art-commission-to-be-displayed/
Part of the climax of the day will be the arrival of Ian McIver at the end of an epic 1,800km cycle ride through Europe to trace the path of his great uncle, Flying Officer Tim Hayward-Parrott who was a pilot killed in 1940. Ian is fundraising for FWP on this ride.
Find more details about the ride here
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Donate to Ian's Fund raising here
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Follow him on his route from 16th May to 31st May here
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The Dedication of the LGBT+ Armed Forces Community Memorial in October of 2025 by His Majesty, King Charles III, was an incredible day.
We know that many people were disappointed not being able to attend due to the tight restrictions on numbers.
Thanks to a generous donation by @royalbritishlegion we are holding a less formal, Community Dedication Event on Saturday 20th June at the @nat_mem_arb in Staffordshire.
Arrivals from 10:30 for a ceremony at the memorial at 11:00, followed by a picnic lunch from 12:00-14:00, this will be an event for all of the Armed Forces Community, their friends and families.
If you think you would like to attend, please follow the link below to register an expression of interest so we can have a better idea of numbers for planning and budgets.
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Deadline for Expressions of Interest is 12 noon on Friday, 15th May. Formal invites will then be sent the week after.
#LgbtqPlus #veterans #armedforces
@rn_lgbtq@british_army_lgbtq@raf_lgbtq_network@rafinclusion
We’re heading to Birmingham Pride on Saturday 23rd May! Want to join us?
We’re looking for volunteers based in the Midlands to walk alongside us in the Birmingham Pride Parade.
It’s a great way to get involved, meet people, and be part of something special.
For more information and to sign up, use this link.
https://wkf.ms/4taGdPT
#VolunteersWanted #Volunteering #Pride
Health Checks Available at The Nook in Glasgow
We are please to share the events at The Glasgow Nook & Our partners as Scottish Action for Mental Health free health checks.
If you need any support for these or any other referrals in Scotland then please contact
[email protected]
An opportunity for Female veterans, Serving Personnel and their Families to join a special 7 week programme for Wellbeing Through Archaeology
No Experience needed!
Starts Monday 11th May to Monday 22nd June, from 10:00-13:00
Contact Dominique [email protected] for details and to apply.
Evolution is good!
And our website has evolved, with a clean, fresh new look and added functionality!
In particular look out for * Improved Events and Opportunity Listings * Embedded YouTube Channel for our Media * PDF Flip book viewers for important documents like the LGBT Veterans Independent review * Better links to our current serving comrades * More of the history front and centre * Galleries to record our events
Some of these will get more fully populated over the weeks to come (YouTube Channel and Galleries) But for now, our refreshed site is up and running.
We want to thank @greenwichhospitaluk for their incredibly generous funding which allowed us to make the refresh and also our long term digital partners @madison_agency_official for the work they did to refresh and migrate things.
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#LgbtqPlus #veterans #armedforces
@royalnavy@rn_lgbtq@britisharmy@british_army_lgbtq@royalairforceuk@raf_lgbtq_network
Please us the link below to register for our next Town Hall on Tuesday, 12th May 2026, 18:30-20:00
The Town Hall will be a briefing and update on the latest campaigns plus updates from the FRS scheme and from Irwin Mitchell with regard to the Legal Challenge.
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