We’re excited to introduce some of the incredible therapists who support our LGBTQIA+ community through the Rainbow Mind 1‑1 Therapy Service.
Our team offers a safe, compassionate, and identity-affirming space where you can explore your feelings, experiences, and wellbeing at your own pace. Each therapist brings their own warmth, expertise, and lived understanding to the work they do.
Stay tuned for Part Two as we continue to introduce the people behind the service. 💛
#RainbowMind #LGBTQIA #TherapySupport #MentalHealthMatters #MeetTheTeam
Introducing... Queer Walk & Talk 🌈💚 A series of mindful walks for the LGBTQIA+ community, funded by Marcus Movers.
What began as Marcus Skeet’s personal journey of rebuilding his life through movement has grown into Marcus Movers - a community built on walking, running, and showing up for one another.
This spring and summer, Rainbow Mind GM is hosting Queer Walk & Talk: friendly, inclusive walking groups for LGBTQIA+ folx who want to connect, explore, and feel grounded in nature.
From Found Poetry Rambles to Wellness Wanders, Colour Trails to gentle Community Strolls — there’s a walk for every pace and every mood.
🚶♂️If you’re LGBTQIA+ and living in Greater Manchester, these walks are for you.
🔗 Head to the link in our bio to find out more and book your FREE space!
🚍 Money a barrier? We’ve got you! Let us know and we can reimburse public transport costs.
Let’s move together, talk together, and build community one step at a time. 🌿
#marcusmovers #LGBTQIA+community #LGBTQIA+manchester
Social Refuge & Queer Lit, in partnership with Rainbow Minds, are excited and honoured to bring you an Exclusive Charitable Screening of the multi‑award‑winning stop‑motion feature Two Black Boys in Paradise.
Join us for this special fund raiser event. In attendance with be the the creators of the film. We have a behind the scenes look at the making of Two Black Boys in Paradise, offering insight into their creative process.
This is followed by the feature presentation, culminating in a live Q&A with members of the creative team for an opportunity to explore the themes, craft, and lived experiences behind this powerful work.
Venue: Social Refuge
Date: May 26th
Time: Seating from 7pm
Tickets: £10 - All ticket sales will be donated to Rainbow Minds
This is more than a screening, it’s an evening of community, conversation, and care. Join us in celebrating Black queer storytelling while supporting a cause that makes a real difference.
We've been loving our Queer Walk and Talk programme and it seems you all have too!
Swipe to read feedback from our recent walks, and if you want to join the fun, our next one is on Friday 22nd May, link in bio ^
Thanks to #MarcusMovers and @thehullboy for making it all possible!
Today is International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia. 🌈
As the rights, freedoms and safety of our community continue to be infringed upon, it’s more important than ever to stand together in solidarity.🤝
@ilgaeurope thank you 🙏🏽 for helping us health inequality and discrimination
If you need support at this time click the link in our bio to find out more about our services. 🔗
#IDAHOBIT #LGBTQIA #LGBTQIAMentalHeath
Hate? Nah, it’s not for us.
As part of @1mactsofhope (13–20 May) and Mental Health Awareness Week, we want to spotlight what taking action for mental health can really look like.
Meet Amar, one of our amazing volunteers.
We were first introduced to Amar when he took our Radical Self Care Course to help manage crippling anxiety and shame. Moved by the experience, he chose to take action and trained as a Radical Self Care Practitioner and is now delivering the course himself.
Amar’s commitment to self care, community, and connection reminds us that hope isn’t just a feeling, it’s something we do.
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #1MillionActsOfHope #LGBTQIAMentalHealth
Exam pressure can make it easy to forget how much you’re already carrying, and how much you’ve already done.
If today feels heavy, take a moment to be gentle with yourself. You don’t have to have it all figured out, and you don’t have to go through it alone. Speaking up, doing things your way, and recognising your own effort all matter.
If you're in exam season right now, remember: You are so much more important than your results.
#LGBTQIAMentalHealthSupport #MentalHealthSupport #ExamStress
More than a supporter. Driving change beyond donations.
As part of A Million Acts of Hope (13–20 May), we want to shine a light on one of our corporate supporters, Sam from @further.works
Sam does so much more than just financial donations. He puts time into improving mental health support in our community, from sharing his creative skills with the team, to walking alongside us (literally) on a photography mindfulness walk.
So to kick off this week of hope, we want to say a massive thank you to Sam for investing his time, expertise and belief in people. Sam’s support fills us with so much hope!
#MillionActsOfHope #MentalHealthSupport #CorporateSupport
It's Mental Health Awareness Week and this year’s theme is ACTION.
1 in 4 people experience a mental health problem each year, and for LGBTQIA+ folx this can be even higher.
That’s why this week we’re focusing on action: Caring for your own mental health
Supporting someone you love
Strengthening our communities
Whether you’re taking gentle steps for yourself, showing up for someone else, or helping create safer, more inclusive support spaces — what you do matters.
Swipe through for ways to take action, and remember: you deserve support that understands and affirms who you are.
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #ActionStartsWithUs #QueerMentalHealth
To celebrate Trans History Week, we're giving away 10 free tickets to The Age of Consent show on Sunday 17th May at Factory International.
Experience Bronski Beat's iconic album reimagined by ground-breaking queer and trans contemporary artists, a powerful portrait of radical queerness in 1980s Britain, and a reminder of the fight that continues today!
To enter:
- Tag your Found Queer Family
- Tell us why they matter to you
If tagging isn't safe, you can DM us instead. Don't miss your chance to win!
Find out more: @factory_international
We’re super excited to announce @zelahglasson as an ambassador for Rainbow Mind. We’re proud to have such an incredible pillar of the trans community supporting us 💙
#translivesmatter #transhistoryweek #rainbowmind
This Trans+ History Week, we’re shining a light on trans+ people who have shaped culture across music, film, fashion, activism, and everyday life.
From global stages to reality TV, from community care to creative expression, trans+ people have always been here.
But this isn’t about proving worth through impact.
Trans+ worth isn’t earned through achievement or visibility.
You don’t have to be famous, talented, or historic to deserve safety, care, and joy.
Trans+ people deserve to exist and thrive.
#TransHistoryWeek #WeHaveAlwaysBeenHere #TransMentalHealth
