UK Government Awards 12 LGBT+ Organisations £2.6 million

The UK government has given £2.6 million funding to several LGBT+ organisations to mark LGBT+ History Month, reports Government Europa.

Barnardo’s, Diversity Role Models, EqualiTeach, the National Children’s Bureau, Stonewall, and the Diana Award will split £1 million between them. While Advonet, the LGBT Foundation, London Friend, Mind in the City, Hackney and Waltham Forest, and the Royal College of General Practitioners will split a further £1 million.

Consortium has also been given £200,000 to train LGBT+ organisations, and a further £400,000 for them to distribute to community groups across the country.

“We still have work to do to make sure our society is truly fair,” said Equalities Minister Baroness Susan Williams.

“That’s why we are working with charities, schools, GPs, and across government to make sure our Action Plan can bring about real, lasting change for LGBT people in the UK.”

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