Community Consultation: Do you know your rights?

You are invited to a community consultation event to explore what we collectively know and what we still need to know about LGBTQ+ rights. In collaboration with Spit it Our Collective and their Aye Right Project, we welcome any LGBTQ+ person aged 16+ to join us in helping to create an accessible booklet about LGBTQ+ rights.

With a transformative justice focus, let’s celebrate our capacity to share knowledge, build resilience through connection and learn about useful information most relevant for our community now.

At this event there will also be food and warm refreshments to enjoy, with time for social connection and informal chats.

Spit it Out will anonymously use information and contributions gathered at this event to help create a ‘Know Your Rights’ booklet, that will be published and available to the community.

What is transformative justice?

Here’s more about Spit it Out’s approach to transformative justice - https://www.spititoutproject.com/tranformative-justice

What is Spit It Out?

Spit it Out is an award-winning organisation (SCIO) dedicated to opening conversations around consent, mental health and healing through creativity, accountability and community care. We realise the overarching goals of our project through collaborating with our community in delivering free activities and resources to learn together. We work to create a lasting change in our community through an intersectional Transformative Justice lens.

https://www.spititoutproject.com/

What is the Aye Right project?

As part of the Aye Right project, Spit It Out is writing an accessible free booklet to aid those who are LGBTQ+ about their rights. The consultation will be undertaken by Eva Lopez-Lopez, a Sociology graduate and lead of Aye Right, under the supervision of the team of Spit It Out and the Board. The aim of this consultation is to investigate in which ways and areas people needed more information and guidance around their rights. What information are you seeking that you cannot find anywhere or was inaccessible? We also want to provide a focus in this booklet, on trans and nonbinary rights so people know where and how to seek help.

If you have any concerns regarding the conduct of the consultation project you can contact the team at [email protected], the board [email protected] or Eva Lopez-Lopez at [email protected]

You are encouraged to ask us if there is anything that is not clear or if you would like more information.

All LGBTQ+ people aged 16+ in Edinburgh are welcome to join us.

We welcome the entire diversity of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community including non-binary, queer, intersex, asexual people and all identities under the LGBTQIA+ umbrella.

We also welcome people who are exploring or aren't sure about their sexual orientation/gender identity, or who do not use labels for either.

Spaces are limited to 25 people so we need you to register in advance.

Please use this Eventbrite form to register. Registration is for 1 person only. If you wish to book for someone, please make another registration using their name.

You can also contact the event organiser Jules at [email protected], or phone 0131 564 3970 and leave a message for Jules.

If something changes and you can no longer attend the event, please let us know as soon as you can so your booking becomes available for someone else. You can cancel your space on Eventbrite or contact Jules.

We will meet at LGBT Health and Wellbeing in Duncan Place Community Hub.

We will send more information about the venue and how to access the event after you register.

The venue and our event features:

♿️ Wheelchair access with ramp access, automatic doors and lifts
?️ Disabled parking spaces x 2
? Accessible and gender neutral toilets
⏰ Relaxed timing: drop in and out when you like

If there is anything you need to talk to us in advance to help you access the event, please email [email protected] or leave a message on our admin phone 0131 564 3970.

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