Jason Zawadzki, Director, Population Statistics Transformation Directorate, Office for National Statistics (ONS) Since 1801, a census has taken place in England and Wales every ten years, with the exception of 1941 due to the Second World War. It is a unique moment in time when we gather information about people’s lives not captured in other … Continued
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The Diversity Trust is proud to support the launch of a new research report examining the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ people in South Gloucestershire — and the findings make clear that urgent action is needed. The report, Living Proud in South Gloucestershire: Understanding and Improving the Lives of LGBTQ+ Communities, was commissioned by South Gloucestershire … Continued
Photos at Bristol Pride, July 2025 Pride season is one of the hallmark events in the calendar for the LGBTQ+ community. It is an opportunity for people to celebrate who they truly are and to express their authentic selves in a comfortable and safe space. As part of The Diversity Trust’s Voice and Influence Project, … Continued
We’re delighted to be sharing our second of a series of three white papers around the topic of Diversity in Menopause: ‘Workplace Insights: Diversity in Menopause – Focus on LGBTQ+, White Paper 2 (September 2025). The launch of this paper coincides with the Menopause Awareness Month of October. The first of the white papers focused … Continued
The Diversity Trust is an organisation proud to be led by Trans and Non-Binary people who work across our organisation to advance social and legal equality. Following recent reports about the decision by the UK Government to cancel reforms to the Gender Recognition Act, which gives transgender people the ability to change their birth certificate … Continued
More than 2000 young people per year will benefit from youth services in South Gloucestershire, benefiting from support including mental health provision, access to creative activities and targeted support for LGBTQ+ young people. Despite South Gloucestershire being, on the whole, a relatively affluent area, young people still experience deprivation, with 6500 children living in low … Continued
Aaron Barnes, Associate, Diversity Trust I’ll start by saying that I personally LOVE a conference, especially a conference that covers gender and sexuality issues, and especially when topics focused on transgender issues are going to led by trans people. So you can imagine my excitement when I was invited to the 2018 ‘Transforming Spaces’ conference … Continued
This week, Youth Work Week, an innovative new partnership funded by the Big Lottery Fund will begin work to provide more joined-up services to better support young people in the county. Young people are in the grip of a well-being crisis. In South Gloucestershire approximately 4,800 children and young people aged 5-19 have a diagnosable … Continued
We were delighted to receive an official response from University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust to the Trans report that we published with our local Healthwatch in June 2018. The full report can be found here. Writing a letter on behalf of the Trust to local Healthwatch, Sam Chapman, who is the Chair of the … Continued