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The Rainbow Project @TRPNI
We're delighted to be here at the @NICVA #FutureThinking Summit in W5 today 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Community and voluntary organisations are the beating heart of Northern Ireland - it's time we recognised the #ValueOfTheSector 👏
💡 Our #FutureThinking opening plenary is kicking off - 'Future-Proof Your Workforce: How to Thrive in the Digital Age' with @DocNicola & Stephen Dallas from @bytesproject!💻

The session will dive into the digital skills your workforce needs to thrive.

#FutureThinking
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Nearly 1000 on the waiting list, some for over 7 years - Northern Ireland's trans communities have been abandoned by their healthcare services.

Instead of further restricting this care, the Department of Health should be delivering it.
belfastlive.co.uk/news/northern-…?
www.belfastlive.co.uk NI's only NHS gender identity clinic now has waiting list up to seven years Belfast Trust says significantly increased demand for the service over recent years led to long waiting times
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The decision to ban puberty blockers was made without consultation with trans youth, and now @niexecutive are refusing to share the advice that justified it.

The First Ministers have questions to answer, but are choosing to keep their heads in the sand.
belfastlive.co.uk/news/northern-…
www.belfastlive.co.uk Executive refuses to release evidence considered before puberty blocker ban The Executive Office said that releasing the information would "inhibit Ministers' ability to consider difficult policy issues with candour" and "has the potential to damage the concept of collective...
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The Rainbow Project @TRPNI
The Programme for Government, published today, is 88 pages long, and mentions LGBTQIA+ communities 0 times.

If this Executive is truly going to work for all the people of NI, they should start by acknowledging our diversity and the need for progress on rights and equality.
We're still waiting to see what the PfG contains, and we will be responding to the upcoming consultation to raise issues for LGBTQIA+ communities.

We are concerned that, once again, this will be a PfG that commits to no meaningful advancements in the rights of LGBTQIA+ people.
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The Rainbow Project @TRPNI
We welcome agreement on a Programme for Government, and particularly signing off the Ending Violence Against Women & Girls Strategy.

We are, however, disappointed that no mention was made of the Social Strategies, including the LGBTQIA+ Strategy.