Humankind - LGBT+ North East

Humankind was first listed as a registered charity in 1984. We are committed to reducing deprivation and exclusion and to improving people’s wellbeing; our vision is for people of all ages to be safe, building ambitions for the future and reaching towards their full potential. 

We are an established provider of LGBT+ services and have recognised/supported LGBT+ young people across the North-East for over 14 years. During this time, we have undertaken significant growth in our model and delivery areas, based on service user/partner feedback, referrals, and issue presentation. This growth has led to the development of our training offer and the appointment of a full time Lead Trainer at the beginning of 2022. 

While our support services are based in the North-East, we offer a range of CPD accredited training sessions to professionals, young people and schools nationwide. These sessions have been developed by a team with extensive and varied lived, professional and teaching experience. Our training sessions cover topics including LGBT+ Awareness, Gender Identity Awareness, Creating an LGBT+ Inclusive Environment and Understanding Pronouns. The development of these sessions has resulted in our team having an in depth understanding of the issues faced by members of the LGBT+ community in the workplace, the challenges they can face and strategies to promote allyship and effective inclusion.