@intercomtrustlgbt.bsky.social
🌈 LGBT+ charity & advocacy organisation supporting people across the South West
☎️: 0800 612 3010 (Mon-Fri, 9-4)
💻: helpline@intercomtrust.org.uk
🖥️: https://www.intercomtrust.org.uk/
☎️: 0800 612 3010 (Mon-Fri, 9-4)
💻: helpline@intercomtrust.org.uk
🖥️: https://www.intercomtrust.org.uk/
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🎄🚨 APPEAL LAUNCH - Intercom is launching our Christmas Appeal for our Client Support Fund to support our most vulnerable clients once again in 2026 🎄🚨
We wish you a Merry Christmas from all of us here at Intercom 🌟🎄🎁
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December 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
We wish you a Merry Christmas from all of us here at Intercom 🌟🎄🎁
Thank you for all your support for our work at Intercom this year 🌈
We cannot wait to be back in 2026 to continue to support our LGBT+ communities in Devon and Cornwall!
We cannot wait to be back in 2026 to continue to support our LGBT+ communities in Devon and Cornwall!
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December 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Thank you for all your support for our work at Intercom this year 🌈
We cannot wait to be back in 2026 to continue to support our LGBT+ communities in Devon and Cornwall!
We cannot wait to be back in 2026 to continue to support our LGBT+ communities in Devon and Cornwall!
Intercom will be closed from Thursday 25th December and reopen on Monday 5th January 📅
💻 During this time the Helpline (calls and emails) will not be answered and staff will not have access to their emails
🏳️🌈 Our Resources page will list support services which you can access during this time
💻 During this time the Helpline (calls and emails) will not be answered and staff will not have access to their emails
🏳️🌈 Our Resources page will list support services which you can access during this time
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December 19, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Intercom will be closed from Thursday 25th December and reopen on Monday 5th January 📅
💻 During this time the Helpline (calls and emails) will not be answered and staff will not have access to their emails
🏳️🌈 Our Resources page will list support services which you can access during this time
💻 During this time the Helpline (calls and emails) will not be answered and staff will not have access to their emails
🏳️🌈 Our Resources page will list support services which you can access during this time
Intercom is a proud member of the @banconversionpractices Coalition, and we're calling on the Prime Minister to make 2026 the year the Government publishes a draft Bill to #BanConversionPractices.
We can’t accept another year of inaction
Join the campaign 👉 bit.ly/3LdEsQZ
#BanConversionPractices
We can’t accept another year of inaction
Join the campaign 👉 bit.ly/3LdEsQZ
#BanConversionPractices
December 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Intercom is a proud member of the @banconversionpractices Coalition, and we're calling on the Prime Minister to make 2026 the year the Government publishes a draft Bill to #BanConversionPractices.
We can’t accept another year of inaction
Join the campaign 👉 bit.ly/3LdEsQZ
#BanConversionPractices
We can’t accept another year of inaction
Join the campaign 👉 bit.ly/3LdEsQZ
#BanConversionPractices
International Migrants Day was established in 2000, and celebrates the contributions of migrants worldwide 🌍
We continue to support and advocate for LGBT+ migrants and asylum seekers as valued members of our communities 🌈
We continue to support and advocate for LGBT+ migrants and asylum seekers as valued members of our communities 🌈
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December 18, 2025 at 11:24 AM
International Migrants Day was established in 2000, and celebrates the contributions of migrants worldwide 🌍
We continue to support and advocate for LGBT+ migrants and asylum seekers as valued members of our communities 🌈
We continue to support and advocate for LGBT+ migrants and asylum seekers as valued members of our communities 🌈
Stuck for gift ideas this Christmas? Give the gift of a donation to someone special to help support our vital work 🎁
🌈 Our Client Support Fund is a lifeline each year for individuals in need, covering costs such as travel, food, private counselling, emergency accommodation and more
🌈 Our Client Support Fund is a lifeline each year for individuals in need, covering costs such as travel, food, private counselling, emergency accommodation and more
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December 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Stuck for gift ideas this Christmas? Give the gift of a donation to someone special to help support our vital work 🎁
🌈 Our Client Support Fund is a lifeline each year for individuals in need, covering costs such as travel, food, private counselling, emergency accommodation and more
🌈 Our Client Support Fund is a lifeline each year for individuals in need, covering costs such as travel, food, private counselling, emergency accommodation and more
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We know that for some LGBTQIA+ people, the festive season can bring a mixture of emotions. For some of us, it’s a welcome pause; for others, it can feel isolating, stressful, or maybe challenging. However you feel, we want you to know that our support is available.
December 17, 2025 at 11:50 AM
We know that for some LGBTQIA+ people, the festive season can bring a mixture of emotions. For some of us, it’s a welcome pause; for others, it can feel isolating, stressful, or maybe challenging. However you feel, we want you to know that our support is available.
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WE NEED YOU'RE HELP!
We are looking for volunteers to take part in an online focus group regarding memberships and what you would expect from a one with Proud Changemakers.
There are two sessions: 12th Jan at 17:00-19:00 or 16th Jan 12:30-14:30
Complete the form here: tinyurl.com/pc-focusgroup
We are looking for volunteers to take part in an online focus group regarding memberships and what you would expect from a one with Proud Changemakers.
There are two sessions: 12th Jan at 17:00-19:00 or 16th Jan 12:30-14:30
Complete the form here: tinyurl.com/pc-focusgroup
December 17, 2025 at 12:26 PM
WE NEED YOU'RE HELP!
We are looking for volunteers to take part in an online focus group regarding memberships and what you would expect from a one with Proud Changemakers.
There are two sessions: 12th Jan at 17:00-19:00 or 16th Jan 12:30-14:30
Complete the form here: tinyurl.com/pc-focusgroup
We are looking for volunteers to take part in an online focus group regarding memberships and what you would expect from a one with Proud Changemakers.
There are two sessions: 12th Jan at 17:00-19:00 or 16th Jan 12:30-14:30
Complete the form here: tinyurl.com/pc-focusgroup
Give a gift that gives back this Christmas 🌈🎁
🌈 Our Client Support Fund is a lifeline each year for individuals in need, covering costs such as travel, food, private counselling, emergency accommodation and more
🌈 Our Client Support Fund is a lifeline each year for individuals in need, covering costs such as travel, food, private counselling, emergency accommodation and more
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December 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Give a gift that gives back this Christmas 🌈🎁
🌈 Our Client Support Fund is a lifeline each year for individuals in need, covering costs such as travel, food, private counselling, emergency accommodation and more
🌈 Our Client Support Fund is a lifeline each year for individuals in need, covering costs such as travel, food, private counselling, emergency accommodation and more
Hanukkah Sameach to everyone celebrating the start of Hanukkah today, including our LGBT+ communities! 🕎🏳️🌈
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December 14, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Hanukkah Sameach to everyone celebrating the start of Hanukkah today, including our LGBT+ communities! 🕎🏳️🌈
We will be hosting @theeddystonetrust.bsky.social for a HIV Testing Drop-In at our Truro Office next week 🌈
🗨 Join Matthew from Eddystone for HIV testing and an informal sexual health chat
🗨 Join Matthew from Eddystone for HIV testing and an informal sexual health chat
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December 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
We will be hosting @theeddystonetrust.bsky.social for a HIV Testing Drop-In at our Truro Office next week 🌈
🗨 Join Matthew from Eddystone for HIV testing and an informal sexual health chat
🗨 Join Matthew from Eddystone for HIV testing and an informal sexual health chat
Every penny raised for our Client Support Fund will help us advocate and assist our most vulnerable clients next year ❤
🌈 Donate now: shorturl.at/gBGbs
🌈 Donate now: shorturl.at/gBGbs
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December 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Every penny raised for our Client Support Fund will help us advocate and assist our most vulnerable clients next year ❤
🌈 Donate now: shorturl.at/gBGbs
🌈 Donate now: shorturl.at/gBGbs
We are delighted that we will be once again running our Spiritual Abuse Awareness Training in-person at Intercom Exeter in January 2026! 🎉
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December 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
We are delighted that we will be once again running our Spiritual Abuse Awareness Training in-person at Intercom Exeter in January 2026! 🎉
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Last week Intercom launched our Christmas Appeal for our Client Support Fund to support our most vulnerable clients once again in 2026 🎄
🌈 Our Client Support Fund is a lifeline for individuals in need, covering costs such as travel, food, private counselling, emergency accommodation and more
🌈 Our Client Support Fund is a lifeline for individuals in need, covering costs such as travel, food, private counselling, emergency accommodation and more
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December 11, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Last week Intercom launched our Christmas Appeal for our Client Support Fund to support our most vulnerable clients once again in 2026 🎄
🌈 Our Client Support Fund is a lifeline for individuals in need, covering costs such as travel, food, private counselling, emergency accommodation and more
🌈 Our Client Support Fund is a lifeline for individuals in need, covering costs such as travel, food, private counselling, emergency accommodation and more
We are excited to announce that we are running our Gender Variance in History and Culture seminar once again on Monday 15th December! 🌈
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December 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
We are excited to announce that we are running our Gender Variance in History and Culture seminar once again on Monday 15th December! 🌈
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Today is Human Rights Day ✊
This day is observed every year on 10th December — the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
This day is observed every year on 10th December — the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
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December 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Today is Human Rights Day ✊
This day is observed every year on 10th December — the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
This day is observed every year on 10th December — the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).
💻 Cyberstalking or ‘digital stalking’ occurs through use of the internet to persistently monitor, harass, threaten, control, or impersonate someone, involving unwanted contact via social media, messages, or tracking devices, and often overlaps with physical stalking.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:10 PM
💻 Cyberstalking or ‘digital stalking’ occurs through use of the internet to persistently monitor, harass, threaten, control, or impersonate someone, involving unwanted contact via social media, messages, or tracking devices, and often overlaps with physical stalking.
We will be hosting @theeddystonetrust.bsky.social for a HIV Testing Drop-In at our Truro Office 🌈
🗨 Join Matthew from Eddystone for HIV testing and an informal sexual health chat
🗨 Join Matthew from Eddystone for HIV testing and an informal sexual health chat
December 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
We will be hosting @theeddystonetrust.bsky.social for a HIV Testing Drop-In at our Truro Office 🌈
🗨 Join Matthew from Eddystone for HIV testing and an informal sexual health chat
🗨 Join Matthew from Eddystone for HIV testing and an informal sexual health chat
💻 Perpetrators of digital harm are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to harm victims of abuse.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:15 PM
💻 Perpetrators of digital harm are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to harm victims of abuse.
Happy Pan Pride to our pan/pansexual communities! 💗💛💙
'Pan' comes from Greek and means 'all' - pansexuality is an attraction to all gender identities or attraction regardless of gender identity, while bisexuality is the attraction to multiple gender identities.
'Pan' comes from Greek and means 'all' - pansexuality is an attraction to all gender identities or attraction regardless of gender identity, while bisexuality is the attraction to multiple gender identities.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Happy Pan Pride to our pan/pansexual communities! 💗💛💙
'Pan' comes from Greek and means 'all' - pansexuality is an attraction to all gender identities or attraction regardless of gender identity, while bisexuality is the attraction to multiple gender identities.
'Pan' comes from Greek and means 'all' - pansexuality is an attraction to all gender identities or attraction regardless of gender identity, while bisexuality is the attraction to multiple gender identities.
Intercom stands in Solidarity with our Trans+ communities 🏳️⚧️
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December 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Intercom stands in Solidarity with our Trans+ communities 🏳️⚧️
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“My [Safer Rainbow worker] emphasized the importance of establishing healthy boundaries. It felt liberating to learn that I could assert my needs and protect my well-being.
Together, we developed a comprehensive safety plan via a handout tailored to my situation, giving me a sense of control”
Together, we developed a comprehensive safety plan via a handout tailored to my situation, giving me a sense of control”
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December 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
“My [Safer Rainbow worker] emphasized the importance of establishing healthy boundaries. It felt liberating to learn that I could assert my needs and protect my well-being.
Together, we developed a comprehensive safety plan via a handout tailored to my situation, giving me a sense of control”
Together, we developed a comprehensive safety plan via a handout tailored to my situation, giving me a sense of control”
💻 ‘Doxxing’ an individual refers to the act of publicly exposing someone’s private information without their consent with the intent to cause harm.
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December 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
💻 ‘Doxxing’ an individual refers to the act of publicly exposing someone’s private information without their consent with the intent to cause harm.
This year’s theme for #16DaysofAction is UniTE to End Digital Violence for Women and Girls - and there are specific ways that online harms and abuse affect LBT+ women and LGBT+ people 💻
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December 4, 2025 at 11:16 AM
This year’s theme for #16DaysofAction is UniTE to End Digital Violence for Women and Girls - and there are specific ways that online harms and abuse affect LBT+ women and LGBT+ people 💻
Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities ♿
It is a day to recognise the experiences, voices and rights of disabled people and to challenge the barriers that still exist in daily life ⭐
It is a day to recognise the experiences, voices and rights of disabled people and to challenge the barriers that still exist in daily life ⭐
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December 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Today is International Day of Persons with Disabilities ♿
It is a day to recognise the experiences, voices and rights of disabled people and to challenge the barriers that still exist in daily life ⭐
It is a day to recognise the experiences, voices and rights of disabled people and to challenge the barriers that still exist in daily life ⭐