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22/05/2026

Sparkle Weekend tickets are now live! Join the UK’s longest running celebration of trans lives from Friday 26th - Sunday 28th June, in Sackville Gardens.

There are some changes and Sparkle needs your support🩷

Sparkle Charity have made the decision to introduce paid tickets this year.

They have struggled with the rising costs of delivering accessible and safe events. Their team has tried very hard to secure sponsorship to keep the Sparkle Weekend free, but this has been difficult. This is partly due to a change in climate in the financial & corporate market, and the difficulty of being a grassroots trans charity.

The cost of tickets are as follows:
£1 trans hardship ticket (very limited number available)
£5 youth ticket
£7.50 standard ticket (18+)
£7.50 accessible ticket
£12.50 allyship ticket
£25 pay it forward ticket

These affordable tickets enable their Charity to continue running the Sparkle Weekend and keep supporting the gender diverse community.

You can purchase yours at spkl.uk/tickets

If you are part of a business or organisation and want to support the Sparkle Weekend, please email [email protected]

20/05/2026

Teddy (Be/Here's Furry member) and I are enjoying a much needed early night. We are at Bolton Pride on Saturday, so we need to rest our little legs 😂

20/05/2026

20/05/2026

Trafford Pride 2026

20/05/2026

Celebrating all the amazing organisations that are part of the GM Live Well initiative. Watch this space Be/Here is planning away

18/05/2026

For IDAHOBIT, I keep coming back to this truth: LGBTQIA+ lives, safety and dignity should never be treated as optional.

This year’s theme, At the heart of democracy, feels especially powerful. Because democracy should mean more than being tolerated. It should mean being protected, included, listened to and able to live safely as yourself.

At Be/Here, we see how homophobia, biphobia and transphobia affect more than rights on paper. They shape people’s nervous systems, their sense of safety, their mental health, and whether the world feels like somewhere they can fully belong.

So today is not only about visibility.
It is about action.
It is about solidarity.
It is about building communities and systems where LGBTQIA+ people are not pushed to the margins and asked to be grateful for scraps of safety.

Our lives, our wellbeing and our futures belong at the heart of every society that wants to call itself fair.

Vanessa at Be/Here

***rMentalHealth

17/05/2026

Today is IDAHOBIT — the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia.

At Be/Here, this day means a lot to us.

Because LGBTQIA+ mental health is not separate from the experiences people have every day.

It is connected to whether we feel safe.
Whether we are accepted.
Whether we are listened to.
Whether we can access support without being judged, dismissed, misgendered or misunderstood.

And when people do not feel safe, it takes a toll.

This is why LGBTQIA+ mental health support matters so deeply.

Not just during awareness days.
Not just during Pride Month.
But every day.

At Be/Here, we offer person-centred therapy, free mental health skills workshops and community spaces for LGBTQIA+ people.

We are q***r-owned, q***r-built, and rooted in the belief that our community deserves care that understands us properly.

If today feels heavy, please know this:

You do not have to be in crisis to seek support.
You do not have to explain your identity to deserve care.
You are allowed to take up space exactly as you are.

You can find out more about our support here:
www.beheremcr.co.uk

***rMentalHealth

14/05/2026

Mental Health Awareness Week can sometimes make burnout sound like a personal failure.

But burnout is not just about doing too much.
Sometimes it is about carrying too much for too long.

For LGBTQIA+ people, burnout can be shaped by minority stress, by navigating systems that were not built with us in mind, by staying alert, explaining ourselves, shrinking ourselves, or pushing through when what we really need is care.

At Be/Here, we know there is no right way to arrive.
You do not need to wait until you crash.
You do not need to have the perfect words.
And you do not need to earn support by being “unwell enough.”

Understanding burnout starts with compassion.
With noticing what your mind and body have been holding.
By giving yourself permission to rest before breaking point.

You are not lazy.
You are not failing.
You might just be tired in ways the world does not always see.

Read our blog: https://www.beheremcr.co.uk/post/why-q***r-burnout-hits-differently-and-how-to-rest-without-guilt

***rMentalHealth

Q***r burnout is real—and it runs deeper than overwork. At Be/Here, we explore why LGBTQIA+ folks experience burnout differently and share gentle, guilt-free ways to rest. This blog offers real talk, radical softness, and practical q***r rest ideas for those ready to reclaim their energy.

12/05/2026

Mental Health Awareness Week can sometimes make resilience sound like pushing through at all costs.

But emotional resilience is not about pretending you’re fine.
It is not about coping perfectly.
And it is not about carrying everything on your own.

Sometimes resilience looks like pausing.
Sometimes it looks like rest.
Sometimes it looks like asking for support before you hit the breaking point.

At Be/Here, we know there is no right way to arrive.
You do not need the perfect words.
You do not need to have it all worked out.
You do not need to wait until things feel unbearable.

Emotional resilience can be built gently — through being understood, learning tools that actually help, and having a place to land when life feels heavy.

You are not failing because things feel hard.
You are human.
And you deserve support that meets you where you are.

***rMentalHealth