Overview

Are you LGBTI+ and were living in Scotland between 2020-2022 during the Covid-19 pandemic? Do you want to share your experiences of poverty and housing during this time directly with the Scottish Government Covid-19 Inquiry via the Lets Be Heard project? Equality Network and Scottish Trans invite you to tell us how the pandemic affected you.

Lets Be Heard (the Covid-19 Inquirys listening project) is seeking LGBTI+ peoples experiences of the pandemic in Scotland from 1st January 2020 to 31st December 2022 across different subject areas in partnership with the Equality Network and Scottish Trans. During this session on poverty and housing, participants will have the opportunity to share their experiences in a safe space which will be gathered and collated into a report produced by the Equality Network and sent to the Inquiry. This information will then form part of the Inquirys overall investigation, reports and final recommendations to Scottish Ministers which will be published on the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry website when available.

Other sessions will include LGBTI+ experiences of Covid-19 in relation to:

Digital Inclusion Wednesday 2nd October, 12-1:30pm Poverty and Housing Friday 4th October, 12-1:30pm Pregnancy and Maternity Monday 7th October, 2-3:30pm Domestic Violence and Abuse Wednesday 9th October, 12-1:30pm

The events will take place online on Zoom. They will be hosted by Christopher (Policy and Campaigns Officer) and Erin (Policy Coordinator) from Equality Network, and Florence Oulds (Policy Officer) from Scottish Trans. The events will also be attended by a representative from the Lets Be Heard project.

Lets Be Heard are committed to supporting access and inclusion for people wishing to engage with the inquiry. Participants may sign up to more than one session but must register for each event separately. Attendees will receive a GiftPay voucher for their participation worth 25 per session attended.

Who we welcome

All LGBTQI+ people living in Scotland who want to share their experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic from 1st January 2020 to 31st December 2022.

We welcome the entire diversity of the LGBTI+ community including non-binary, queer, intersex, asexual people and all identities under the LGBTI+ umbrella.

We also welcome people who are exploring or aren't sure about their sexual orientation/gender identity, or who do not use labels for either.

By attending the session, you agree to our participant Code of Conduct.

Accessibility

If you are unable to attend or would prefer to share your experiences via a written response, you can email these to us at [email protected]

Captions will be available via Zoom.

There will be a break in the middle of the session.

If you have any questions or access requests, please get in touch and we will do our best to meet them [email protected]

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