Our next meeting

Ask the Experts

Thursday 20 June 2013

The Ku Bar, Lisle Street, Soho,
London WC2H 7BA MAP

Part of Pride London Festival - the chance for LGBT organisations, charities and individuals to meet the GBA and ask for advice.

If you have an expertise you'd like to share and promote, please RSVP to hello@gba.org.uk

Your chance to promote your business at the Pride Festival

Admission £10
register in advance

Read all about our previous meetings here

Future meetings

We are pleased to say that meetings are being planned in Birmingham and Liverpool this spring. If you'd like an invitation please contact Steve

Meetings in London are held on the Third Thursday of the month in changing venues.

Events Diary 2013

Take a walk on the wild side at jungle-inspired fundraiser in aid of Terrence Higgins Trust Walk For Life - Sun 16 Jun tht.org.uk 4 Apr 13

GBA Market Intelligence

Booze-fuelled revellers 'could kill Manchester Gay Village in five years' - bad behaviour drives trade away more 11 Apr 13

GMFA - Facing funding cuts affecting its website and FS magazine, GMFA appeals for ideas to engage the gay community in HIV prevention more 11 Apr 13

London LGBT+ Pride Stalls - now available for booking for 29 June in Trafalgar Square or Wardour Street more 2 Apr 13

More LGBT news

Budget 2013

How will it affect GBA members?

Gay pro athletes get backing of Nike as sponsors await

GBA Feature

Attitudes

What LGBT Communities should know about online safety - top tips to help you avoid unintended consequences of social networking more

Factors influencing gay consumers' evaluations of "gay-friendly" corporate activities - new research identifies important market differences between gay males and lesbians more

Market research

Male Gay Partner Bereavement Study - University of Liverpool wants to interview 40 men who have been bereaved

LSE student is studying work experiences of LGB people and the how support (or lack of if) affect employees' attitudes. GBA will publish results in July

GBA Market Intelligence

Procurement environment for LGBT businesses

The UK government has asked the Gay Business Association to suggest ways they can improve the procurement environment for LGBT businesses and SMEs.
Here are your suggestions

Activists want an executive order from Obama barring federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation more 14 Apr 13

$250 Billion in Federal contracts doled out in States with no LGBT anti-discrimination laws more 9 Apr 13

Business opportunities

East London Outreach Project needs your votes to win the Waltham Forest Small Business Competition
Vote for ELOP 22 Apr 13

London LGBT+ Community Pride seeks our sponsorship - you can help with packages available at different price points
sponsor@londoncommunitypride.org 16 Apr 13

JOBS
- Volunteer - UK Foundation for AIDS Research
- Two workers - Women's Holiday Centre
- Case workers - Albert Kennedy Trust
- Executive Director - ILGA
- Volunteer Co-ordinator - Food Chain
LGBT Jobs

Terrence Higgins Trust calls for mentors for return of Back to Work scheme more

Invitation to bid for: Evaluating ILGA's strategic plan (2011-2013) and for facilitating the production of ILGA's new Strategic Plan
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Association
More info

London LGBT+ Community Pride has won the contract to manage Pride celebrations for the next five years. Theme for 2013: Pride: Celebrating Our Achievements Together - 25-29 June 2013 londoncommunitypride.org

Gay Pride Calendar 2013