Emma Jane Taylor broadcasts weekly on River Radio (which is available to listen to on digital radio).
Today I was invited to join a small group of panelists for Emma Jane’s show.
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I was delighted when BBC Radio London got in touch with us to talk about Families Together London during LGBT History Month.
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Over the last year we, along with every other support service, have had to rethink how we can continue to provide assistance to our members. We have been blessed since March last year with some wonderful speakers who have attended our Zoom Saturday meetings.
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Ramboll had been searching for a suitable group who were actively involved with families touched by LGBT issues and fortunately for us they chose FTL.
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Live radio is very different from something that is pre-recorded and I was a little hesitant at first, but as the minutes swept by I began to enjoy the mixture of questions, discussion, music and news bulletins and forgot that I was actually ‘on air’.
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The BBC have been running a number of Bitesize programmes during the coronavirus pandemic. This series has covered a number of issues relating to parents with young children, older children and children who are LGBT+. FTL were invited to participate in that particular episode.
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We at FTL were all set for Pride 2020. Fortunately the organisers of Pride in London would not let the moment slip away unnoticed and Piccadilly Circus became the focus of Pride 2020. I hope you enjoy the picture of FTL’s walking group and our strapline.
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Emma-Jane Taylor hosts on Marlow FM a PowerHour and I was invited to take part recently alongside Lorna Mcardle, Chief Executive of SupportU based in Reading. The programme facilitated an informative and lively discussion on LGBT+ issues and I hope that you find the hour well worth a listen.
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We were so lucky at FTL to welcome back Laura Scarrone Bonhomme. She is a clinical psychologist specialising in gender and sexual diversity. We had a fantastic turnout of nearly 20 members, most of whom have a transgender child.
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Earlier this month was International Women’s Day and the week that followed I was invited to speak at a networking event sponsored by Curwens, a law firm practising in the north of London.
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We at FTL were most fortunate to have Simon Harper come and speak to us at our February meeting in Battersea. Simon is the Executive Producer of Holby City and Casualty.
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On Saturday, 9th November we held our fund-raising lunch. We managed to raise well over £1,000 which, being self-funding, will allow us to continue with the great work that FTL does.
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Hatta Hodson. Hatta worked tirelessly for Families Together London for many years and her loss will be greatly felt by us, her family and friends.
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Can it really be a whole year since we took to the streets, celebrating the LGBT community. This year we at FTL had the largest group since we started walking with Pride in London.
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In my capacity as the Family Representative of the Community Advisory Board of Pride in London, I was invited with many others to the Mayor of London’s Pride Reception at City Hall.
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At our Battersea meeting on Saturday 8th June we were joined by Khakan Qureshi who is from Birmingham. Coming out was not an easy process for him and Khakan told us his story which was both moving and honest.
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At our last Battersea meeting, we had a speaker to discuss how the NHS is supporting adult trans men/women. Over the last six months or so, we have seen that more and more parents are finding out that their children are seeking support in this area.
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The YouTube star Riyadh Khalaf has been interviewed by Lorraine Kelly about his new book. The book covers his coming out to his parents and life living as a gay boy and man.
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One meets many people throughout one’s life but some people make their mark for the good of mankind. Joanne Matthias was one of those special people.
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My new best friend who I met at FTL last year encouraged me to attend the conference. Being of black Caribbean heritage we’ve forged a great friendship thus providing support to one another.
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