This event has now taken place. But you can access the fascinating presentations from the links below.
Working together
English | Cymraeg
21 September 2023
Supporting LGBTQ+ people to navigate alcohol issues, avoid alcohol problems, and access alcohol support
Presentations from the day
Dean Connolly, King’s College London; and Emma Davies Oxford Brookes University
Deenah al Aqsa, Hidayah UK
Monty Moncrieff, London Friend
About the event
An online seminar hosted by Alcohol Change UK
LGBTQ+ people are at more risk of alcohol problems; but when they encounter such problems, they are less likely to receive the support they need.
At this online learning event, we’ll be hearing from experts with personal and professional experience of drinking in LGBTQ+ communities, working to make more LGBTQ+ sober spaces, and how support services can be made more relevant and accessible.
Speakers included:
- Maryann Wright, founder of Sappho Events, about creating safe and sober social spaces for LGBTQ+ women
- Hidayah UK, on their work supporting LGBTQ+ Muslims
- Dean Connolly and Emma Davies on transgender and non-binary people’s experiences of alcohol
- Scott Pearson, in conversation about alcohol and LGBTQ+ identity.