We invite you to: Sparkle Sanctuary Re-Launch 🏳️⚧️✨ Join us for an afternoon of easy socialising, sober space, and a sanctuary to express creativity and trans joy! Day: Sunday 18th August Time: 12.00pm - 4.00pm Location: The Proud Place, Manchester This special session is all about getting ready for Manchester Pride!🏳️⚧🏳️🌈 Come and help make some placards, meet our wonderful team, and join some wellness & craft activities. Snacks and soft drinks will be provided. Make sure you get your free ticket: https://lnkd.in/e4ZDQkp5 #Sanctuary #PrideActivities #Wellbeing #Placards #Crafts #Creativity #FamilyFriendly #TransCommunity #GenderDiverse #Nonbinary #TransAlly #ManchesterPride
Sparkle - The National Transgender Charity
Non-profit Organizations
Sparkle is a registered UK charity, whose mission is to lead the way with trans inclusion.
About us
Sparkle – The National Transgender Charity is a registered UK charity (charity no. 1134725), whose reach extends to people who identify as transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming, their partners, families, friends, and wider society which they are part of. Sparkle began in 2005, as the organisers of the annual Sparkle Weekend, the original celebration of gender diversity. Since then, the Sparkle Festival has grown exponentially, with 13,000 visitors visiting in 2023. Sparkle is run by a team of dedicated and passionate volunteers, 80% of which identify as trans, non-binary, or gender variant. Our mission: - To lead the way with trans inclusion. - To promote a positive public image, awareness, and acceptance of the trans community in the UK and beyond. - To build confidence and resilience, to develop understanding and cohesion in society, and to challenge the stigma associated with being trans. What do we do? - The Sparkle Festival: the original celebration of gender diversity. - Fighting inequality and discrimination towards the trans community, through events, campaigning, and advocacy. - Community engagement: providing much needed trans visibility and trans joy! Engaging with the trans, non-binary, and gender variant communities which we serve. - Organising and hosting the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) Vigil in Manchester. - Leading the National Trans Memorial Project, partnered with ARUP. - Socials: providing a safe and affirming space for the community to socialise, get peer support, and have a good time!
- Website
-
https://sparkle.org.uk
External link for Sparkle - The National Transgender Charity
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Greater Manchester
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2005
- Specialties
- transgender, diversity, celebration, tdor, gender, non-binary, genderqueer, inclusion, community engagement, events, trans healthcare, community-led, trans, collaborations, tackle stigma, training & consultancy, social events, trans rights, and trans joy
Locations
-
Primary
Get directions
Greater Manchester, GB
Employees at Sparkle - The National Transgender Charity
-
Lee Clatworthy
National Trans Monument Project Lead of Sparkle - The National Transgender Charity
-
Owen Bardini
LFW: All things Games, Open-source, community and/or project management related. (Internships, full-time and part-time welcome) Open to…
-
Amélie-Petra Featherstone-Lee
Trustee - Sparkle
-
Josh Houghton
Board Trustee | LGBTQ+ Activist
Updates
-
Sparkle Weekend Volunteers! 🏳️⚧️ We couldn't run the event without the support of our fantastic weekend volunteers! Thank you to all those who volunteered this year - whether you set up the park and make it look beautiful, greeted visitors, fundraised, took fantastic photos, made sure the site was tidy, support different activities, or packed it all away! You are very valued and appreciated ❤ Photo credit: Sean (1-3), Hollie (4-5) and Breige (6-8) #SparkleWeekend #Volunteers #VoluntaryLed #TransCharity #GenderDiverse #Trans #Nonbinary #TransAlly #Manchester #GayVillage #LGBTQIA #Celebratingtranslivessince2005
-
-
-
-
-
+3
-
-
Today is Zero HIV Stigma Day, a time to focus on raising awareness of the harmful stigmas associated with HIV and how to break them down. This year’s theme is “Beyond Labels: Redefining HIV Narratives.” The day coincides with Prudence Mabele’s birthday, an activist who was the first woman in South Africa to disclose her HIV status in 1992. Despite the huge advances in HIV treatment and U=U (undetectable = untransmittable), stigma toward people living with HIV still exists. That's why it is so important to raise awareness, stand up to stigma, and amplify voices ❤️ Check out George House Trust and Terrence Higgins Trust for more information #ZeroHIVStigmaDay #UequalsU #HIV #RedefiningHIVnarratives #HIVawareness
-
-
** Sparkle Weekend Crowdfunder ** Thank you to all who joined us at the Sparkle Weekend 2024 to celebrate gender diversity! Although the event has happened, we still need your support. We need to pay our bills and invoices to ensure we can continue as an organisation, and start planning the Sparkle Weekend 2025 - our 20th Anniversary. Your donations are still incredibly valuable and appreciated. Please continue to support us by sharing and donating. Thank you from the Team at Sparkle xx The Crowdfunder can be found at tinyurl.com/supportsparkle #Crowdfunder #SparkleWeekend #TransCharity #VoluntaryLed #Support #ThankYou
-
-
Happy belated Non-Binary People's Day! What a great coincidence that it fell on Sunday during the Sparkle Weekend! We hope that all of our non-binary folks who joined us felt accepted and celebrated 🖤💜💛🤍 #NonBinary #NonBinaryPeoplesDay #Celebration #SparkleWeekend #TransJoy #NonBinaryJoy #Enby #GenderDiverse #Trans #LGBTQIA #Celebratingtranslivessince2005
-
-
🏳️⚧️Visitor Feedback🏳️⚧️ Thank you for attending the Sparkle Weekend 2024 to celebrate gender diversity! We would be really grateful if you could spend 5 minutes giving us some feedback on your experience. This will help us improve for the Sparkle Weekend 2025 (our 20th Anniversary!) and keep the event free for the community. Please give your feedback using the following link: https://lnkd.in/endHyRP9 #SparkleWeekend #Feedback #Festival #Celebration #Manchester #Trans #Nonbinary #GenderDiverse #Visitors #Support #ThankYou #LGBTQIA #Celebratingtranslivessince2005
-
-
THANK YOU! Our team would like to thank all of our visitors, volunteers, traders, sponsors and community partners for supporting us throughout the Sparkle Weekend 2024! We can’t wait to get your feedback through our questionnaires, and see all of the photos taken over the event! #ThankYou #SparkleWeekend #Manchester #GayVillage #LGBTQIA #GenderDiverse #TransJoy #Celebratingtranslivessince2005
-
-
We are so lucky to have the support of Building Equality When Lynne says their actions speak louder than words, that is absolutely true 🏳️⚧️
Yesterday I was given the absolute privilege of speaking on the main stage at Sparkle Weekend about the incredible work that we do in Building Equality. We stand up for for the trans+ community - we show up, we speak out, and we are there for the community. Not just during Sparkle Weekend, but every single day. Mott MacDonald Sparkle - The National Transgender Charity
-
Sparkle Weekend frequently asked questions 🏳️⚧️ We’re so close now! Thank you for everyone’s support along the way, and we will see you all very soon ❤️ #SparkleWeekend #FAQs #GenderDiverse #Trans #Nonbinary #Manchester #FreeToAttend #Festival #EveryoneWelcome #CelebratingTransLivesSince2005
-
🏳️⚧️Sparkle Guide 2024🏳️⚧️ Check out this year's Sparkle Guide! All of the information on the Sparkle Weekend, our supporters, charity updates, and community stories! Find it in the link below: tinyurl.com/sparkleguide24 #SparkleWeekend #TransJoy #GenderDiversity #Celebration #Nonbinary #Manchester #GayVillage #Canalstmcr #Festival #FreeToAttend #Supporters #Allies #TransCharity #Community #LGBTQIA #Celebratingtranslivessince2005
-