Rainbow Roofs
What is Rainbow Roofs?
Rainbow Roofs supports LGBTQ+ customers in the North West. This is in partnership with HouseProud.
The Group meets once a month with the aim of raising voices of LGBTQ+ customers and the issues impacting them. They are all about support, action and socialising.
So far, the Group has...
- Run a conference with HouseProud.
- Influenced policies on hate crime and raised awareness of its impact on LGBT+ people.
- Discussed housing for older LGBT+ people.
- Co-produced LGBT+ training for housing colleagues.
- Conducted ‘life swap’ events to learn about different areas of the LGBT+ community.
- Presented at the CIH(Chartered Institute of Housing) Conference.
- Raised awareness of stigma in social housing and lived experiences.
- Promoted LGBT+ equity at local Pride events.
- Won 'Special Recognition' at the Stockport
- Homes Star Awards for Celebrating Diversity and Inclusion.
- Spoke at a HDN (Housing Diversity Network).
- Webinar on LGBT+ Inclusion.
And much more!
What this means for you & how to join
The Group is an opportunity for tenants of Housing Associations across the North to make real change for LGBTQ+ residents.
They support one another to come up with ways to influence and positively change the work happening in Housing Associations, to ensure that there is an LGBTQ+ focus throughout organisations.
Residents are welcome to join the monthly Rainbow Roofs meeting, where they will have the opportunity to discuss any ideas or areas where they might need support.
- You can email Rainbow Roofs directly at: rainbowroofs1@outlook.com
What's coming up?
There's lots happening in 2025 for Rainbow Roofs, and plenty of ways that you can get involved.
