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intercomtrustlgbt.bsky.social
@intercomtrustlgbt.bsky.social
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🌈 LGBT+ charity & advocacy organisation supporting people across the South West
☎️: 0800 612 3010 (Mon-Fri, 9-4)
💻: [email protected]
🖥️: https://www.intercomtrust.org.uk/
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We will be offering a three day CPD Accredited Certificate Course for Counsellors, Psychotherapists and Wellbeing Professionals in January 2026 🏳️‍🌈

🏠 Intercom Trust, Prospect Park, Exeter EX4 6NA
📅 January 17th, 24th and 25th January 2026
🕘 09:30-17:00 each day
📄 CPD Accredited
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November 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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ℹ Our Spiritual Abuse Awareness Training is for practitioners working with clients who have experienced spiritual abuse and trauma, and for anyone who is interested in the topic of spiritual abuse
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November 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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We are delighted to announce that we will be once again running our Spiritual Abuse Awareness Training in-person at Intercom Exeter in January 2026! 🎉

📅 Saturday 31st January 2026
⏰ 09:30-16:00 - Exeter Office
📄 CPD Accredited
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November 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Intercom will be hosting an inclusive safe space as part of Reclaim the Night Exeter. Join us for banner making and a community-led march to demand safer streets, safer homes, and safety for all 🌟

📅 27th November 2025
📍 St Sidwell's Community Centre
🕖 Banner making 4pm, march 6pm
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November 26, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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💜 If you need support with domestic abuse and sexual violence, the Safer Rainbow Project is here to help - our LGBT+ Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Support Service

Contact our Helpline for info ☎️

📞 0800 612 3010 (Mon-Fri, 9-4)
🖥 [email protected]
👩‍💻 intercomtrust.org.uk
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November 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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We will be sharing information on how you can support 16 Days of Action, what abuse looks like in our communities, and how you can access support if you have experienced abuse or violence.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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We know that violence and abuse against women, whether cis or trans, is a present and growing problem in our communities.

In the UK, 1.6 million women experienced domestic abuse in the pats year.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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We start the campaign today with International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, this year calling to UniTE to End Digital Violence for Women and Girls across the globe 💜
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November 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Today marks the beginning of 16 Days of Action, a yearly campaign to campaign for an end to violence against women and girls 💜
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November 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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We are excited to announce that we are running our Gender Variance in History and Culture seminar once again in December! 🌈

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November 21, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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🩷 If you need our help and support today, we are here for you

📞 0800 612 3010 (Mon-Fri, 9-4)
🖥 [email protected]
👩‍💻 intercomtrust.org.uk
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November 20, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Vigils are running today across the South West as spaces to gather and reflect:
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November 20, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day for our communities to come together and honour the memory of those trans and non-binary people across the world who were taken from us too soon as a result of transphobia 🕯️🤍🏳️‍⚧️
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November 20, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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💚 If you need our help and support today, we are here for you

📞 0800 612 3010 (Mon-Fri, 9-4)
🖥 [email protected]
👩‍💻 intercomtrust.org.uk
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November 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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💚 Whether you are struggling with your mental health, with stigma or distress, or simply with becoming to the person you want to be, we are here to support you
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November 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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💚 We here at Intercom would like to celebrate the lives of LGBT+ men and trans-masculine and gender non-conforming people, celebrating who they are, and highlighting the discrimination and obstacles that they face
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November 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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💚 Today is International Men’s Day, a day to celebrate the positive contributions of men to society, to uplift inclusive and encouraging role models for men, and to create a better and safer world for all to be able to reach their potential
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November 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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🤍 If you need our help and support this week, we are here for you

📞 0800 612 3010 (Mon-Fri, 9-4)
🖥 [email protected]
👩‍💻 intercomtrust.org.uk
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November 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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🩷 Whether you are checking in on your trans friends, listening to their experiences, celebrating their successes and challenging transphobia, we can all do our bit to support and uplift trans people this week and beyond
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November 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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💙 Trans Awareness Week matters, because at a time when our trans communities are facing intolerance and danger, by standing together we build solidarity, protect each other, and continue our fight for real equality
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November 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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🏳️‍⚧️ Join the University of Exeter for their annual Transgender Day of Rememberance vigil on Thursday the 20th of November at 6pm.

🩷 Please DM us to receive the link to the Eventbrite and find out about the details of this event. Tickets are required due to venue capacity.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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🏳️‍🌈 Intercom and Together Devon are continuing our Drug & Alcohol Support Café for members of our LGBT+ communities who have issues with substance misuse

📅 These take place on Mondays from 6-8pm every two weeks at our Exeter Office

📅 Upcoming sessions: 17th November, 1st December
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November 14, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Awareness Week leads into Trans Day of Remembrance on 20th November, which Gwendolyn Ann Smith founded in 1999 in honour of Rita Hester, a trans women who was murdered in 1998 🏳️‍⚧️
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November 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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🧑‍🎄 We will be playing Christmas board games and doing Christmas crafts too!
🏠 Address: Zone 5, Wrentham Business Centre, Exeter EX4 6NA
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November 13, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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🎄🌈 We have a LGBTQ+ Christmas Family Day coming up this month in Exeter! 🎄🌈

🌟 LGBTQ+ Family Day - Saturday 29th November - Intercom Exeter Office - 10.00-13.00
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November 13, 2025 at 10:49 AM