Let’s Be Heard: Sharing LGBTI+ Experiences of Covid-19 (Pregnancy and Maternity)

Overview

Are you LGBTI+ and were living in Scotland between 2020-2022 during the Covid-19 pandemic? Do you want to share your experiences of pregnancy and maternity during this time directly with the Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry via the Lets Be Heard project? Equality Network and Scottish Trans invite you to tell us how the pandemic affected you.

Let’s Be Heard (the Covid-19 Inquiry’s listening project) is seeking LGBTI+ people’s experiences of the pandemic in Scotland from 1^st January 2020 to 31^st December 2022 across different subject areas in partnership with the Equality Network and Scottish Trans. During this session on pregnancy and maternity, participants will have the opportunity to share their experiences in a safe space which will be gathered and collated into a report produced by the Equality Network and sent to the Inquiry. This information will then form part of the Inquiry’s overall investigation, reports and final recommendations to Scottish Ministers which will be published on the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry website when available.

Other sessions will include LGBTI+ experiences of Covid-19 in relation to:

Digital Inclusion – Wednesday 2^nd October, 12-1:30pm
Poverty and Housing– Friday 4^th October, 12-1:30pm
Pregnancy and Maternity – Monday 7^th October, 2-3:30pm
Domestic Violence and Abuse – Wednesday 9^th October, 12-1:30pm

The events will take place online on Zoom. They will be hosted by Christopher (Policy and Campaigns Officer) and Erin (Policy Coordinator) from Equality Network, and Florence Oulds (Policy Officer) from Scottish Trans. The events will also be attended by a representative from the Let’s Be Heard project.

Let’s Be Heard are committed to supporting access and inclusion for people wishing to engage with the inquiry. Participants may sign up to more than one session but must register for each event separately. Attendees will receive a GiftPay voucher for their participation worth £25 per session attended.

Who we welcome

All LGBTQI+ people living in Scotland who want to share their experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic from 1^st January 2020 to 31^st December 2022.

We welcome the entire diversity of the LGBTI+ community including non-binary, queer, intersex, asexual people and all identities under the LGBTI+ umbrella.

We also welcome people who are exploring or aren't sure about their sexual orientation/gender identity, or who do not use labels for either.

By attending the session, you agree to our participant Code of Conduct.

Accessibility

If you are unable to attend or would prefer to share your experiences via a written response, you can email these to us at christopher@equality-network.org

Captions will be available via Zoom.

There will be a break in the middle of the session.

If you have any questions or access requests, please get in touch and we will do our best to meet them – christopher@equality-network.org