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LGBT+ Network

This is the PDA LGBT+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) Pharmacists' Network.

The network was launched by the PDA in April 2020 as part of their work to meet the demands of their growing membership and advance their work on equality.

 

  • PDA LGBT+ Network invites nominations for upcoming 2025 elections

    Wed 18th June 2025 The PDA

    Every two years, members of the PDA LGBT+ Pharmacists’ Network can elect three officers, who will lead the network and work alongside the Immediate Past President and co-opted committee members. 

  • PDA LGBT+ Network invites nominations for upcoming 2025 elections

    Wed 18th June 2025 The PDA

    Every two years, members of the PDA LGBT+ Pharmacists’ Network can elect three officers, who will lead the network and work alongside the Immediate Past President and co-opted committee members. 

  • LGBT+ Pharmacists’ Network Newsletter – June 2025

    Sat 14th June 2025 The PDA

    The latest LGBT+ Pharmacists’ Network newsletter covers ‘Barriers to LGBTQ+ career progression in the UK,’ a report published by Pride in Leadership. The PDA LGBT+ Network also invites nominations for the upcoming 2025 elections and invites network members to join them at Manchester Pride. Read more here.  

  • Celebrating 5 years of the PDA EDI Networks

    Mon 28th April 2025 The PDA

    This month, three PDA Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Networks turn 5: the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Pharmacists’ Network (BAME Network), the Disabled Pharmacists’ Network (Ability Network), and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pharmacists’ Network (LGBT+ Network). 

  • Reflections on a HIV quality improvement project

    Wed 27th November 2024 The PDA

    In this latest Member Voice article, Clinical Pharmacist and member of the PDA LGBT+ Network, Adam Somerville, explains the importance of pharmacists being knowledgeable about HIV. He also discusses his own experience of delivering a teaching session on HIV to the pharmacy department at his trust. 

  • PDA LGBT+ Network attends Manchester Pride 2024

    Fri 6th September 2024 The PDA

    For the third year in a row, the PDA LGBT+ Network was proud to return and take part in Manchester Pride 2024. The annual Pride parade takes place on August Bank holiday weekend and this year fell on Saturday 24 August. 

  • My South Asian coming out experience

    Mon 26th August 2024 The PDA

    An anonymous clinical pharmacist has shared their coming out experience as a South Asian woman who feared risking disownment and abandonment by their family and society due to their sexual identity. They also share how they feared being found out at work due to pharmacy being 'a small world'.  

  • LGBT+ Pharmacists’ Network Newsletter – June 2024

    Thu 6th June 2024 The PDA

    This update coincides with Pride Month which is celebrated as a way of raising awareness of issues affecting the LGBT+ community along with promoting acceptance and equality. Also, find out how to join the network at Manchester Pride!  

  • Rainbow Reads! LGBTQ Books for Pride Month 2024

    Wed 5th June 2024 The PDA

    Guest writer David Wright (he/him) is Associate Library Director for User Experience at the University of Southampton. With a career that spans over 30 years and includes work in public, special and academic libraries, he describes himself as an elder of the LGBTQ community who is as passionate now about diversity and inclusion as he was when he first came out as a gay man in the early 1980s. Here he recommends some reading especially for the PDA LGBT+ Network. 

  • Using healthcare data to improve the services and experiences of LGBT+ patients

    Tue 4th June 2024 The PDA

    In our latest member voice article, Community Pharmacist and Researcher, Charlotte Jones discusses the importance of monitoring LGBT+ identifiers to improve the services and experiences of LGBT+ patients. 

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