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Long since it has been used as a slandering term for the LGBTQ+ community, the word “queer” has risen in conversation about gender and sexuality. It has been reclaimed by many as a strong and inclusive phrase that embraces non-normativity, innovation, and diversity.

In this blog, we will explain the true meaning of the word “queer”, and its significance to the LGBTQ+ community.

It’s so important to value the mental well-being of the LGBTQ+ community to help create a supportive environment, and to boost overall health.

In this blog, we’ll look at mental health challenges specific to the LGBTQ+ community, discuss why acceptance and inclusion are important, explore strategies to promote healthier minds, and share people’s experience of how they’ve come to accept their sexuality.

Getting people’s pronouns right is important to ensure everyone feels safe and comfortable in our community. This can sometimes feel like unfamiliar territory, so we want to give some tips and advice on how to be as respectful as possible.

From across the world, people unite to show their support and to commemorate love, diversity, and equality during Pride Month. One of the most important aspects of the pride experience is knowing how to dress appropriately, but also allowing yourself to express yourself truthfully.

In this blog, we will explore how to dress for pride events … from necessities, to how to wear rainbow-themed clothing and accessories, to staying safe during outdoor pride celebrations.

Pansexuality challenges traditional notions of love and attraction due to its lengthy history and growing following.

In this blog, we aim to shed light on what it means to be pansexual, debunking common myths and misconceptions associated with it, and explain how it’s different from other sexualities.

While the rainbow flag is known to most as being the symbol of LGBTQ+ pride, the history behind it may not be as well-known. This article explores that very history and some of the most notable figures involved. We’ll also look at the flag as it stands today and its variety of colours.

Being an ally to the transgender community means bringing a whole lot of love and support. In this blog, we will explore some of the ways we can help our transgendered loved ones feel cherished and safe in their journey.

When someone you love lets you know about their identity as part of the LGBT community, they are sharing their thoughts and feelings and how they feel about themselves. It’s an honest and vulnerable moment, and it’s important that everyone feels respected and seen.

With this in mind, we thought it might be helpful to talk through some of the terminology around ‘Coming out’. While the movement for LGTBQ+ equality progresses, there are some who feel that the language used referring to self-disclosure would benefit from a more empowering tone.

Every June, pride month is celebrated around the world to honour the LGBTQIA+ community, along with their activism and culture throughout history. Pride month allows people to express their individuality and how they choose to express it.

In this blog, we will share five cool ways you can celebrate pride month this year.

Here at Butler and Grace, we are proud to be an ally to the LGBTQIA+ community. Everyone knows about the rainbow pride flag, but today, we are going to look at some of the other flags in the sexuality and gender identity spectrum, as well as their history, and the meanings behind the colours on the flags.

Being a LGBTQ+ ally is easier than you may think. But in reality there is much more you can do as an ally. Do you want to know how you can be a good one?

Here the top 7 tips on what you can concretely do as an ally to support the community, in particular your LGBTQ+ family and friends.

Most people typically associate the term LGBT with the six colour rainbow flag, however, over time new colour combinations have been introduced which relate to specific types of sexual orientation enabling people to express their own sexual identity in a more personalised or individual way. This blog showcases each colour combination and their meanings.