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🌈 Today marks the start of Non-Binary Awareness Week! 🌈

Held annually during the week surrounding July 14th, Non-Binary Awareness Week shines a spotlight on the experiences, voices, and identities of the non-binary community.

The observance was first launched in 2012 to increase visibility and understanding of non-binary identities, which have existed across cultures and throughout history but are often overlooked and misunderstood in mainstream conversations about gender. July 14th, the midpoint between International Women's Day and International Men's Day, was chosen intentionally to emphasize that non-binary people exist outside—and beyond—the traditional gender binary.

This week is about celebration, education, and advocacy. It’s a chance to spotlight the importance of uplifting non-binary voices and creating space for everyone to live authentically and with pride. 💛🤍💜🖤

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Zine 2025/26

Our annual Zine is out for 2025/26!

This magical collection of our members’ creativity is available to look through online at​  the link below, including illustrations, poetry, calls to action and unionisation made throughout the year in response to our workshops and current events. The zine also provides  a look at our expanding offer of regular services, including fabulous events, residentials and groups.

🔗https://online.fliphtml5.com/xdzdp/yina/#p=1

We hope you enjoy reading the Zine as much as we enjoyed putting it together!

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Happy #DisabilityPrideMonth2025 from team Mosaic to you!

This July marks the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a landmark civil rights law passed in 1990 that prohibited discrimination based on disability. Disability Pride Month began that same year in Boston and has since grown into an international celebration of identity, visibility, and advocacy. We will be marking the month with a workshop in our young persons club today, and encourage you all to take the opportunity to remember the importance of honouring the past, uplifting disabled voices, and pushing for a future free from barriers!

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Want to join in with Pride in London but worried about finding the main parade too overwhelming? Why not sign up for Quiet Pride! 

Split into different activity and sensory areas, this event has been designed to allow persons with neurodivergent conditions, social anxiety, mental health conditions or visual impairments to enjoy the spirit of Pride, meet other people in the community and relax in a calmer environment! There will be a chance to watch the parade live, sensory toys & lightning, reading area and painting.

Register at: https://forms.gle/i7rRuQ6C1g4GWyZv8

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Tickets are live for #PrideProm2025, London's only exclusive under 18s annual LGBT+ prom event! 

This event will give you the opportunity to celebrate your LGBT+ identity and allow you to meet people just like you. Don't miss your chance to be a part of one of London's largest under 18s LGBT+ and overall Queer event 🌈

More info and tickets at the link below👇🔗https://www.outsavvy.com/event/2672/prideprom

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For May’s #Lgbt+BookClub, we dove into ‘They Both Die at the End’ by Adam Silvera: a beautifully queer, wildly emotional story about love, mortality, and what it means to really live. 

Silvera’s YA speculative fiction follows Mateo and Rufus - total strangers, who, for different reasons, are both looking to make a new friend on their End Day. The good news: There’s an app for that. It’s called the Last Friend, and through it, Rufus and Mateo are about to meet up for one last great adventure—to live a lifetime in a single day.

Swipe to read some of our young persons’ thoughts  👉↔️, and if you’re a young LGBT+ person aged 12–18 and interested in joining our #LGBTBookClub, why not sign up via the Young Persons’ Club link below and read along with us?

🔗https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjxivye5Uy3n-qr2o7xL2xaWmKqNWuTVRF6gbRJ2Cs6zzAZQ/viewform

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Text reads "International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia #IDAHOBIT2025" in bold black letters on a gray background. Surrounding the text are illustrated arms and hands, reaching to the graphic to connect with their hands making the shapes of hearts. The background includes sections of the Progress Pride Flag and other pride flag colors, emphasising inclusion and solidarity.

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There’s a few days left to apply for our 2025 Summer Camp - so don’t miss out on your chance to apply at the link below and join us on our trip to the beautiful Snowdonia! 

🔗https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfu0vJZb2SQUF7mrVX6ItVoksSYasd7p4_6IewmbD0z9WOqwg/viewform

This year’s Summer Camp will run from 27th July-3rd August and is the perfect opportunity for you to take a break from everyday life, enjoy fabulous activities and meet other LGBT+ young persons just like you🌟🌈🌟

Our wonderful mentors and staff will be there to support you throughout the journey and there is no requirement to be part of our regular Young Persons’ Club to join in - we usually have a good mix so there will be plenty of people who haven’t met each other before to get to know.

If you have any questions about the Summer Camp, check out our FAQs at mosaictrust.org.uk/residentials or feel free to drop us a DM.

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Our April #LGBT+BookClub read was George Lester’s fabulous ‘Boy Queen’!

This sequinned coming-of-age story follows Robin as he finds community, purpose, and a sense of self in a world of hair, runways, and glitter✨🌈

Swipe to find out what our young people thought of Lester’s debut novel 👉↔️

If you’re a young LGBT+ person aged 12–18 and interested in joining our #LGBTBookClub, why not sign up via the Young Persons’ Club link below and read along with us? 🔗https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjxivye5Uy3n-qr2o7xL2xaWmKqNWuTVRF6gbRJ2Cs6zzAZQ/viewform

#QueerBookClub #QueerReads #LGBTLondon #LGBTYouth

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Today marks the start of #Trans+HistoryWeek — a time to spotlight the stories of Trans, Non-Binary, Intersex, and Gender-Diverse lives throughout history, to celebrate Trans+ joy, and to share some of the histories we were never taught.

These are just a few stories from Trans+ history, and it’s important to note that these histories are often under-recorded, misrepresented, or incomplete. Still, they offer us a powerful glimpse into the lives and legacies of our Trans, Non-Binary, Intersex, and Gender-Diverse predecessors.

If you’re interested in learning more and discovering how you can celebrate and support #TransHistoryWeek2025, check out the 2025 @TransHistoryWeek workbook! Created by @WeAreQueerAF_, who mentored five Trans+ researchers and writers, the workbook is filled with stories, tips, and advice on how to create your own content, events, and activities throughout the week. You can download it for free via this link 🔗http://wearequeeraf.com/dotheworkbook/?utm_source=T+HW_IG&utm_medium=IG&utm_campaign=T+HW_guidance.

#WeHaveAlwaysBeenHere — and we are proud to be helping write Trans+ history today!

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If you didn’t make it to our March Clothes Swap then don’t worry, our upcoming Young Queers’ Clothes Swap on Sunday 8th June is open for registrations!

Head to the link below to sign up for free, and make the most of this chance to refresh your wardrobe in a fun and sustainable way. This is an opportunity to browse some pre-loved items, connect, and enjoy an afternoon in the company of other LGBT+ young persons aged 12-25, all while helping to reduce clothing waste.

🔗https://www.outsavvy.com/event/3970/clothes-swap 

You can bring along as much or as little clothing as you like - there is no minimum or maximum, and we have plenty of donations from corporate partners to supplement the swap. If anything you bring isn't snapped up, we will happily donate it to a charity on your behalf. Otherwise, you're welcome to donate them yourself or take them back.

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April 6th marks International Asexuality Day (IAD)—a global celebration of asexual visibility, awareness, and advocacy! 🌍💜 Established in 2021, #IAD highlights the diverse experiences within the asexual spectrum and promotes the core values of Advocacy, Celebration, Education, and Solidarity. Today, we uplift and support asexual voices worldwide! 

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Are you a young LGBT+ person aged 12-18 looking for a space to meet new friends, sign up for – and help us create -fun-packed workshops exploring sexual health, queer history and more, and be your true self without fear of prejudice? 

We have space for you at our weekly Young Persons’ Club, running every Wednesday from 5pm–8pm! You can sign up for free at the link below, and come and join a safe and affirming space.

🔗https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjxivye5Uy3n-qr2o7xL2xaWmKqNWuTVRF6gbRJ2Cs6zzAZQ/viewform

And don’t forget - Young Persons Club membership also includes access to Culture Club, a regular programme of discounted or free enriching trips to LGBT+ related cultural experiences!

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March 31st is #InternationalTransDayOfVisibility—a day to celebrate trans and non-binary people while raising awareness of the challenges they face. 🌍🏳️‍⚧️ 

We celebrated this year at our #YoungPersonsClub, where two of our trans young persons led a workshop on the importance of seeing themselves in the media. Visibility matters, representation matters. Today and every day, we uplift trans voices, honour their experiences, and continue advocating for a more inclusive world. 💙💗🤍 

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Chavela Vargas, the legendary Mexican singer, was not only a trailblazer in music but also a powerful LGBT+ icon. Born in Costa Rica in 1919, Vargas defied societal expectations by embracing her true identity both in her personal life and on stage. 

She became famous for her passionate renditions of rancheras, a traditionally male-dominated genre, singing about love and heartbreak with raw emotion. With her deep, soulful voice, she redefined Mexican music, often performing dressed in masculine clothing and refusing to change pronouns in songs to fit heteronormative expectations. 

For much of her early career, Vargas’ sexuality was an open secret, but in a deeply conservative society, she could not publicly come out as a lesbian until the age of 81. Despite this, she lived authentically, forming relationships with influential women, including rumored romances with figures like Frida Kahlo. 

We celebrate her fearlessness and refusal to conform this #WomensHistoryMonth, as a beacon for the LGBT+ community. Chavela paved the way for queer artists in Latin America and her influence endures, inspiring new generations of musicians and activists to embrace their identities with pride, #MovingForwardTogether. 

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Spring has sprung, and as the weather gets warmer we are beginning to count the days to Summer Camp 2025🌈☀️🌈

Our annual trip to Snowdonia will be taking place from 27th July-3rd August this year, and spaces are limited so make sure you’ve registered your interest at the link below to avoid missing out on a chance to take a break from everyday life, enjoy fabulous activities and meet other LGBT+ young persons just like you!

🔗https://www.mosaictrust.org.uk/residentials

If you have any questions about the Summer Camp, check out our FAQs at mosaictrust.org.uk/residentials or feel free to drop us a DM.

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Yasmin Benoit is a leading asexual and aromantic activist in the UK, as well as one of the first and most successful Black alternative models. Entering a white-dominated industry with Eurocentric beauty standards, she had to advocate for herself from the start, constantly fielding questions from journalists who struggled to place her in a conventional mold. As a model, she has also had to push back against misconceptions about asexuality, often being asked how she could be both a model and asexual. In response, she has famously stated, “I’m not trying to sell myself, I’m selling a product,” a sentiment she has reinforced throughout her career. 

Beyond modeling, Benoit has become a powerhouse in LGBTQ+ activism. She collaborates with AVEN (the Asexuality Visibility and Education Network), where she now serves on the Board of Directors, to increase awareness and acceptance of the asexual and aromantic community. She is also the founder of the #ThisIsWhatAsexualLooksLike campaign, which highlights the diversity of the ace community and challenges stereotypes. In 2022, she launched the UK's first asexual rights initiative in partnership with Stonewall, advocating for better legal protections and recognition. 

We celebrate her this #WomensHistoryMonth, as an advocate to look towards in #MovingForwardTogether!