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15 Feb

Civil Partnerships and Same-Sex Marriage: LGBT History Month

Civil Partnership & Same Sex Marriage - LGBT History Month: Gina Battye

Civil Partnerships and Same-Sex Marriage: LGBT History Month Marriage has been taking place around the world for hundreds of years. Did you know the Marriage Act 1753 was the first statutory legislation in England and Wales to require a formal ceremony

30 Sep

Why I Wish I Had Come Out At Work – Coming Out Series

By Gina Battye
In Business - LGBT, Identity, LGBT, Relationships
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Why I Wish I Had Come Out At Work On the 11th October it is International Coming Out Day. Over the last two months I have been talking about my coming out experiences – how I came out to my

23 Sep

Why I Went Back In The Closet At Work – Coming Out Series

By Gina Battye
In Business - LGBT, Identity, LGBT, Relationships
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Why I Went Back In The Closet At Work National Inclusion Week: 23-29th September 2019 Imagine this. I was 22 years old. 4ft 11 inches tall. I walked confidently (perhaps a little too confidently) into Dewsbury Probation Office. I was

17 Sep

How I Told My Boyfriend ‘I Am A Lesbian’ – Coming Out Series

How I Told My Boyfriend I Am A Lesbian: Gina Battye

How I Told My Boyfriend ‘I Am A Lesbian’ When I was 16, I had a boyfriend. He was my first love. It was an on/off relationship for around 3 years. You know the type… One minute you are besotted with

10 Sep

The 5 Lessons I Learned From Coming Out – Coming Out Series

The 5 Lessons I Learned From Coming Out - Gina Battye

The 5 Lessons I Learned From Coming Out That moment of coming out is a sacred one. When those words are uttered, they are not to be taken lightly. Whether you come out as gay, lesbian, bi, trans or non-binary

02 Sep

The Impact Coming Out Had On My Family – Coming Out Series

The Impact Coming Out Had On My Family: Gina Battye

The Impact Coming Out Had On My Family What impact did coming out have on my family? That is an interesting one because when I thought about coming out, I thought (at the time) it was all about me. I

28 Aug

How I Came Out – Coming Out Series

How I Came Out You want to know how I came out? To family My boyfriend Friends At work Socially With strangers Well, when we talk about coming out, it isn’t just a one-off conversation, you know? Family,

20 Aug

Why I Had To Come Out – Coming Out Series

Why I Had To Come Out What was going on that made me think I have to come out? To family. To friends. At work. I think my story is a little more unconventional than others. I Had No Language

13 Aug

How I Knew I Was Gay/Lesbian – Coming Out Series

How I Knew I Was Gay It all started when I was 9 years old. I didn’t know it at the time but the tell-tale signs were present. Signs That I Was Gay My primary school organised one of those

15 Jul

Gentleman Jack: Series 2 Recommendations

Gentleman Jack: Series 2 Recommendations Here are my professional recommendations for Series 2 of Gentleman Jack. The Script There are 2 things I want to see from Sally Wainwright with the script in Series 2. I want to see a fuller

08 Jul

Gentleman Jack: A Lesbian Review of Series 1 & Series 2 Recommendations

Gentleman Jack Review & Recommendations - Lesbian - Gina Battye

Gentleman Jack: A Lesbian Review of Series 1 & Series 2 Recommendations As featured on Mind Body Network Gentleman Jack. You want to know what I think about Series 1? From a lesbian perspective? You may have seen my previous

26 Jun

Why Bisexual People Feel Excluded From Work, Life and Love

By Gina Battye
In Authentic Self, Identity, LGBT, Mindset, Relationships
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As featured on Qweerist, Thrive Global and Mind Body Network You know the acronym LGB, right? The L, the G and the B so easily roll off the tongue in this commonly used acronym that you would think bisexual people would have the same

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