Riverside has leaped 24 places, from 60 to 36, in Stonewall’s league table of LGBT-friendly employers.

We were also second within the housing sector and held onto our title as the best gay-friendly housing association in the North West for the fifth year in succession.

During National Hate Crime Awareness Week, Mark Cook, Care and Support Regional Manager, looks at a new report suggesting LGBT people are still experiencing high levels of abuse in the UK.

Impact Housing Association has started partnership talks with Riverside with a view to the Cumbria- based housing provider joining The Riverside Group later in the year. To improve long-term prospects for their homes, tenants and staff, Impact has approached a carefully selected number of housing associations with which to explore a partnership for the future.

Peter Yoh, Head of Social Housing for Liverpool City region and a member of Riverside’s Black and Minority Ethnic staff network, looks at unconscious bias and why it is so important to challenge our own beliefs.

During Alternative Families Week, Riverside’s Danielle Oliver talks about her experience of living in an ‘alternative’ family.

During LGBT History Month John Glenton, Executive Director of Care and Support and Co-Chair of Riverside’s LGBT staff group Spectrum, looks at how far we have come in terms of LGBT equality in the UK.