During LGBT Adoption and Fostering Week, one Riverside employee talks about how her decision to adopt has changed her life for the better.

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.

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.

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.

Lyn Bowker, Equality and Diversity Manager, looks at the importance of World AIDS Day and explores the significance of the red ribbon logo.

Riverside’s Executive Director for Care and Support has been offering tips and support to members of the LGBT community looking for a career. John Glenton features in the 2017-18 Stonewall Starting Out guide – a national guide of LGBT-inclusive employers for students and jobseekers.

Support Worker Draiton Berridge encourages us to reflect on our styles of communication during Transgender Awareness Week.

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.