Welcome to the

LGBTQ+ Journalism Network

About us

The LGBTQ+ Journalism Network is an award-winning space for LGBTQ+ journalists across the UK – and at any stage of their career – to find, support and learn from each other.

The Network was started in January 2022 by Sophie Perry because no such space existed in the industry.

LGBTQ+ journalists have always existed and this space celebrates their work, encourages them and aims to inspire a new generation.

Our aims

Connect the community

Provide connection through social media, events and opportunities

Highlight LGBTQ+ voices

Share and promote the real stories and experiences of LGBTQ+ journalists

Change the industry

Model an industry that recognises and values LGBTQ+ stories and voices

“LGBTQ+ stories are not separate from news, they are news”
— Sophie Perry, Founder

Our community

This space exists for LGBTQ+ journalists who either work in, or study, journalism in the UK.

The LGBTQ+ Journalism Network is for students, early career journalists, senior editors, freelancers and everyone in-between.

The Network has hundreds of members who work in print, broadcast and radio, as well as students who study on the country’s top journalism courses

Our partner

Support emerging queer journalists

Every Saturday morning (our partner) QueerAF sends a summary of the queer news, bursting with LGBTQIA+ content – in a free award-winning and top-rated 4.8/5 ⭐ newsletter that supports, pays and publishes emerging and underrepresented queer creatives to write it