lancaster.gay has several sections that you can make free submission to:

  • events
  • social / support groups
  • non-profits
  • businesses
  • for-hire

Please note: Events and groups that are trans-exclusionary will not be hosted on this site. If it is found that an event or group is transphobic, it will be taken down immediately, and will be banned from further use.

Criteria to submit

Any submission needs to meet these criteria to be accepted.

  • A group, event, business or non-profit must be trans-inclusive. There is no room for bigotry, and trans rights are human rights.
  • Groups and events must be public; you should not need to belong to a specific organisation or employer to gain access. An example of this would be a staff network.
  • Events and businesses should be within the Lancaster and Morecambe area.
  • Groups and non-profits should be within Lancaster and its neighbouring towns and cities. 

Details needed to submit an event

  • The name of the event
  • The start date and time
  • The end date and time
  • The location
  • A featured image
  • Text and images about the event
  • Which group this event belongs to
  • The targeted audience within the queer community (All LGBTQIA+, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, etc)
  • The price of the event, if applicable
  • A link to book the event, if applicable

Details needed to submit a group

  • A featured image
  • The name of the group
  • When the group meets
  • Where the group meets
  • If a donation is necessary
  • A link that users can contact you from (this can be a website, email, linktree etc).
  • The targeted audience within the queer community (All LGBTQIA+, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, etc)
  • Text and images about the group

Details needed to submit a non-profit

  • A featured image
  • The name of the non-profit
  • General location of an office that can be visited, if applicable
  • Registered charity number if applicable
  • A link that users can contact you from (this can be a website, email, linktree etc).
  • The targeted audience within the queer community (All LGBTQIA+, Gay, Lesbian, Trans, etc)
  • Text and images about the non-profit

Details needed to submit a business

  • A featured image
  • The name of the business
  • Business location
  • A link to a website, social media page, or linktree
  • The identity of the business if ran by one person
  • Text and images about the business, including product images

Details needed to submit a for-hire page

  • A profile image (it’ll be cropped square, and can be a personal image, a piece of artwork, or a logo)
  • ⁠⁠Whatever name you want to use (whether that’s a personal or brand name)
  • ⁠⁠Your pronouns
  • Your queer identity - if you identify with multiple then go with the one you want to have on the page the most, or the one with the prettier colours
  • A way for people to contact you (website, social media, email)
  • Any text you want to use to advertise yourself. For help writing about yourself, consider:
    • What are your skillsets?
    • What are you offering, and what is your unique selling point?
    • What kind of work do you want to do?
    • What kind of clients do you want to work for?
  • Any images you want to have on the page, either in the flow of the text or in a gallery.