Over €1.2 million has been allocated to LGBT+ services nationwide.
Midlands LGBT+ is set to benefit from nearly €100,000.
Over €1.2 million has been allocated to 27 LGBTI+ community services nationwide.
The funding is intend to be used in assisting with operating costs.
Offaly Senator Pippa Hackett says:
"This funding will help Midlands LGBT+ to support LGBT+ people to feel safe, welcome and included in the communities of Laois, Offaly, Kildare and Westmeath. It may be coincidental that this announcement comes during the 16 Days of Action against gender-based violence but it is related: A report on gender-based violence to be submitted to the Offaly Joint Policing Committee today will highlight that LGBT+ people are more likely to feel at risk of gender-based harassment in public spaces and modify their behaviour because of this.
We need a cultural shift and projects like Midlands LGBT+, the supports they provide and the events they organise are of immense importance in this. I also welcome the funding of projects with a nationwide remit and am especially grateful that rural communities are to be especially supported with this funding. I look forward to seeing LGBT+ inclusion in everything from arts to youth work, advocacy to legal advice over the coming months."
Laois Offaly TD Sean Fleming says:
"This funding will assist the development of community infrastructure in Laois, Offaly, Kildare and Westmeath and will be welcoming of LGBTI+ persons and it will address gaps in LGBTI+ services and also support LGBTI+ community organisations. It will also improve the access for LGBTI+ people to supports and services which will improve their quality of life."
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