January 2022: A new LGBTQ+ network for journalists at all levels in the industry offers a platform for meeting and connecting. 

The LGBTQ+ Journalism Network, founded by Sophie Perry, a reporter at the Oxford Mail, aims to provide a supportive community and network for people who identify as LGBTQ+ and work in, or are studying, journalism in the UK. Perry founded the network as there was previously no single public group where LGBTQ+ journalists could meet and connect with each other.

“The LGBTQ+ Journalism Network is open to students, entry-level journalists, senior editors and absolutely everyone in between,” says Perry. “I hope the group will be a positive place for people to share their success stories and big wins, job opportunities, and best practice for telling LGBTQ+ stories, as well as a space where people can advise and support each other.”

Perry also hopes to run events for the group, including social meet-ups and panel discussions to further unite LGBTQ+ journalists across the industry.