LGBT FEBRUARY 2017

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THANK YOU!!!!

for helping to raise money for the LGBT Switchboard and support Mark Gatiss

£2,053.87 is the final result of our fundraising in February. 46 supporters raised this amazing amount of money and I bet Mark will be chuffed to bits once he learns about it. I imagine he’s going to look like this:

Those who are certainly thrilled about the amount of money donated by all those generous participants are the people who’ll continue to get help from the LGBT Switchboard and Helpline. 

Therefore: thank you all for donating, reblogging, spreading the word and supporting this fundraising. 

@antheas-blackberry & @Copgirl1964

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Mark Gatiss Support Drive - 24 hours to go

We're raising money to help Switchboard

Hi all,

the LGBT February 2017 was a huge success and there are 24 hours to go until it closes for good. We started the fundraising to support the LGBT Switchboard + Helpline in honour of Mark Gatiss and we’re absolutely certain that he’s going to be blown away when he learns about the money his fans donated.

If you haven’t donated and left a message for Mark yet, there’s still a chance to do so here 

£2,053.87 is a result we can all feel very proud of but perhaps a few donations are still possible in order to make it a round number? Yes, I know I’m begging but I’m not ashamed because it’s a great cause. 

Thank you all who have donated, reblogged and supported this fundraising.

@antheas-blackberry and @Copgirl1964

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Okay, anybody out there who’s got £2 ? You can leave it here. ;-D

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Mark Gatiss Support Drive

We're raising money to help the LGBT Switchboard+helpline

Hi everyone,

one more week before the LGBT History month February is over and our fundraising ends. So far we raised £843.04 but I really hope that we’ll manage £1000.

The LGBT Switchboard is an amazing cause and I hope we can help them to continue their good work with our donations but also show Mark through this that we support him as both a good man as well as one of the Switchboard’s patron.

Many thanks to everyone who has supported our endeavour, donated, reblogged and signal boosted for us.

To donate and leave a message please click on the ribbon.

@antheas-blackberry & me (Copgirl1964)

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During the run at the Park Theatre and their three week long tour in 2016 The Boys in the Band collected money for Stonewall UK. 

For a very limited time, until the 18th February, the Boys are back, this time at the Vaudeville Theatre. And this time their charity of choice is the LGBT Switchboard + helpline 

@antheas-blackberry and I went to see the play at the 11th and after waiting for (almost?) an hour in the cold and very light drizzle at the stagedoor Mark and Ian appeared. 

We gave Mark an envelope which contained the information that his (amazing, fantastic, generous) fans are donating money to the very charity both he and Ian support. That Ian, as the play’s leading character, had asked at the end of the show for donations for the Switchboard was, of course, an unexpected bonus.

To keep you updated: as of now £679.24 have been donated and there’re still another two weeks to go. 

We’re very certain that Mark is going to check out the page at one point but he will surely receive information from the Switchboard about the donations made in his honour. Plus there’s Ian who’s doing a great job checking out stuff his hubby doesn’t have time for and relaying the information. 

So, please let’s keep it coming. You can donate here: JustGiving

Thank you all again for your generousity, likes and reblogs!!! 

Those who aren’t so well off but still make a smaller donation: they’re truly appreciated (as much as the larger sums).  

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We’re doing really great and it’s only the 9th. Thank you to all who’ve donated so far and left a message. 

The fundraising for the LGBT Switchboard @antheas-blackberry and I initiated is running until the 28th February. We’ll make sure Mark knows about it, so he can read your messages. You can donate and leave your message here.

Should you have trouble donating, please do get in touch.

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Thrilled to report on the progress we’ve made so far. Thank you to all who reblogged, retweeted and of course already donated. You’re amazing!

Please don’t forget to keep signal boosting the Just Giving page where you can make a donation and leave a message for Mark.

AntheasBlackberry & Copgirl1964

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MARK GATISS SUPPORT DRIVE

We're showing our appreciation by raising money to help Switchboard

In the 16th century same-sex activities were considered sinful, unlawful and punishable by death. In 1952 Alan Turing, to name a well-known gay man, was prosecuted for homosexual acts because "gross indecency" was a criminal act in the UK. 

Today, in the 21st century LGBT citizens are no longer committing a crime but that doesn't mean that the hatred has stopped. Too many of them are still subjected to fierce hostility or find themselves rejected, even by their own families. 

The LGBT Switchboard has helped many who were in need of kind words and surely prevented plenty of desperate souls from committing suicide when everything became too much.

Actor, writer and producer Mark Gatiss, openly gay for many years and happily married to Ian Hallard, is a well-known and active patron for the LGBT Switchboard. This makes it even more alarming that a lot of hate and vitriol have been disseminated over the past two weeks, and much of this has been directed (and unfairly so) at this kind man. There are many of us who are distressed over these posts and tweets and want to do something positive, instead of focusing on the negative that has been perpetuated. 

February is LGBT History month and to honour and respect history, we have chosen the LGBT Switchboard + helpline to support Mark Gatiss and the work that he has done as patron for the charity and on behalf of LGBT people. 

If you're unable to donate and instead want to make an act of kindness to someone instead please reply to this post and let us know!

Thanks 

@antheas-blackberry & @copgirl1964