Welcome to the 2025 #SaferToBeMe Summit
It is time to make the world safer for LGBTQ+ people
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Launching a week-long global Summit on the 20th October 2025.
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Held in the North East of England with events held across the week of the Summit.
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Bringing thousands of people together from the UK and around the world, and live streamed across the globe.
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Standing in solidarity and allyship to begin our fightback against the rollback of LGBTQ+ rights.
The world is changing for LGBTQ+ rights and we are seeing a global rollback of hard won rights. Let’s stand together in solidarity. Let’s make the world a safer place to be.
The 2025 #SaferToBeMe Summit is the first week-long global LGBTQ+ Summit held in the United Kingdom, we are proudly bringing this to the North East of England.
We have an ambitious and exciting programme of events held over the week beginning October 20th 2025, under the theme of ‘local to global’ as we all stand in solidarity against attacks on LGBTQ+ human rights. In an uncertain world, LBGTQ+ rights have been weaponised and diminished by populist leaders, authoritarian governments, religious fundamentalists, and 'moral' entrepreneurs. So, it is more important than ever as individuals, organisations, politicians, governments, and businesses, to pull together in solidarity and to make a visible stand as allies.
We invite you to be part of #SaferToBeMe as we bring a rich programme of events as part of a thriving partnership of three North East based LGBTQ+ organisations: Pride Action North, OUT North East, and ReportOUT. This week-long Summit is uniquely held in the North East of England, bringing both U.K. and global visitors to the region, showcasing our friendly spaces, benefiting our local economy, and highlighting how inclusive and welcoming the North East of England is.
#SaferToBeMe Summit
Event Calendar
We have a packed week-long programme of Summit events and lots of opportunities for people to get involved with #SaferToBeMe, with most of our events being free. Below, are some of the events held across the week of the Summit, starting on the 20th October 2025.
We will be launching ticket booking links for our different events in stages, so please sign up to our newsletter and join our WhatsApp community for exclusive event ticket launches. Some of our events are bookable now and so we encourage you to book tickets soon, before they sell out.
All of this is happening thanks to our wonderful partners and sponsors
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