We’re keeping the momentum of Pride alive by highlighting support services that offer connection and care for LGBTQIA+ individuals in secure settings.
Bent Bars Project
The Bent Bars Project is a letter-writing initiative that connects LGBTQIA+ people inside prisons with LGBTQIA+ volunteers on the outside. The project aims to challenge the isolation faced by individuals in the prison system by building relationships through regular correspondence. The simple act of receiving a letter can offer comfort, validation, and a crucial reminder that no one is forgotten.
If you would like more information about the Bent Bars Project, please write to the Bent Bar Project team at the address below. They will respond with a discreet letter, respecting your privacy and confidentiality:
Bent Bars Project
PO Box 66754
London
WC1A 9BF
Lavender Pages
Lavender Pages is a solidarity project for LGBTQIA+ prisoners, run by a collective of queer, trans and gender non-conforming abolitionists. They send reading material written primarily by LGBTQIA+ authors to incarcerated people across the UK.
They run a subscription service sending books, zines and educational material written primarily by LGBTQIA+ authors four times a year, free of charge. However, they do not have capacity to fulfil personalised requests for specific books at this time.
If you know someone who is an LGBTQIA+ incarcerated person and would like to more about this service, you can contact the Lavender Pages Project by writing to their PO Box to receive a subscription form. They accept all applications, regardless of charges or convictions:
Lavender Pages Project
PO Box 66754
London
WC1A 9BF
