Friendship
Our Fellowship focuses on ‘friendship first’ to create a fellowship that is a safe, inclusive, understanding and welcoming community of Rotary Family that fosters goodwill and peace, and realising a world that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for LGBT+ people.
We aim to:
- Grow Rotary awareness of and engagement with the Fellowship across the globe
- Organise social and networking events for the Fellowship at the annual Rotary International Convention
- Raise the Fellowship’s profile within Rotary International to increase engagement of LGBT+ members and allies.
- Survey members (at least once annually) to see what people find valuable about the Fellowship and what could be improved
Friendship Blog
Stories from our members and upcoming chances to connect.
RICON23
The 2023 Rotary International Convention is almost upon us and we have some great social events for LGBT+ Rotary members and friends! 🏳️🌈
REGISTER HERE!
Conference pack
District, zone and other conferences, as well as festivals are a great opportunity to inform members of the Rotary family and the community about the welcoming and inclusive environment created in Rotary. When deciding what your stall will look like you should first...
Join a committee meeting
We have regular committee meetings of our Friendship and Education committees. We welcome anyone to join our meetings. Here are the details of the next ones: Friendship committee Interested in supporting friendship and connections between LGBT+ Rotary members and...
Rotary Takes Pride in Houston
“Howdy Houston” welcomes our Fellowship to the Rotary Convention with a gathering near the convention center (in air conditioning) on Saturday, June 4, 2022. “Sunday Funday” follows with a self-guided tour of the Montrose District (think Karaoke, Bingo, Happy...
Book Club
Hello everyone! As the Director of Events, my district’s (7040) Literacy Chair and a member of my district’s DEI Committee, I am pleased to invite you to join the new Diverse Book Club! I am including the information here (read till the end!). Who is it for?...
Friendship update
The Fellowship’s journey needs to be welcoming and happy. Recently, the Friendship committee established a wish list expecting to improve the members’ experience. Honouring the past leaders and their legacy, we grew during the Pandemic, we reached more countries and...
3º Happy Hour em Português
Junte / Join A terceira edição do Happy Hour em português da Rotary LGBT+ Fellowship, em conjunto à Grupos Independentes de Diversidade, está chegando dessa vez com o Tema: Lockdown - Trancade em Casa e no Armário "A felicidade não entra em portas trancadas." A gente...
Celebrating trans awareness week: Claire’s story
My name is Claire Slingerland. I am a Trans woman from the Netherlands. All my life I have been struggling with my feelings. I didn’t dare come out of the closet as I feared losing my family and my profession. But, at some point, I...
Member locations
The Rotary LGBT+ Fellowship is an international organisation and we welcome new members from across the globe.
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