Harrison Funeral Home Leading The Way As LGBT+ Funeral Directors
Harrison Funeral Home is a leading UK LGBT+ funeral directors for the community and their families. We specialise in delivering respectful final send-offs for all members of the rainbow community. We arrange meaningful funerals that treat the deceased individual and their family with dignity and respect, whether the person was out or not; religious or […]
Approaches to Arranging an LGBTQ+ Funeral
For many people, arranging a funeral can be a daunting task. But what if you’re not sure how to approach someone’s life as being LGBTQ+? At Harrison’s, we believe if someone was publicly out and it was their wish to have their life celebrated as LGBTQ+ then they should be able to have the funeral […]
Harrison Funeral Home First Funeral Directors Featured in Pink Pages
Continuing our work in the LGBTQ+ community, Harrison Funeral Home is the first organisation from the funeral sector to be featured in Pink Pages, an online directory specifically for the LGBT community. Pink Pages Online was created to fill a gap in the market for business suppliers without prejudice. The directory is dedicated to providing […]
Harrison Funeral Home Members of Gay Business Association & Gay Professional Network
Harrison Funeral Home is pleased to announce that we are official members of the Gay Business Association and the Gay Professional Network, two groups working to fight LGBTQ+ inequalities and promote community growth. Harrison’s is advocating for positive change within the funeral sector for the LGBTQ+ community and in joining these two organisations, we not […]
Happy Pride Month 2021!
Happy Pride Month 2021! 🌈 To all our LGBT+ family, friends, and the community: we are proud to especially celebrate you in Pride Month. Harrison Funeral Home is an LGBT+ ally and there is no better month to reiterate this than Pride Month. This is not us ‘virtue signalling’ or ‘clout chasing’ (as the youngsters […]
Weekly LGBTQ Virtual Café Peer Grief Support
The Good Grief Trust is now running its virtual support group for grieving LGBTQ individuals weekly. As a peer support group, you are invited to join The Good Grief Trust’s LGBTQ Virtual Café every Wednesday via Zoom from 7.30PM – 8.30PM. Email rachael@thegoodgrieftrust.org for an invitation or more information. Share Share on facebook Facebook Share […]
LGBT Foundation Report: The Impact of COVID-19 on LGBT Communities in the UK
LGBT Foundation, a national charity delivering advice, support and information services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) communities, has published a new research report on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on LGBT+ communities in the UK. This report is a culmination of the findings from their online survey, existing research on LGBT health inequalities, […]
LGBT+ Charity Coalition Establishes COVID-19 Funeral Fund
LGBT+ groups establish COVID-19 funeral fund for older LGBT+ people who are without support networks. Elders within the LGBT+ community are especially at risk during this pandemic because they are more likely to live alone and have poorer health status. Reuters reports, “As lockdowns are imposed around the world to stop the spread of coronavirus, […]