Resources, Campaigns, Press

Resources

2026: Reclaiming Domestic Abuse Recovery

This report was led by STAR Support, co-designed by survivors at STAR Refuge and our LGBTIQ+ Centre in partnership with The Outside Project and Stonewall Housing. Please contact the report Author, Lorn Flutter to find out more and sign up to upcoming events about this work

2024: Manifesto for Queer Community Housing In London

This manifesto was written in collaboration with LGBTIQ+ Housing services based in London – Micro Rainbow, AKT, Stonewall Housing, Tonic Housing, STAR Support and First Brick. It was sent to delegates of the 2024 Mayoral elections. Please forward this to your local MP.

Last update 2024: 'Top 10 tips for making services more inclusive for Trans+ people'

written by Queer Homelessness Recovery Group members at our LGBTIQ+ Centre.

Last update 2024: Supporting LGBTIQ+ people in homelessness services

guidance written by us for Homeless Link to share knowledge and good practice amongst the housing sector.

2024: Community Toolkit - Building Inclusive Queer Spaces

The JOIN Toolkit created by FOTJA is for people who want LGBTQIA+ spaces to be more welcoming, inclusive and supportive of everyone in our community – to offer us meaningful opportunities to get involved, learn new skills, share ideas and grow new networks, projects and communities of our own.

It is co-created by people facing homelessness and/or insecure immigration status. It is a resource for YOU.

Download the PDF by clicking the image above or contact fotja.research@gmail.com for a physical copy

Campaigns

2024: Trans Shelter Trans Power

Our most recent campaign launched in November 2024. This was to open a Trans+ Winter Night Shelter which was a success! Please visit our webpage for more information: TWNS

2020: Make Space for Homeless Queers

This campaign was for emergency provision during COVID. This led to us opening an emergency hotel in Soho, having referral rights to 5x high support beds in one of the GLA COVID hotels and funding for the UK’s first LGBTIQ+ Domestic Abuse Refuge – STAR Refuge. STAR Refuge developed into STAR Support. Read more about this on STAR Support's Website: HERE

2018: "Y'ALL BETTER QUIET DOWN - I WILL NOT PUT UP WITH THIS SHIT"

Our campaign to re-open as a year round night shelter targeted at Pride celebrations, and the need for crisis shelter all year round. We used the powerful words of Sylvia Rivera at Gay Pride, NY, 1973, highlighting that the same struggle for housing was still present today as it was at the beginning of the Pride movement. This campaign was successful and we reopened in December 2018 with funding from the Mayors office.

2017: Project launch campaign

We campaigned to raise £10,000 to buy a tour bus to run our first winter night shelter. Our campaign was very targeted at the empty buildings in London that could be used for crisis resources. Running a shelter on a tour bus parked in a city with 100’s of empty buildings – this campaign led to our shelter occupation of a disused fire station from April 2019 – June 2021. Huge thanks to the London Fire Brigade and the Mayors office for making this happen.