LGBTIQ+ Centre
The Outside Project LGBTIQ+ Centre, Unit 1, 52 Lant Street, London, SE1 1RB
The LGBTIQ+ Centre is The Outside Project main HQ. We hold open and private meetings, groups and activities throughout the week for residents of our shelter, refuge and outreach services. The LGBTIQ+ Centre and hot-desking space is also home to multiple LGBTIQ+ and Homelessness grassroots groups that we work alongside or support to develop.
We have a weekly ‘Open House’ on Saturdays between 2-5pm where the LGBTIQ+ Centre is open for community use. If you are looking to share or develop a group or workshop then Open House on Saturdays might be the perfect space for you. Please email QLF@lgbtiqoutside.org for more information. Please follow our Instagram page for any additional / irregular open events and sessions.
Accessibility: Intercom door entry system. Wheelchair accessible entry and bathroom. Quiet space with weighted blanket, sensory toys and lights. Communication cards available. Travel refund available to those on low / no income.
Write to us if you would like more information on access to our LGBTIQ+ Centre.
AT THE LGBTIQ CENTRE
COMMUNITY CENTRE HISTORY
Laik Ecola, Co-Founder Director, in our LGBTIQ+ Centre at Clerkenwell Fire Station
Our LGBTIQ+ Centre initially opened in April 2019 in the former Clerkenwell Fire Station, Central London. Alongside the Outside Projects weekly social, support and recovery groups the LGBTIQ+ Centre quickly became a busy creative and meeting space home to many activist, community groups and creative projects.
The LGBTIQ+ Centre at the Fire Station provided space and resources to support multiple grassroots organisations to establish themselves, develop and grow: Queerseum, Star Support, Outpatients, Queer Youth Art Collective, Book 28 Library, Queer House Party, Museum of Homelessness and London chapters of African Rainbow Family and Voices 4 London.
The Centre closed to the wider community in March 2020 due to COVID19. The Centre and drill yard was used throughout the day by residents of our shelter and refuge services throughout lockdown. The Centre was also the base of the COVID19 Homeless Taskforce in partnership with Museum of Homelessness, Streets Kitchen and The Simon Community until we relocated and reopened at our current location on Lant Street in June 2021.