Health Equality And Rights Organisation

The mission of Health Equality and Rights Organisation (HERO) is to improve the health, enhance the well-being, and champion the rights of LGBTQ+ people. HERO recognises LGBTQ+ people as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual and any other person who self-identifies within the LGBTQ+ umbrella.HERO provides LGBTQ+ people with accurate and credible information so they can build skills that enable them to make informed choices about their health and well-being. HERO encourages LGBTQ+ people to create social change in our communities by providing a platform where LGBTQ+ people are heard and valued. HERO’s mission is a guiding principle governing all of our work. HERO continued to grow in 2021-2022. Our journey as an LGBTQ+ organisation continues to open new doors as we explore who we want to be as a charity. We continue to build stronger partnerships with other LGBTQ+ organisations such as London Friend and ELOP. Our sexual health work has also shifted, and we focus on the link between mental health and sexual health. Over the course of the year, HERO continued to harness the creativity and enthusiasm of its volunteers and staff, the power of social media, and other platforms to deliver effective, ground-breaking HIV prevention, sexual health interventions, mental health, and suicide prevention resources, while also addressing health inequality issues such as mental health.HERO now supports over 1.8 million people a year with information and advice. That’s an increase of 600,000 people who have accessed our services.