The Moments of Solidarity Campaign
LGBTQ+ stories belong on public shelves.
Moments of Solidarity is a campaign to get more LGBTQ+ books onto shelves across the UK, at a time when queer visibility is being challenged.
Across the country, we are seeing Pride flags taken down, Pride events losing support, LGBTQ+ library displays being restricted, and queer books and events being questioned under the language of “protecting children”.
For many LGBTQ+ people, this is not abstract. It is not just a political headline. It is personal.
When our books are challenged, our stories go unheard.
When our events are restricted, our community is pushed further out of view.
When our visibility is treated as dangerous, our safety is put at risk.
This campaign is a simple act of resistance, solidarity and hope.
If people are trying to remove LGBTQ+ stories from public spaces, we are going to put more of them back.
So, from now until the end of June 2026, I’m offering free copies of Inclusion Moments to libraries, workplaces, schools, universities, charities, community spaces and businesses across the UK.
What is the campaign?
From now until the end of June, I am offering free copies of Inclusion Moments to libraries, workplaces, schools, universities, charities, community spaces and businesses across the UK that want to show solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community.
Inclusion Moments is a short, accessible book of real-world reflections on inclusion, identity, allyship and belonging. It was written to help people pause, reflect and take practical action to create safer, kinder and more inclusive spaces, but this campaign is not just about one book, so I am calling on other queer authors, publishers, bookshops, businesses, organisations and allies to join in.
Donate a book.
Sponsor a book.
Request a book.
Put an LGBTQ+ story on a shelf.
Share a photo.
Use the hashtag #MomentsOfSolidarity.
One book may feel like a small act, but small acts matter. A key message in Inclusion Moments is that inclusion isn’t always about grand gestures. Sometimes, it can begin in the smallest of moments. This is one of those moments.
A book on a shelf can tell someone that they are not alone. It can tell a young person that people like them have always existed, and it can tell a colleague that their identity is not something to hide.
Importantly, it can tell a community that queer stories belong in public life.
This is not about attacking library staff or council workers - I want to be really clear about this. Moments of Solidarity is not a campaign against libraries, library staff, council workers, teachers, public servants or people working inside community spaces. Many of the people working in these spaces care deeply about inclusion. Many will be just as upset, frustrated or exhausted by what is happening as the communities affected by it.
This campaign is about standing with them too. It is about solidarity with LGBTQ+ people who use these spaces, with the staff who want those spaces to remain safe and welcoming, and with everyone who believes LGBTQ+ stories belong on public shelves.
Why now?
Pride has always been about visibility, protest, community and survival.
It is easy to celebrate Pride when it is colourful, corporate, and comfortable. It is harder to stand with LGBTQ+ people when that support feels risky, political or inconvenient.
And that is exactly when solidarity matters most.
Allyship is easy when it costs nothing. Right now, we need people willing to show it when it matters.
This campaign is not asking you to make a party political statement, we are asking you to make a values statement:
LGBTQ+ stories belong in public spaces. Queer people deserve to feel seen, safe and respected. Our community is not a danger to children. Our visibility is not something to hide.
Moments of Solidarity is built on one simple belief:
Our stories belong.
They belong in libraries, in workplaces, in schools, universities, charities, businesses and community spaces.
They belong in the hands of people who need them.
They belong on shelves where someone might find them at exactly the right moment.
#MomentsPfSolidarity
How do I get involved?
Public Support
Request a copy of Inclusion Moments or another LGBTQ+ book for your library, workplace, school, university, charity, community space or business.
When it arrives, place it somewhere visible, take a photo, and share it using:
#MomentsofSolidarity
Sponsor Support
If you are an individual, business or organisation that wants to help further and are in a position to help financially, you can sponsor a copy for somewhere else.
That could be a library, community group, youth organisation, school, university, workplace, LGBTQ+ network or local space that would benefit from having more queer stories available.
Author Support
If you are an LGBTQ+ author, consider joining the campaign by offering a copy of your own book to a library, workplace, community space or organisation.
The more LGBTQ+ books we can place on shelves, the stronger the message becomes.