The LGBTQ Friendly Directory

🏳️‍🌈 **Julie Cottenden – LGBTQ+ Friendly Family Celebrant**

Julie is a professional, LGBTQ+ friendly family celebrant based in Hertfordshire, creating warm, personal and completely bespoke ceremonies that celebrate the people, relationships and moments that matter most.

💍 **LGBTQ+ Weddings & Couple Ceremonies**

Whether you are planning an LGBTQ+ wedding, commitment ceremony, vow renewal, anniversary or divorce ceremony, Julie takes the time to understand your story and create a ceremony that reflects your relationship, personality and wishes.

She can help with personalised vows, readings, music, symbolic rituals and involving family and friends in meaningful ways.

📸 **LGBTQ+ Wedding Witness Service**

Getting married at a registry office and need witnesses? Or planning a private wedding with just the two of you?

Julie can provide **two professional, reliable and confidential witnesses**, arriving around 30 minutes before your ceremony. They can even take photographs for you, helping capture those special memories.

👨‍👩‍👧 **Family & Celebration Ceremonies**

Julie also creates bespoke ceremonies for naming ceremonies, change of name ceremonies, blended families, milestone birthdays, graduations and family celebrations.

🕊️ **Funerals & Celebrations of Life**

During times of loss, Julie provides a gentle and supportive service for funerals, celebrations of life, memorial services, ash ceremonies, living funerals and end-of-life celebrations.

Every ceremony is individually written to reflect the life, personality and wishes of those involved.

❤️ **Your Story. Your Ceremony.**

No two ceremonies are the same. Julie's warm, inclusive and personal approach ensures your story remains at the heart of every ceremony.

A member of the **Fellowship of Professional Celebrants**, Julie is based in Hertfordshire and serves couples and families across the surrounding area and beyond.

**LGBTQ+ Friendly | Bespoke Ceremonies | Professional Celebrant | Hertfordshire**

Kevin Quinn Financial Adviser

Kevin Quinn IFA provides independent financial advice and wealth management services from Coventry, helping individuals and families make informed decisions about their financial future.

With a focus on personalised financial planning, Kevin provides advice across areas including pensions, investments, retirement planning and inheritance tax planning, helping clients understand their options and plan with greater confidence.

As an LGBTQ+ friendly financial adviser, Kevin welcomes clients from across the LGBTQ+ community and understands that financial planning can involve individual circumstances, family structures and future goals that are unique to each person.

Financial Advice & Planning –

Services include:

Independent financial advice
Whole of Life Financial Planning
Key Person Business Protection
Company Group Pension Scheme Review & Management
Pension planning
Retirement planning
Investment advice
Financial planning
Inheritance tax planning
Pension sharing orders
Wealth management
Long-term financial planning

Whether you are planning for retirement, reviewing existing pensions and investments, considering your family’s financial future or looking at how your assets may be passed on, Kevin provides a personalised approach based around your individual circumstances and objectives.

LGBTQ+ Inclusive Financial Planning –

For LGBTQ+ clients, finding a financial adviser who understands and respects their individual circumstances can be an important part of choosing who to work with.

Kevin Quinn IFA provides a welcoming and professional environment where clients can discuss their finances openly and confidentially, without judgement.

The aim is simple: clear, individual financial advice designed around you and your future.

Why Choose Kevin Quinn IFA?

With independent financial advice and wealth management at the heart of the business, Kevin focuses on understanding each client’s objectives before helping them consider appropriate financial strategies.

🌈 Happy Friday! 💖✨

The week may be coming to an end, but kindness and inclusion never take a day off.

As you head into the weekend, remember:

💖 You deserve to feel welcome.
🌈 You deserve to be yourself.
✨ You deserve to be treated with respect.

Let’s celebrate the businesses, organisations, allies and communities that create spaces where everyone can feel comfortable, valued and accepted.

Here’s to a weekend filled with kindness, connection and a little more Pride! 🌈💕

Have a wonderful Friday from everyone at LGBTQPlusFriendlyDirectory.com

Laker Kitchens

Laker Kitchens is a gay-owned, LGBTQ+ friendly independent kitchen design and installation company**, creating highly individual kitchens, bedrooms and interiors across the UK.

Built around a simple principle — your home should never be limited by standard cabinet sizes or catalogue designs — Laker Kitchens takes a genuinely bespoke approach to every project.

From timeless Shaker kitchens to contemporary handleless and In-Frame designs, every space is designed around the client, combining specialist design expertise, innovative materials, craftsmanship and practical installation experience.

✨ Our services include:

• Bespoke kitchen design, supply & installation
• Full project management
• Free home design consultations
• Made-to-measure cabinetry & doors
• Bespoke colours and finishes and more!

Curvature by Design™

One of Laker Kitchens' specialisms is creating highly individual curved doors, multiple curves and unusual shapes that aren't possible with conventional kitchen systems.

The team also works with distinctive materials and finishes including continuous wood-grain matching, porcelain stone, Parapan acrylic, engraved wood, touch-to-open technology and integrated features.

Innovative & Invisible Kitchens

For something truly different, Laker Kitchens can incorporate concealed appliances, invisible induction hobs, invisible sinks and integrated technology for a clean, uninterrupted aesthetic.

Premium Worktops & Appliances

Quartz, granite, porcelain, ceramic, glass and natural stone worktops are available alongside major appliance brands, allowing your entire project to be designed as one cohesive space.

Beyond Kitchens

From September 2026, Laker Kitchens is expanding into wider property projects including extensions, loft conversions, garage conversions, internal wall removal, fencing, electric gates and garden design.

As a gay-owned business, Laker Kitchens is proud to provide a welcoming and inclusive service where every client feels listened to, respected and confident in their choices.

DREAM · CREATE · LOVE

🌈 A thought for today… 💖

Sometimes, the most powerful thing we can give someone is the feeling that they are safe to be themselves.

No judgement.
No pretending.
No pressure to fit into someone else’s idea of who they should be.

Just kindness, respect, acceptance and a genuine sense of belonging. 🌈

That’s what inclusive spaces are all about.

Let’s keep supporting the businesses, organisations and communities that make people feel welcome, valued and seen. 💕

Because everyone deserves somewhere they can simply be themselves.

Introducing The Tin Box - Mobile Horsebox Bar

Warm & welcoming – A beautifully restored vintage horse box turned mobile bar, proudly LGBTQ+ inclusive and all about good vibes.

We bring stylish drinks, friendly service, and a safe, welcoming space to weddings, parties, and celebrations of all kinds 🌈

Follow our page and DM us for further information.

🌈 A little reminder for today… 💖

You shouldn’t have to change who you are to feel comfortable in a space.

You deserve to walk through the door and feel accepted.
You deserve to be treated with respect.
You deserve to be yourself — without fear of judgement.

That’s why inclusive spaces matter. 🌈

Every business, organisation and community that chooses kindness, understanding and acceptance is helping create a world where everyone can belong. 💕

Let’s keep supporting those who make inclusion part of what they do — not just something they say.

Everyone deserves to feel welcome. Everyone deserves to belong. 🌈✨

CommunityMatters

Linora Aesthetics Linora Aesthetics® • Dr Alya • Lincoln, UK is an LGBTQ+ inclusive, award-winning, doctor-led aesthetics clinic based in Lincoln, providing safe, personalised and medically informed aesthetic care in a welcoming and discreet environment.

Founded and led by Dr Alya F. I. Fokeerbux, a GMC-registered doctor working within the NHS, Linora Aesthetics combines medical expertise with advanced aesthetic training and a strong commitment to patient safety, ethical practice and natural-looking results.

The clinic takes an individual approach to every patient, with treatments carefully selected around their needs, facial anatomy, skin quality and desired outcomes. Rather than following trends or a one-size-fits-all approach, Linora Aesthetics focuses on enhancing each patient’s natural features while maintaining their individuality and confidence.

As an LGBTQ+ inclusive clinic, Linora Aesthetics welcomes patients from across the LGBTQ+ community and is committed to providing a respectful, non-judgemental environment where everyone can feel comfortable discussing their aesthetic goals and treatment options.

Treatments include:
Dermal fillers
Anti-wrinkle treatments
Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy
Microneedling
PRP microneedling
Profhilo
Obagi skincare
Aqualyx fat-dissolving treatments
Skin rejuvenation
Advanced facial aesthetics

Patient safety remains central to the clinic’s approach, with consultations, medical assessments, informed consent, treatment-specific aftercare and follow-up support forming part of the patient journey. Linora Aesthetics also provides 24/7 aftercare for 14 days following treatments, followed by a post-treatment consultation.

Located at the historic Old Pumping Station on Great Northern Terrace, Lincoln, the clinic offers a warm and professional setting for patients seeking evidence-based aesthetic treatments with a doctor-led approach.

Linora Aesthetics — medical expertise, personalised aesthetics and inclusive care for every patient.

🌈 Good morning! 💖

Inclusion starts with something beautifully simple…

Making people feel welcome.

Whether it’s a friendly smile, a supportive conversation, or creating a space where everyone feels safe to be themselves, every act of kindness makes a difference.

Together, we can build communities where diversity is celebrated, respect comes naturally, and everyone knows they belong.

Thank you to every inclusive business, organisation, ally, and community member helping to make the world a little brighter each day. 🌈✨

Have a wonderful day from everyone at LGBTQPlusFriendlyDirectory.com

SafeSpacesMatter

Healthium Clinics | Aesthetics • Wellness • Spa • Medical Care & Rosanne Joseph Anthony is recognised as an LGBTQ +inclusive aesthetic & health clinic based in Henley-On-Thames 🌈

✨ Meet Healthium Clinics’ Founder, Clinical Director, and leading Aesthetic Nurse Practitioner - Rosanne Joseph-Anthony ✨

Rosanne brings over 30 years of expertise in the health and medical sector. As a Registered General Nurse (RGN) specialising in Intensive Care and Cardiac Care ❤️ She is dedicated to delivering exceptional patient care.

With a passion for regenerative medicine and anti-wrinkle treatments 💉, Rosanne leads our practice with precision and innovation. Beyond her clinical expertise, she holds qualifications in Teaching and Assessing 📚, empowering healthcare professionals worldwide.

Her work in Life Sciences research, development, and clinical trials 🔬 further reflects her commitment to advancing medical knowledge.

In addition to her medical career, she holds an MBA 🎓 and actively supports meaningful charitable causes 💖

At home, she’s a proud mother of two grown children and shares her life with her partner and their beloved dogs - a poodle, and a pinscher 🐶

Rosanne and her friendly team offer a diverse, inclusive, non-judgemental safe space for everyone including the LGBTQ + Community!

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