Groups
Register for personalised updates from our regional and national teams, and our inclusion programmes.
Civil Service LGBT+ Network ‘Groups’ are email distribution lists run by people in our local organiser team and programme teams. They are separate from our email alerts which you can sign up to on our website. Unlike our email alerts, Groups are a bit less formal and a bit more personal.
This page lists the groups that are available, and explains how to subscribe and unsubscribe to each.
Available groups
Regions and nations
London
The London group is for members who live in and around London. It is run by our local organisers in the London region.
Subscribe to the London group
You can subscribe to this group by visiting the Group page or by sending an email to:
london+subscribe@groups.civilservice.lgbt
You should then receive an email asking you to confirm your subscription. To confirm this, reply to the email received with a blank email. You should then receive confirmation of your subscription. There are full instructions at the bottom of this page.
Unsubscribe from the London group
If you want to stop receiving emails from this group send an email from the same email as you registered with to:
london+unsubscribe@groups.civilservice.lgbt.
North East
The North East group is for members who live in the North East region of England. It is run by our local organisers in the North East region.
Subscribe to the North East group
You can subscribe to this group by visiting the Group page or by sending an email to:
northeast+subscribe@groups.civilservice.lgbt
You should then receive an email asking you to confirm your subscription. To confirm this, reply to the email received with a blank email. You should then receive confirmation of your subscription. There are full instructions at the bottom of this page.
Unsubscribe from the North East group
If you want to stop receiving emails from this group send an email from the same email as you registered with to:
northeast+unsubscribe@groups.civilservice.lgbt.
North West
The North West group is for members who live in the North West region of England. It is run by our local organisers in the North West region.
Subscribe to the North West group
You can subscribe to this group by visiting the Group page or by sending an email to:
northwest+subscribe@groups.civilservice.lgbt
You should then receive an email asking you to confirm your subscription. To confirm this, reply to the email received with a blank email. You should then receive confirmation of your subscription. There are full instructions at the bottom of this page.
Unsubscribe from the North West group
If you want to stop receiving emails from this group send an email from the same email as you registered with to:
northwest+unsubscribe@groups.civilservice.lgbt.
Scotland
The Scotland group is for members who live in Scotland. It is run by our local organisers in Scotland.
Subscribe to the Scotland group
You can subscribe to this group by visiting the Group page or by sending an email to:
scotland+subscribe@groups.civilservice.lgbt
You should then receive an email asking you to confirm your subscription. To confirm this, reply to the email received with a blank email. You should then receive confirmation of your subscription. There are full instructions at the bottom of this page.
Unsubscribe from the Scotland group
If you want to stop receiving emails from this group send an email from the same email as you registered with to:
scotland+unsubscribe@groups.civilservice.lgbt.
South East
The South East group is for members who live in the South East region of England. It is run by our local organisers in the South East region.
Subscribe to the South East group
You can subscribe to this group by visiting the Group page or by sending an email to:
southeast+subscribe@groups.civilservice.lgbt
You should then receive an email asking you to confirm your subscription. To confirm this, reply to the email received with a blank email. You should then receive confirmation of your subscription. There are full instructions at the bottom of this page.
Unsubscribe from the South East group
If you want to stop receiving emails from this group send an email from the same email as you registered with to:
southeast+unsubscribe@groups.civilservice.lgbt.
Wales
The Wales group is for members who live in and around Wales. It is run by our local organisers in Wales.
Subscribe to the Wales group
You can subscribe to this group by visiting the Group page or by sending an email to:
wales+subscribe@groups.civilservice.lgbt
You should then receive an email asking you to confirm your subscription. To confirm this, reply to the email received with a blank email. You should then receive confirmation of your subscription. There are full instructions at the bottom of this page.
Unsubscribe from the Wales group
If you want to stop receiving emails from this group send an email from the same email as you registered with to:
wales+unsubscribe@groups.civilservice.lgbt.
Yorkshire and Humber
The Yorkshire and Humber group is for members who live in the Yorkshire and Humber region of England. It is run by our local organisers in the Yorkshire and Humber region.
Subscribe to the Yorkshire and Humber group
You can subscribe to this group by visiting the Group page or by sending an email to:
yorkshireandhumber+subscribe@groups.civilservice.lgbt
You should then receive an email asking you to confirm your subscription. To confirm this, reply to the email received with a blank email. You should then receive confirmation of your subscription. There are full instructions at the bottom of this page.
Unsubscribe from the Yorkshire and Humber group
If you want to stop receiving emails from this group send an email from the same email as you registered with to:
yorkshireandhumber+unsubscribe@groups.civilservice.lgbt.
West Midlands
The West Midlands group is for members who live in the West Midlands region of England. It is run by our local organisers in the West Midlands region.
Subscribe to the West Midlands group
You can subscribe to this group by visiting the Group page or by sending an email to:
westmidlands+subscribe@groups.civilservice.lgbt
You should then receive an email asking you to confirm your subscription. To confirm this, reply to the email received with a blank email. You should then receive confirmation of your subscription. There are full instructions at the bottom of this page.
Unsubscribe from the West Midlands group
If you want to stop receiving emails from this group send an email from the same email as you registered with to:
westmidlands+unsubscribe@groups.civilservice.lgbt.
Projects
AceSpace
The AceSpace group is for members who identify as asexual or aromantic. It is run by our volunteer team.
Subscribe to the AceSpace group
You can subscribe to this group by visiting the Group page or by sending an email to:
acespace+subscribe@groups.civilservice.lgbt
You should then receive an email asking you to confirm your subscription. To confirm this, reply to the email received with a blank email. You should then receive confirmation of your subscription. There are full instructions at the bottom of this page.
Unsubscribe from the AceSpace group
If you want to stop receiving emails from this group send an email from the same email as you registered with to:
acespace+unsubscribe@groups.civilservice.lgbt.
BiSpace
The BiSpace group is for members who identify as Bi+. It is run by our volunteer team.
Subscribe to the BiSpace group
You can subscribe to this group by visiting the Group page or by sending an email to:
bispace+subscribe@groups.civilservice.lgbt
You should then receive an email asking you to confirm your subscription. To confirm this, reply to the email received with a blank email. You should then receive confirmation of your subscription. There are full instructions at the bottom of this page.
Unsubscribe from the BiSpace group
If you want to stop receiving emails from this group send an email from the same email as you registered with to:
bispace+unsubscribe@groups.civilservice.lgbt.
Ethnic minority inclusion
The Ethnic Minority Inclusion group is for members who are of an ethnic minority. It is run by our Vice Chirs for Ethnic Minority Inclusion.
Subscribe to the Ethnic minority inclusion group
You can subscribe to this group by visiting the Group page or by sending an email to:
ethnicminorityinclusion+subscribe@groups.civilservice.lgbt
You should then receive an email asking you to confirm your subscription. To confirm this, reply to the email received with a blank email. You should then receive confirmation of your subscription. There are full instructions at the bottom of this page.
Unsubscribe from the Ethnic minority inclusion group
If you want to stop receiving emails from this group send an email from the same email as you registered with to:
ethnicminorityinclusion+unsubscribe@groups.civilservice.lgbt.
How to join a group
You can sign up to a Group via a web browser or by email.
Sign up via a web browser
To sign up to a group via a web browser, use the links in the drop down boxes above. You will be redirected to a Google Group page. On the Group page, click ‘Join this group’. You may be asked to sign in with a Google account.
If you cannot access the page via your device, or you don’t have a Google account, you can sign up via email.
Sign up via email
To join a group:
- Send an email to the email address of the group you want to subscribe to. The email address will be in the format
NAME-OF-GROUP+subscribe@groups.civilservice.lgbt - You will receive an automated reply from our email system within a few minutes. The email will be from an email address in the format
NAME-OF-GROUP+subconfirm@groups.civilservice.lgbt
Check your spam or junk folder if it doesn’t arrive. - Send a reply to the email you receive. It doesn’t matter what the message content is. The reply-to email address will be in the format
NAME-OF-GROUP+subconfirm@groups.civilservice.lgbt - You should now be subscribed to the group. You will receive email updates whenever our teams send one out.
How to leave a group
To remove yourself from a group:
- From the same email address as the one you subscribed with, send an email to the dedicated group unsubscribe email address. This is in the format
NAME-OF-GROUP+unsubscribe@groups.civilservice.lgbt - You should be unsubscribed within a few minutes.