Black Beetle Health is dedicated to promoting health, wellbeing and equality for LGBTQ+ Black and People of Colour.

We are intentional about our fight against racism, stigma, and misinformation that negatively affect the health outcomes and experiences of those in our communities.

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Black Beetle Health is an expert lived experience-led community public health organisation and registered charity dedicated to addressing health inequalities for LGBTQ+ Black and People of Colour in the UK. We do this through evidence-based, peer-reviewed health education and resource development, signposting, community-led participatory research, and health, wellbeing and equality consultancy.

Our Aim

Promoting health, imparting wellbeing and endorsing equality for LGBTQ+ communities of colour.

Our Vision

Developing a diverse and inclusive public health education platform for LGBTQ+ People of Colour.

Our Mission

To shed light on key health disparities for LGBTQ+ People of Colour and redefine the standard of health outcomes for these communities.

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Here at Black Beetle Health, we are constantly working to develop evidence-based resources from health care providers and educators for the QTIBPOC communities we passionately advocate for.

All of our resources are freely available according to our terms of use.

The Beetle Feed Issue 3 Magazine Cover

The Beetle Feed

The Material World Issue


01 Interview with Quench

We sit down with the kinksters at Quench to get the lowdown on community, consent and play parties.

02 Celebrating Traditional Ethiopian Clothing

Henock Solomon writes about the history of clothing in Ethiopia and gender-neutral garments. 

03 The Beauty of Binding

Exploring multidisciplinary artist Sadé Micah's practice and how they find beauty in creating binders.

04 Poetry by Nash Sithole

My Pain Paid For, a new poem from Nash Sithole.


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Events

by Black Beetle Health • 1 January 2019
Here at Black Beetle Health we hold a range of events, from virtual discussions, seminars, and interviews to more casual Instagram live events. If you're not able to join us live we often make our content available after the event. Keep an eye on our events page to keep up to date on what we have planned.

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Black Beetle Health CPD Membership.

Black Beetle Health officially announce Continuing Professional Development (CPD) membership

12 December 2023
"Not only does this accreditation further validate our work, but it allows us to contribute to the continuing education goals of professionals from different sectors."