22 years of  – Wise Thoughts

A Pioneering LGBTQI+ & BAME Arts Charity based in Haringey, London. We are looking for new trustees.

Our annual GFEST – Gaywise FESTival ® goes online – presenting stories of BAME, LGBTQI+ people across the UK, living and working during Covid-19 pandemic for last 6 months:  Click here to watch video stories and recorded webinar chats.  

Click to read the report prepared by Niranjan Kamatkar and Consortium team.

Wise Thoughts creates dynamic local, national and international arts initiatives and deliver services that help address social justice issues for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex (LGBTQI+) and Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities.

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If you are a new user please complete our user registration form online

ACTivate: Our Future
– 1st phase of our new arts programme.

Guy XY (Guy Harries) – click to see artist’s Statement

Gokhan Tanriover – click to see artist’s statement

Gokhan Tanriover – Evidence of My Sexual Misdemeanour series (2021)

EvON Scarlett LGBTUNDERGROUND – click to see artist statement

STORRY and Karimah – click to see artists bio

Yas Necati’s poem: Hellim/ Halloumi: Click on link to read

WE continue TO OFFER 1-2-1 advice, help and support. Weekly online activity/ zoom Yoga classes are on. We offer a limited and basic food and essential items parcel delivery to local LGBTQI+ people. Online ‘virtual’ LGBTQI+ drop-ins are taking place twice a week, and also for planned participatory artistic sessions, get in touch to join, the drop-ins/activities via zoom. Please send us an email to:

info (at) wisethoughts.org (removing brackets and spaces)  providing your name, contact number and what  support you require.