Ethan Spibey, Co-founder of FreedomToDonate & Director at Purpose Union, will be joining us for a chat to talk about the work his team have been doing in the fight for gay, bisexual, and queer men to donate blood within England and Wales. We’ll be talking about what brought on the campaign, the campaign movement and what this now means for our community moving forward. There will also be a chance to put your questions to Ethan as well.

About Ethan:

Ethan is a passionate campaigner across a range of equality issues and is currently a Director at Purpose Union, the social purpose strategy firm. There, he leads on work to advise and implement social purpose campaigns and communications strategy, advising some of the world's biggest brands alongside community-based charities and FinTech. Previously, Ethan led government relations at a FinTech and for financial and professional services firms.

Ethan is the founder of the award-winning campaign group, FreedomToDonate, which recently secured and launched a world-leading policy for gay and bisexual men, allowing more people than ever before to safely donate blood. He also founded the professional network, InterComms, which brings LGBTQ+ professionals together and promotes equality and inclusion in the workplace across the communications industry. Ethan has personally advised dozens of small and large communications agencies on their approach to D&I and internal communications.

Ethan also founded and runs PROUD Beer, the UK's original queer beer for good raising funds for LGBTQ+ charities with the sale of every bottle.

Educated at King's College London, Ethan holds a degree in Hispanic Studies and focussed on socio-economic and political modules during his time studying there and at Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona.