Trousers worn by Graham Norton, a pink hard hat signed by Sir Ian McKellen and over 50 other lots will go under the hammer in No Shame, No Reserve, an online auction raising money for LGBT Foundation, Stonewall, Switchboard and Terrence Higgins Trust.
Bidding runs from 11 to 26 November. The festive auction also features luxury experiences and original art, including work by Sir Anish Kapoor and a bespoke brooch by Turner Prize-winning artist Sir Grayson Perry.
It is a genuine no-reserve auction – so everything must go.
The auction comes at a crucial moment for charity fundraising. Public giving in the UK fell from £15.4bn in 2024 to £14bn in 2025, and there are six million fewer donors than a decade ago, according to the Charities Aid Foundation.
LGBTQ+ organisations are taking that hit with little to fall back on. Their funding fell 8.6% in real terms between 2023 and 2025. Shockingly, just 5p in every £100 given to charities goes to LGBTQ+ organisations, according to a report published on 3 November by Consortium and the LGBT+ Fund. Meanwhile, 72% of organisations report rising demand.
Dr Paul Martin OBE, Chief Executive of LGBT Foundation, said:
'Our services are under unprecedented demand, and funders are pulled in many directions. All donations will support us to spread queer hope and joy this festive season, helping us scale to meet rising need.'
Simon Blake OBE, chief executive of Stonewall, said:
'Our rights are hard won and need defending. As we have shown with the new hate crime legislation and the draft bill to ban conversion practices, we can make real progress in these times. Our community needs this, but no government funds charities to campaign for law changes they don’t know they want to make yet. It falls to the LGBTQ+ community and our allies to fund the fight.'
Stephanie Fuller, chief executive of Switchboard, said:
'When the AIDS crisis hit, when Admiral Duncan was bombed, throughout section 28, and when the COVID pandemic ruined lives and when the Supreme Court gave its judgment, we answered the phones and listened to the concerns of our community. Last year, we did this for over 17,000 conversations. Your money changes lives. Bid on the trousers. Bid on the couch. Every pound helps keep our charities there for the people who need us. You can help us provide those calm words when they are needed most.'
Richard Angell OBE, chief executive of Terrence Higgins Trust, said:
'I have never known fundraising this hard for LGBTQ+ charities. Those who are giving are real heroes, but many who have been generous for years are having to cut back, corporate backers are retreating as diversity programmes come under attack and our communities need us more than ever. So, we’re doing what LGBTQ+ people, and the HIV community have always done: pulling together, putting on a show and refusing to be ashamed. Please bid generously and remember every pound makes a difference.'
The auction is run by The Auction Collective, a tried and tested platform that supports LGBTQ+ causes and has previously run auctions for Terrence Higgins Trust.
Winning bidders can collect their lots or pay for delivery before Christmas.
Bidding opens on 11 November and closes on 26 November.
