United Kingdom

LGBTI Rights in United Kingdom


ADDED ON: 06/08/2023

Oxfam Pride advert branded ‘hateful’ by anti-trans activists

“Gender critical” activists – some of whom proudly brand themselves a ‘terf’ (short for trans-exclusionary radical feminist) in their Twitter bios – are now upset at the anti-poverty organisation Oxfam for an…

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ADDED ON: 05/29/2023

Pitiful turnout of anti-drag protesters countered with ‘joyful’ LGBTQ+ street party

On Saturday (27 May), around 100 LGBTQ+ folks and allies stood against 40 Turning Point UK campaigners, holding signs that read “South London loves trans people”. Turning Point UK – an offshoot of…

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ADDED ON: 05/28/2023

Campaigners’ fury at ‘delay’ to LGBT veterans report that’s ‘a shame upon the UK’

Campaigners are fuming after the government apparently shelved a long-awaited report into the historic treatment of LBGT+ people in the military. As many as 20,000 were jailed or dismissed for their sexuality…

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ADDED ON: 05/21/2023

Jamaica’s break from British monarchy must bring about queer liberation, activists say

King Charles III’s coronation has accelerated plans for Jamaica to become a republic, and activists say it’s time for the country to take a big step forward on LGBTQ+ equality. The former…

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ADDED ON: 05/14/2023

UN expert concerned about increasing violence against LGBT people in UK

Abusive rhetoric by politicians, the media, and social commentators has trickled down to produce increasingly abusive and hateful speech against LGBT persons in the United Kingdom (UK), the UN independent expert on…

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ADDED ON: 05/09/2023

King Charles unlikely to ‘support LGBTQ+ community’, activist warns: ‘He’s never been our ally’

Veteran activist Peter Tatchell has warned that Britain’s newly-crowned King Charles III is not a friend of the LGBTQ+ community, saying Charles “acquiesces with our tormentors” through “silence”. King Charles was crowned…

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ADDED ON: 04/30/2023

Third Attack On A Shop Has Manchester’s LGBT Community Fearing For Safety

A shop in Manchester’s gay village has had its windows smashed for a third time in just over a month, which now has sparked safety fears within the LGBTQ+ community. Greater Manchester…

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ADDED ON: 04/26/2023

LGBT charter adopted in 60% of Scotland secondary schools. Why is it important?

In Scotland, about 60 per cent of the secondary schools have adopted the ‘LGBT charter’ which aims to promote acceptance among teachers and students The Herald reported. The initiative has been introduced…

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ADDED ON: 04/22/2023

Welsh schools to get guidance on supporting transgender pupils

National guidance for schools in Wales on how to support transgender pupils will be published during the next academic year. The Welsh government said it required "extensive consultation" and would provide "clear…

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ADDED ON: 04/20/2023

Gay Rwandan woman says government can’t protect LGBTQ+ refugees: ‘They won’t be safe’

Like many in Rwanda, Maria was raised Christian, which made it even harder for her to accept her sexuality. She recalls spending “a lot of time in churches trying to pray it away”. “I…

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ADDED ON: 04/13/2023

People spew hate at me for being an LGBT Muslim – but I know they don’t represent my community

"I find the hate quite funny to be honest," says Hafsa Qureshi. As a loud and proud queer person of faith, Hafsa has developed thick skin to the daily barrage of abuse…

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Cabaret Against the Hate Speech

Cabaret Against the Hate Speech is a newly formed collective based in Glasgow working to organize counter-protests against all forms of hate speech across Scotland through the use of live music, song,…