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Added on: 04/18/2021

Nicola Sturgeon pledges action against gay conversion therapy and reaffirms commitment on gender recognition reform

04/18/2021

Last week Boris Johnson disbanded an LGBT advisory panel, which had been appointed by Theresa May when she was prime minister, shortly after three members quit accusing…

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Added on: 04/18/2021

‘Being trans is not something you put on and take off. It’s part of who you are’

04/17/2021

Rowan Moore’s son Felix came out as transgender to his family seven years ago, when he was 19. Here they address some of the significant themes in…

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Added on: 04/14/2021

Alba Party candidate condemned for ‘dangerous and irresponsible’ lie Stonewall wants to lower age of consent

04/12/2021

A Scottish Alba Party parliamentary candidate has been condemned for spreading the ‘dangerous and irresponsible’ lie that Stonewall wants to lower the age of consent to 10-years-old….

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Added on: 04/12/2021

Brunel Museum seeks LGBTQ+ engineers to change perceptions

04/11/2021

The Brunel Museum is looking to work with engineers who identify as LGBTQ+ to help change perceptions of what makes an engineer. The museum plans to create…

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Added on: 04/01/2021

Defiant MP skewers LGB Alliance for spewing ‘nonsense, fake news and misinformation’ around conversion therapy

03/31/2021

Jamie Stone, a Scottish Liberal Democrat MP, lambasted the high-decibel anti-trans lobbying group for “masquerading as LGBT+ allies”, a sentiment similarly expressed by top Pride organisers and…

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Added on: 03/25/2021

New £50 note featuring Alan Turing to enter circulation in June

02/25/2021

A new £50 note featuring Alan Turing, the scientist best known for his codebreaking work during the second world war, has been unveiled by the Bank of…

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Added on: 03/25/2021

UK: Trans community will be included in so-called conversion therapy ban

03/24/2021

The transgender community will be protected under plans to outlaw so-called conversion therapy, the equalities minister has told ITV News. Calls for the Tory government to implement…

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Added on: 03/25/2021

‘Lockdown isolation helped me come out as LGBT’

03/23/2021

“I’ll be coming out of this pandemic as a completely different person,” says 19-year-old Nathan. “If I was to look at who I was a year ago,…

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Added on: 03/20/2021

Entire Pride in London advisory board resigns citing ‘hostile environment’

3/19/21

Every member of Pride in London’s community advisory board has resigned citing an alleged culture of bullying and a “hostile environment” for people of colour volunteers. The…

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Added on: 03/17/2021

LGBT+groups from eight parties call for legislation to ban conversion therapy

03/15/2021

L GBT+ groups from eight political parties have called on the Government to introduce a legislative ban on conversion therapy. They have written to the Government Equalities…

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Added on: 03/14/2021

HOW SECTION 28’S PAINFUL LEGACY IS STILL BEING FELT THREE DECADES ON

11/18/20

In May 1988, Section 28, the most anti-gay piece of legislation of modern times, became law amid a tsunami of fear and hatred. By the mid 1980s,…

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Added on: 03/14/2021

Why is the government facing a backlash from its LGBT+ advisory panel?

3/14/21

Revealing the results of one of the world’s largest ever surveys of LGBT+ people almost three years ago, the British government laid out some stark – albeit…

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Added on: 03/13/2021

Boris Johnson says conversion ‘therapy’ is ‘complex’ to deal with – but government vows to ban it ‘shortly’

3/12/21

Boris Johnson has said addressing the issue of so-called conversion ‘therapy’ is “complex” – as his government said it would bring forward plans to ban it in…

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Added on: 03/12/2021

UK charity launches world’s first LGBT+ climate fund

03/11/2021

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A British charity on Thursday launched the world’s first fund to support LGBT+ people whose vulnerability to climate change is worsened by…

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Added on: 03/09/2021

Researchers perform new study on intersex experience

03/08/2021

Intersex and Disorders of Sex Development (DSD) are two terms used to describe those born with sex characteristics (i.e., chromosomes, gonads, genitals) that do not fit the…

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Added on: 03/06/2021

Archbishop Welby condemns Nigerian Primate’s anti-gay language

03/05/2021

THE Archbishop of Canterbury has condemned the “unacceptable” language that the Archbishop of Nigeria, the Most Revd Henry Ndukuba, used to describe gay people (News, 2 March)….

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Added on: 03/05/2021

Europe’s nurses need more training to ‘reduce biases’ around LGBT+ issues

03/03/2021

Calls have been made to ensure nurses across Europe are trained to be “compassionate and culturally aware” towards lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) people, after new…

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Added on: 03/03/2021

UK’s first LGBT+ retirement community given green light to open in 2021

03/02/2021

Tonic Housing has been awarded a £5.7m loan from the mayor of London to purchase 19 properties in Vauxhall, Lambeth. This will become the UK‘s first provider…

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Added on: 02/28/2021

The inclusion of LGBT+ people in the census is long overdue’

2/28/21

The new national census will be conducted this year, and for the first time, it will include questions about LGBTQ+ identity. This is a great stride towards…

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Added on: 02/27/2021

LGBTQ+: Wales’ first bilingual magazine launched in lockdown

2/26/21

What is believed to be Wales’ first national LGBTQ+ bilingual magazine has been launched. LGBTQymru will “celebrate, connect and support the communities of Wales – not just…

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Added on: 02/21/2021

I escaped LGBT conversion therapy, but not everyone is so lucky – ban it now to stop more damage to lives

2/21/21

Whenever I mention conversion therapy, most people are surprised that such things still happen in the UK. There is a sense of bafflement about how and why…

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Added on: 02/20/2021

UK’s MI6 apologises for past treatment of LGBT spies based on ‘misguided’ views

2/19/21

The head of Britain’s MI6 intelligence service apologized Friday to gay spies and aspiring agents who were fired or denied jobs because of their sexuality. Richard Moore…

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Added on: 02/19/2021

As a gay footballer I want to help LGBT people realise they’re not alone

02/19/2021

As a gay footballer, I am very aware of the status I have as a role model – even more so being a gay footballer with an…

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Added on: 02/17/2021

LGBT+ History Month event for teens hijacked by ‘homophobic, transphobic and racist slurs’ and pornography

02/16/2021

An LGBT+ History Month seminar for under-18s was interrupted by a cyber attacker who shouted homophobic, transphobic and racist slurs. Education non-profit Academus Education was hosting a…

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Added on: 02/17/2021

British L.G.B.T. Veterans Stripped of Medals Can Get Them Back

02/16/2021

LONDON — For decades, L.G.B.T. members of Britain’s military were systematically dismissed from the ranks and stripped of their medals. Now, after years of campaigning by those…

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Added on: 02/17/2021

British children in limbo over gender therapy after court ruling

02/15/2021

LONDON, Feb 15 (Openly) – Almost as soon as she could speak, Nina told her parents she was not a boy and she has lived as a…

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Added on: 02/16/2021

Dismissed LGBT veterans can apply to reclaim confiscated medals

02/16/2021

Former military members who were dismissed from service because of their sexuality are now able to reclaim lost medals. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said it wanted…

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Added on: 02/14/2021

Highwayman’s 1750 confessions reveal ‘unusual’ ambivalence about gay sex

2/13/21

An “incredibly rare” deathbed confession from an 18th-century highwayman, written just before he was “hung in chains” for robbing the Yarmouth Mail and detailing his enlightened response…

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Added on: 02/13/2021

Military veterans stripped of their medals for being gay will have honours restored under new rules

2/12/21

Military veterans who were stripped of their medals for being gay or transgender will be able to get them restored under a new scheme to remedy historic…

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Added on: 02/12/2021

There will come a point when being a member of the LGBTQ+ community is not a big deal – we are not there yet

02/11/2021

I feel very lucky because my own experience since coming out has been overwhelmingly positive, with the benefit of a loving family, great friends and a supportive…