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Added on: 05/07/2022

Minister publishes update on work to disregard historic convictions of gay and bisexual men

5/6/22

The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, has published a progress report from the Working Group to examine the ‘Disregard of Convictions for Certain Qualifying Offences Related to…

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Added on: 05/01/2022

Brave Ukrainian student flees to Edinburgh after LGBT+ safe spaces disappear due to war

4/30/22

A brave Ukrainian student has fled to Edinburgh after his country became extremely unsafe for the LGBT+ community. Nick, a 22-year-old journalism student from Kyiv says he…

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Added on: 04/30/2022

LGBTQ+ Muslims on finding queer joy: “It’s important to show future generations”

4/29/22

“I didn’t know you could be LGBTQ+ and Muslim” is a statement I overheard not too long ago. For the speaker, a religious identity (one of practised…

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Added on: 04/29/2022

Ship stewards make history with same-sex marriage in Antarctica

04/28/2022

Two research ship crew members, Eric Bourne and Stephen Carpenter made history on Sunday 24 April as the first same-sex couple to get married in icy Antarctica….

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Added on: 04/27/2022

Life in Scotland is getting worse, say young LGBT+ people.

04/26/2022

Life for LGBT+ young people in Scotland is “worse now than it has been for a long time”, according to a report that highlights growing concerns about…

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Added on: 04/27/2022

Torture won’t fix me’ Protestors gather in Cardiff against transgender conversion therapy.

04/26/2022

Protestors gathered in the centre of Cardiff to oppose conversion therapy for transgender people all over the UK. Organised by south Wales based group, Trans Aid Cymru,…

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Added on: 04/10/2022

Leo Varadkar warns Ireland can’t take LGBT+ progress ‘for granted’ as Britain backslides

4/9/22

Deputy prime minister Leo Varadkar has warned Ireland to not take LGBT+ progress “for granted” as Britain back peddles under Boris Johnson. Tánaiste Varadkar told the national…

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Added on: 04/08/2022

By cancelling its LGBT conference, the government shows its lack of concern for our rights

04/07/2022

This week, the government cancelled its first global LGBTQ+ conference which was meant to further equality and help tackle pressing issues like violence and hate. It did…

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Added on: 04/06/2022

LGBTQ+ conference cancelled over conversion practices furore.

04/05/2022

The government’s flagship LGBTQ+ conference has been cancelled after falling into disarray, with more organisations pulling out and a key government adviser quitting after accusing ministers of…

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Added on: 04/05/2022

Groups pull out of landmark LGBT conference over conversion therapy ban change.

04/04/2022

At least one hundred organisations have pulled out of a landmark LGBT Government conference planned for this year following the “unacceptable” exclusion of transgender people from plans…

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Added on: 04/03/2022

How Liverpool became the first UK city to recognise its ‘gay quarter’

4/2/22

Liverpool’s ‘Gay Quarter’ is a prime destination for not only the LGBTQ+ community but for tourists from all over the world and it’s easy to see why….

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Added on: 04/01/2022

Conversion therapy: Ban to go ahead but not cover trans people

04/01/2022

The government now says it will ban so-called conversion therapy for gay or bisexual people in England and Wales – but not for transgender people. It comes…

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Added on: 04/01/2022

Qatari official says rainbow flags may be confiscated to “protect” World Cup fans

04/01/2022

Fans at the World Cup in Qatar may have rainbow flags confiscated by security in order to “protect” them against perceptions they are “insulting” the society, a…

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Added on: 04/01/2022

One in three LGBT+ Brits abused by their family, disturbing report finds

04/01/2022

One in three LGBT+ people in Britain have been abused by their relatives, a study by Galop has found. The LGBT+ anti-abuse charity found that of the…

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Added on: 03/21/2022

Baroness Nicholson forced to back down on banning trans people from hospital wards

03/20/2022

In the early hours of the morning on Thursday (17 March), Baroness Nicholson proposed an amendment to the controversial Health and Care Bill, which aims to reorganise…

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Added on: 03/20/2022

Meet the asylum seeker who chairs Carlisle City of Sanctuary group

3/20/22

MINA Banisaeid is an asylum seeker who has not only changed her own life, but is helping to improve the lives of others around her. She is…

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Added on: 03/02/2022

Majority of Anglicans back same-sex marriage despite Church of England’s archaic stance Majority of Anglicans back same-sex marriage despite Church of England’s archaic stance.

03/01/2022

A majority of English Anglicans now back same-sex marriage, despite the Church of England’s refusal to perform or bless them. The Church of England does not perform…

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Added on: 02/26/2022

The UK’s First LGBTQ+ Museum

02/25/2022

For Joseph Galliano, Director of UK charity Queer Britain, museums signal what stories and communities we value. A new museum in London, dedicated to Britain’s LGBTQ+ history,…

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Added on: 02/20/2022

Freestyle skiing-Kenworthy urges IOC to consider host’s human rights stance

2/18/22

Freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy, an advocate for LGBT+ rights, said on Saturday the International Olympic Committee (IOC) should take a host nation’s stance on human rights issues…

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Added on: 02/17/2022

‘Nuns quivered at the naughty bits!’ The story of trailblazing gay pop song Kay, Why?

02/15/2022

For LGBTQ+ people, and especially for gay men, the summer of 1967 offered much promise. The Sexual Offences Act had just been passed, meaning that homosexuality –…

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Added on: 02/16/2022

LGBTI Asylum Seekers Suffer Double Discrimination in Europe

02/15/2022

Members of the LGBTI community which are looking for asylum in different countries of Europe are facing some difficulties, including double discrimination even in countries that rank…

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Added on: 02/12/2022

Isle of Man to pardon men convicted for homosexual acts

2/11/22

Men who have been convicted for homosexual acts on the Isle of Man will be automatically pardoned later this year in what campaigners said was a long…

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Added on: 02/12/2022

LGBT organisations ask UN to revoke status of British rights watchdog

2/10/22

A group of 20 LGBT organisations have asked the UN to revoke the status of Britain’s Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). A 19-page submission to the…

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Added on: 02/08/2022

Met Police chief says ‘nasty’ homophobia, racism and misogyny ‘risks force losing public consent’

02/07/2022

A damning report by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) revealed that there was “pervasive evidence” of bullying and harassment within the Met Police involving officers…

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Added on: 02/08/2022

Queer Square Mile – two centuries of diverse Welsh storytelling

02/06/2022

Queer Square Mile is a ground-breaking anthology of queer Welsh writing edited by Mihangel Morgan, Kirsti Bohata and Huw Osborne and published by Parthian. The volume makes…

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Added on: 02/06/2022

Meet the 23 Gay Women Competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics

2/4/22

The 2022 Winter Olympics kicked off its razzlin’, dazzlin’, flipplin’, slidin’ 16-day event with a fireworks-heavy opening ceremony this morning in Beijing, and if you’re anything like…

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Added on: 02/06/2022

Abhorrent and Inhumane. So why has a ban on gay conversion therapy in Scotland still not happened?

2/5/22

Is this a good time to bring up the subject of whether Conservative governments can be relied on, whether they stick to their word, whether they keep…

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Added on: 02/05/2022

Staff Are Quitting Britain’s Equality Watchdog the EHRC Due to ‘Transphobia’

2/4/22

Employees are quitting Britain’s equalities and human rights watchdog because they say it has become “transphobic” and “the enemy of human rights”, VICE World News has learned….

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Added on: 01/31/2022

Activists warn against loophole in UK ban on conversion practices

01/30/2022

Campaigners are urging ministers to ensure any forthcoming UK-wide ban on conversion practices does not contain a loophole allowing those who received “informed consent” from their victims…

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Added on: 01/30/2022

Meet the LGBT+ East and Southeast Asian club night queering Lunar New Year

1/29/22

For June Lam, running a queer club night for Lunar New Year represents an important chance to “stop everything, dance and be connected to our cultures”. Lunar…