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Added on: 10/30/2019

LGBTQ Muslims set to celebrate first Pride in London, after successful fundraising campaign

10/29/2019

London Muslims are getting ready to celebrate their very own LGBTQ Pride celebration next spring, after raising over 10,000 pounds (around $12,900) in a fund-raising campaign. The…

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Added on: 10/27/2019

Lawyer who announced the launch of the anti-trans LGB Alliance is thrown under the bus by her law firm

10/26/2019

Lawyer Allison Bailey of Garden Court Chambers, who describes herself as “gender critical”, wrote a tweet on Tuesday (October 22) announcing the launch of the group. She…

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Added on: 10/26/2019

LGBTQ+ Community Rallies Against Anti-Trans ‘LGB Alliance’

10/25/2019

A new lesbian, gay, and bisexual alliance group was blasted by on social media for excluding trans and nonbinary communities. The “LGB Alliance” group launched Tuesday evening…

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Added on: 10/22/2019

Northern Ireland prepares for momentous gay marriage, abortion changes

10/21/2019

Campaigners who fought for decades to end Northern Ireland’s same-sex-marriage ban and restrictions on abortion prepared on Monday for a momentous change to the laws on both…

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Added on: 10/21/2019

Details of gay man’s electroshock treatment endured at Belfast university

10/20/2019

In a story for The Belfast Telegraph, the man, given the pseudonym “John,” says that while a student at QUB he was referred to the school’s Department…

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Added on: 10/19/2019

Council asks judge to ban LGBT lessons protesters from near school

10/18/2019

A high court judge has been asked to extend an exclusion zone permanently banning activists against LGBT equality lessons from demonstrating outside a Birmingham primary school. Protesters…

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Added on: 10/19/2019

Reading Chick-fil-A outlet to close in LGBT rights row

10/18/2019

A US fast-food chain will cease trading at its first UK outlet amid a row over donations to anti-LGBT groups. Gay rights campaigners called for a boycott…

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Added on: 10/18/2019

Scotland: The LGBT+ elderly dance club tackling isolation

10/17/2019

A project aimed at bringing older members of the LGBTI+ community together through dance clubs has launched in Scotland. Arts company All the Queen’s Men came up…

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Added on: 10/17/2019

School transgender support guidelines published

10/16/2019

The first detailed guidelines for schools in Northern Ireland on how to support transgender pupils have been published. The guidance is from the Education Authority (EA). It…

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Added on: 10/15/2019

Scotland pardons gay men convicted under homophobic laws

10/14/2019

Gay and bisexual men in Scotland prosecuted for consensual same-sex activity will receive an automatic pardon under a law which came into effect on Tuesday aiming to…

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Added on: 10/14/2019

Trans community’s ability to vote threatened by Boris Johnson’s voter ID plans

10/13/2019

The UK prime minister Boris Johnson will tomorrow (October 14) unveil voter ID proposals to make showing photo ID compulsory in order to vote. The controversial voter…

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Added on: 10/13/2019

Man who hurled homophobic abuse at nine-year-old boy facing jail

10/12/2019

A Scottish man who assaulted a nine-year-old boy and shouted homophobic abuse at him is facing time in prison. Craig Stoddon appeared at a court in Scotland…

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Added on: 10/08/2019

HIV diagnosis for 15 men waiting for drug on NHS

10/04/2019

At least 15 people in England have tested HIV positive while waiting to get a place on a trial for a pill which prevents the disease. Pre-exposure…

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Added on: 10/08/2019

Islamist extremists exploited LGBT school teaching tensions to fuel hate – report claims

10/07/2019

Islamist extremists exploited tensions over equality teaching in Birmingham schools to amplify hate against LGBT+ people, a hard hitting report claims. Hizb ut-Tahir and other pro-Islamist organisations…

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Added on: 10/07/2019

UK Transgender law reforms ‘will happen’ insists government

10/06/2019

After reports that a public consultation on the matter had been abandoned, equalities minister Liz Truss is reportedly committed to completing the process in a way that…

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Added on: 10/04/2019

For sale: UK jail that held Oscar Wilde for gay sex

10/03/2019

Reading Prison – a forbidding Victorian jail turned LGBT landmark – is for sale, Britain said on Thursday, offloading a deserted site best known for housing playwright…

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Added on: 09/28/2019

‘Basic human rights are being rejected’: Northern Ireland’s anti-DUP protest music

09/27/2019

The dark upstairs room of an old sports bar in Belfast is an unassuming venue for a revolution. Against a backdrop of silver streamers and placards from…

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Added on: 09/28/2019

Brexit could lead to a shortage of HIV-preventing PrEP drugs, experts warn

09/27/2019

A hard Brexit could lead to a shortage of HIV-preventing drugs used for PrEP, experts have warned. PrEP drug Truvada can drastically reduce the risk of being…

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Added on: 09/27/2019

The struggle for equality is real. The ‘woke police’ are a myth

09/26/2019

There’s a lot of talk these days about new political tribes, so allow me to introduce another one: the “anti-woke”. The first curious thing to note about…

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Added on: 09/26/2019

Transgender man loses court battle to be registered as father

09/25/2019

A transgender man from Kent who gave birth with the help of fertility treatment cannot be registered as his child’s father, the most senior family judge in…

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Added on: 09/23/2019

British Muslims launch first ever pride festival

09/22/2019

British Muslims are launching their first ever pride festival at a time when the community is ‘under attack more than ever’. The festival hopes to celebrate what…

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Added on: 09/22/2019

Gay couple become viral stars after taking perfect stance against anti-LGBT protesters

09/21/2019

A gay couple in Chester has become a viral hit and have received tons of support after they shared a kiss in front of anti-LGBT protestors. The…

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Added on: 09/21/2019

‘How can you be lesbian and Christian?’ Home Office using religion against LGBT asylum seekers

09/20/2019

A new report has alleged that the Home Office is using religion against LGBT+ asylum seekers. The 85-page publication also found that the government department was using…

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Added on: 09/17/2019

Ex-rugby star could become role model for HIV+ people – HIV/AIDS groups

09/16/2019

Former rugby international Gareth Thomas’s decision to come out as HIV-positive could transform the sports star into a role model for millions of people living with the…

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Added on: 09/16/2019

London’s first ever Trans+ Pride march – in pictures

09/15/2019

On September 14, thousands of transgender people and their allies took to the streets of London in a historic first – the UK capital’s first-ever Trans+ Pride…

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Added on: 09/14/2019

Surge in chemsex parties arranged on ‘hook-up’ apps is fuelling fresh HIV epidemic in European cities, doctors warn

09/13/2019

A surge in “chemsex” parties, where some people spend days getting high on drugs and having sex with scores of partners, is refuelling epidemics of HIV among…

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Added on: 09/13/2019

First same-sex weddings in Northern Ireland to take place on Valentine’s Day

09/10/2019

The first same-sex marriages in Northern Ireland are set to take place on Valentine’s Day next year. Campaigners for marriage equality say British government ministers have confirmed…

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Added on: 09/12/2019

Homophobic hate crime reports soar but charges fall

09/11/2019

The number of homophobic hate crimes reported to police have more than doubled in the past five years – yet only 8% result in prosecutions, figures show….

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Added on: 09/12/2019

The first same-sex weddings in Northern Ireland will take place on Valentine’s Day

09/10/2019

Campaigners for marriage equality in Northern Ireland have confirmed that same-sex marriage will be legal from January 13 2020, with the first weddings taking place on Valentine’s…

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Added on: 09/10/2019

When feminism supports trans rights, everybody wins – just like in Iceland

09/09/2019

On 24 October 1975 90% of all women in Iceland went on strike. Twenty-five thousand women – more than 10% of the country’s population – made their…