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Added on: 07/10/2019

Finding acceptance among the world’s first gay cricket team

07/09/2019

The sound of cricket bags wheeling along uneven concrete and the click-clacking of cricket studs accompanies the arrival of Manish Modi and his teammates. They have just…

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Added on: 07/07/2019

Should white members of the LGBT+ community be allowed to attend UK Black Pride?

07/07/2019

This weekend, as part of one of the most anticipated celebrations of the summer, thousands of people have made the trek to the capital for Pride. But…

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Added on: 07/06/2019

Four LGBT Syrian refugees arrive in UK in time for Pride

07/05/2019

Four newly arrived LGBT Syrian refugees will be able to openly express their sexual identity when they join the Pride celebrations in central London on Saturday. They…

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Added on: 07/05/2019

UK government defends failing to pass equal marriage in Northern Ireland

07/05/2019

The UK’s capital is about to host its biggest Pride weekend tomorrow (6 July), but same-sex couples do not have the right to marry in Northern Ireland….

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Added on: 06/28/2019

London Zoo celebrates LGBT couple Ronnie and Reggie with banner telling visitors ‘some penguins are gay, get over it’

06/26/2019

LONDON Zoo is celebrating Gay Pride and it’s famous same-sex penguin couple with a penguin-size banner entitled ‘Some penguins are gay. Get over it’. Gay residents, Humboldt…

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Added on: 06/16/2019

Legalising homosexuality: Germany did it 25 years ago – what about other European countries?

06/14/2019

This week Germany celebrated legalising homosexuality twenty-five years ago. Until June 11, 1994, it was still considered a crime in Germany even though since 1969 homosexuals were…

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Added on: 06/15/2019

Same-sex couple on viral London bus attack: ‘We were just sexual objects’

06/15/2019

A same-sex couple have opened up about the homophobic and misogynistic attack they suffered on a bus in north London. A picture of a bloody and crying…

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Added on: 06/10/2019

Munroe Bergdorf: NSPCC cuts ties with transgender activist

06/09/2019

Transgender activist Munroe Bergdorf says she is “unbelievably sad” that the NSPCC has cut ties with her, days after she revealed she was Childline’s “first LGBT+ campaigner”….

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Added on: 06/08/2019

Lesbian couple viciously beaten in homophobic attack on London bus

06/07/2019

Five teenagers have been arrested in connection with a homophobic attack on two women on a London bus that prompted widespread condemnation in the UK. The attack…

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Added on: 06/04/2019

Gay rugby player faces deportation to Kenya as asylum claim rejected

06/03/2019

A gay rugby player who is facing deportation to Kenya, where he fears he will be subjected to persecution and violence because of his sexuality, has had…

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Added on: 05/31/2019

Lady Phyll, new LGBTQ rights leader, promotes cooperation

05/30/2019

As Lady Phyll prepared for her new role as the leader of the Kaleidoscope Trust international LGBTQ rights group, she expressed her support for this blog’s model…

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Added on: 05/31/2019

Citing inclusion of LGBT clerics, Anglican bishops in Africa to shun Lambeth Conference

05/30/2019

As disputes over homosexuality continue to stir within the worldwide Anglican Communion, conservative African bishops say they will boycott a decennial gathering of top clerics next summer…

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Added on: 05/27/2019

Ann Widdecombe: Anti-LGBT Brexit Party politician wins seat in European elections

05/27/2019

As the European election results roll in, the Brexit Party’s Ann Widdecombe has made a surprise return to the frontline of British politics. The former Big Brother…

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Added on: 05/27/2019

Under-fire SQA strikes deal to provide education in violently anti-gay Brunei

05/26/2019

Scotland’s under-fire exam body has agreed a deal to provide education in the violently anti-gay state of Brunei, the Sunday Mail reveals today. The Scottish Qualification Authority…

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Added on: 05/26/2019

Crowds of LGBT Muslims lead their first ever pride march in Birmingham

05/25/2019

British Muslims are leading the first ever pride march in Birmingham today, in what is a first in the event’s 22-year-history. Members of Birmingham’s Muslim community will…

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Added on: 05/23/2019

Anti-LGBTI violence still acceptable in many countries, new study shows

05/22/2019

Homophobic violence is still widely endorsed in several countries, new research highlights. The study on the Journal of Interpersonal Violence by the Honour Abuse Research Matrix (HARM)…

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Added on: 05/22/2019

Birmingham LGBT teaching row: How did it unfold?

05/22/2019

Lessons about same-sex relationships and transgender issues have resulted in protests outside primary schools, children being removed from classes and head teachers being threatened. BBC News looks…

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Added on: 05/20/2019

NIO spends just £318 advancing LGBT rights in Northern Ireland

05/20/2019

The Northern Ireland Office has spent just £318 in recent years on advancing LGBT rights in Northern Ireland. The money was spent on rainbow lanyards, according to…

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Added on: 05/19/2019

Thousands rally in Belfast in support of same-sex marriage

05/18/2019

Thousands of people marched through Belfast on Saturday to demand the recognition of same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland, the only region of the United Kingdom where it…

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Added on: 05/16/2019

If London needs a separate Trans Pride, what does that say about LGBT solidarity?

05/15/2019

Pride in London is the one day of the year that the city feels like it belongs to LGBTQ+ people – which was why I was so…

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Added on: 05/15/2019

Britain is slipping behind on LGBT+ rights just as it leaves the EU. It’s no coincidence

05/14/2019

With UK politics so intensely focused on Brexit, it might be easy to forget that, as Britain’s international reputation continues to suffer, there are important domestic issues…

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Added on: 05/13/2019

Nonbinary activist Jamie Windust petitions Parliament for gender-neutral passports

05/11/2019

Nonbinary activist Jamie Windust is petitioning UK’s Parliament for gender-neutral passport options. While some countries offer a third gender option on passports, the United Kingdom currently does…

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Added on: 05/12/2019

Bisexual UK navy veteran stripped of medals to sue

05/09/2019

A veteran who was dismissed from Britain’s Royal Navy because of his sexual orientation, has planned to sue the UK’s Defence Ministry for the return of his…

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Added on: 05/10/2019

Ramadan: The holiest but loneliest time of year for many LGBTI Muslims

05/09/2019

As the Muslim world gets stuck into observing and celebrating the holiest month on the Islamic calendar, LGBTI Muslims are preparing themselves in an entirely different way….

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Added on: 05/09/2019

No Outsiders’ teacher to lead Birmingham Pride parade

05/08/2019

A teacher whose lesson programme covering LGBT relationships has been at the centre of protests will lead a parade during Birmingham Pride. Andrew Moffat started the ‘No…

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Added on: 05/05/2019

AIDS drugs prevent sexual transmission of HIV in gay men

05/03/2019

A European study of nearly 1,000 gay male couples who had sex without condoms – where one partner had HIV and was taking antiretroviral drugs to suppress…

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Added on: 05/03/2019

LGBT shelter means I can be myself

05/01/2019

About one in four homeless people is thought to be LGBT. But Chabahn, who became homeless last year aged 51, said it was very, very, dangerous to…

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Added on: 04/26/2019

“Pride” Film Tells True Story of a 1984 LGBT Group

04/24/2019

On April 23, the film “Pride” showcased for an audience of approximately 100 people in Flex Theatre in the HUB-Robeson Center at 7 p.m. Directed by Matthew…

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Added on: 04/25/2019

New IRA claims responsibility Northern Ireland lesbian journalist’s death

04/24/2019

Members of the New IRA apologized for last week’s killing of prominent lesbian journalist Lyra McKee by one of its volunteer members in a statement to the…

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Added on: 04/22/2019

More needs to be done’ to support North-East LGBT community

04/20/2019

A LEADING campaigner who believe life is improving for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community says that much more needs to be done to bring about…