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Added on: 08/08/2022

Archbishop of Canterbury condemns gay marriage, but Anglican bishops remain divided

08/07/2022

The head of the Anglican Communion attempted to reinforce the church’s stance against homosexual marriage this week, but the move was squashed by outcry from various bishops. The controversy…

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Added on: 08/08/2022

Why Manchester is ‘way ahead of the rest of the country’ in the fight for LGBTQ rights

08/07/2022

The LGBTQ community is part of the Mancunian identity, according to the co-author of a new book that explores queer history. Academic Matt Cook argues that there is…

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Added on: 08/04/2022

Powerful Anglican bishops call on ‘homosexual practices’ to be rejected because gay sex is a sin

08/02/2022

On Tuesday (2 August), bishops of the Anglican Communion from across the globe held a confidential discussion on sexuality and human dignity. The once-a-decade Lambeth Conference, which brings…

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Added on: 08/03/2022

UK police arrest veteran because anti-LGBTQ post ’caused anxiety’

08/02/2022

Shocking cell phone video purportedly shows a police officer in the United Kingdom explaining how an army veteran was arrested over an anti-LGBTQ post he reshared online…

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Added on: 07/31/2022

Britain’s only children’s gender identity clinic to shut down

7/28/22

Britain’s only dedicated gender identity clinic for transgender children and young people is to close, England’s national health service announced on Thursday, in response to recommendations from…

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Added on: 07/30/2022

UK Government uses Commonwealth’s ‘soft power’ to push member countries to decriminalise LGBTQ community

7/29/22

The Government has made use of the ‘soft power’ of the Commonwealth to attempt to influence a change in laws discriminating against the LGBTQ in more than…

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Added on: 07/29/2022

UK Government uses Commonwealth’s ‘soft power’ to push member countries to decriminalise LGBTQ community

07/29/2022

The Government has made use of the ‘soft power’ of the Commonwealth to attempt to influence a change in laws discriminating against the LGBTQ in more than…

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Added on: 07/26/2022

Motion to oppose same-sex marriage forces rethink of Anglican summit.

07/25/2022

The archbishop of Canterbury has been forced into a last-minute rethink of plans to ask Anglican bishops to oppose same-sex marriage when they meet this week for…

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Added on: 07/25/2022

Glasgow bagel business owner on mission to help young LGBT Scots

07/24/2022

IAN Brooke still looks over his shoulder when walking along a street when his husband takes his hand. The 42-year-old does it instinctively to see who might…

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Added on: 07/17/2022

Rwanda ‘lies’ on gay rights as activist claims they were told to assure refugees

07/16/2022

Rwanda’s leaders are scrambling to make the country appear safe for gay people, it was claimed yesterday. A senior activist there told the People he was approached…

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Added on: 07/14/2022

Glasgow Pride first in Europe to have bisexuality theme – here’s what you need to know

07/13/2022

GLASGOW’S Pride Mardi Gla is set to be the first major pride in Europe to have Biesexuality as its theme with celebrations getting underway this weekend. Political figures will speak…

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Added on: 07/13/2022

Penny Mordaunt doubles down on trans stance and says she never wanted Gender Recognition Act reform.

07/12/2022

Tory leadership candidate Penny Mordaunt has said that she never supported plans to reform the Gender Recognition Act. Mordaunt served as equalities minister under Theresa May across…

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Added on: 07/10/2022

Michael Cashman introduces bill to legalise same-sex marriage in British Overseas Territories

7/8/22

A bill has been introduced in the House of Lords to legalise same-sex marriages in British Overseas Territories where they’re currently banned. Gay rights pioneer Lord Michael…

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Added on: 07/08/2022

Conversion therapy ban hangs in the balance after Boris Johnson’s resignation, former advisor says

07/07/2022

Boris Johnson resigning as prime minister puts the future of the conversion therapy ban up in the air, according to Jayne Ozanne. A conversion therapy ban was first promised by…

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Added on: 07/06/2022

Cabinet minister says ‘predatory’ MPs targeting young gay men is a ‘real problem’.

07/05/2022

A cabinet minister has said Westminster has a “real problem” with older gay men making “predatory advances” on young male parliamentary workers. The anonymous remark, made in…

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Added on: 07/03/2022

50 years of Pride in the UK and why we still need it

6/30/22

“I came out to my mother with the words: ‘Mum, I think I’m becoming homosexual.’” Ted Brown grew up in London at a time when homosexuality was…

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Added on: 06/29/2022

The Pink Foxes Organise to Protect Queer People in Dublin.

06/29/2022

On a recent Tuesday afternoon, Dr Stephen Hatton waited nervously in a large room with red walls and a high ceiling on the first floor of Outhouse,…

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Added on: 06/21/2022

Gay pro rugby player Nick McCarthy comes out in Ireland to widespread acceptance.

06/20/2022

Nick McCarthy, a professional rugby player for Leinster in Ireland, has come out publicly as gay. In an interview with his team’s website, McCarthy said he considered…

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Added on: 06/20/2022

How Henna Is Helping Proudly Brown And Queer Individuals Reconnect With Their Heritage

06/19/2022

In a rebellious move against the gender binary, as well as notions of toxic masculinity imposed by their South Asian heritage, brown gay men and non-binary individuals…

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Added on: 06/18/2022

Cycling’s governing body sets stricter rules for transgender athletes

6/17/22

Transgender cyclists face tougher eligibility rules after the sport’s governing body doubled the period of time before a rider transitioning from male to female can compete. Riders…

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Added on: 06/07/2022

Gay Rugby Player Beaten So Badly He May Never Play Again.

06/06/2022

A gay rugby player in Ireland says he may never again play the sport he loves after a brutal homophobic beating that left him with a shattered…

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Added on: 06/02/2022

BBC article claiming cis lesbians ‘pressured into sex by trans women’ found to be misleading

06/01/2022

A story by the BBC claiming cis lesbians are being “pressured into sex” by trans women fell below the broadcaster’s editorial standards, the company’s complaints team has found. The…

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Added on: 05/29/2022

We have to learn the lessons of the past’: Why calling monkeypox a ‘gay disease’ is wrong and harmful

5/28/22

In just a few weeks, there has been an ‘unprecedented’ number of cases of monkeypox around the world. Cases of the little-known disease are being investigated in…

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Added on: 05/26/2022

More than one in 10 young women in UK identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or other

05/25/2022

More than one in 10 young women in the UK identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or other, according to official figures that suggest more than 2 million…

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Added on: 05/24/2022

Church of Scotland general assembly votes to allow same-sex marriages.

05/23/2022

The Church of Scotland has voted to allow same-sex marriages, after fresh warnings that its historical opposition had increased the church’s decline towards irrelevance. The church’s general…

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Added on: 05/23/2022

UK plummets further down ranking of LGBTQ-friendly countries in Europe

05/22/2022

ILGA Europe’s Rainbow Map and Index has ranked European countries on the basis of their “legal and policy situation” for LGBTQ+ people each year since 2009. It…

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Added on: 05/17/2022

Jake Daniels becomes first current English footballer to come out as gay.

05/16/2022

Jake Daniels is determined to “drive change” after the teenage Blackpool forward came out as gay. The 17-year-old posted a message via the Tangerines’ website on Monday,…

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Added on: 05/12/2022

Home Office admits LGBTQI+ refugees could be persecuted if sent to Rwanda

05/10/2022

The Home Office has admitted that lesbian, gay and bisexual refugees could be persecuted if sent to Rwanda – but still plans to fly them 4,000 miles to…

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Added on: 05/09/2022

Gay Village welcome for Commonwealth visitors from where homosexuality is a sin

05/08/2022

Birmingham’s Gay Village will be a ‘place of welcome for everyone’ during the Commonwealth Games , Pride chief Lawrence Barton said today. Mr Barton – who chairs Southside BID – said the LGBTQ+ community would…

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Added on: 05/09/2022

Writing poetry helped me realise I didn’t have to conform to gender norms

05/08/2022

When Peter Scalpello started writing their debut poetry collection, they could never have known just how much they would discover about themselves along the way. Peter’s debut was published in…