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What The 2017 General Election Result Could Mean For The LGBT Community
What. A. Night. Defying all expectations, Jeremy Corbyn increased the number of Labour seats in the House of Commons as Prime Minister Theresa May lost her majority, leading to a hung parliament and casting doubt on Mrs May’s future as the Conservative Party leader. Right now she looks like she’s hanging on by the skin […]
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THE BIG GAY ELECTION | Interview: Peter Kyle
Peter Kyle is used to a fight. He has represented Hove since 2015 – one of the few Labour gains that year. Now he’s standing for reelection against Kirsty Adams, who has come under scrutiny for her views on faith healing and connections to a church which allegedly claims to be able to “cure” gay […]
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THE BIG GAY ELECTION | Week in review, we’re in the home stretch!
With only two days before the nation votes, we again stand in the shadows of tragedy. The terrorist attacks at London Bridge and Borough Market on Saturday have proven another unexpected development, changing the narrative of an already convoluted election. What Theresa May billed as the Brexit election when she announced it back in April […]
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THE BIG GAY ELECTION | Week in review, manifestos and more
After a few sombre days of mourning the victims of the Manchester attack, the Conservative and Labour are back on the campaign trail With less than two weeks until the country votes on the 8th of June, you can bet they’re ready to make up for lost time and make their final pitches to the […]
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How gay friendly is Paul Nuttall’s UKIP manifesto?
UKIP has just released its GE2017 manifesto, so we’re delved into the paperwork to find out what UKIP have promised and pledged to the LGBT+ community of the United Kingdom. In the manifesto, the term LGBT was mentioned once, in which Flo Lewis, the party’s LGBT chair, said, “Those of us who identify as lesbian, […]
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THE BIG GAY ELECTION | F**k politics … We are all Mancunians this week
This week in review is coming to you later than last week’s, which was two days late. Originally I thought this was an ingenious idea. I was going to push each column back a day until we reached Thursday, 8 June – election day. So this one was meant to be sent to my editor […]
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THE BIG GAY ELECTION | Interview: Nate Higgins
At 20 years old, Nate Higgins is one of the youngest parliamentary candidates in the country. Standing for the Greens in West Lancashire, he may be a first-time candidate, but he is well known as a leading Green Party voice on gay Twitter. Originally from Suffolk, Mr Higgins left home at an early age following […]
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How LGBT friendly are the major political parties’ manifestos?
How do the major parties compare on LGBT+ manifesto pledges? We have divided the main issues into six sections: Education: specific classes and lessons in sex and relationship education and a commitment to tackle bullying. Crime: a specific look into tackling hate crime on the basis of sexual/gender orientation. Better support for domestic violence victims […]
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What has Theresa May’s Conservative Manifesto promised to LGBT people?
The Conservatives are the latest party to reveal their manifesto, so we’re delved into the paperwork to find out what the Conservatives have promised and pledged to the LGBT+ community of the United Kingdom. Typing the term “LGBT” into the Conservative’s 2017 Manifesto the reader receives zero results, unlike the Liberal Democrats, which delivered 5 results and […]
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THE BIG GAY ELECTION | Interview: Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty has served as the MP for Cardiff South and Penarth since winning a by-election in 2012. He has since distinguished himself amongst his colleagues, serving first as Shadow Minister for Trade and Industry. Following a reshuffle, he took up a brief as a Shadow Foreign Minister – which he famously resigned from live […]
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What has Tim Farron’s Lib Dem manifesto promised LGBT people
The Liberal Democrats are the latest political party to unveil their manifesto ahead of June’s snap General Election. We find out what pledges have been made to the UK’s LGBT community. The Liberal Democrats manifesto mentions “LGBT” just five times unlike Labour’s which mentioned it 11 times. So what are the promises and pledges should […]