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Labour announces they’ll be marching in Prides across the UK, and lots of people are unhappy about that
The announcement has been severely ratio’d
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What was Section 28 in England and Wales?
Section 28 was eventually scrapped by Tony Blair’s government.
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Was John Major anti-gay when he was Prime Minister?
Fair to say he was not supportive during his time in office
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Lords have voted to ban Lord Maginnis over homophobic bullying claims
The Lords have voted to suspend Lord Maginnis for 18 months following an investigation into homophobic bullying claims.
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Lord who likened gay marriage to bestiality faces 18-month suspension for homophobic bullying
Lord Maginnis who is an Independent Ulster Unionist, is facing suspension from the Lords after an inquiry found that he had bullied three MPs and one security guard, using anti-gay language. The Lords Conducts Committee has recommended an 18-month suspension, which is one of the longest ever handed down and will come into effect if […]
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UK gov vows to make changing your gender “kinder” and more straight forward
According to the Government, transgender people in the UK, who want to legally change their legal sex are about to find the process “kinder” and more straight forward. The government says it has changed elements of the GRA (Gender Recognition Act), that trans people themselves had raised as concerns about. The consultation was answered by […]
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Matt Hancock won’t condemn homophobia because Tony Abbott is a trade expert
Trade it seems can excuse a lot of things…
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The EU’s most anti-LGBT+ leader has been reelected in Poland
In a blow to LGBT+ rights activists in Poland, Andrzej Duda from the far-right wing Law and Justice Party has won the presidential election. However, he only won the election with a tiny majority, with only 51.2 per cent of the votes. Duda ran an electoral campaign which heavily vilified the LGBT+ community, calling it […]
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House of Commons faces huge backlash after asking whether “Gay Cure” should be made illegal
The House of Common’s official Twitter account has been blasted by users after asking if conversion therapy or “gay cures” as it is more commonly known should be made illegal in the UK, despite the government already admitting that the practice was “wrong”. As it stands gay cure therapy or conversion therapy is still legal […]
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Poland’s President just signed an extremely anti-gay charter
It’s Pride month across the world, but that hasn’t deterred Poland‘s President Andrzej Duda signing one of the most anti-LGBT+ charters in the EU. The charter defends the “institution of marriage” which means that there is no acceptance of gay marriage. He’ll also refuses to accept allowing gay couples to adopt children and says that […]
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Has Sir Keir Starmer always supported LGBT+ rights?
As Sir Keir Starmer is now the official leader of the opposition, we take a deeper dive into how he has supported LGBT+ rights in the UK.