Articles tagged with: LGBT+

18 Jun Foreign affairs

Labour MPs Accuse Government Of Failing To Protect LGBT+ Citizens In Overseas Territories

A group of new Labour MPs has accused the UK government of violating international law and “betraying” British values by failing to protect LGBT+ people in the British Overseas Territories.

09 Jun 2024 Social affairs

Labour Chair Accuses Tories Of Being Fixated On "Lanyards And Toilet Tsars"

Labour Party chair Anneliese Dodds has said ordinary voters “don’t care” about which lanyards people are wearing, accusing the Conservative government of being “fixated” on culture wars.

08 Nov 2023 Social affairs

Tories Say They Will Keep Fighting For Conversion Therapy Ban

Prominent Conservative politicians and organisations have said they will refuse to give up in the fight to implement a ban on conversion therapy, after legislation anticipated for the promised ban was not included in the King's Speech.

16 Jul 2023 Social affairs

MP Calls For End To "Toxic Debates" On LGBT Rights Ten Years After Same-Sex Marriage Legalised

Conservative MP Mike Freer has said "heated, toxic debates" over LGBT rights must end, ten years after he fought for his own right to marry his husband with the legalisation of same-sex marriage in England and Wales.

05 Jun 2023 Social affairs

We must come together to make the UK a world leader on LGBT+ rights once more

Every June, countries around the world celebrate Pride Month. We honour those who fought and indeed continue to fight to end anti-LGBT+ discrimination and oppression, as well as celebrating the value and power of human diversity.

21 Feb 2023 Political parties

Kate Forbes Equal Marriage Opposition Loses Her Support Of Scottish Ministers

Kate Forbes’ campaign for the SNP leadership has been dealt a significant blow after a number of Members of Scottish Parliament (MSPs) withdrew their endorsement following comments she made on same-sex marriage.

20 Feb 2023 Communities

Representation of minority communities in art, music, film and TV is as important now as ever

Standing in the fabulous LGBT+ museum Queer Britain, surrounded by an array of artifacts which portray key moments in our history, it struck me that the first people of any group, particularly minorities, to make history are exceptional.

17 Jan 2023 Social affairs

LGBT+ Tories Call For Meeting With Scotland Secretary Over "Toxic" Constitutional Row

A group representing LGBT+ Conservatives have called for Scotland Secretary Alister Jack to meet with them, arguing that trans people are “caught up in an increasingly toxic independence, constitutional debate” between Holyrood and Westminster after the government decided to override the Gender Recognition Reform Bill.

08 Aug 2022 Health

We must treat monkeypox as a public health emergency to avoid it becoming endemic in the UK

Many say that London is at its most beautiful in the summer. But over the last few weekends there’s been a new spectacle to behold in the city, with snaking queues of gay and bisexual men outside the capital’s sexual health clinics waiting for hours in the blazing sunshine to get vaccinated against a growing health threat – monkeypox.

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09 Jun 2022 Culture

ALL IN REVEALS NEXT THREE ACTIONS FOCUSING ON MENTAL HEALTH, LGBTQ+ AND PHYSICAL DISABILITY

New actions will be added to advertising’s Inclusion Action Plan ahead of the announcement of companies qualifying as All In Champions

13 Apr 2022 Health

Countries with punitive laws criminalising LGBT+ people threatens the fight to end new HIV infections by 2030

Thanks to advances in medicine over the past 40 years, there is no reason why people living with HIV should live shorter lives than someone without HIV.

04 Apr 2022 Political parties

LGBT+ Tories "Won't Stop" Until Trans People Are Included In A Conversion Therapy Ban

The LGBT+ Conservative group has vowed it “won’t stop” campaigning until Downing Street confirms trans people will be included in the government’s long awaited bill banning conversion therapy.

30 Mar 2022 Political parties

Tories Urged To Be “Mindful” Of Language Following Boris Johnson Trans Joke

MPs have been urged to be considerate of the language they use around trans issues after Boris Johnson faced backlash for a “flippant” joke referencing trans identity.

The best of both worlds: How to strengthen hate crime laws and protect free speech

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07 Dec 2021 Home affairs

The best of both worlds: How to strengthen hate crime laws and protect free speech

It is often assumed that freedom of speech and hate crime laws are uncomfortable bedfellows - but this doesn't have to be the case. Today, the Law Commission is announcing new recommendations that can protect vulnerable groups from hate and protect our right to free expression.

27 Oct 2021 Political parties

Conservative Conference showed the public value of LGBT+ allies. Here’s why it meant so much to our community

When Carrie Johnson spoke at the Conservative Party Conference this month, she told a packed fringe: “Whether you are LGBT+ or an ally like me, we are all committed to equality and acceptance for everyone, whoever you are and whomever you love.”

28 Sep 2021 Political parties

Angela Rayner Says The Government Is Using Transgender People To Sow Societal Division

The deputy leader of the Labour Party has accused government ministers of using LGBT+ people and identities to stir social divisions.