Anti-LGBT teaching protesters claim ‘white’ bias after school gates ban upheld
Demonstrators had been holding weekly protests outside Anderton Park Primary School in Birmingham.
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Anti-LGBT teaching protesters get permanent school gates ban
Demonstrators had been holding weekly protests outside Anderton Park Primary School in Birmingham.
How Pedro Almodóvar is a pioneer in celebrating multi-dimensional LGBTQ+ characters
A look over the Spanish director's four decade career
Senior police officer celebrates in style as he is spotted at Pride event wearing LGBTQ+ helmet
Superintendent James Sutherland, attended Ely Pride at the weekend with a number of officers from Cambridgeshire Police.
Giant inflatable footballer paraded at Brighton pride to highlight lack of LGBTQ players in the Premier League
Right now there are no openly gay or bisexual players in the Premier League.
The best LGBT & gay-friendly addiction rehab centre
Studies show that LGBT+ specific trauma and addiction treatments have a much higher success rate.
Taylor Swift releases song and petition calling for LGBTQ equality
Pop singer and songwriter Taylor Swift on Monday released a star-studded music video that scolded social media trolls and urged fans to sign a petition demanding U.S. legal protections for gays, lesbians and transgender people. The video for Swift's new single "You Need to Calm Down" featured a surprise cameo ...
Essex Mayor forced to listen to racist chants as he raises LGBTQ+ flag
Basildon mayor David Burton-Sampson was faced with a tirade of racist abuse while celebrating Essex pride
Actor George Clooney calls for boycott of hotels over Brunei’s brutal LGBT laws
Hollywood A-list star George Clooney has called for a boycott of nine hotels because of their links to Brunei. The state is planning to impose laws that will impose the death penalty, by stoning, for adultery and gay sex. The brutal legislation is supposed to be in place from next ...
Parents have halted protests demanding LGBT lessons are axed at primary school
Parents of children at Parkfield Community School in Birmingham have been protesting the No Outsiders programme for two months
LGBT lessons suspended at school after protests
LGBT and diversity lessons have been suspended at Parkfield Community Primary school after weekly protests by parents, about the project. The programme at Parkfield Community Primary school was introduced by Assistant Head, Andrew Moffat. In a statement, the school said: "Nothing is more important than ensuring our children's education continues ...
Parents protest outside primary school demanding lessons on LGBT issues are axed
Parents accuse gay assistant head Andrew Moffat of promoting homosexuality and LGBT issues without their consent
Will Young to read Two Dads book about same sex parents on CBeebies for LGBT History Month
"I've never been more sure that inclusivity starts from the youngest possible age. I hope these stories will be used for years to come."
Experiences of Scottish people in LGBT community explored in exhibition opening on World Aids Day
Artist and curator Jason E Bowman launched the Queer Times School Prints at the Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art (GOMA)
Deptford pays homage to Kath Duncan 100 years on from key civil and LGBTQ rights battles
The International Deptford Heritage Festival will pay homage to Kath Duncan 100 years on from key civil and LGBTQ rights battles with a production of the play Liberty. Red Blouse Theatre, a local radical theatre company first formed in the 1930s and newly re-formed for the festival, will stage the ...
Pop up store opens for LGBT refugees and assylum seekers selling just one t-shirt
A new pop-up store is launching this month to raise funds for LGBTQI+ refugees and asylum seekers during Pride in London 2018. Run by charity Help Refugees, the Choose Love x Pride in London store at St Martin’s Courtyard and Mercer Walk, Covent Garden invites customers to celebrate diversity and ...
Adoption service welcomes adoption enquiries this LGBT Adoption & Fostering Week
An adoption service is supporting the call for more lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people to consider adoption this LGBT Adoption & Fostering Week (5-11 March 2018). Coram, which runs three dedicated adoption services in London, Cambridgeshire and the East Midlands, has supported LGBT people to adopt for many years. ...
Drag queens entertained primary school children on World Book Day in a performance designed to teach tolerance around LGBT issues
Drag queens entertained primary school children on World Book Day in a performance designed to teach tolerance around LGBT issues. Pupils at Parsons Street Primary School in Bedminster, Bristol, shrieked with laughter during the storytelling sessions and joined in enthusiastically with singalongs. Head teacher Jamie Barry invited entertainers from Drag ...
Is it time to drop the B from LGBT?
When looking for ways to bring about equality and improve the lives of minorities we must be bold enough to call time on a bad idea and come up with a new solution. This, it could be argued, is true in the case of bisexuals and tethering their equality to ...
Controversial vicar said words such as ‘Pride’ and ‘Gay’ are being hijacked by the LGBT community
A vicar says words such as 'pride' and 'gay' are being "hijacked" by people who "seek to normalise LGBT activity as part of mainstream life". Reverend Melvin Tinker, slammed his fellow clergy for hosting a special service to mark Pride and LGBT 50 celebrations and said: "where there is light, ...
New Scheme Will See Drag Queens Visiting British Schools To Read Stories To Kids In New LGBT Awareness Drive
A controversial scheme from America is set to be launched in British primary schools – stories read to children by DRAG QUEENS. The project will see men dressed as women visiting kids in class for ‘fun and inclusive’ reading sessions to raise LGBT awareness. The ‘Drag Queen Story Hour” scheme ...
Attacks against LGBT people up 147% post-Brexit
More worrying news has emerged in post-Brexit Britain, with a 147 per cent rise in homophobic attacks in the UK in the three months since the UK voted to leave the EU. There have already been reports of a rise in racist attacks, but the rise in attacks on the ...
Watch: Owen Jones Walks Out Of Sky News Interview On LGBT Hate Crime
Owen Jones has walked out of a Sky News interview after a heated discussion over the LGBT hate crimes in Orlando. The outspoken Jones was disgusted after presenter Mark Longhurst told him people should "delineate" between Islamist terror and homophobia after the attack which killed 50 at gay Florida nightclub ...
11 LGBT groups banned from attending Aids meeting by Muslim states
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor 51 Muslim states have stopped 11 LGBT groups from being part of a meeting at the UN on ending Aids across the world. The move has been met with vocal protests from the EU, Canada, and the US. There have been a series of issues ...
VIDEO – Gay cyclist closes down ‘anti-LGBT preacher’ & gets applause
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor This clip shows a homosexual cyclist being applauded by a group of bystanders when he closes down a man preaching his views on the LGBT community. The video from Glasgow, shows the preacher holding what appears to be a bible in his hand. The preacher yells ...
New Mississippi law means LGBT couples can be refused service
By Joe Mellor, Deputy Editor In Mississippi the Governor has signed off a law that allows public and private businesses to refuse to their service to same-sex couples, as long as that couple’s existence conflicts with the “sincerely held religious beliefs or moral convictions” of the proprietor. The news has ...
Still struggling for freedom – LGBT equality in India
By Pallav Patankar Many LGBT people in India grow up without understanding their sexuality and feeling dirty about it because they’re surrounded by homophobia. Most delay addressing their sexuality which causes problems later. Once you’re in your mid-twenties you have to get married. In Indian society your social status is ...
Of society, LGBT rights and the rocks that stand between them
By Pieter Cranenbroek – International Politics Blogger It has been an eventful year for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community (LGBT). Germany recently became the first European country to add an extra gender box on forms, which gives recognition and expression to intersex and transgender people, whereas same-sex marriage laws ...
Boris Johnson refuses to apologise for calling gay people ‘bum boys’
In an eve of election interview, Johnson was confronted about the occasion he scoffed about “tank-topped bum boys” in an article about Labour MP Peter Mandelson at a time when his sexuality was still not publicly known.
The Conservative Party anti-Semitism crisis nobody talks about
From dog-whistles to support for far-right parties, the Tories’ record on anti-Semitism is not being scrutinised, despite two suspended candidates still standing as Tory candidates in the election.
Three men admit attack on columnist Owen Jones
“In the past year I’ve been repeatedly targeted in the street by far right activists, including attempts to use physical assault, and homophobic abuse” he said at the time. “Given the context, it seems unthinkable that I was singled out for anything other than a politically motivated, premeditated attack.”
Teacher training targets for England missed
School leaders have raised concerns about shortages in subjects such as maths and science.
MEP quits Brexit Party over ‘direct conflict’ of views
Louis Stedman-Bryce has quit following the selection of a candidate who “posted homophobic views” on Facebook
Tory candidate suspended by party over online comments
The Scottish Conservatives have withdrawn support for Aberdeen North candidate Ryan Houghton.
Anti-abortion alliance targets Labour MP Stella Creasy in General Election
‘The Greta Thunberg of abortion’ is standing against Stella Creasy who has had to seek police protection after standing up for women’s right to decide.
The Breakdown of an Athlete: Not Dunn Yet
The Simon you see online is the Simon I want you to see, may it be my pride or the influence of social media, but it’s not always as it seems. Life is a series of ups and downs, just remember - there’s always light at the end of the ...
Should We Still Be Keeping Our Salaries Secret?
Despite the fact it makes the world go round, over half of Brits believe that that talking about money is a bigger taboo than sex, religion, or politics. And unlike those in countries such as Norway and Sweden, where financial transparency is openly encouraged, we have no idea how much ...
Spike in hate crimes is fuelled by parliament, media and social media warns sister of Jo Cox
Kim Leadbetter, sister of the murdered Labour MP, spoke out after police in England and Wales recorded 103,379 hate crimes in the last year.
Scandal hit G4S pulls out of immigration detention after Home Secretary fails to thwart Brook House inquiry
Last month the Home Office failed in a bid to challenge a High Court ruling over the terms of an investigation into the alleged abuse at Brook House.
Vicar quits over Church of England’s LBGT policies
The Rev Ken Campbell, 53, told his congregation he would resign early after bishops announced a new set of guidelines on same-sex love
Jo Swinson heckled by own party member as she defends decision to let Tory MP defect to Lib Dems
The decision to allow Dr Phillip Lee to become a Lib Dem was criticised by a councillor attending the party conference.
Feminist edits ‘The Current War’ poster after actresses’ names get omitted
A poster displayed throughout the transport network features the six lead performers, but only displays the names of the male actors.
Fundamentalist American christian group targeting UK homes with “homophobic and transphobic” leaflets blasting “queers”
Residents in Birmingham, which has been the centre of a vicious row between Muslim anti-LGBT groups and inner city schools, were shocked to get the leaflets through their letterboxes
Magnum slammed for “guilty pleasure” ad that compares eating ice cream to gay people being jailed
"Why the f*** is Magnum running an advert about being queer in a homophobic country being f***ing comparable to a chocolate ice cream?", one listener asked.
Hotel Review: Petit Ermitage, LA
On an unassuming residential street in LA’s West Hollywood area, lies a magical, eccentric boutique hotel like no other. A place where fashion designers and models sit beside a rooftop pool sipping champagne, as circus performers and entrepreneurs mingle. To say the décor here is eclectic would be an understatement. ...