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LGBT+ rights

Why we should all fear Italy’s lurch to the right
8 months ago

Why we should all fear Italy’s lurch to the right

As a resident in Spain for the past 12 years I was horrified to see footage of the rapturous applause given to the “post-fascist” leader of The Brothers of …
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National Trust urges members to reject hateful anti-LGBT+ resolution
9 months ago

National Trust urges members to reject hateful anti-LGBT+ resolution

Green, creator of an anti-gay, anti-vaccine website called Christian Voice UK, imagines he’s the right person to be elected to the Council of the National Trust, and vows that, …
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New LGBT+ centre in Brighton is named in honour of Pink Triangle Trust patron James Ledward
9 months ago

New LGBT+ centre in Brighton is named in honour of Pink Triangle Trust patron James Ledward

At the beginning of this year, GScene—the Brighton magazine edited and published by Ledward until his death—announced that the Brighton Rainbow Fund, which raises money and distributes it to …
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Spain approves new laws that will give gays and transgenders even greater protection
9 months ago

Spain approves new laws that will give gays and transgenders even greater protection

The Spanish government has approved measures that will strengthen protections already afforded to LGBT+ communities by, among other thing, recognising the rights of trans people’s “to be who they …
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‘Finely frocked gang’ of Anglicans have made a ‘horrible mistake’
10 months ago

‘Finely frocked gang’ of Anglicans have made a ‘horrible mistake’

Openly-gay Toksvik warned on Twitter that the lives of LGBTQ+ people were at stake after the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, affirmed the validity of Church of England resolution …
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UK swimming champion Tom Daley condemns homophobia at the Commonwealth Games
10 months ago

UK swimming champion Tom Daley condemns homophobia at the Commonwealth Games

Ahead of the start of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on July 28, Daley, condemned the persecution of LGBT+ people in almost two-thirds of Commonwealth countries. He pointed out …
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Terry Sanderson, LGBT activist and author, loses his battle with cancer
12 months ago

Terry Sanderson, LGBT activist and author, loses his battle with cancer

I learned with great sadness today that Terry, whom I got to know well after meeting him for the first time back in the 1970s, had died.

His partner …
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Renowned atheist magazine falls victim to ‘woke’ culture, sacks gay editor
12 months ago

Renowned atheist magazine falls victim to ‘woke’ culture, sacks gay editor

Life is a series of changes. Some you can anticipate and react accordingly. But others can blindside you—with seismic consequences.

Such was the case when I was informed on …
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Florida’s answer to Putin punishes Disney for opposing homophobia
1 year ago

Florida’s answer to Putin punishes Disney for opposing homophobia

In 2013, Russia introduced a law prohibiting “gay propaganda,” much to the disgust of the civilized world. Then, this year, Florida did much the same with DeSantis signing a …
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Teachers at a Catholic school in London vote to strike over the banning of a gay author
1 year ago

Teachers at a Catholic school in London vote to strike over the banning of a gay author

Last month fury erupted among Christian extremists, supported by a Muslim psychologist, when they got wind of the fact that Simon James Green had been invited to speak to …
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