Today the President of Uganda signed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill into law. The new law vastly expands the criminalisation of LGBTI individuals, and now forces parents, teachers and doctors to report LGBTI persons to authorities. Under the Penal Code Act 1950, consensual sexual activity…
Category: Politics
20 years ago today…
The 21st of February 1994 saw a series of votes in the House of Commons on the age of consent. At the time the age of consent for sex between men was 21 – as it had been since the…
Bis lead Sochi solidarity parade in Manchester
The UK’s longest-running bisexual community group led a 1,200-strong protest march in Manchester today in solidarity with LGBT people in Russia as the Winter Olympics opened in Sochi. BiPhoria shared honours in leading the parade with Dykes on Bikes, each…
Scottish Parliament says yes to same-sex marriages
The Scottish Parliament has passed the Same-Sex Marriage (Scotland) Bill by a huge 108 to 15 vote margin today. The vote to pass the bill at third and final reading was not unexpected as the previous stages had also passed…
Scotland Decides…
The final vote in the Scottish Parliament on same-sex marriage will be held later today. MSPs will vote on amendments to the bill, and will then vote on whether to pass the bill. It seems likely to pass given the strong…