This afternoon Sandra Osborne MP will open a Westminster Hall Debate in the House of Commons on the topic of gay-to-straight conversion therapy. An official response from the government on the subject is expected as part of the debate. She…
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European funding will help tackle biphobia, transphobia and homophobia
Today, the European Parliament redefined the priorities of the European Social Fund (ESF) for rest of this decade. For the first time, the Fund will contribute to combating discrimination based on sexual orientation. The ESF is one of the EU’s…
Scotland rallies today!
Today Edinburgh, outside the Scottish Parliament, the Equality Network will be holding a final rally before the first crucial vote on Scotland’s equal marriage bill. The gathering will start at 12.30pm – all supporters who can make it along very…
Scotland: same-sex marriage rally Wednesday
On Wednesday in Edinburgh, outside the Scottish Parliament, the Equality Network will be holding a final rally before the first crucial vote on Scotland’s equal marriage bill. The gathering will start at 12.30pm. The organisers say, “You do not have…
Blood ban may go in Northern Ireland
Jane Ellison MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health, confirmed yesterday that the bar on bisexual and gay men in Northern Ireland donating blood might be lifted as it has been in Great Britain. In a written answer put…