Equality matters – Bury Council praised as top employer
Bury Council has again been named one of Britain’s top ‘equal’ employers by professional lobbying group Stonewall.
Angola Decriminalises Same-Sex Conduct
Angola has finally shed the divisive «vices against nature» provision in its law, widely interpreted to be a ban on homosexual conduct.
Pride festival returns bigger than ever before
One of the UK’s leading LGBTQ+ festivals returns to the North East this summer, with its most ambitious event to date.
Open letter to Tunisian government: stop torture & arrests of homosexual men
In November 2018, the human rights NGO Human Rights Watch published multiple accounts of men who were arrested, prosecuted and detained for homosexuality.
Two percent of high school students identify as transgender, CDC report finds
More than a third of these trans high school students, the CDC found, have attempted suicide in the past 12 months.
Vigilante Raid on Indonesian HIV Group
Militant Islamists, Military, and Local Residents Storm Office