Category: UK
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Queen’s Speech: Conversion therapy ban delay condemned
LGBT+ and human rights campaigner, Peter Tatchell, welcomed the announcement in the Queens’s Speech that the government will legislate a ban on LGBT+ conversion therapy but condemned the «further delay, lack of clarity and absence of a timetable for the ban».
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Major Catholic study, endorsed by Mary McAleese, challenges Church’s teaching on same-sex relationships
A major new study endorsed by 60 top international scholars, including former president of Ireland, Professor Mary McAleese, has called for an «urgent» change in Catholic teaching on gay relationships.
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Ulster Unionist Party bid to ban conversion therapy in Northern Ireland passes Assembly vote
MLAs have passed a motion calling on Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey to introduce a ban on gay conversion therapy in Northern Ireland.
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1,000 days of dithering on conversion therapy ban
Tomorrow, Tuesday 30 March 2021, marks one thousand days since the UK government first promised to ban LGBT+ conversion therapy. This has still not happened.
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Minority Stress A Risk Factor For LGBTQI Relationships
Did you know minority stress has a significant impact on relationship satisfaction ? Jackie tells you more about it.
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Tory LGBTQ+ MPs urged to sign letter to PM demanding conversion therapy ban
Boris deemed more likely to listen to MPs who are Tory & LGBT+