Category: UK – LGBTQ rights
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Arlene Foster demand respect from LGBTQ, but she doesn’t respect LGBTQ
Foster says she does not define anyone by their sexuality as she becomes first DUP leader to attend a LGBTQ event.
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Theresa May urged: compensate convicted gay men
The UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, was today urged to «compensate living men who were convicted under discriminatory, anti-gay laws – both before and after 1967 – in instances where their behaviour is now no longer a crime».
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Brexit leaves LGBTQ Brits at risk of having rights cut back
If LGBTQ people think their gender identity or sexuality has little to do with what they stand to lose in the Brexit process, a new report from GayStarNews will make worrying reading.
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Protest urges Commonwealth leaders to scrap anti-LGBTQ laws
Over 120 LGBTQ+ rights defenders protested today as the Commonwealth heads of government met in London. The protest was backed by gay Olympian Tom Daley.
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Report Release: International Best Practice Guide to Equality on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
Today, OutRight Action International published an “International Best Practice Guide to Equality on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.”
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End criminalisation of LGBTQ in 37 Commonwealth states
Eighty LGBTQ rights defenders protested as Her Majesty the Queen, the UK Prime Minister and Commonwealth High Commissioners celebrated Commonwealth Day 2018 at Westminster Abbey in London, 12 March 2018.