A federal judge today overruled the American evangelical minister’s request to dismiss an international lawsuit contending that Lively violated human rights by stoking the antigay climate in Uganda.
Why the term ‘gay lifestyle’ offends and is hurtful
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Boy, 6, uses Lego to explain gender identity
A six-year-old boy in the USA has found a creative way to explain and usualise trans people
Israel to build its first monument to gay victims of the Nazis
Tel Aviv’s Meir Park is to be the site of Israel’s first monument recognizing the gay victims of Nazi Germany
Welby says CofE schools to fight homophobic bullying
A campaign to stop homophobic bullying will be introduced in Church of England schools, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has announced.
Sue Sanders Appears in Guardian 100 most influential LGBT people of 2013
Sue Sanders, co-chair and founder of Schools Out has appeared in The Guardian’s list of the 100 most influential LGBT people, at a ceremony in London on June 28th
Yvette Cooper Praises Schools Out’s Work!
Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has welcomed the government’s decision to start a consultation on the future of LGBT policy in the autumn.
Academies are”responsible for ensuring their own compliance” in dealing with homophobia
On 23 April in the House of Commons, Kate Green, MP for Stretford and Urmston, asked the Secretary of State for Education what residual duties local authorities retain in relation to ensuring academy schools comply with the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 and the public sector equality duty in relation to addressing homophobic bullying. Edward Timpson, Under Secretary of State for Children and Families, replied: “…Under the Equality Act 2010, local authorities have a duty not to discriminate when …
Paul Patrick
Paul Patrick, co-founder of LGBT History Month, died five years ago on the 22nd of May.
Gay students: invisible on campus? – The Guardian
The NUS plans to collect more information on the number and experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students