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Double recognition for Metropolitan in Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index

Metropolitan is pleased to announce it has again made it onto Stonewall’s 2013 list of the UK’s most gay-friendly employers. It’s a double celebration this year as Metropolitan’s Lesbian Gay and Bisexual staff group, Metro, has also been recognised as a ‘Star Performer Network’. Metropolitan’s commitment to equality and diversity and ability to meet Stonewall’s [...]

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Sexual Healing Should Be Banned At Office Christmas Parties!

Marvin Gaye’s 80′s hit Sexual Healing has been voted the song most likely to get office party goers in trouble this Christmas. Over 1000 members of the UK’s leading married dating site IllicitEncounters.com responded to the question which 80′s love song would get you in trouble if played at your office Christmas Party? The poll [...]

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Law Society awarded equality and inclusion award by leading UK employer network

The Law Society has been awarded the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (ENEI) award for Inclusive Procurement. In an award ceremony held at the Law Society on Thursday 12 July 2012, the Society was presented with the Inclusive Procurement Award for its Diversity and Inclusion Charter, legal procurement protocol and its efforts to make [...]

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Google campaign to improve LGBTs lives

Google have launched a campaign aimed at making life better for LGBTs in countries that have anti-gay laws on their statue books. Lunched at the Global LGBT Workplace Summit, which was held in London over the weekend, Google announced its Legalise Love campaign. “Though our business and employees are located in offices around the world, [...]

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Working for London ambulance service: One of the best decisions of my life

Ben Evans tells us why working for London Ambulance Service was the turning point in his life. Working for the ambulance service in London, you get exposed to a wide range of people from all different walks of life, so it only makes sense to have an ambulance service as diverse as the public they [...]

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GMC lets ‘Gay Cure’ doctor keep his job

The general Medical Council has decided the controversial psychiatrist Dr Paul Miller should not be struck off for providing ‘gay cures’ to patients. Miller was at the centre of controversy last year when gay journalist Patrick Strudwick visited his private clinic in Belfast posing as a gay man seeking to change his sexuality. His experiences [...]

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Hampshire Constabulary remains UK’s top police force for lesbian, gay and bisexual people

Hampshire Constabulary has maintained its place as the UK’s top police force for lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people. The constabulary came 14th in this year’s Stonewall Workplace Equality Index which ranks the country’s employees on their commitment to their LGB staff and communities. Chief Constable Alex Marshall said:  “My organisation is as committed now as it ever [...]

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Ernst & Young tops Stonewall’s 2012 list

Stonewall today publishes its Top 100 Employers 2012, showcasing Britain’s best employers for lesbian, gay and bisexual staff. Ernst & Young tops the list. In second place is the Home Office and Barclays comes third.   MI5 secures a position on the Top 100 for the first time, and is one of 25 new entries. [...]

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Special Constabulary

Special Constables are needed in all of the Operational Command Units (OCUs) covered by Hampshire Constabulary. As a volunteer, a Special Constable has the same powers as a regular officer. Want to be a Special Constable? We will support you… What is a Special Constable? Special Constables are volunteers who work closely with regular officers [...]

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Hampshire Constabulary LAGLOs supports national ‘It Gets Better’ police film

Two Hampshire Constabulary police officers joined lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender colleagues from across the country in a video for [...]

Join the Global Rainbow Flashmob today!

If you haven’t heard yet, this year the IDAHO committee team is lending a special support to rainbow themed flashmobs [...]

Eurovision odds

          According to BetVictor, these are the latest odds. (Incidentally, BetVoctor are so convinced that Norway [...]

Hampshire Constabulary launches smartphone hate crime reporting app

There’s a new app for your smartphone that can help tackle hate crimes in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. [...]

Festival of Words Joins Oxfordshire’s Favourite Festival of Music

Britain’s sharpest and funniest writers are heading for this year’s Cornbury Music Festival for what looks to be the summer’s [...]

Beverley Knight Added to Mardi Gras Line-up

Queen of UK Soul, Beverley Knight will entertain thousands at the Millennium Stadium this summer by performing at Cardiff Mardi [...]