Update: The bill was passed by a vote of 366 to 161 and will now face the House of Lords, where it is expected to face strong opposition. Amendments which will legalise equal marriage have been saved by a deal struck between the Conservative and Labour party. An extra amendment to the Bill had [...]
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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. The ‘Helping Victims of Hate Crime’ app has been developed for Hampshire Constabulary and will be officially launched on Tuesday, May 14, in conjunction with Hampshire Cricket Community Trust who will be hosting the event [...]
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‘Get in the Frame’ as part of Foster Care fortnight
‘Get in the Frame’ as part of Foster Care fortnight Oxfordshire County Council is launching its annual drive to encourage more people across the county to ‘Get in the Frame’ and become foster carers. The council is using national Foster Care Fortnight (May 13 – 26) to urge people with a range [...]
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Stonewall Cymru publishes the first of ten short films marking the charity’s 10th anniversary.
Stonewall Cymru publishes the first of ten short films marking the charity’s 10th anniversary. The films, produced in partnership with the Iris Prize International Film Festival, feature lesbian gay and bisexual people talking about different aspects of lesbian, gay and bisexual people’s lives in today’s Wales. The first film is about gay [...]
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London Ambulance Service ranked third in Stonewall’s Healthcare Equality Index.
Stonewall has today (27 March) published the results of its Healthcare Equality Index, showcasing the most gay-friendly healthcare organisations in England and the London Ambulance Service has been recognised in the top 10. This is the charity’s first Healthcare Equality Index which audits our performance on how well we meet the needs of [...]
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A new confidence – LGBT A&F Week 2013 reviewed
With the second national LGBT Adoption & Fostering Week completed, NFS Director Andy Leary-May looks back. While many people have always known the value of the LGBT community as a source of new parents for children, there is a new confidence. This was brought home to me by the events of LGBT Adoption & Fostering [...]
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Swindon……Families Needed . . .
Swindon Borough Council is looking for foster carers and adopters from the lesbian and gay communities. Carers come from all kinds of backgrounds. The only common denominator is that they are people who are committed to helping children and young people by offering to share their homes and their lives for a period of time. [...]
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Bristolian stories exhibition extended by popular demand
It’s been mentioned in a House of Commons debate, visited by the Culture Secretary, and now the ‘Revealing Stories’ exhibition at Bristol’s M Shed Museum is being extended by two weeks. Revealing Stories uncovers the secret lives of some lesbian, gay, bi and trans (LGBT) Bristolians from the 1930s to the present day. It has [...]
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Could you be a family for a child who needs one?
2nd annual LGBT Adoption and Fostering Week could help meet desperate need for foster carers and adopters across the UK Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people are being urged to consider adoption and fostering, ahead of the second annual LGBT Adoption and Fostering Week, which runs from 4th to 10th March 2013. Leading adoption [...]
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Support U is 1 year old
In 2011 after a successful campaign to have a place for the LGBT Community to call home. Support U has made it to its 1st Anniversary. At 7.30pm on Tuesday 12th March Support U will be holding a celebration at 21 South Street. Everyone is welcome to attend and support the cause. The price is [...]
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