If you haven’t heard yet, this year the IDAHO committee team is lending a special support to rainbow themed flashmobs around the world today (May 17th). It is hoped this will give an added vibrancy, buzz and common signature to unique local actions. You can find out all about it in the new, dedicated website: [...]
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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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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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Topaz – The LGBT Group for 13 – 25s
One of the hardest times in anybody’s life is the twilight between being a child and being an adult. This time of life is made much more difficult if you have some hard questions to answer about your sexuality or gender. But there are places to offer help. LGBT youth groups are scattered all around [...]
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Announcing The Schools OUT National Conference
The Schools OUT National Conference for LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans) History Month will take place on February 2nd 2013 at the University of Manchester from 9.30am to 5pm, as part of a wider festival of activities for LGBT History Month. The aim of the Conference is to enable all educators, (from primary to HE), [...]
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Equalities framework in tatters
After year on year progress under the last Labour government, equality legislation, human rights, trade union rights and workers’ rights have taken hit after hit since theTory-led coalition came to power. They have denounced the 2010 Equality Act and its ground-breaking, comprehensive public sector equality duty as bureaucratic, burdensome and unnecessary red tape. They [...]
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New hate crime awareness campaign launches in Oxfordshire
A new campaign to raise awareness of hate crime and how it can be reported is being launched in Oxfordshire on Monday 5 November at Oxford Town Hall. The campaign is the result of joint working between Oxfordshire’s five local authorities, Oxfordshire County Council and Thames Valley Police working with the national charity Stop Hate [...]
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