The American current affairs magazine Newsweek is set to name Barrack Obama as the first ever pro-gay President of the United States. In a leek on a political blog written by Andrew Sullivan, the article declares that Obama’s declaration on gay marriage last week makes him the only American Head of State ever to openly [...]
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Obama named ‘first pro-gay President’ while two leading Conservatives speak out against gay marriage
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Every 22 minutes across the UK, a child needs a foster carer
There is ever increasing pressure on the care system to find the most appropriate homes for these children so that they can have the best possible chance of a positive future. Foster carers who have the skills to work with, encourage and aid the development of a child are often the best people to care [...]
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Vidal Sassoon dies
The legendary hairdresser Vidal Sassoon has died from cancer aged 84. Sassoon was born in London, 1928 and his early years were a constant struggle against poverty after his father deserted the family. At one point, his mother was forced to put Sassoon into a Jewish orphanage where he stayed for seven years. But he [...]
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Gay Marriage not in Queen’s Speech
The proposed amends to the marriage act which would allow same-sex couples to marry was not announced in the Queen’s Speech today as expected. Rumours were abound at the weekend that David Cameron had decided to delay the changes to the marriage act in favour of other legislation and to focus on regaining the losses [...]
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Downing Street tries to calm fears of a u-turn on gay marriage
Two national newspapers reported over the weekend that the Government were set to put the proposed amendment to the Marriage Act on hold while it dealt with other matters. Both the Sunday Telegraph and the Daily Mail reported that after the Tory party took a battering in the local elections, David Cameron would be putting [...]
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Boris puts a stop to anti-gay adverts
London Mayor Boris Johnson has leapt in a stopped a campaign which aimed to put homophobic messages on London busses. Just two hours after the artwork was revealed, Boris stepped in and told the advertiser, the Core Issues Trust, that the adverts did not reflect the inclusive nature of the capital city. The Core Issues [...]
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Study confirms homophobes often have same-sex desires
Brand new research shows that people with homophobic attitudes are much more likely to have experienced same-sex attraction themselves. The study, which is published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology this month combines results from four different experiments involving 160 college students from Germany and the United states. The participants were first shown [...]
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Big Names, new stars, old friends at the ninth “Poshstock” Cornbury festival
Yes, once again as June heads into July it’ll be time to dust off your smartest Deployable-Rapid-Assembly-Shelter (tent), grab the sunblock, shine the Hunters and set your SatNav app to pinpoint OX7 4AH. Little more than an hour from London, that postcode will land you in some of England’s most lovely and welcoming countryside at [...]
Make your experience count!
Besides occasional news reports about discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people, there is very little comparable data collected across the European Union about the everyday experiences of LGBT people and discrimination. In response to this situation, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has launched the first ever online EU-wide survey [...]
South West MEP slams gay marriage proposals
The Member of European Parliament for the South West Giles Chichester MEP has written to the Prime Minister to express his concerns over the party’s plans to open marriage up to same sex couples. In the letter, he asked David Camaron to rethink the ‘bizarre move’. The Industry and Energy Secretary, who is also open [...]
