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Former British Prime Minister Theresa May has urged currently leader Boris Johnson to include a ban on gender based conversion and suppression practices when considering proposed legislation. Back in March the British government signaled that it might completely drop plans to bring in laws banning conversion therapy practices. Following a public backlash the plan was […]
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2 Jul 2022 /
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reiterated his party’s promise to ban the harmful practice of LGBTIQ+ conversion therapy across Great Britain. Originally put in motion by former Conservative PM Theresa May in 2018, Johnson has said his government is working towards the prohibition of conversion practices as reported by the BBC. “On the gay conversion […]
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22 Jul 2020 |
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Singapore’s Minister for Social & Family Development Desmond Lee has commented on a recent court decision in the island nation that allowed a gay man to adopt the child he fathered oversees through a surrogacy arrangement. Singapore outlaws homosexuality, and does not formally recognise surrogacy or rainbow families, but the court ruled that it was […]
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22 Dec 2018 |
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The British government has announced it will look into introducing legislation to make gay conversion therapy illegal. The announcement came as part of a 75 point plan that aims to improve the lives of LGBTI people in Great Britain. The plan was developed from information obtained via a major government survey that was completed by […]
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5 Jul 2018 |
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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has argued that LGBTI rights are not covered under the umbrella of human rights, and Kenyans have no interest in acknowledging them. Speaking on CNN’s Amanpour the Kenyan President told respected veteran journalist Christine Amanpour that the Kenyan people had spoken on the issue when they introduced the country’s constitution. Highlighting that […]
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23 Apr 2018 |
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British Prime Minister Theresa May has told a gathering of Commonwealth leaders that Britain deeply regrets its colonial era laws that outlawed homosexuality, and wants to help other nations change their laws. Thirty six of the 53 Commonwealth Nations still have laws that outlaw homosexuality, most of them were introduced during British colonisation. Today at […]
Tags: CHOGM, Commonwealth, great britain, theresa may, United Kingdom
17 Apr 2018 |
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Following a disastrous election result British Prime Minister Theresa May is hoping to cling to power by forming a government through a partnership between her Conservative party and the smaller Democratic Unionist Party. LGBTI groups however have raised concern about what effect this might have on gay rights in the UK given the smaller party’s […]
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10 Jun 2017 |
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Pop star Ariana Grande has shared a letter on social media addressing the violent attack at her Manchester concert last week, offering to perform a benefit to honour those lost, injured or bereaved by the incident. “I’ll be returning to the incredibly brave city of Manchester to spend time with my fans and to have […]
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29 May 2017 |
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The Westboro Baptist Church have blamed the recent terror attack in London on the organisations ban from the United Kingdom. The horrific attack in the heart of London earlier this week claimed the lives of four people and saw 20 more injured after a man drove a car into a crowded area and stabbed a […]
Tags: God Hates Fags, theresa may, UK, United Kingdom, Westboro Baptist Church, westminster
24 Mar 2017 |
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The Isle of Man has announced it will be moving forward with plans to pardon historical convictions for gay offences. The former Home Affairs Minister, Juan Waterson, has indicated he’s pushing for the pardon’s to be included in a new sexual offences act that will be open for public consultation before the end of the […]
Tags: Alan Turing, Bisexual, Colin Barnett, Daniel ANdrews, gay, historical convictions, Intersex, Isle of Man, Lesbian, LGBT, LGBTI, LGBTIQ, Mark McGowan, queer, theresa may, trans*, transgender, United Kingdom, Victoria, Western Australia
2 Oct 2016 |
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