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November 18, 2013

LGBT activsts protest against Uganda’s anti-gay laws outside London commission

A protest has taken place outside Uganda’s High Commission in central London opposite Trafalgar Square over the plight of gay men facing potential imprisonment for breaking the country’s anti-gay laws.

November 18, 2013

Priest who said Catholic Church suffered a ‘culture of homosexual bullying’ is suspended

A priest, the author of a book which alleged that the Catholic Church suffered from a "culture of homosexual bullying", has been suspended.

November 18, 2013

Stonewall launches ‘Gay. Let’s get over it’ anti-homophobic bullying campaign

Stonewall has launched a new campaign to tackle homophobic language in schools, with the slogan “Gay. Let’s get over it”.

November 18, 2013

Comment: The legacy of Section 28, ten years on

Writing on the ten-year anniversary of the repeal of Section 28 in England and Wales, Tom Hayes, the editor of beyondpositive, says the law meant he was unable to receive basic advice about same-sex relationships at school.

November 18, 2013

Shadow Equalities Minister: ‘Removing Section 28 was one of Labour’s most important acts’

It's ten years since the repeal of Section 28 in England and Wales, Labour's Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities, Gloria De Piero, shares her thoughts on what the policy symbolised for the LGBT community in an exclusive article for PinkNews.co.uk.

November 17, 2013

Will Young: Educating teachers on homophobic language is a ‘priority’

Singer Will Young has claimed that schools are still not doing enough to curb children's use of "gay" as an insult, saying that teachers should be the "priority" when it comes to educating what counts as homophobic language.

November 17, 2013

US: Texas school reverses ban against trans student wearing a tuxedo in graduation photo

A trans student in Texas has now been allowed to wear a tuxedo for his yearbook portrait after a federal lawsuit convinced the school to live up to its own non-discrimination policy.

November 17, 2013

Downing Street rejects calls to lower the age of consent to 15

Downing Street and Nick Clegg have both rejected a call by a public health official to consider lowering the age of consent to 15 so that teenagers can have better access to sexual health advice and protections.

November 17, 2013

Former UKIP MEP reveals she is the UK’s first transgender Parliamentarian

MEP Nikki Sinclaire has come out as Britain's first "sex change parliamentarian" after writing about her gender reassignment journey in a new autobiography.

November 16, 2013

Reporter who received anti-gay slur challenges Alec Baldwin to fight: ‘Why don’t we settle this like men?’

A reporter present during a recent tirade by actor Alec Baldwin during which he used homophobic slurs, has challenged him to a charity boxing match.