Blog Posts

November 8, 2013

Rugby star Gareth Thomas says ‘nothing should hold back’ gay athletes wanting to compete in Sochi 2014

Former rugby player Gareth Thomas has said that "nothing should hold back" gay athletes who want to compete in the Sochi 2014 winter olympics, despite laws in Russia prohibiting the promotion of gay "propaganda."

November 8, 2013

US: Former Michigan lawyer fired for harassing gay student sues state for ‘wrongful termination’

A former Michigan lawyer who was fired after he launched an online harassment campaign against a gay University student has recently filed a "wrongful termination" suit against the state attorney general, asking for both compensation as well as his old job back.

November 8, 2013

Scottish Equal Opportunities Committee approves equal marriage bill

Legislation to introduce equal marriage in Scotland has been backed by a committee looking into the proposals.

November 8, 2013

Bisexual musician Lou Reed left $500,000 to mother who used electroshock therapy to ‘cure’ him

Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed has left a quarter of his estate in his will to his sister, urging her to use a portion for their of their mother, who at an early age subjected Reed to electroshock therapy in an attempt to "discourage" his bisexuality.

November 8, 2013

Philip Hammond: I was ‘shocked’ David Cameron legalised equal marriage so quickly

Defence Secretary Philip Hammond was “shocked” by the legalisation of equal marriage for England and Wales – but has conceded that he will eventually be “quite comfortable” with the reform.

November 8, 2013

Shaun Woodward, MP who defected to Labour from the Tories over gay rights to stand down

Labour MP Shaun Woodward, who was once sacked by William Hague from the Tory party front bench for backing a repeal of Section 28, is to step down from Parliament at the 2015 general election.

November 8, 2013

Stonewall accused of snubbing Liberal Democrats at awards ceremony

Two senior Liberal Democrat peers have criticised Stonewall for allegedly snubbing their party’s involvement in the campaign for equal marriage, with Lord Rennard saying “the law was passed at Westminster in spite of Stonewall's initial and wrong headed opposition to it.”

November 8, 2013

Rugby star Gareth Thomas says ‘nothing should hold back’ gay athletes wanting to compete in Sochi 2014

US: Former Michigan lawyer fired for harassing gay student sues state for ‘wrongful termination’

Scottish Equal Opportunities Committee approves equal marriage bill

Bisexual musician Lou Reed left $500,000 to mother who used electroshock therapy to ‘cure’ him

Philip Hammond: I was ‘shocked’ David Cameron legalised equal marriage so quickly

Shaun Woodward, MP who defected to Labour from the Tories over gay rights to stand down

Stonewall accused of snubbing Liberal Democrats at awards ceremony

Croatia to hold a referendum aiming to rule out same-sex marriage

Police in Chichester appealing for witnesses to homophobic assault outside kebab shop

Comment: The Scottish Government must end the spousal veto and uphold the rights of trans people