Category: Stonewall

Articles Conversion therapy ban Life News Stonewall

Constituents encouraged to email UK MPs ahead of second reading for ‘conversion therapy’ ban bill

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An online campaign urging UK MPs to attend the second reading of a so-called ‘conversion therapy’ ban bill has a month to go until its deadline. Taking place on 1 March, the second reading of a private members bill to ban the harmful practice was brought forward by Lloyd Russell-Moyle, Labour MP for Kemptown and Peacehaven. Russell-Moyle was one of many non-governmental MPs who, through a lottery system, were selected to introduce the bill. Stonewall, an LGBTQIA+ rights charity in the UK, has created a petition to show their support…

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Articles Conservatives Galop Just Like Us Life Mermaids News School Guidance Stonewall UK Government

LGBTQ+ young people’s charity issues warning against trans school policy from UK government

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Just Like Us, the LGBTQIA+ young people’s charity, has issued a warning against the proposed school guidance from the UK government. “We recommend schools do not implement this draft, non-statutory guidance,” Just Like Us said. On 19 December, the government released a new draft for children questioning their gender, ‘non-statutory guidance for schools and colleges in England’, after initially promising this in 2018. Teachers have been advised to inform parents if their child wishes to change their gender identity at school. Information will be withheld if the pupil is considered…

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Articles LGBTQ+ News Life News Queer Stonewall Stonewall Cymru Wales

34% of Wales is queer, report reveals

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Only 66 per cent of those living in Wales are exclusively attracted to the opposite sex, according to a new report from Stonewall Cymru. The Rainbow Cymru Report, published in December, used data and statistics from the 2021 England and Wales Census, as well as an Opinium poll of adults across the UK and a series of three Ipsos UK polls of adults across Great Britain. Findings concluded that Wales is more diverse than ever. Individuals aged under 35 are more likely to identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community.…

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Articles Conversion Therapy Government Jayne Ozanne Kemi Badenoch MP LGBTQ+ News Life News Politics Rishi Sunak Stonewall

PM accused of “moral failing” for delay in banning ‘conversion therapy’

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Rishi Sunak has been accused of failing victims of so-called ‘conversion therapy’ as survivors continue to wait for legislation banning it. In an open letter sent to both the Prime Minister and the equalities minister Kemi Badenoch on 17 July, a number of senior parliamentarians, religious leaders, medical professionals, human rights leaders and prominent LGBTQ+ voices called on the government to fulfil its promise of outlawing the harmful practice. “Not only has the delay damaged the lives of countless vulnerable LGBT+ victims, it has also emboldened perpetrators to act with…

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Amplifund Articles Charity Galop Gendered Intelligence GiveOut Kaleidoscope Trust LGBT Foundation lgbtq charity Life Mermaids Micro Rainbow News Originals Rainbow Migration Stonewall Switchboard Terrence Higgins Trust

Stonewall to Galop: 11 LGBTQ+ charities to support this Pride Month

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The post Stonewall to Galop: 11 LGBTQ+ charities to support this Pride Month appeared first on GAY TIMES. Go to Source Author: Conor Clark

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Articles Asylum Government Illegal Migration Bill Labour Labour Party LGBTQ+ News Life Nadia Whittome Nadia Whittome MP News Originals Politics Rainbow Migration Stonewall

Nadia Whittome MP: ‘The Illegal Migration Bill is an attack on the right to seek asylum in the UK’

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The post Nadia Whittome MP: ‘The Illegal Migration Bill is an attack on the right to seek asylum in the UK’ appeared first on GAY TIMES. Go to Source Author: Nadia Whittome MP

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Articles Galop Homophobia LGBTQ+ News Life Metropolitan Police Misogyny News Police racism Stonewall

Met Police is institutionally homophobic, racist and sexist, review finds

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London’s Metropolitan Police force is in need of a “complete overhaul” and is institutionally homophobic, racist and sexist, an official report has said. Content warning: This story includes topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable and/or upset. Louise Casey spent a year investigating the Met after a review was commissioned in the wake of one of its officers, Wayne Couzens, abducting, raping and murdering Sarah Everard in March 2021. She said the force is likely to have more officers like Couzens, as well as serial rapist David Carrick, who…

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Articles gender Gender Recognition Gender Recognition Certificate Government Jayne Ozanne Kemi Badenoch MP LGBTQ+ News Life News Nicola Sturgeon Politics Scotland Stonewall Trans

UK government could deem Scottish gender recognition certificates invalid

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Transgender people in Scotland will have to apply for a UK gender recognition certificate in order to be recognised outside of the country under changes expected to be made by ministers. In a written statement shared on 9 January, Kemi Badenoch, the Minister for Women and Equalities, announced a review into “the list of approved overseas countries and territories” in relation to which international gender certificates the UK recognises. “There are now some countries and territories on the list who have made changes to their systems since then and would…

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Anti-LGBTQ discrimination Articles LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ Sport Life News Research Sport Stonewall Study

British public overwhelmingly support LGBTQ+ people in sport, study finds

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Stonewall has launched its ninth Rainbow Laces campaign by urging people to “stand up and call out” anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination at the World Cup in Qatar. The tournament has been marred with controversy since it was announced that it would take place in the Gulf state, where homosexuality is illegal and the LGBTQ+ community is subjected to discriminatory laws. “As we approach the 2022 Men’s World Cup, we must remember that Qatar is a country where LGBTQ+ people are persecuted simply for being themselves,” said Liz Ward, the Director of Programmes…

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Articles LGBTQ+ News Life News Stonewall Study

More young people identify as LGBTQ+ than ever before, study finds

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Research from Stonewall and Ipsos has suggested that Britain is entering a new era of LGBTQ+ diversity thanks to Gen Z. The new poll revealed that only 66% of people in the country identify as being exclusively attracted to people of the opposite sex. Approximately 40% of Gen Z said they have same-sex attractions, with only 53% saying they are only interested in people of the opposite sex. The data also suggested that 2% of of people in Britain identify as asexual, meaning they do not experience sexual attraction but…

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