Posts Tagged ‘LGBT’
Hungary: Increasingly hostile climate for LGBT people
Echoing developments in Russia, extreme-right parliamentarians in Hungary have tabled proposals to outlaw public discussions of homosexuality. In parallel, the Budapest police has rejected a request to hold the annual LGBT prid...
How homophobic bullying led to tragedy for one family
Although 19 years have passed since homosexuality was decriminalised in Ireland, being gay and young can still have tragic consequences today.
MEPs welcome new European LGBT survey
On Monday 2 April the EU Fundamental Rights Agency launched a vast survey into the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the European Union and Croatia. Members of the European Parliament have welcomed the i...
Britain’s MI5 – the gay-friendly spy agency
Britain’s domestic spy agency MI5 has been named as one of the country’s most gay-friendly employers.
UN report to tackle LGBT prejudice
The UK’s government today welcomed the first ever report by the United Nations looking at the widespread discrimination and violence facing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
European Parliament welcomes recent UN developments on sexual orientation and gender identity
Today the European Parliament joined the United Nations’ call for safeguarding the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the world. The text was co-signed by 6 out of 7 political groups, and ...
Campaign to create official Leeds gay quarter
City bars, venues, punters and a politician have all got behind a campaign to create the first Leeds gay quarter.
