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Shadow Boxing at the Lowry
Shadow Boxing presents a struggle for dignity and respect. It pulls no punches in its depiction of a boxer
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Homophobia at primary school age
Image: Dr Jonathan Glazzard Dr Jonathan Glazzard, course leader in primary education, will receive £10,000 for his National Teaching
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My word it’s myGwork
myGwork (the LGBT Linkedin) promotes diversity and inclusion in the work place for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
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Robbie Rogers reminds FIFA about gay rights
Robbie Rogers is featured in the April issue of GQ and talks about FIFA and gay rights, the reaction to
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New toolkit for nurses to prevent suicide in LGBT young people
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN), in collaboration with Public Health England (PHE), has launched a toolkit to guide nurses
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A future beyond gay & straight?
Post-homophobia there may be more gay sex but less gay identity By Peter Tatchell, Director of the Peter Tatchell Foundation
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Alan Turing’s persecution & on-going UK homophobia
Peter Tatchell writes: Homophobia is still with us 60 years after the death of Alan Turing. To combat it, education
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Rainbow Laces 2014 Campaign Launch
GFSN Team Village Manchester FC Supported Rainbow Laces 2013 The Gay Football Supporters Network are delighted to have worked with
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Gay Rugby – eliminating homophobia
As the Bingham Cup kicked off today in Sydney, two Rugby World Cup winning Wallabies’ captains joined senior federal politicians
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The battle for LGBTI equality isn’t over yet
We here in the UK are pleased with the progress over recent years, that have been made regarding gay rights
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Why cottaging still matters.
In 2008 Jeff Akers, a retired accountant, went into a public toilet in the small town of Walton in Surrey
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Travel – Surf’s Up! GaySurfers host South America’s only LGBT surf camp
Michael Sam, Ian Thorpe, Amelie Mauresmo, Tom Daley, Megan Rapinoe… the list of professional, out athletes keeps growing, but that
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Spartacus Gay Travel Index 2014 lists the gay-friendliest travel destinations worldwide!
The international travel guide for the gay community, which has been published on an annual basis for the last 40
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Gay Soldier James Wharton receives City Freedom
James Wharton, one of the first openly gay soldiers in the British Army, has received the Freedom of the City
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AWAY FROM HOME
The UK, 2014, The Civil Partnership Act is ten years old, same sex marriage passes into law, it is
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GREEN MEP PLANS TO ELIMINATE HOMOPHOBIC BULLYING
London’s Green MEP Jean Lambert has backed a decision to take EU-level action to stamp out homophobia. Members of the
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European Snow Pride 2014
Tignes, Espace Killy (Tignes+Val d’Isère), 22nd – 29th March 2014 Two hundred guests have already booked their European Snow Pride 2014
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Gaydar Survey – Gay in the Workplace
Over a quarter of British gay men (26 per cent) are not ‘out’ at work, while one in five
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German football flying the flag
The fight against homophobia in football has taken a positive turn over in Europe where second division German club St
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Michael Gove: ‘It’s medieval to use the word “gay” as an insult.’
The Education Secretary Michael Gove told over 500 education professionals and young people at Stonewall’s Education for All Conference on
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Out In The Army – My Life as a Gay Soldier
James Wharton joined the British Army in 2003 when he was just 16. From a young age he had always
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RESULTS OF KICK IT OUT FAN CONSULTATION
RESULTS SHOW THAT 84% OF FANS SEE HOMOPHOBIA AS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE The Gay Football Supporters’ Network (GFSN) welcomes the
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LIVERPOOL PRIDE NEEDS A HERO!
Photos: Jeb Smith When Tina Turner said that we don’t need another hero, she was wrong. Liverpool Pride is expecting
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AKT and Outpost merge
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) youth homeless charities the Albert Kennedy Trust (AKT) and Outpost Housing are to merge
Read moreCardinal O’Brien should apologise to gay community
Keith O’Brien urged: Repent your homophobia Estimated 40% of Catholic priests are gay, including top clerics “Cardinal O’Brien’s confession falls
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Football v Homophobia
For the second year running, Liverpool FC supported the Football v Homophobia campaign by hosting a Gay Football Supporters Network
Read moreGet into Ben’s knickers
The masculine men’s underwear brand Bluebuck has partnered with England Rugby Champion, Ben Cohen, to produce a special edition underwear
Read moreLeeds Rhinos flying the rainbow flag
Do you want to meet your own Rugby League heroes? Leeds Rhinos are offering a special package event against
Read moreFans Would Support Openly Gay Players
There are over 500,000 professional footballers, yet openly gay players appear almost entirely absent. It is often claimed that
Read moreThe Great Campaigner
Peter Tatchell The New Year brings with it a rather important anniversary for gay rights. Peter Tatchell, a man who
Read moreHomos in Sport
Recently, Just A Ball Game? (justaballgame.blogspot.com) went live with a survey looking at homophobia in sport. Just A Ball game?
Read moreEditor’s Words: June 2011
‘FIRST MAN CURED OF HIV’ – such a headline of course caught my eye as I perused the various websites
Read moreRED CARD TO HOMOPHOBIA IN SPORT
Britain’s biggest sports are backing a new government campaign to stamp out homophobia and transphobia. The Football Association, the Lawn
Read moreRugby League’s Gay support
On 13th March at 3.00 pm, Sheffield Eagles’ first home game of the season, the team will be walking onto
Read moreBullying: not just kids stuff – By Lee Hudson
Is it me or does there seem to be and more bullying on TV? Even in comedies or light-hearted, ‘feel-good’
Read moreClub fined for Homophobic Abuse
When Rugby Union star Gareth Thomas came out last year he said he was ‘proud’ and ‘relieved’ that he could now
Read moreThe FA takes its eye of the ball
The Football Association has cancelled the launch of its long awaited anti-homophobia video, pleading that it needs to review its
Read moreTake Me Back To Tel Aviv (Israel)
It’s fair to say that since August, when a lone gun-man shot dead two young gay lads and injured 10
Read moreQueer as Funk – Qboy
Producer, artist & DJ QBoy is best known as ‘that gay rapper’ but hopes this time around his music will
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