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European LGBT Survey
Date Published: 02/04/2012
Make your experience count: take part in the largest ever LGBT Survey!
read more1st National Campaign for Lesbian & Bisexual Women
Date Published: 02/04/2012
NHS Cancer Screening Programmes fund national cervical screening campaign for lesbian & bisexual women across England.
read moreWhere’s Your Head At? Youth Conference
Date Published: 30/03/2012
A free event for 16 to 21 year olds on Friday 13th April (12-5pm) @ The LGF - a day of wellbeing and creative workshops inc. sexual health, crafts, art therapy and a drumming and DJ workshop.
read moreLGF to receive share of funding to benefit patients
Date Published: 30/03/2012
The Lesbian & Gay Foundation has successfully received funding to test and develop innovative approaches to improve health and wellbeing,Care Services Minister Paul Burstow has announced.
read moreManchester College students talk about Homophobia
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Date Published: 29/03/2012
Students at The Manchester College tell us why they wanted to make videos against homophobia.
read moreBBC and LGF to produce a series of Wellbeing Podcasts
Date Published: 28/03/2012
The BBC are helping The Lesbian & Gay Foundation to produce a series of Wellbeing Podcasts – now we need you!
read moreExciting new changes for the LGF’s groupwork programme!
Date Published: 26/03/2012
This year, the LGF’s groupwork programme will see some exciting new changes and a relaunch in the Autumn. To help with this we are currently recruiting a new team of volunteers to lead the groups into a new era…
read moreEnough is Enough - Video Vote!
Date Published: 19/03/2012
Media students at The Manchester College have made 8 fantastic new videos for our campaign against homophobia. We want you to vote for your favourites.
read moreThe Equal Civil Marriage Consultation
Date Published: 15/03/2012
A Government consultation has been launched today which outlines plans to enable same-sex couples to have a civil marriage ceremony. Please support this.
read moreMy Big Gay Gypsy Lifestyle
Date Published: 13/03/2012
In a story that echoes Mikey Walsh’s excellent book about a gay Romany boy, Martin Cooper interviews Kyle, a Romany Gypsy about coming out in his community.
read moreComing Out? Gareth Thomas wants to talk to you!
Date Published: 09/03/2012
Are you gay and thinking about coming out?
Have you experienced verbal or physical homophobia?
Did you come out very early?
Do you have a positive coming out story and great support from friends and family?
read moreTake part & win - new research into cervical screening l…
Date Published: 07/03/2012
The Lesbian & Gay Foundation is exploring the experiences, knowledge and behaviour of lesbian and bisexual (LB) women who live outside the North West, towards cervical screening to understand how you engage with health screening services and whether you have equal access to services. Have your say...
Manchester appeals to St Petersburg
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Date Published: 06/03/2012
Last week lawmakers in Russia’s second city St. Petersburg’s passed a law aimed at eliminating what they call the “propaganda” of homosexuality. This week Manchester speaks out in support of its twin cities’ LGBT communities.
read more‘Sexuality Surgery’ on Radio 1
Date Published: 05/03/2012
BBC Radio 1’s The Surgery are broadcasting an evening programme on Sexuality on Sunday 11th March, 9pm – 12 midnight.
read moreProstate Awareness Event
Date Published: 01/03/2012
March is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, later this month The Lesbian & Gay Foundation will be hosting a free event with Men Matter and Macmillan Cancer Support tohelp raise awareness.
read moreSafer Cruising in Manchester
Date Published: 24/02/2012
Greater Manchester Police are alerting men who have sex with men around the Rochdale Canal near Manchester’s Gay Village to be wary of anti-social behaviour (including attacks and robberies) that are happening in the area that connects the Gay Village with Piccadilly and Ancoats.
read moreCivil Marriage – a fight for our rights
Date Published: 24/02/2012
In September, it was announced that the coalition Government would legislate for same-sex civil marriages by 2015.
read moreAllan Horsfall – Gay Monitor
Date Published: 23/02/2012
Continuing our series looking at Gay Pioneers as presented by Mike Newman who has produced a short history of freedom for gay men in Britain since the 1950’s. Following our look at gay life in the fifties and an appraisal of the work done by Leo Abse and Antony Grey in this area, here we look at the achievements of Allan Horsfall.
read moreAntony Grey: The tireless reformer
Date Published: 21/02/2012
Around five years ago Mike Newman began to produce a short history of freedom for gay men in Britain since the 1950’s after reading an article about the lack of awareness of early gay liberation campaigners. Over the last few years Mike has interviewed five such campaigners and here he takes a look at Antony Grey.
read moreLeo Abse, a controversial figure
Date Published: 20/02/2012
In the 1960s Abse broke the political deadlock over the status of homosexuality. He persuaded the home secretary Roy Jenkins to give his Bill Government time.
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