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Home Office LGBT staff represent all shades of the Spectrum
Date Published: 26/02/2008
On Thursday 21st February the Border and Immigration Agency held an event in conjunction with Spectrum, the LGBT staff support group of the home office at Manchester Airport.
read moreA Tribute to Michael Todd
Date Published: 12/03/2008
The loss of Chief Constable will be felt by our community.
read moreNew guidance offered on prosecution of STI's &HIV
Date Published: 18/03/2008
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has just published new guidance on the prosecution of reckless or intentional transmission of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI's) including HIV.
read moreoutnorthwest issue 79
Date Published: 28/03/2008
The new issue of outnorthwest is now available around the region from the usual venues.
read moreSchool play helps end classroom homophobia
Date Published: 01/04/2008
A new and groundbreaking play challenging homophobia and bullying in Manchester schools has now been seen by more than 1,500 young people and will soon be seen by thousands more across the city.
read moreManchester cruising crackdown targets Victoria train station…
Date Published: 01/04/2008
The British Transport Police (BTP) in Manchester are warning of their intentions to crackdown on gay sex taking place in public toilets at the city's Victoria Train Station.
Interview with LGF Chief Executive
Date Published: 07/04/2008
Christine Burns, MBE talks to LGF Chief Executive Paul Martin.
read more"Gay" word used most by kids in school
Date Published: 08/04/2008
The term 'gay' is the most frequently used insult in British schools, a survey by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers has revealed.
read moreStop Hate UK helphine launched in Merseyside
Date Published: 11/04/2008
A new Stop Hate UK helpline has launched across Merseyside in the aim to try and encourage the reporting of homophobic and racist hate crime across the county, whether it be verbal, physical or through offensive literature.
Homophobic bullying rates on the increase
Date Published: 11/04/2008
Seven per cent of young people in Liverpool were bullied about their sexuality last year, according to figures published in a council report.
outnorthwest issue 80
Date Published: 18/04/2008
The new issue of outnorthwest will be available across the region from Wednesday 23rd April. In our most feature-packed issue yet, we're focussing on Queer Up North, The Great British Bear Bash, and... yes, even Eurovision.
read moreGreen MEP condemns decision to scale back anti-discriminatio…
Date Published: 24/04/2008
European Commission indicates that discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation, age and race or belief will no longer be covered.
read moreJustin: The Campaign Against Homophobia in Football
Date Published: 25/04/2008
For a decade, the tragic story of Justin Fashanu has been silenced, surfacing only as a grim warning against coming out for any football player struggling with his sexuality.
read moreTransexual trucker wins her case for sexual discrimination
Date Published: 25/04/2008
A transsexual who was forced out of her job as a trucker because she started to wear women's clothes has finally won the battle against her employers for compensation.
read moreBan on incitement of homophobic hatred - almost...
Date Published: 13/05/2008
The Crown Prosecution Service recently confirmed that prosecutions for homophobic hate crimes increased by 168% in the past two years.
read moreRangers fans fill up Manchester and Canal Street
Date Published: 14/05/2008
More than 100,000 Glasgow Rangers fans have arrived in Manchester in the past few days filling up the city with a sea of blue.
read moreoutnorthwest issue 81
Date Published: 19/05/2008
The new issue of outnorthwest will be available across the region from Wednesday 21st May. This month we're focussing on the Battle of the Sexualities, and asking if gay men and lesbians are at war with each other...
read moreCorrie Star launches Walk Against Homophobia
Date Published: 21/05/2008
Coronation Street star Antony Cotton will be joining hundreds of people who are preparing for Manchester's first ever Sponsored Walk Against Homophobia on Saturday 24th May at 1pm.
read moreGay victims of the holocaust finally remembered
Date Published: 28/05/2008
Tens of thousands of gay men who were persecuted and murdered 70 years ago by the Nazi regime have been remembered with the unveiling yesterday of a memorial in Berlin.
read moreLatvia: Riga Pride takes call against homphobia to the stree…
Date Published: 29/05/2008
150-strong Amnesty delegation to support Latvian gay community.
read moreRapid HIV tests at Body Positive North West
Date Published: 09/06/2008
Manchester based HIV charity Body Positive North West (BPNW) is now offering free HIV testing to gay men in the North West.
read moreoutnorthwest issue 82
Date Published: 24/06/2008
The new issue of outnorthwest will be available across the region from Wednesday 25th June. This month we are talking to five people who have struggled with poor body image and how they have turned their lives around.
read moreA Friend of Dorothy's?
Date Published: 08/07/2008
The Wizard of Oz is getting a one-off special screening to launch this year's LEEDS PRIDE.
read moreRussell T Davies reacts to "anti-gay" comments
Date Published: 10/07/2008
Queer as Folk creator, and Doctor Who executive producer Russell T Davies has spoken out this week about the extreme 'anti-gay' reactions he has had to his various television projects.
read moreChristian registrar wins employment battle over civil partne…
Date Published: 11/07/2008
Religious people could have the legal entitlement to discriminate on conscientious grounds against gay people after an employment tribunal ruled in favour of Lillian Ladele, a Christian registrar who was threatened with the sack because of her religious beliefs on same sex unions after she refused to conduct civil partnership ceremonies while employed by Islington council.
read moreCelebrating LGBT people in faith
Date Published: 11/07/2008
As the Anglican community are currently preparing to gather at the Lambeth conference the three week international gathering of Anglican bishops which takes place every 10 years, many will remember that the 1998 Conference was dominated by the issue of homosexuality and the Church.
read moreGay Men's Guide to Life Insurance
Date Published: 14/07/2008
Research published in April found that many leading insurance providers in the UK are still sending gay men for unnecessary HIV tests.
read moreoutnorthwest issue 83
Date Published: 18/07/2008
The new issue of outnorthwest will be available across the region from Wednesday 23rd July.
read moreAre we born this way?
Date Published: 25/07/2008
Lesbians and gay men are different, says new research.
read moreBelfast Pride challenges Homophobia and Mrs. Robinson
Date Published: 29/07/2008
The Eighteenth annual Belfast Gay Pride Festival launched last night.
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