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Deletion of Historical Gay Convictions
Date Published: 01/10/2012
From 1st October anyone who meets certain conditions laid down in the Protection of Freedom Act will be entitled to apply to the Home Office for a formal disregard of historical gay convictions, cautions, warnings or reprimands for consensual gay sex with someone over the age of 16.
read moreComing out as bisexual
Date Published: 24/09/2012
If you think you may be bisexual, or you’re questioning, it can be difficult accepting who you are, writes Pete Davies.
read moreAnd the Winners Are....
Date Published: 21/09/2012
Our fabulous Homo Heroes Awards ceremony took place last night (Thursday 20th September) where nearly 200 people came together to celebrate their community heroes. Find out who the winner are here.
read moreSenior GP advises students to act ‘less gay’
Date Published: 21/09/2012
GP and senior member of The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), Dr Una Coales is in the news today after writing a guide which advises gay students to act less ‘gay’ in order to pass their exams.
read more"Having a screen test saved my life"
Date Published: 18/09/2012
Are You Ready For Your Screen Test?’ is The Lesbian & Gay Foundation’s national campaign which aims to dispel the myths around lesbian and bisexual women and cervical screening, and raise awareness that lesbian and bisexual women do need regular cervical screening tests.
Here, Donna and Sarah speak to us about their experiences.
read moreLeaving a Legacy
Date Published: 18/09/2012
This week is Remember a Charity Week. Have you thought about leaving a legacy to The Lesbian & Gay Foundation to help support our work?
read moreVacancies at the LGF
Date Published: 17/09/2012
We are looking for outstanding applicants to fill two vacancies that have become possible through incoming funding to join our well established team based in central Manchester; Women’s Programme Co-ordinator and LGB&T Community Development Worker.
read moreFirst Ever National Project for Lesbian & Bisexual Women…
Date Published: 14/09/2012
The Lesbian & Gay Foundation are delighted to have received funding from The Big Lottery Reaching Communities Programme for a project specifically supporting lesbian and bisexual (LB) women.
read moreLatest NW HIV Cases - Concern for Men who have Sex with Men
Date Published: 14/09/2012
A total of 789 new HIV and AIDS cases were reported in 2011 across North West England. This represents a 7% increase in the number of total new cases compared with 2010. More people are getting tested but some are leaving it too late for effective treatments.
read moreFancy a Challenge?
Date Published: 14/09/2012
Tom completed the Yorkshire 3 peaks challenge back in July in support of The LGF raising money for our Enough is Enough! Campaign. Do you fancy a challenge?
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