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Interfaith Week: Gays in the Frontline
Date Published: 25/11/2011
In recent weeks Liverpool’s Frontline Church, based in the Wavertree area of the city has faced a lot of criticism for providing a ‘factsheet’ on homosexuality which suggests that people are not born homosexual but that homosexuality is the result of dealing with pain from childhood.www.lgf.org.uk look at the responses and repercussions...
read moreIs Christian inquiry whipping up more division?
Date Published: 24/11/2011
This Inter Faith Week we look at an inquiry that is taking place before Parliament into whether Christians are being pushed out of society, some of the evidence involves cases of discrimination against lesbian, gay and bisexual people.
read moreFarewell GALYIC
Date Published: 24/11/2011
Gay and Lesbian Youth in Calderdale (GALYIC) will close its doors on November 30th 2011, twelve years and three months after it was set up in August 1999. www.lgf.org.uk spoke to one of its founders Jan Bridget about the success of the group and the challenges still ahead.
read moreInterfaith Week: Reverend Hayley Matthews Interview
Date Published: 23/11/2011
The Rev'd Hayley Matthews is Chaplain to MediaCityUK at Salford Quays in Greater Manchester. Here Hayley talks about the Church, her work, her faith and coming out.
read moreWorld AIDS Day - Know Your Status
Date Published: 22/11/2011
The Lesbian & Gay Foundation is commemorating World Aids Day this 1st December with a whole host of events as part of Manchester’s World Aids Day Partnership.
read moreCelebrating Interfaith Week
Date Published: 21/11/2011
Gays into Faith do go!
read moreCompetition to help challenge homophobia and transphobia in …
Date Published: 21/11/2011
To mark the pre-launch of LGB&T History Month 2012 - a competition is being launched to design a logo that sports clubs can use to show their commitment to kicking homophobia and transphobia out of sport.
read moreConservative Peers attempt to derail legislation
Date Published: 21/11/2011
Civil Partnerships on religious premises looked set to become a reality by Christmas with extensive cross party support, but their progress through parliament has been halted by Conservative Peers led by Baroness O'Cathain, who last week lodged a prayer to annul in opposition of the legislation.
read moreBen’s Story – Things Get Better
Date Published: 18/11/2011
I remember my first day at school, back in the early 1990’s. During the lunch break a two or three boys started to pick on me for being different, being of a young age I didn’t know what it was about, but I know I felt unhappy.
read moreTransgender Day of Remembrance 2011
Date Published: 18/11/2011
This year at least 116 transgender people have been murdered globally, this Sunday (Nov 20th) marks Transgender Day of Remembrance - an opportunity to raise awareness of trans discrimination and remember those we have lost.
read moreSupport for depression and anxiety at the LGF
Date Published: 17/11/2011
The Lesbian & Gay Foundation and the Manchester Primary Care Mental Health Service have joined forces to offer a new specialist service for the LGBT community.
read moreCharity sign Time To Change pledge to end mental health disc…
Date Published: 15/11/2011
The Lesbian & Gay Foundation (The LGF) have become the latest organisation to sign the Time To Change pledge to end mental health discrimination.
read moreAre you living with HIV in Cumbria?
Date Published: 15/11/2011
Are you living with HIV in Cumbria, or caring for someone who is? If so, you may be interested in a new initiative being promoted by the Cumbria Equality Resource Centre.
read morePink List's Elly Barnes speaks out on Anti-Bullying Week
Date Published: 14/11/2011
This Anti-Bullying Week we talk to Music Teacher and Pink List winner Elly, about the importance of tackling bullying through education, and what it felt like to be named the most influential LGBT person in the UK.
read moreAnti-Bullying Initiative highlights that Words Can Hurt
Date Published: 14/11/2011
Manchester’s award winning Exceeding Expectations Anti-Homophobic Bullying initiative, is back in the city’s schools from Anti-Bullying Week until November 25th. This year's theme is Words Can Hurt, and language and words and the impact they can have are at the project's very heart.
read moreFootball club host day of action against discrimination
Date Published: 11/11/2011
Bradford City FC have become the third professional football club to sign up to the Government's Sports Charter challenging homophobia and transphobia in sport. They are also holding a day of action to kick discrimination out of sport.
read moreCharity says: "Make Schools Safer - challenge the gay w…
Date Published: 11/11/2011
Monday sees the start of Anti-Bullying Week and this year’s theme is Words Can Hurt, but homophobic bullying and the derogatory use of the word “gay” remain major issues for UK schools...
read moreWords Can Hurt
Date Published: 08/11/2011
Anti-Bullying Week takes place from November 14th – 18th and this year’s theme is Words Can Hurt. We take a look at two projects challenging the issue of homophobic bullying in schools and promoting understanding across communities.
read moreCervical screening campaign for lesbian and bisexual women s…
Date Published: 08/11/2011
The Lesbian & Gay Foundation’s “Are You Ready for Screen Test?” campaign has been awarded the top accolade at the Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust 2011 Cervical Screening Awards.
read moreStonewall announce 2011 award winners
Date Published: 04/11/2011
Community champions and celebrities honoured at the sixth annual Stonewall Awards.