5 reasons LGBT activists are protesting about Russia
Five reasons LGBT activists have been protesting about the situation in Russia.
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France: President Hollande caves in to right-wing hysteria on family law
France’s Socialist government has dropped plans to update family law after protests by conservative groups.
BT apologises and promises to ‘revise’ description of sex education filters
BT has issued a statement to Left Foot Forward apologising for any ‘confusion’ caused after we broke the news earlier today that their parental internet filters were allowing parents to block information relating to “gay and lesbian lifestyle websites”.
BT allows parents to block children’s access to ‘gay and lesbian lifestyle’ websites
Internet provider BT has a parental control feature which allows parents to prevent their children visiting websites which promote “gay and lesbian lifestyles”.
Is the British government ignoring gay rights in India for trade?
It would appear that way from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s mealy-mouthed response to the effective criminalisation of homosexuality in India.
Remembering Harvey Milk
As America marks the thirty-fifth anniversary of his passing, Milk’s once-radical demand that gays receive full equality has never enjoyed greater support.
Religion continues to influence attitudes to homosexuality
Religion was a key differentiator of attitudes to homosexuality in 1983 and remains so.
Section 28 rears its head again in the UK
The revelation that 46 schools have Section 28-like policies is shocking, but there is a broader issue that the education system must do more for LGBT students.
Do men and straight people need support societies too?
Recently there has been something of a backlash against equal rights movements – the counter demand for pride/rights/support from majority or dominant groups. This has taken the form of everything from university-based “masculinity groups” to those advancing the concept of “straight pride”.
Commonwealth progress but more reform is needed
While some progress is being made on LGBT rights in the Commonwealth, it is painfully slow. More reform is needed urgently. Nearly 80 per cent of the 54 Commonwealth countries still criminalise homosexuality, with penalties ranging up to life imprisonment for consenting same-sex behaviour between adults in private.