Government Equalities Minister, Maria Eagle pledged that she and other Ministers would stand firm against any attempts by faith groups to get out of the demands of LGBT legislation and the forthcoming Equality Bill. (more…)
Posts tagged: "Homophobia"
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Faith, Homophobia, Transphobia, & Human Rights Conference
20 May 2009Tags: & Human Rights Conference, Faith, Homophobia, Transphobia
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Cutting-edge conference tackles Faith, Homophobia, Transphobia & Human Rights
8 May 2009“Principles of faith are being twisted to foster irrational fears of human rights, sexual diversity and social equality, to pit people of faith, including LGBT people, against all who seek the common good,” say Conference Chairs, Maria Exall, Sharon Ferguson, Richard Kirker, & Martin Pendergast. (more…)
Tags: Faith, Homophobia, Transphobia & Human Rights Conference
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Gay Pub Bombers Condemned
1 May 1999Deaths caused by evil people, say lesbian and gay Christians
The nailbomb explosion in a Soho gay pub yesterday [30 April 1999] has once again alerted the lesbian and gay community to the consequences of violent homophobia. More importantly it has alerted the whole country. On this occasion it was a particularly virulent strain of hatred that reared its tragic head, but the attack and tragic loss of life have been mirrored in earlier incidents. Many of these have been widely reported in the lesbian and gay press but scarcely at all in the mainstream media. (more…)
Tags: Admiral Duncan, Homophobia, Old Compton Street, Soho Bomb
