Family News

South Gloucestershire Council Wins DV Credit

Posted on 25 Dec 2018 in Family

The local community newspaper for East Bristol, The Week In, reports that South Gloucestershire Council has become the first local authority in the West Country to be accredited by the White Ribbon Campaign, an initiative that aims to reduce domestic violence and abuse within the setting of the family. It has long been the contention of feminists and many sections of the LGBTQ communities that domestic violence occurs mostly within the nuclear family unit and that the main threat to the wellbeing of women and children occurs in this context.

Dogs Trust Looks Back on 18 Years of Prides

Posted on 26 Oct 2018 in Family

The Autumn issue of Wag, the magazine of the Dog's Trust, is out now and reflects on the summer of Pride events just gone. The Trust says “As an organisation, we have been supporting Pride since the year 2000, when we first strutted our stuff in the Brighton Pride parade”.

Fundamentalists for Child Cruetly in Scotland

Posted on 11 Sep 2018 in Family

A Bill has been proposed to the Scottish Parliament to outlaw the smacking of children in the country. John Finnie, a Green MSP, said that it was high time that children were afforded the same protections from assault as adults. The Bill has wide cross party support from MSPs representing the L

Charity Withdraws from Ranting Website

Posted on 1 Sep 2018 in Family

Research from the newswire Gay Star News has found that the NSPCC has pulled out of a scheduled FaceBook discussion with the problematic website MumsNet. The NSPCC which for over one hundred years has campaigned for child welfare and safety is said by insiders to be disgusted with the t

Abusing Heterosexual Mother Loses Custody

Posted on 12 Aug 2018 in Family

It seems that there is no lengths of cruelty and abuse that homophobes will not stoop to.

Jul

Cruel Religious Mother Sentenced to Prison

It seems that there is no lengths of cruelty and abuse that homophobes will not stoop to.

Jun

Rupert Everett is Totally Supportive of Dads

In an interview with the Summer edition of Attitude magazine, Rupert Everett, fresh from his role as Oscar Wilde in the Happy Prince movie, speaks of his admiration for gay couples raising

Jun

Diversity Fest Brings Fun to Kingswood

Kingswood Diversity Festival is to take place on Saturday 15th July, according to the community newspaper The Week In.

Apr

Abortion Reforms Needed - CWU Union

The communist daily paper The Morning Star reported this Monday on the Communication Workers Union conference, which passed a resolution saying that the current legal requirement for a pre

Mar

George Michael Honours His Sisters in Will

Singer George Michael is reported by the Daily Mirror to have left his North London home to his favourite sister, Melanie Panayiotou.