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Church Loses Credibility as Report Reveals

Posted on 16 Jan 2021 in Current Affairs

“The Catholic Church Must Pay for Its Abuse”. Well that message was emblazoned on many placards and banners held aloft by survivors of Ireland's Mother and Baby Homes, where unwed mothers were sent in the Republic of Ireland during a period of many decades, only ending during the nineties, when Ireland was rapidly changing towards being a more secular democracy. The Mother and Baby Homes were operated by Catholic orders, reflecting the deep religiosity of the country during that period.

Norton Speaks Out on Politics, Rights

Posted on 16 Jan 2021 in Politics

Gay television personality and one of the UK's top chat show hosts, Graham Norton has given a rare political interview in which he defends transgender people and speaks about the sacrifices made by LGBTQ campaigners in his native Republic of Ireland.

What Are Your Top LGBTQ Protest Banners?

Posted on 15 Jan 2021 in Politics

Pink News, the top British gay newswire, reports that, with demonstrations and Pride marches on hold due to Covid19 in many parts of the world, internet users of the forum Redit are sharing their favourite historical and recent LGBTQ Pride protests signs.

FBI Appeals for Intelligence on Right Wingers

Posted on 15 Jan 2021 in World

As the first arrests are made in the States over the right wing “invasion” of the Capitol's buildings last week, LGBTQ groups and activists are among those being invited by the Federal Bureau of Investigations, the FBI, to supply intelligence on any people or groups who took part in the violent p

Scientists Look to HIV for Corona-Answers

Posted on 14 Jan 2021 in Current Affairs

The BBC World Service Science Hour on 9th January looked at variants and mutations in Coronavirus which have been complicating the fight against the infection.

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Feminist Peace Singer Baez at Eighty

Deutsche Welle, the international media voice of Germany, pays its respects to protest and folk singer, Joan Baez as she turns eighty this month.

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Gay Mayor is Now First "Out" in Cabinet

Gay Star News reports that Democratic politicians Peter Buttigieg is set to become the first openly gay member of a Presidential Cabinet in United States history, after Pre

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Places to Reflect Inspire Gay Cleric Coles

Series one of Winter Walks has been kicking off weekday evenings on BBC-4 television.

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"Free Speech" Complainants Don't Practice It

It is often said in the right wing papers such as the Daily Telegraph, much lampooned as the “Torygraph” that Free Speech as a principle is being abandoned by a new militant leftis

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Shock Revelations About BBC Persian Service

The relationship between the international LGBTQ community and the BBC, already under strain after years of misreporting, is at breaking point this week after the ever-vigilant