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Crowd Gathers to Honour First Elected Gay Man

Posted on 23 Nov 2025 in Politics

Activists, campaigners and members of the Durham LGBTQIA+ community gathered on a suburban street in the town on November 17th to honour Sam Green (deceased 1999) who had been the first elected openly gay man in the UK. Mr Green was a member of both the Gay Liberation Front, the Campaign for Homosexual Equality and the Liberal Party and served as a Councillor on the now abolished Durham City Council between 1972 and 1999. Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrats, unveiled the plaque. Parish councillor Susan Walker said

New Group Aims to Unite Anti-Fascist Women

Posted on 26 Oct 2025 in Politics

The left wing weekly Socialist Worker reports that a new campaigning network, affiliated with Stand Up To Racism, aims to united women against the resurgence of the British far right. Around 1,000 people came together for the online launch of the Women Against t

LGBTQIA Folks Welcome at Anarchist Bookfair

Posted on 19 Oct 2025 in Politics

Bristol Anarchist Bookfair takes place on Saturday 1st November at the Elmgrove Centre in the city's Redland district. The organisers welcome LGBTQIA activists wanting to link up with other struggles for freedom, and say

LGBT+ Progressives Join Coalition of Workers

Posted on 18 Aug 2025 in Politics

LGBTQIA + activists, especially those on the left, green and progressive parts of the political spectrum, are mobilising for a march that is due to take place in London on Saturday 20th September. The Make Them Pay Coalition aim

Pride is a Part of "Resistance to the State"

Posted on 21 Jul 2025 in Politics

As the Pride season grows through the summer, with celebrations large and small, the Communist Party of the USA reminds us that the event is interlinked with struggles for labour rights, workers rights, immigration rights and so on. In an inspirational statement, the Party writes as follows:

Jul

Soccer Women Aces Join Forces on Animal

The gay magazine Pride reports that a power lesbian couple who are also celebrated soccer stars are heading up a new pro-adoption animal rights campaign from the vegan charity PETA

Jun

Major Parties Barred from Key Pride Marches

The Metro Newspaper reports that Brighton, London, Manchester and Birmingham Prides have formally barred political parties from participation in their marches or voluntary communit

May

LGBTQ+ Groups Unite Against Far Right

Flyposters have appeared around Bristol from Stand Up To Racism, which is co-ordinating a wide variety of campaigning, left, green and faith groups to come out on to the streets to

May

Solidarity Conference United Oppressed Groups

The radical left group RS21 says that it will hold its first conference this summer. In a press release, they say "On Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd June, rs21 is holding our first

May

Taking the Trans Fight to the Failed EHRC

Brighton based gay magazine GSCENE reports that hundreds of activists, from across the LGBTQIA+ communities and progressive political organisations, united to protest outside the S