UK News

Met Police Slammed in Major Report

Posted on 9 Apr 2023 in UK

The Guardian newspaper says that a three hundred page report by Dame Louise Carey which was commissioned in the wake of the murder of Sarah Everard has found that the Metropolitan Police are institutionally racist, misogynist and homophobic. Andrea Simon, director of the End Violence Against Women Coalition, said: “This damning report leaves the Met nowhere to hide when it comes to the depth of its problems with institutional misogyny, racism and homophobia.” Jamie Klingler, co-founder of Reclaim These Streets, a social justice organisation said “The report removes any possibility of the

"Barmy" Aristocrat Gets Crossing Wrong

Posted on 27 Feb 2023 in UK

If there’s one thing that really sticks in the craw of homophobes, it’s Pride crossings, which take the colours of David Quasar’s “Progress Pride Flag” and make them into pedestrian walkways. They are certainly more colourful than the traditional black and white zebra crossing.

North Somerset Forum Make February Fantastic

Posted on 20 Feb 2023 in UK

The February bulletin of the highly active North Somerset LGBT+ Forum based in the beautiful seaside town of Weston-Super-Mare is out now and reveals what the team are up to for LGBT+ History Month.

Alan Cumming Defends Return of OBE

Posted on 19 Feb 2023 in UK

Gay actor and advocate Alan Cumming, who returned his OBE on his fifty eighth birthday has hit back at right wing trolls including motormouth Piers Morgan who attacked his decision, which Mr Cumming says was due to consideration of the “way the British Empire profited at the expense (and death) o

Anti-LGBT+ Petition Falls Flat on its Face

Posted on 16 Feb 2023 in UK

LGBTQIA+ newswire Pink News reports that a petition started by an Algerian man who was once based in London, trying to get the government to abolish LGBTQIA+ inclusion in Relationships Education in schools, has fallen flat on its face.

Feb

Exhibition Celebrates Early Access Broadcasts

The Guardian newspaper looks back fifty years to the BBC Television strand “Open Door” which ran from April 1973 for ten years. It was a radical attempt to give ordinary people access to the telev

Jan

North Somerset Forum Announces January Events

The highly active North Somerset LGBT+ Forum has been in touch with its supporters to outline plans for events in January and February, which are centred on North Somerset’s main town, Weston-Super

Dec

Nazi Hate Party Fails to Take Place

The Jewish Chronicle newspaper reports that a Neo-Nazi, anti-Semitic and homophobic musical festival that was scheduled for the Mid Lothian Scottish town of Bathgate has fallen apart. Anti-fascist

Nov

North Somerset LGBT+ Forum Gears Up for Xmas

If you’re based in or around Weston Super Mare, you’ve got to check out the latest newsletter of the North Somerset LGBT+ Forum, which is online now. This highly active group manages to provide lo

Oct

Brighton LGBTQ Community is "an Escape"

Brighton is a “safe haven” for LGBTQIA people.