LGB News

FA's anti- homophobic video shelved owing to footie heroes' new yellow strip

Football players are refusing to appear in a video against homophobia in the sport.  Today The Independent carries an article on the lamentable fate of a video the FA had been planning to combat homophobia on the pitch, in the terraces and in the dressing rooms.
Synod decrees that civil partners of LGBT clergymen and women to get equal pension rights

From the BBC News site: In another historical step towards equality, the general Synod of the Church of England and its ruling body, has voted in favour of equal pension rights for civil partners of C of E clergy.
Uganda - homosexuality laws: do two 'U' turns make an 'O' turn?

The Ugandan Government have made an other U turn, effectively completing an 'O' in just a few weeks.  That is: they have come full circle, back to the odious notion of executing LGBT peop
We were asked to remove the link to a petition against Papal - what do you think?
BBC launches its online survey and working group to review its portrayal of LGBT people

Last Friday Pink News reported that the BBC has
CALLING ALL LGBT EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS

Would you like to meet with other lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people working in the education system?  The city council is facilitating the setting up of a self-organised group for LGBT people working in the education system.  You do not have to be a teacher – you just need to identify as LGBT and be working anywhere in our education system.  Below you can download a flyer to display on your Staff notice board,

Bristol to enrol on Stonewall's Educational Champions programme!

At the Forum's Open Meeting of 30th September,  Executive member of the Environment and Community Safety Executive, Lib Dem Councillor for Knowle Gary Hopkins, announced the Council's intention to enrol on Stonewall's Education Champions programme, to help the Authority tackle homophobia in teh City's schools.
Download Bristol LGB Forum's Newsletter "Outburst"

Here you will find downloadable copies of our (and your!) Newsletter "Outburst", you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open them.
New UK LGBT Social Networking Site

The all new LGBT networking site www.prettypinkpearl.co.uk went fully interactive on the 17th of April and new members began joining within the hour.

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