MP Visits Vital LGBT Housing Support Service
On Saturday, Stephen Gilbert MP visited the Outpost Housing Project in Newcastle which helps young LGBT people from the city to find somewhere safe to live.
26 Oct 2011
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Glasgow City Council backs Lib Dem motion for Equal Marriage
Councillors in Glasgow have agreed a motion supporting Scottish Government proposals to allow equal marriage. Glasgow is believed to be the first council in Scotland to back the proposals for a change in the law.The motion, proposed by Liberal Democrat Councillor Alex Dingwall, was agreed unanimously at a meeting of the full council today (Thursday, 27 October 2011). The council will now respond to the Scottish Government's consultation on same sex marriage and religious ceremonies for civil partnerships.
27 Oct 2011
Diva profiles Sarah
LGBT+ Lib Dems national executive member Sarah Brown is interviewed by Diva magazine about being an out lesbian and out trans woman in public life - following her recent ranking as the highest-placed transgender person in the Independent On Sunday's annual "Pink List".
2 Nov 2011
Civil Partnerships at religious premises
LGBT Equality Minister, Lib Dem MP Lynne Featherstone, today announced that in five weeks' time - on December 5th - the law will change to permit civil partnership ceremonies to be conducted at religious premises in England and Wales. The date is six years to the day since the first civil partnership ceremony held in the UK.
2 Nov 2011
Lynne Featherstone's Statement of Support for Transgender Day of Remembrance
Lynne Featherstone MP, the Lib Dem minister for equalities, issued this statement of support for Sunday's Transgender Day of Remembrance (TGDOR):
22 Nov 2011
Government Announces Consultation into HIV+ Surgeons
On World AIDS Day, the Government has announced a consultation to determine whether restrictions on NHS workers with HIV should be relaxed after a review found an "extremely low" risk of the disease being passed to patients. England's Chief Medical Officer Dame Sally Davies announced the plan after Government advisers said UK rules were "out of step" with available evidence.
1 Dec 2011