Congratulations to Miriam and Nick
DELGA's warmest congratulations to Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg MP and his partner Miriam Durantez on the news today of the birth of their third child, Miguel.
23 Feb 2009
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A petition to be sure you sign before the week's out
A year ago as the Lib Dems gathered in Liverpool for our spring conference the newspapers were full of the story of gay asylum seeker Mehdi Kazemi. Twelve months on, this week a petition on the government's petition site closes - calling on the Prime Minister to stop deporting gays and lesbians to countries where they may be imprisoned, tortured or executed because of their sexuality. Lib Dems including Lorely Burt MP, Lynne Featherstone MP, Tom Brake MP and Jo Swinson MP have signed already: make sure you sign it before the weekend!
2 Mar 2009
EU must not let Labour off hook for discrimination
London MEP Sarah Ludford, Liberal Democrat European justice & human rights spokeswoman, has for the third time pushed the European Commission, as the watchdog of compliance with EU laws, to challenge the UK's record in implementing a directive from 2000.
8 Mar 2009
DELGA say no to transgender postcode lottery!
Lib Dem LGBT group DELGA are backing a campaign to change the policies on treatment of trans people of Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust, so that the quality and options of treatment open to transgender people is not dependent on where they happen to live. An independent petition has been started on the Downing Street website and we strongly urge our members and supporters to add their names.
10 Mar 2009
A Place To Live
Liberal Democrats on Manchester City Council have welcomed an innovative new housing and homelessness advice surgery for the city's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities, launched by the council in partnership with local LGB project the Lesbian and Gay Foundation.
8 Jan 2006
Lib Dems unite on tackling homophobia and transphobia internationally
With the majority of Lib Dem MPs signed up already, it's time to check - has your MP signed EDM 360? Evan Harris, President of DELGA, tabled this Early Day Motion in Parliament pressing the government to continue international work tackling discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. This followed a debate at the General Assembly of the United Nations. Evan, who is the Lib Dem MP for Oxford West & Abingdon, put forward the motion on December 17th and it has drawn cross-party support including more than half the Lib Dem parliamentary party.
13 Mar 2009