Lorely speaks out on the "blood ban"
The Liberal Democrat Spokeswoman for Women and Equality has called for a review of the ban on blood donation by gay and bisexual men, which also affects the female partners of bi men.
13 Jun 2006
The Liberal Democrat Spokeswoman for Women and Equality has called for a review of the ban on blood donation by gay and bisexual men, which also affects the female partners of bi men.
Responding to a call at an anti-bullying conference in London that schools should log all homophobic insults Liberal Democrat Shadow Education Secretary, Sarah Teather MP said, "Guidance must be changed immediately to require schools to log incidences of homophobic bullying so it can be properly monitored and tackled. This is an issue that blights the lives of hundreds if not thousands of pupils every single day.
Speaking ahead of a European Parliament debate on racist and homophobic violence, Liberal Democrat justice spokeswoman Baroness Sarah Ludford MEP is calling on the EU to match its achievements on workplace equality with tough measures to punish those responsible for violent hate crimes.
The Secretary of State for Health has been challenged by Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Women and Equality, Lorely Burt MP, over the continued complete ban on gay and bisexual men, and one-year ban on their straight or bisexual female partners, donating blood. She also highlighted the issue of how would-be donors who are rejected are treated.
DELGA Chair Kelvin Meyrick has welcomed the news that the Liberal Democrat petition to stamp out homophobia in schools has already topped 1,500 signatures.
All five Cornish Liberal Democrat MPs have added their signatures to our "stop homophobic bullying" petition today. Commenting, Julia Goldsworthy, Liberal Democrat MP for Falmouth & Camborne, said: "Homophobic bullying is a painful issue that too many pupils, teachers and parents here in Cornwall have to deal with every day. I want their voices to be heard in the wider debate on how to stamp out all types of bullying in our schools."