Members of the Scottish Parliament have backed giving parliamentary time to legislation to allow same-sex couples to adopt children. Members voted 103 - 8 to allow the bill to proceed. Although it is already legal for lesbian, gay and bi people to adopt, same-sex partners lacked co-parenting rights, and children were not recognised as the legal children of same-sex partners.
DELGA has welcomed the latest initiative in the campaign to stop homophobic bullying as Lib Dems have run stalls at over 100 universities and colleges across the country featuring the campaign.
The time has come for Ruth Kelly to step down if as equality minister, says Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Women and Equality Lorely Burt MP. Kelly has been absent from every important vote on gay equality since Labour came to power in 1997.
Lorely Burt MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Women and Equality, writes in an article published today for the mayorwatch website why Ruth Kelly's apparent stance on the issue of bisexual, lesbian and gay equality makes her position "untenable".
As the regional and state Liberal Democrat Autumn conferences kick off, DELGA is going for a higher profile in the party around the country with stalls at many of them. Today saw DELGA stalls at Lib Dem regional conferences in the West Midlands and North West.
DELGA has welcomed tomorrow's National Union of Students national campaign day on the ban on blood donation by gay and bisexual men, and their female partners. The campaign, "Donation not Discrimination", involves a nationwide wave of awareness stalls, petition-signing, but also encouraging those who are allowed to donate under the current rules to do so.