"I'm greatly impressed by Stonewall Cymru's innovative use of the internet to provide support for young lesbian, gay and bisexual people who face homophobic bullying in school," says DELGA Chair Jen Yockney of a web-based initiative to help isolated young people get help and advice.
Liberal Democrat Women and Equality spokesperson Lorely Burt today said the government must not ignore Iran's human rights record: "Although peaceful efforts to detract Iran from producing nuclear weapons are welcome, Blair's proposal to involve Iran in the international community should never detract from the UK's total condemnation of their human rights record."
While Monday November 20th is Transgender Day of Remembrance, the UK events to mark the date are being held a day or two early over the weekend. There will be three events to honour the memory of all transsexual and transgender people killed by violence. For the first time, Manchester will hold its own Transgender Day of Remembrance event, and there will also be events in Edinburgh and London.
Detectives in Hackney are investigating a homophobic attack that left two men with serious stab injuries. Police were called to Hackney Road, near to the junction with Cremer Street, at 2am on Thursday 16 June after reports of a stabbing.
Stephen Williams, Lib Dem MP for Bristol West, has produced a new YouTube video about homophobic bullying for anti-bullying week. In it he discusses the unique aspects of homophobic bullying and calls on people to support the Liberal Democrat campaign against it.
Today's news from the Health Protection Agency that the number of syphilis infections is still increasing is a wake-up call to the government over the poor funding of sexual health services, says DELGA chair Jen Yockney. The number of infections nationwide has spiralled from 333 in 2000 to 2,807 in 2005.