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Over 500 LGBTQ+ candidates to appear on US ballots
According to the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, there are over 500 LGBTQ+ candidates in this year’s US elections which is more than any other voting year.
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LGBTQ+ activist Ruth Bader Ginsburg dead at 87
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, US Supreme Court judge for known championing LGBTQ+ rights throughout her career, has passed away at 87.
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Biden endorsed by US LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce
The US LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce says Joe Biden’s commitment to signing the Equality Act would not only protect but empower queer business owners.
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Anti-LGBTQ+ speaker to talk at National Republican Convention
Franklin Graham, known for his controversial views about the LGBTQ+ community, is scheduled to address the National Republican Convention.
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Labour launch National LGBT Manifesto in Brighton
Labour’s LGBT manifesto promises to transform access to mental health services for next generation of LGBT people. Launching Labour’s LGBT manifesto Angela Eagle, Labour’s Shadow Leader of the House of Commons highlighted statistics showing nearly a quarter of LGB young people, and half of young tra
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Tories have most ‘out’ candidates standing at General Election
The Conservatives will be fielding 37 ‘out’ candidates in constituencies up and down the country, at the General Election on May 7. According to LGBTory, the Conservative Party LGBT Group, this will be the highest number of out candidates selected by any political party. ‘Out’ candidates have been s
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Green Party launch national LGBTIQ Manifesto in Soho
Natalie Bennett, leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, launched the party’s LGBTIQ Manifesto in Soho today. The manifesto contains pledges to: Review the discriminatory blood ban; introduce LGBTIQ-inclusive sex education; protect LGBTIQ asylum seekers; improve services for trans people and
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Purna Sen: Labour Party Parliamentary Candidate for Brighton Pavilion
Purna came to the UK from India in 1962, studied in state schools and taught in adult, community and further education. She has worked for NGOs on violence against women and human rights and with asylum seekers and refugees. She became single at the age of 40, with two teenage daughters.
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Chris Bowers: Liberal Democrat Parliamentary Candidate for Brighton Pavilion
Chris Bowers, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Brighton Pavilion is a writer and broadcaster, commentating on radio and TV for Eurosport, ESPN and internet media, and a member of the BBC 5 Live team at Wimbledon for 12 years from 1994-2007. Chris works in the environmental movement, has been a cou
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What has your Pavilion MP been doing for you for the last 5 years?
Caroline Lucas was elected MP for Brighton Pavilion in May 2010. She looks back over the last five years at what she has been able to achieve for her LGBT residents. As the first Green MP to be elected to Parliament, I have actively campaigned for same sex marriage legislation tabling amendments whe
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Simon Kirby: Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
Sussex born Simon, lives with his wife and his six children in East Brighton. He was elected as the Conservative MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven at the last general election in May, 2010. Simon was first elected to represent the people of Kemptown in 1992, as a Councillor on East Sussex Coun
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Davy Jones: Green Party Parliamentary Candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven
Davy Jones is standing for the Green Party in Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven and says it is important for him to stand up for what matters in the place where he and his two daughters grew up – a place whose radicalism has inspired his politics for decades. This is his first foray into actually bei