LGBTQ+ News Bangladeshi man, who identifies as gay, claims he’ll be “killed” if he’s “forcibly” returned to his home country After 15 years in the UK, Bangladesh national Monsur Ahmed Chowdhury, who identifies as gay, is seeking asylum in the UK from his home country, where he claims, he would face persecution due to this sexuality. Despite having made several asylum claims, Chowdhury has been refused each time as the Hom By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Birmingham Midlands-based gay couple fighting for their relationship following Home Office rejection A married gay couple – Jack and George Scott-Lee who are both professional dancers, running a dance academy in Tipton – have been left ‘heartbroken’ after the Home Office rejected George’s partner visa, giving him just 14 days to leave the country. George, who is originally from Venezuela, arrived i By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Women criminalised for historic same-sex activity to be pardoned Fighting With Pride, the LGBTQ+ veterans’ charity, has reacted to an announcement from the Home Office that a scheme pardoning those criminalised for historic, alleged same-sex activity will be expanded to women convicted or cautioned under any repealed or abolished offences. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
National News Home Office under Suella Braverman MP declines to provide a statement to support for National Hate Crime Awareness Week 2022 17-24-30 NationalHCAW – one of the country’s leading anti-hate crime charities and the founders of National Hate Crime Awareness Week – has made clear its disappointment that the Home Office, currently under the charge of Suella Braverman MP, has declined to offer a statement of support for this yea By Graham Robson • 2 min read
General News Home Office denies detainee HIV medication for 7 days The UK Home Office is facing legal action after denying an immigration detainee vital HIV medication for 7 days. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Home Office failed to provide HIV medication to asylum seeker The UK Home Office breached European Convention of Human Rights by not providing an asylum seeker with vital HIV medication. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Community Hate Crimes at record high, new figures from Home Office reveal. Statistics released by the Home Office have revealed that hate crime has hit its highest level on record with 105,090 hate crimes recorded in 2019/20, up 8% compared with 97,446 offences in 2018/19. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News ‘Oldest Gay in the Village’ receives Home Office letter in apology George Montague affectionately know as The Oldest Gay in the Village has received a letter from the Home Office pointing to an apology issued to all gay men pardoned of historic sexual convictions where the activity involved would not constitute a crime today. By Besi • 3 min read
Community News LGBT+ Catholics support gay Ugandan facing deportation Godfrey Kawalya is a gay Ugandan refugee living in Britain since 2002. He was expelled from secondary school in Uganda in his teens and was rejected by his family because of his sexuality. After leaving school, Godfrey found construction work in Uganda, but his company sacked him when they discovere By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Galop launch new online LGBT+ hate crime initiative Galop, the LGBT+ anti-violence charity, launch a new National LGBT+ Hate Incident Reporting system commissioned by the Home Office. Individuals who have experienced or witnessed a hate incident in the UK can now report by completing a simple form online. By Besi • 2 min read
In The South ‘Poppers’ not a Psychoactive Substance – it’s official Home Officer Minister Karen Bradley MP, confirms poppers do not fall within the definition of a psychoactive substance under the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016. By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Eight organisations named as ‘Stonewall Star Performers’ Stonewall have launched a new programme to bring together top-performing organisations who over the years have consistently demonstrated good practice to support their lesbian, gay and bisexual staff. The new Stonewall Star Performers – named as Accenture, Barclays, EY, Gentoo, Goldman Sachs, Home O By Besi • 2 min read
