Sandi LGBTQ+ News Humanists UK launches new season of podcast with Sandi Toksvig calling for Church of England bishops to be removed from the House of Lords over continued opposition to same-sex marriage “I will not agree that in a democracy, you then get to vote my life out of the picture.” By Graham Robson • 2 min read
General News LGBTQ+ & HIV campaigner steps down as House of Lords Speaker Lord Fowler is stepping down early to devote his time to campaigning for the rights queer people and those living with HIV. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News House of Lords member suspended over homophobia On December 3, it was announced that Lord Ken Maginnis, 82, is being suspended for at least 18 months by the Lords Conduct Committee, after harassing various LGBTQ+ MPs. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
In The South Queer activists disrupt red carpet action at property awards Last night a group of LGBT+ activists dumped manure and released cockroaches on the red carpet at the London Property Awards. The action blocked off the annual celebrations of “an industry which leaves queer youth homeless on the streets of London” and in the process property developers in tuxedos w By Gary Hart • 3 min read
Community News Activists take over London landmarks to reclaim our LGBT+ history A group of LGBT+ activists took over key London landmarks yesterday, turning the city’s public spaces into a living museum of radical queer history, subverting English Heritage’s historic blue plaques and bringing living exhibits to its streets. By Besi • 3 min read