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Inclusive education moves a step closer, as the Home Secretary plans to...
Home Secretary Amber Rudd has launched a campaign that aims to “stamp out” hate crime against the LGBT community and other minorities. The Hate Crime Action Plan announced by Ms Rudd plans to unite...
View ArticleHome Office bans caseworkers from asking LGBT asylum seekers for ‘proof’ of...
The Home Office has issued guidance banning caseworkers from asking LGBT asylum seekers for explicit details about their sex lives – but they can still be quizzed about local gay bars. In 2014, the...
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Home Office award LGBT charity nearly £30k to tackle hate crime
LGBT charity Galop has been given almost £30,000 to identify, monitor and support victims of online hate crime. The charity’s project aims to encourage victims to report incidents of homophobia,...
View ArticleHomophobic neo-Nazi group banned in the UK
The Home Secretary has employed terrorism laws to ban a far-right group for the first time. It was announced today that the neo-Nazi white supremacist group National Action will be banned in the UK,...
View ArticleThe Government is refusing to say how many gay asylum seekers it has actually...
The UK government has refused to disclose how many asylum applications it has actually accepted from LGBT people fleeing homophobic countries, amid reports of degrading treatment and Home Office...
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Revenge porn offenders could leak your sex pics with no prospect of jail time
New sentencing guidelines for revenge porn could let offenders off without any prospect of jail time. The rules, outlined by the Sentencing Council, are for courts dealing with people convicted of...
View ArticleHome Secretary Amber Rudd: ‘At Pride we need to ensure hate crimes are tackled’
Home Secretary Amber Rudd writes for PinkNews as Pride in London takes place. Today, thousands of people will descend upon London to celebrate Pride. Each year the festival welcomes and celebrates...
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Home Secretary Amber Rudd takes an HIV test
Home Secretary Amber Rudd is among MPs who tackled stigma about HIV – by taking the test themselves. The Home Secretary was one of a number of MPs from across all parties to take HIV tests to promote...
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Amber Rudd has been made equalities chief as LGBT reforms remain in limbo
Amber Rudd, the Home Secretary, has taken over as equalities chief. Justine Greening, the most senior out politician in the country, was dramatically sacked yesterday as Secretary of State for...
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Opinion: Conservatives must change approach to LGBT people or risk losing out
Writer Finn Oldfield looks ahead to what the future may hold for LGBT people following a year of political hardship. Let’s get it straight. 2017 was a rough year for LGBT people. From President Donald...
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Amber Rudd backs legislation to allow both parents’ names on wedding...
Amber Rudd has said “it is about time” that both parents’ names are included on wedding certificates in a bid proposal to add the names of both parents to the certificates. Ministers have backed...
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Home Secretary Amber Rudd: It’s vital we improve lives of LGBT people in UK...
As Minister for Women and Equalities, I am committed to ensuring equality for all people, regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity. It’s vital that we work to improve the lives of LGBT...
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Amber Rudd quits as Home Secretary, but who will become the next Women and...
Amber Rudd has resigned as Home Secretary after she “inadvertently misled” parliament when she denied her knowledge of a deportation increase target that contributed to the Windrush scandal. Submitting...
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Esther McVey faces Tory backlash for ‘parents know best’ comment
Esther McVey, the MP and Tory leadership candidate, is facing a fierce backlash from her members of her own party after saying that parents should be able to withdraw their children from LGBT-inclusive...
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New home secretary Priti Patel urged to reform LGBT asylum
Priti Patel, the new home secretary, has been urged to reform immigration policies to better protect LGBT+ people seeking asylum in the UK. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has assembled a new cabinet that...
View ArticleThe UK loses its fifth Equalities Minister in three years as Amber Rudd resigns
The Work and Pensions Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities Amber Rudd has sensationally quit both as a cabinet minister and as a Conservative in protest of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s...
View ArticleFormer equalities minister Amber Rudd is not standing in next general...
Amber Rudd has confirmed that she will not stand in the December 12 general election but says she has made peace with prime minister Boris Johnson. The former home secretary, who was also the minster...
View ArticleGender Recognition Act reform was never meant to be about bathrooms or...
Déjà vu: The feeling when, for the second July in a row, the Conservative minister for women and equalities breaks her promise to the transgender community regarding the Gender Recognition Act. This...
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