4 July 2019
Teach them young – the importance of shaking up the national curriculum
We are marking each day in the week leading up to London Pride with a blog highlighting LGBTQ+ issues from home and abroad.
3 July 2019
Ban on gay and bisexual men giving blood is lifted, but there’s still work to do
The ban on gay and bisexual men giving blood was introduced in 1985, in response to the HIV and AIDs crisis impacting on the gay community. At the same time, techniques for testing for HIV were not as advanced as they are now, so it was felt it was simply too risky for gay and bisexual men to give blood. Despite there being significant advancements in HIV testing, unfortunately there are still limitations with gay and bisexual men giving blood.
2 July 2019
Pray the gay away: cull conversion therapy worldwide
Whilst Pride month is a time to celebrate, not everyone feels able to do so. There are people across the world, including in the UK, going through conversion therapy also known as reparative treatment.
1 July 2019
More rainbows, but also more hate crime: why Pride is still so important in 2019
We are marking each day in the week leading up to London Pride with a blog highlighting LGBTQ+ issues from home and abroad.
24 June 2019
The Windrush Compensation Scheme – is it enough?
The media coverage of the Windrush scandal may have died down since it topped the news cycles just over a year ago, but for the thousands of people impacted, whose lives were turned upside down by the lack of recognition of their lawful status, by the denial of fundamental services and by the loss of livelihoods and homes, the day to day struggle continues.
