Thousands of gay and bisexual men convicted of now-abolished sexual offences have been posthumously pardoned. The historic moment was confirmed by the Government as the so-called “Turing’s Law” took effect
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Council bosses have paid a vulnerable transgender teenager nearly £5,000 damages after a member of staff breached his human rights by revealing personal information. The teenager, now 17, had taken
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Attempts to introduce same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland are set to be thwarted for at least another five years after the Democratic Unionists insisted they would continue to block a
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Northern Ireland’s Equality Commission needs to take a long look at itself and stop favouring the “metropolitan liberal elite definition” of equality, Stormont’s First Minister has said. Democratic Unionist leader
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Christian bakers found to have discriminated against a gay man by refusing to make a cake bearing a pro-gay marriage slogan have lost their appeal against the ruling. The owners
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A controversial lifetime ban on gay men donating blood in Northern Ireland has been lifted. The decision by Stormont Health Minister Michelle O’Neill comes after a long campaign by gay
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A hospital trust in a city that prides itself on equality operates a culture of “bullying and discrimination”, inspectors have said. NHS Improvement confirmed that Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals
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The body representing psychologists in Northern Ireland has supported the campaign for same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland. Medical experts once recommended “aversion therapy” – which included electric shock treatment and
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Government guidance on school sex and relationships education policies is out of date and is older than the majority of pupils learning about the subject, the Terrence Higgins Trust said.
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Hundreds of projects aimed at tackling inequality and discrimination are to benefit from more than £20 million in funding. Equalities Secretary Angela Constance said the money will be distributed between
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