Tag: UK

Support for gay marriage is still low among the over 65s New research has revealed shocking statistics about the UK public’s opinion on same-sex marriages. According to new data published by Emerald Life, an insurance provider set up to challenge injustice and inequality in the insurance sector, one in five people would outwardly refuse an invitation to a gay couple’s wedding. “One in five (21%) people in the UK would refuse an invitation to a same sex wedding or are unsure if...

The Westboro Baptist Church says the terror attack in London which left three innocent people dead happened because they’re banned from the country. Three people were killed and 20 injured in the terrorist incident yesterday in the centre of London, when a man ran a car into a crowd on Westminster Bridge, before stabbing a police officer outside Parliament. The attacker was shot by police and later died. Following the attack, anti-gay hate group Westboro Baptist Church has blamed Prime Minister Theresa...

A new survey looking into young people’s attitudes towards relationships and sexuality in the 21st Century has revealed some incredible results. Anti-bullying charity Ditch The Label surveyed young people between the ages of 13-26 over a period of six months about dating in the modern world. One in two people don’t conform to rigid labels such as straight, lesbian and gay and prefer to take a more fluid approach when it comes to sexuality. What’s more, 57% don’t identify as being totally...

Campaigners call for tougher laws after hate crimes against LGBT people more than doubled after EU referendum. The number of homophobic attacks more than doubled in the three months after the Brexit vote, with toxicity fostered by the EU referendum debate spreading beyond race and religion, new figures suggest. Hate crimes against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people increased 147% during July, August and September compared to the same period last year, according to the LGBT anti-violence charity Galop. Statistics from...

Broadway supercouple Michael Arden (Spring Awakening, Big River, Anger Management) and Andy Mientus (Spring Awakening, Les Miserable, Carrie, Smash) tied the knot in Somerset, England today at Babington House. https://www.instagram.com/p/BJQvMx5BNp9/ https://twitter.com/michaelarden/status/766318373907140608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Congratulations, guys!! Source

A British same-sex married couple were on honeymoon when one of the spouses died. David and Marco Bulmer-Rizzi married in UK and spent their honeymoon in Australia where David died after an accident. Authorities released an Australian death certificate that stated "never married." Marco Blumer-Rizzi was told that “not one of the drop-down options on the computer.” This happened because Australia is one of the five countries (Ireland, New Zealand, Canada, and South Africa) where the UK policy doesn't enable Britons to get UK-style death...

British athlete Tom Bosworth became one more guy among world famous sportsmen who made his coming out as gay. standard.co.uk 25-year-old athlete is now ranked as first in the UK in race walking for 20 kilometers. Now he owns three national records. And in his interview for BBC he decided to speak about his sexuality. "It is a big decision but it's not one that's going to change my life personally, I don't think," said Bosworth in his interview. "I've been...

A UK Parliamentary Select Committee will meet later this month to take evidence and discuss the case for a Third Gender being recognised in English law. This would bring England in line with countries including Germany, Australia and India, who already recognize that not all citizens identify as male or female. ipolitics.ca The Women & Equalities Select Committee chaired by the Conservative Maria Miller (previously Minister for Women and Equalities) will sit on 13th October,  and hear evidence from a variety...