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The shocking truth about religious ‘gay cure’ therapy by someone who failed to turn straight
Last month, a state funded Jewish school in North London, JFS, was accused by the Jewish Chronicle of showing students the logo and central message of JONAH, a so called 'gay cure’ group and implicitly portrayed it as something ...
Video: PinkNews.co.uk founder records It Gets Better video on being gay, Jewish and condemning gay cures
PinkNews.co.uk founder and Channel 4 technology correspondent Benjamin Cohen discusses Cohen, 29, discusses coming out to his Jewish family in the time of Section 28, when discussion about being gay was limited in schools. He also...
Jewish paper’s ‘gay cure’ column provokes anger
A column in the regional Jewish Telegraph newspaper has provoked a backlash from Jewish figures who have criticised "malevolence" towards gay Jews in the piece. ...
Gay verger ‘shocked’ by woman’s sexual assault claim
A gay verger told a court today he had "no wish" to touch the breasts of a woman he stands accused of sexually assaulting at Wakefield Cathedral. ...
Firm discriminated against gay lawyer with ‘batty boy’ friend
A London law firm has lost an appeal of a ruling that it discriminated against a gay barrister. In a memo discovered by Lee Bennett in firm archives in 2010, a partner at Bivonas LLP had written that he should be sacked and that h...

Equal love rights for gay and straight
It has been one year since four gay and four heterosexual couples, sponsored by the Equal Love campaign, filed a joint appeal to the European Cour...
Brian Dowling to host The National Diversity Awards 2012!
Brian Dowling, host of 'Celebrity Big Brother' has been chosen to host the National Diversity Awards at the Midland Hotel, Manchester on September...
Where's the gay footballers?: BBC talks to hardman Joey Barton
There are currently around 5,000 professional footballers in Britain, but not one of them has come out publicly as gay. ...
Bletchley Park puts stamp on Turing centenary
Bletchley Park will release four first day covers celebrating Alan Turing’s centenary year on February 20. ...
Peter Tatchell calls on local churches to defy Anglican leaders of Civil Partnerships in Church
On the day a new regulation comes into effect allowing religious organisations to conduct civil partnership ceremonies on their premises if they...

Important information about Lesbilicious
For over three years Lesbilicious has been delivering news, articles and events for lesbian / bisexual women, and we're very excited to announce that we've got some big changes planned for 2012. ...
Scottish Conservative Party elects first lesbian leader
MSP Ruth Davidson became the first openly gay leader of a major British political party at the weekend when she was chosen to lead the Scottish Conservatives. ...
Nigeria to further criminalise LGBTI people
A coalition of international human rights groups argue that a bill designed to ban same-sex marriage in Nigeria will have far-reaching consequences. ...
Who needs Sarah Waters? 3 historical movies every lesbian should watch
Who needs Sarah Waters adaptations? Here are three historical TV treats that aren't Tipping the Velvet. ...
Religious civil partnerships to be legal from next month
The current ban on civil partnerships in religious settings may be lifted as soon as 5th December. ...