Manchester Gender Newswire Archive

Lesbian couple humiliated in Hampshire

Peter Tatchell, 01-12-2010 11:14

Lesbian couple humiliated in Hampshire

Register office staff unhelpful & obstructive

Legal action now planned by Katie & Colette

Gay marriage ban violates Human Rights Act

‘Equal Love’ campaign seeks gay marriages & straight civil partnerships
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Heterosexual couple refused civil partnership

Peter Tatchell, 23-11-2010 15:49

Peter Tatchell 23 November at 15:20 Reply • Report
Heterosexual couple refused civil partnership

Battle for straight equality continues

Next phase: legal action in the courts

‘Equal Love’ campaign opposes exclusion of straight couples

Bristol, UK - 23 November 2010
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Heterosexual equality bid backed by OutRage!

Peter Tatchell, 08-11-2010 11:02

Heterosexual equality bid backed by OutRage!

Straight couple defy civil partnership ban

Exclusion of opposite-sex couples challenged Read more >>

Gay marriage bid rejected

Peter Tatchell, 02-11-2010 17:42

Lesbian couple will now take legal action

Gay marriage ban violates Human Rights Act, they say

‘Equal Love’ campaign seeks gay marriages & straight civil partnerships

London, UK – 2 November 2010
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'Equal Love' campaign launched

Peter Tatchell, 28-10-2010 21:47

'Equal Love' campaign launched

Gay marriage & straight civil partnerships, OutRage! urges

Legal bid to end sexual orientation discrimination
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Legal challenge to ban on gay marriage & straight civil partnerships

Peter Tatchell, 25-10-2010 10:59

Legal challenge to ban on gay marriage & straight civil partnerships

Gay couples will file applications for civil marriages

Heterosexual couples will apply for civil partnerships

Legal bid to end sexual orientation discrimination
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Gay Russians win in European Court

Peter Tatchell, 21-10-2010 12:12

Gay Russians win in European Court

Moscow mayor declared to have acted illegally

Gay Pride parade must be allowed in Moscow, says Court
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Stonewall gay marriage survey "flawed"

Peter Tatchell, 18-10-2010 09:35

Stonewall gay marriage survey "flawed"

Marriage equality question buried in long list

Question is headed civil partnerships, not gay marriage

Survey method is "biased and unethical"
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The Gay Liberation Front’s social revolution

Peter Tatchell, 13-10-2010 10:44

Forty years ago, the Gay Liberation Front challenged society's gender system

GLF’s radical critique of orthodox masculinity and femininity
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leeds 2nd Queer Film Festival

queer mutiny, 16-09-2010 18:58

Leeds 2nd Queer Film Festival - 22nd to 26th Sept 2010 Read more >>

Season for change in Britain? Citizen-led democracy

iniref, 28-08-2010 11:31

More citizen-led democracy (the original rule-by-the-people) could become an important tool-kit for positive social and environmental change. Read more | 4 comments >>

2nd Leeds Queer Film Fest, September 22-27th

Queer Mutiny North, 18-08-2010 14:38

Five evenings of queer cinema… come for gender-bending cinema that makes you think… queer trash and horror in the campest of settings… features and shorts that take us beyond the queer ‘scene’… take in some history and current struggles in the queer world Read more >>

Sisters In Struggle

Pinkolady, 13-04-2010 23:39

The anarcha-feminist conference in Manchester, organised over the weekend of the 10th to 11th April was nothing like my preconceptions. Read more | 5 comments >>

Community Picnic Poses Challenge to Manchester Pride

MULE, 02-11-2009 15:21

Over the August bank holiday many lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer (LGBTQ) activists headed to Manchester for gay pride. However, not all came to enjoy the festival, some came to confront what they see as a corporate, anti-political and business-driven machine. Read more >>

Light On Lapsed Vegan and Now Liar, Lierre Keith

Veritas, 01-10-2009 13:49

The latest meat industry supported attack on vegans and
vegetarians is by Lierre Keith, who claims to be a 20 year
vegan. Read more >>

Refugees Rights: Save ** * ****

EveryOne Group, 31-03-2009 08:18

A BRITISH COURT JUDGE HAS FORBIDDEN THE CIRCULATION OF HIS NAME, TO AVOID FURTHER PUBLICITY ON THE CASE. “EVERYONE GROUP’ PROTESTS: “ONLY TOTALITARIAN REGIMES CANCEL OUT THE IDENTITIES OF PERSECUTED PEOPLE. TO ACT AGAINST ABUSE, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT INTERNATIONAL OPINION KNOWS THE REFUGEES’ NAMES” Read more | 1 addition >>

Lynn Breedlove/Trans Workshop/Queer Film Night/Vegan Kaffe

Trans Youth Network, 26-03-2009 23:10

Lynn Breedlove (queer feminist trans activist and lead yeller of punk band Tribe 8), brings her performance-lecture-activism workshop to Manchester on 28th March, followed by Queer Film Night presented by local LGBTQ groups and social media activists with Vegan Kaffe on 29th March. Everyone welcome, donations for food,
Yard Theatre show £5. Read more >>

guatemala solidarity network speaker tour comes to next to nowhere

feistyfingers, 10-11-2008 22:40

a.w.o.l. & g.s.n. present an afternoon of film, food, presentation & discussion Read more >>

Uproar over Manchester Pride Parade Censorship

Pride is a Protest, 25-08-2008 11:47

Manchester's gay community expresses anger at pride stewards after they attempted to confiscate “Pride Not Profit” signs at the start of city's annual gay pride parade.
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Manchester Pride Launch Interrupted by Protesters

Pride is a Protest Manchester, 16-08-2008 01:12

Young Activists Ejected from Lord Mayor's Reception - Council Balloon Launch Ambushed in Surprise “Birthday” Message - Around half a dozen young gay activists gave Manchester Pride an unexpected surprise this evening when they surrounded the imminent balloon launch set to mark the event's 18th anniversary. City wide LGBT event faces tension within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community.

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Gay Teen Murdered in Liverpool: LGBT Youth Groups Demand Action

Jack Holroyde, 06-08-2008 20:13

Gay Teen Murdered in Liverpool: LGBT Youth Groups Demand Action Read more >>

A victim of high tech harrasment

denise taylor, 16-06-2008 16:25

This is a true account of the harrasment I have endured over 6years.It started because I made a complaint to someone, I have had to move house 9 times since then because this person along with a group of other people have followed me and made my life hell.The police haven't helped me .and no-one believes me.I think what is happening is called gangstalking. Read more | 9 comments >>