Pride Run 2017 a runaway success!
The Pride Run 2017, organised by London Frontrunners with support from P3 was a tremendous success, with over 1,000 runners – more than ever before.… Read More »Pride Run 2017 a runaway success!
Pride Sports
Pride Sports to Open Pride House During Sochi Olympics
In response to a call from the Pride House International coalition, Manchester’s LGBT community is pleased to announce it will be hosting a Pride House on… Read More »Pride Sports to Open Pride House During Sochi Olympics
It's time for football to get as tough on homophobia as it is on racism
It’s time for football to get as tough on homophobia as it is on racism. But it will take more than one weekend of footballers wearing rainbow laces to really tackle the problem, says David Skelton of The New Statesman
Premier League Clubs Refuse To Wear Anti-Homophobia Rainbow Laces
Premier League Clubs Refuse To Wear Anti-Homophobia Rainbow Laces – Several Premier League clubs will not wear rainbow laces in support of the charity Stonewall, amid concerns a betting firm is capitalising on the issue of homophobia in football. The news comes only a couple of days after Schools OUT UK and several other groups who have been campaigning against homophobia in sport for several years voiced their concerns over the wording of a slogan.
Schools OUT UK Comments on Paddy Power & Stonewall Football Slogan
LGBT History Month’s mother ship Schools OUT UK has come out against the campaign slogan ‘Right behind Gay Footballers’. They have joined with a number of groups who having already been campaigning for several years to counter the homophobic ethos of British football, are unhappy at Stonewall’s choice of language.
Britain's homophobia needs to be tackled before we turn to Russia's
Alice Arnold, speaks about the Russian LGBT situation in today’s Telegraph, while reminding us that UK equality is still far from decided.
Same Sex Hand Holding at Sochi
Pride House International have announced their Same-Sex Hand-Holding Initiative, a campaign that is part of the group’s response to the International Olympic Committee’s choice of… Read More »Same Sex Hand Holding at Sochi
Don't Boycott Sochi, Says LGBT Sports Group
Pride Sports, the UK’s leading group for LGBT particpation in sport, has joined other LGBT sports campaigners internationally to call for the International Olympic Committee… Read More »Don't Boycott Sochi, Says LGBT Sports Group
Competitions!
COMPETITION TIME!
If you receive the monthly HM Bulletin, you will have seen the beautiful new badges now on sale leading up to HM 2014 (if you don’t get our bulletin – why not? It’s free!) and the tie-in competition with your chance to win £100 (further details in the article). We have another fundraising opportunity, working in association with Child Reach International. So if climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya is on your to do list, read on….
An Audience With Martina Navratilova – St James Theatre London, 23.6.13
‘An audience with Martina Navratilova’ hosted by Claire Balding on 23rd June at St. James Theatre as a start to Pride in London week. All proceeds from the event go to support the parade and LGBT organisations.
Sue Sanders Co-chair of SchoolsOUTuk and LGBT History month asks Claire and Martina for their thoughts on how we support teachers to educate young people about LGBT people. This was their response….