There was never any doubt that Boris Johnson would be a more colourful Foreign Secretary than his rather grey predecessor Philip Hammond. So it comes as no surprise to learn that one of BoJo’s first decisions as our top diplomat has been to reverse the anti-gay-marriage Hammond’s ban on flying the LGBT movement’s rainbow flag at the Foreign Office and British embassies during Gay Pride events.
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July 17th, 2016
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July 17th, 2016
Boarding school teachers should address transgender pupils as ‘zie’ to avoid offence, according to official guidance aimed at “queering the education system”.
Staff have been told they need to learn a "new language" for a growing number of pupils who demand not to be addressed as 'he' or 'she'.
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July 17th, 2016
Shaken Stuart Houlden was left with bad vibrations when he was banned from an Ann Summers sex toy party for being a man.
Gay Stuart was looking forward to a fun night out after being invited along by a female friend.
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July 17th, 2016
CHILDREN as young as five will be encouraged to think about whether they’re gay or transgender as part of the Named Person scheme.
A new plan for primary school pupils tells them that it’s “a normal, healthy part of human life [to be] attracted to boys, girls or both”.
“It takes time to figure out who we are sexually and to understand our gender identity. The important thing is to be true to how you feel at the time,” it adds.
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July 16th, 2016
Pakistani social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch has been killed by her brother in an apparent 'honour killing' in the province of Punjab, police say.
Ms Baloch, 26, recently caused controversy by posting controversial pictures of herself on social media, including one alongside a Muslim cleric.
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July 16th, 2016
United Methodists in the denomination’s liberal Western Jurisdiction have elected the first openly partnered gay bishop in the 13 million-member global church’s history. Pastor Karen Oliveto of Glide Memorial United Methodist Church in San Francisco, who is married to another woman, will be consecrated a bishop during a Saturday afternoon service at the regional conference being held outside of Phoenix, Arizona.
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July 16th, 2016
One thing on which David Cameron, Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn were all agreed last week was that topping the list of the “Cameron legacy” was gay marriage.
What no one seemed aware of was that, as I reported here in detail in 2013, the one politician who was far more responsible than Mr Cameron for suddenly pushing it to the top of our political agenda was the vicar’s daughter, Mrs May herself.
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July 16th, 2016
The civic forum on abortion narrowly passed through the Seanad amid claims from some TDs and senators that it was a tactic by the government to delay tackling the issue.
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July 15th, 2016
On July 13, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill, which intended to protect the rights of health care providers, churches, and other groups that object to participating in abortion.
Jim Garlow, father of eight children and pastor of Skyline Wesleyan Church in San Diego, California, sat with his wife and a dozen congregants who prayed and discussed events unfolding on the House floor. While others visit the nation’s capital city for summer vacation, this team came with purpose.
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July 15th, 2016
A recent effort to legalize the morning-after pill in Malta has ignited a serious debate in the staunchly pro-life country.
A group calling itself the Women’s Rights Foundation has filed a judicial protest, saying it represents 102 Maltese women ranging in age from 16 to 62 whose civil rights are being violated by not having access to the abortifacient.