A commitment to ban the practice in England and Wales has been set out in the Queen’s Speech BY CARRIE LYELL Conversion therapy is to be banned in England and Wales and a new support fund created to help those affected by the abhorrent practice, it was announced today. Conversion therapy is the controversial practice [….]
The cost has been cut from £140 to £5 but changes stop short of “meaningful reform” BY DIVA STAFF The cost of applying for a gender recognition certificate (GRC) has been reduced from £140 to £5, taking affect today (Tuesday 4 May). Introduced under the Gender Recognition Act 2004, a GRC allows a person’s legal [….]
In an interview with DIVA publisher Linda Riley, the Mayor of London pledges his support for LVW and calls on DIVA readers to re-elect him in May BY CARRIE LYELL Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has pledged his support for Lesbian Visibility Week and says he will fly the lesbian flag above City Hall this [….]
Following yesterday’s news of Rhammel Afflick’s resignation, the whole Community Advisory Board has now resigned BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS, IMAGE VIA PRIDE IN LONDON The entirety of Pride In London’s Community Advisory Board (CAB) has today announced its resignation from the organisation, citing a working culture that is fuelled by bullying, gaslighting and marginalisation, particularly towards [….]
Make sure you tune in on Monday for an all female DJ takeover 🎙️ BY DIVA STAFF, IMAGE VIA ISTOCK Not sure how you’re going to be celebrating International Women’s Day on Monday? Well, we’ve got just the thing. On Monday 8 March, Gaydio will feature an all-female line up to celebrate International Women’s Day [….]
Despite policies against discrimination, over 40 anti-LGBTQI groups have been found fundraising via AmazonSmile BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS, IMAGE VIA INGE SNIP A new investigation by openDemocracy has revealed that more than 40 anti-LGBTQI groups are fundraising on Amazon’s U.S. online donations platform AmazonSmile – despite the company’s policies against discrimination based on sexual orientation. The [….]
The landmark statue of Anne Bonny and Mary Read was made by British artist Amanda Cotton BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS, IMAGE BY DEBBIE BRAGG Trailblazing pirates Anne Bonny and Mary Read have taken their rightful place in history with a statue that honours their boundary pushing, gender defying lives. Sadly, we know little about Anne (born [….]
