The International AIDS Alliance charity has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the number of holiday destinations that criminalise people on the grounds of their sexual orientation or gender identity. The campaign – ‘Paradise or Persecution‘ – asks people to sign a petition. The charity will present the petition to Commonwealth leaders when they meet in Malta…
A gay man has won damages from a Southend-on-Sea locksmith, after one of its employees subjected him to ‘gay gestures’ which were meant to be derogatory. BBC news reports that, after a minor disagreement, in late 2013, over a refund, the man was subjected to sarcastic and lewd gestures by one particular employee each time he…
Same sex marriage is set to be introduced in Guernsey. The States Policy Council had originally proposed a Union Civile, but legal advice, taken as part of it’s report, said it would be fraught with difficulties. A six-week consultation in June saw 90% of respondents agree that Guernsey should be seeking to achieve ‘a non-discriminatory…
We are excited to announce that Liberate has been nominated for Charity of the Year at the Guernsey Community Foundation’s award ceremony, taking place next week. In its fifth anniversary year, the Guernsey Community Foundation will be celebrating the hard work of Guernsey’s voluntary sector at its annual Community Awards presentations and afternoon tea next…
Transgender Brazilian model Lea T has spoken to New York Magazine about discrimination against LGBT people. She says there is much more visibility of trans people, since Caitlyn Jenner came out, but there is ‘still work we need to do’ as a society for LGBT rights. The 34-year-old model added that ‘there is a still lot of…
We’re delighted to today launch our new short film – Disable The Label! The film is being shown as part of the ‘Breaking the Barriers’ conference hosted by Guernsey MIND during Mental Health Week. Over fifty people participated in the making of the film, which focuses on how we tend to label ourselves, singling out…
Get involved in the Stories for love challenge. A Stories For Love challenge aims to thank those who have supported the LGBT+ community to be who they truly are. Read more here.
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Liberate will be launching a new web resource addressing trans issues in the next few weeks – watch this space! SHOULD WE STOP LABELLING GENDER DYSPHORIA AS A DISEASE? As a gay man, I remember a time when the World Health Organisation (WHO) classified homosexuality as a disease. Indeed it was not until the 1990’s…
We need as many people as possible to star in a film which will premiere in mid October at a special event to celebrate Equality and Breaking down Barriers. It does not matter if you are gay, straight, bisexual, lesbian, transgender, christian, non-christian, a cook, a mechanic, a nurse, doctor, teacher, politician, policeman, cleaner, carer,…