Pink News – Guernsey Chief Minister will meet with LGBTQ group to discuss same-sex unions
Pink News report on our upcoming meeting with Guernsey’s Chief Minister. You can read their report here.
BBC News – Guernsey ‘woefully behind’ in gay marriage
Here is a BBC News report from January 2014, just before Liberate was formed. It’s good to know that we’ll have some great support when we open our dialogue with the States of Guernsey shortly. You can read the full article here.
BBC News – Channel Islands gay rights movement gains momentum
BBC News reports on our petition calling for equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) people in the Channel Islands and has attracted more than 800 signatures in one week. You can read the full article here.
Trans* Group for Jersey announced – Transjersey.org
Transjersey.org is a new group has launched to provide help and support for transgender, transsexual, androgynous, genderqueer, bigender and intersex Jersey residents. Trans Jersey is the idea of the Jersey novelist, Vic Tanner Davy, and grew from his own experience of transitioning in Jersey and the need to respond to the States of Jersey’s consultation paper…
Liberate on Transgender Policy Change – ITV Channel Television
Liberate talk, to ITV Channel Islands, about their joy of being involved in the change of policy regarding Transgender reassignment surgery in Guernsey. We hope it will be the first of many policy changes that will be made in regards to the LGBTQ community of the Channel Islands.
Liberate to meet the Chief Minister – Guernsey Press
Guernsey Press report – Liberate to meet the Chief Minister over petition.
What does the Q stand for?
We’ve been asked to elaborate on the meaning of the ‘Q’ in the LGBTQ. We found the below which summed it up rather nicely: Today, more and more people are coming out “queer/questioning,” much to the dismay of the older generation of the GLBT community who is used to hearing it as the oppressors attempt to…
Press Release May 2014 – Transgender policy change & meeting with Chief Minister
Liberate’s latest media release key points: Liberate helps change the States of Guernsey Policy for Transgender surgery Details of our recent petition to end LGBTQ discrimination in the Channel Islands Chief Minister’s letter and request for meeting in response to our petition
Liberate in Jersey Evening Post – Petition Launch
Liberate spoke with the Jersey Evening Press about our campaign for LGBTQ equality across the Channel Islands.
Chief Minister’s Letter to Liberate – Petition
The Chief Minister of Guernsey, Jonathan P Le Tocq, has contacted us with regards to our petition calling for an end to LGBTQ discrimination within the Channel Islands. He has requested a meeting with the Liberate committee, which is scheduled to happen before the end of the month. The Chief Minster has also asked that we publish…