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BBC interested in hearing from LGBT islanders

include, Inform, newsBy Karen Wickham04/04/2016

The BBC have made this announcement: Are you LGBT, aged between 16-34 and live in a small village, hamlet, coastal town, suburb, island, mountain, or anything in between? Do you have a story to tell about what it’s like being gay in the place you live?  Maybe it’s positive, maybe it’s not, either way we…

Some gestures can be deemed discrimination according to courts

Inform, newsBy Karen Wickham04/11/2015

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…

Estimated 3000 crowd at first ever Channel Islands Pride

events, newsBy Karen Wickham13/09/2015

An estimated crowd of 3,000 people descended on St Helier, Jersey for the first ever Channel Islands Pride parade on Saturday. More photos of this event are shown below.  You can also read about the event on BBC News, and Gay Star News.

BBC News Magazine provides guide to transgender terms

Inform, newsBy Karen Wickham04/06/2015

Do you know anyone who is transgender?  It’s fair to say many people don’t know how to speak to or about transgender people. So what do the terms involved mean and what’s considered polite? With Bruce Jenner’s transformation to Caityln much in the news recently, the BBC have come up with a list of terms and a useful…

BBC New – Guernsey marriage law ‘most forward-looking in the world’

Inform, news, reformBy Ellie Jones29/05/2014

Guernsey’s proposed “Union Civile” law is one of the most forward-thinking pieces of marriage legislation in the world, says a gay rights campaigner. Martin Gavet, chairman of the gay rights campaign group Liberate, was speaking after a meeting on Tuesday with Chief Minister Jonathan Le Tocq. The meeting was friendly, frank and refreshing, said Mr…

BBC News – Guernsey States to fund gender change surgery

include, news, reformBy Ellie Jones21/05/2014

A great concise and informative article from the BBC News on the policy change for gender reassignment surgery. Read the full article here.

BBC News – Guernsey ‘woefully behind’ in gay marriage

Inform, news, reformBy Ellie Jones20/05/2014

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

Inform, news, reformBy Ellie Jones20/05/2014

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.

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