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LGBT Lib Dem ConferenceOur third conference is on 27 June and open to all Lib Dem members. Register now.
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LGBT Candidates NetworkDELGA launched the Out To Win LGBT Lib Dem candidates network at Bournemouth party conference in September 2008. Find out more.
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Join Us
Join the Liberal Democrats to help shape a more liberal, tolerant, inclusive society - and join DELGA to help us make sure our party remains at the forefront of LGBT equality and liberation.
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Wed 1st Jul 2009
As part of London Pride this year there will be a panel debate to pitch for the gay vote, staged by the JAKE website at the National Portrait Gallery tomorrow, Thursday 2 July 2009. Stephen Williams, Liberal Democrat shadow Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills will represent the Lib Dems, with MPs from the other main parties also taking part.
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Read "Catch Steve Williams MP at the Jake Debate" in full (85 words).
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Thu 25th Jun 2009
Lib Dem Equalities spokesperson Lynne Featherstone MP has spoken up about the ban on gay and bisexual men, and their female partners, from donating blood. In the debate on the Equalities Bill on 18 June, she said: "If I were a gay man in a monogamous civil partnership and wanted to give blood, I would not be allowed to. If I were a sexually active straight man, I would. Surely there is a case for the safety of the blood supply's being based on an individual's behaviour and the consequential risk of that behaviour, rather than eliminating a whole group."
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Read "Surely what matters is how, not who?" in full (272 words).
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Thu 25th Jun 2009
Long-running LGBT newspaper the Pink Paper is to cease publishing in print, it was announced today. One of the best known publications for the lesbian, gay, bi and trans communities, the Pink Paper began publication in 1987 as a weekly free newspaper, and more recently published every fortnight.
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Read "Less pink ink" in full (186 words).
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Tue 23rd Jun 2009
Liberal Democrat MEP Graham Watson has called on new Tory MEPs Julie Girling and Ashley Fox to refuse to join the Tories' new grouping in the European Parliament which includes neo-nazis and gay-bashers. Among the Tories' new partners is the For Fatherland and Freedom Party from Latvia which celebrates its country's Waffen SS veterans; and the Polish Peasants Party which campaigns violently against homosexuals.
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Read "Liberals call on new Tory MEPs to renounce Nazi links" in full (142 words).
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Tue 23rd Jun 2009
The Lib Dem MEP for Gibraltar (and South West England) Graham Watson has spoken out following the defeat of a motion in the Gibraltar Parliament to equalise the age of consent there. He said, "Gibraltar needs to equalise its age of consent; that is one of its international obligations. The Gibraltar Government should push forward with a Government Bill on this issue. The Bill's passage would then be assured and it would have the support of the Opposition parties in Gibraltar as well.
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Read "Gibraltar's Lib Dem MEP speaks out on age of consent" in full (211 words).
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Tue 23rd Jun 2009
Lib Dems had a great day out at Sheffield Pride this weekend. Council Leader and PPC for Sheffield Central Paul Scriven said, "It was a fantastic day out which really reinforced the message that Sheffield is a city were everyone matters. Sheffield Pride is going from strength to strength and it was great to see a celebration of LGBT life being enjoyed by the wider community. We had such a great time, we can't wait for Sheffield Pride 2010!"
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Read "Brilliant response at Sheffield Pride" (79 words).
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Sat 20th Jun 2009
The Lib Dems will be out in force at Sheffield Pride today, with a stall in the community area. Come and join us - and enjoy a host of other attractions at what promises to be a brilliant festival. Sheffield Pride takes place between 1pm and 7pm at Endcliffe Park just off Rustlings Road.
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Read "Join us at Sheffield Pride" (54 words).
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Thu 18th Jun 2009
After a long campaign last summer US president Bush signed a law that promised to remove the ban on non-US citizens living with HIV travelling to the US. The arrangements put in place however only allow for a temporary visa of 30 days to be issued under the condition that the HIV positive person's activities while in the US do not present a risk to public health.
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Read "Swedish presidency should pressure Obama on HIV travel " in full (179 words).
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Archive of earlier news stories.
 News Story Feed (v1.0).
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The views expressed are those of the party, not of the service provider.
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Welcome to the website of DELGA, the Liberal Democrats' party organisation committed to promoting the policies of the party to gay men, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people, and to ensuring that the party's policies address their needs.
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At the moment, same-sex couples can have their partnership recognised through Registered Civil Partnership, and mixed-sex couples through marriage. Do you approve of that distinction, or do you think Civil Partnerships should be open to mixed-sex couples and marriage to same-sex.
View the results so far.
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| Quotes of the Week |
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"On issue after issue, the Liberal Democrats have led the fight for real change while the Conservatives lagged behind. On the economy, on the environment and now on the real reform of politics, it is the Lib Dems that are offering something different. "
April Pond, Liberal Democrat candidate for the Norwich North by-election
www.norwichlibdems.org.uk - 21 June
"I believe that my position as an MP between now and the next election is untenable. "
Labour MP Ian Gibson
Resigning as MP for Norwich North - 6 June. See www.norwichlibdems.org.uk for Norwich North by-election news.
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