http://www.delga.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from DELGA: Liberal Democrats for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equality en-GB DELGA: Liberal Democrats for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equality http://www.delga.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 DELGA: Liberal Democrats for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Equality 2008-07-05T20:32+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.delga.org.uk/news/000252/nick_clegg_welcomes_you_to_pride_london.html DELGA are delighted to announce that Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg MP will be amongst the speakers in Trafalgar Square at this year's London Pride festival. 2008-07-02T00:15+01:00 http://www.delga.org.uk/news/000253/delga_plots_the_way_ahead.html Today's Lib Dem LGBT mini-conference was a great success, with working groups covering policy and campaign priorities, growth and development of the organisation, and our profile at party conferences. 2008-06-28T22:01+01:00 http://www.delga.org.uk/news/000249/nick_clegg_challenges_heinz.html Liberal Democrat Leader, Nick Clegg has today written to the Director of UK Corporate Affairs at Heinz, urging him to reconsider the company's decision to withdraw an advert that featured two men kissing. 2008-06-27T15:20+01:00 http://www.delga.org.uk/news/000250/equalities_bill_lets_private_sector_off_lightly.html Commenting on today's publication of the Equalities Bill, Liberal Democrat Youth and Equality Spokesperson, Lynne Featherstone said, "Efforts to tackle entrenched inequality are welcome, but serious questions must be asked about why the private sector is getting off so lightly." 2008-06-26T21:18+01:00 http://www.delga.org.uk/news/000247/lib_dems_to_debate_lgbt_asylum.html DELGA are delighted that our motion to the party's main autumn (Federal) conference on lesbian, gay, bi and trans asylum seekers has been accepted for the conference preliminary agenda, which has just been published. 2008-06-24T18:30+01:00 http://www.delga.org.uk/news/000248/eu_pressure_on_us_to_abolish_hiv_discrimination_intensifies.html Since 1993 the US government has denied Visa Waiver to individuals suffering HIV or Aids and has made acquiring a visa very difficult. This arrangement amounts to a near ban on travel to the US for sufferers of HIV and Aids. This policy is widely considered to be both discriminatory and lacking in any objective justification. Earlier this year, Lib Dem London MEP Sarah Ludford raised this matter in the European Parliament and launched a campaign to include the abolition of HIV/Aids discrimination in EU visa negotiations with the US. The petition has collected hundreds of signatures. 2008-06-23T18:13+01:00 http://www.delga.org.uk/news/000245/nick_clegg_to_address_lgb_education_conference.html Nick Clegg MP, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, has been confirmed as speaker at Stonewall's "Education For All" conference next month. 2008-06-15T20:38+01:00 http://www.delga.org.uk/news/000244/delga_strategy_conference_saturday_28th_june.html DELGA are holding a strategy conference in Greater Manchester on Saturday 28th June. The conference will discuss our forthcoming Federal Conference plans, our General Election strategy, our campaigning methods and other matters. The conference will run from noon to 5.30pm. 2008-06-15T19:13+01:00 http://www.delga.org.uk/news/000246/turkey_must_not_prohibit_gay_sexual_equality_rights.html London MEP Baroness Sarah Ludford, Liberal Democrat European justice spokeswoman, has written to the Turkish Ambassador in London calling for a reversal of the recent ruling by an Istanbul court to ban the LGBT organisation, Lambdaistanbul. 2008-06-06T20:01+01:00 http://www.delga.org.uk/news/000243/can_you_help_the_lib_dem_campaign_in_henley.html Delga members and supporters nationwide are being asked to join the campaign team for the Liberal Democrats at the Henley by-election which has now been confirmed for the 26th June. Lib Dem candidate Stephen Kearney and a big team is fighting to win in the seat, which would fall to the Party if we can achieve the same swing as in Bromley 2 years ago. 2008-06-06T14:27+01:00 http://www.delga.org.uk/news/000237/rights_campaigner_will_be_sorely_missed.html DELGA are sad to note the tragic death of Paul Patrick, co-founder of what is now Schools OUT and of the annual LGBT History Month. Paul died on Thursday 22nd May after a long battle with a chronic lung condition. 2008-05-28T20:12+01:00 http://www.delga.org.uk/news/000242/lord_roberts_calls_for_a_halt_on_repatriating_gay_asylum_seekers.html Yesterday in the House of Lords, Liberal Democrat Lord Roberts of Llandudno urged the Government to introduce a moratorium on returning asylum seekers to Iran. 2008-05-23T18:12+01:00 http://www.delga.org.uk/news/000240/european_parliament_calls_for_us_to_reconsider_hiv_ban.html The EU has stepped up to the mark after Liberal Democrat MEP Sarah Ludford launched her campaign to end the American policy barring HIV positive people from entering the country. 2008-05-23T15:17+01:00 http://www.delga.org.uk/news/000239/mehdi_kazemi_granted_asylum_in_uk.html After a long battle which has been covered in many national newspapers, DELGA have welcomed the announcement today that Mehdi Kazemi, an Iranian who said he would be killed if returned to his homeland because of his sexual orientation, has at last been granted asylum in the UK. 2008-05-20T23:24+01:00 http://www.delga.org.uk/news/000238/eu_backs_lizs_no_hierarchy_of_discrimination.html The European Parliament has voted to adopt a report by the Liberal Democrat MEP for the West Midlands, Liz Lynne, calling for protection for bisexual, gay and lesbian people from discrimination. 2008-05-20T23:17+01:00