http://www.delga.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from Delga: Liberal Democrats for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Action en-GB Delga: Liberal Democrats for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Action http://www.delga.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2010 Delga: Liberal Democrats for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Action 2010-09-02T23:57+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.delga.org.uk/news/000459/manchester_mp_john_leech_welcomes_pride_to_the_city.html At the start of Manchester Pride's big weekend, Withington MP John Leech sent a message of support to the event and its attendees. 2010-08-28T02:33+01:00 http://www.delga.org.uk/news/000458/manchester_lib_dems_to_show_lgbt_commitment_throughout_the_decades.html Liberal Democrats from across Greater Manchester will be supporting Manchester Pride on the August Bank Holiday weekend. Manchester Pride is the biggest Pride event in the North-West of England, and one of the biggest Prides in the UK. 2010-08-22T23:33+01:00 http://www.delga.org.uk/news/000457/join_the_liberal_democrats_at_pride_bristol.html This weekend the Liberal Democrats will be at Pride Bristol. The organisers of Bristol Pride are expecting up to 30,000 people on the day to attend the free festival in Castle Park, right in the heart of the city. 2010-08-19T21:21+01:00 http://www.delga.org.uk/news/000456/lgbt_lib_dems_set_out_position_on_marriage_equality.html Lib Dem LGBT group Delga have responded to a call from Pink News for LGBT groups to set out their position on equal marriage. The call follows a poll suggesting that an overwhelming majority of Pink News readers support equal marriage. The poll was itself a reaction to Delga's policy motion to Lib Dem Conference in September. This is likely to see equal marriage become official Liberal Democrat policy. The Lib Dems would be the first of the major political parties to have this policy. 2010-08-19T00:19+01:00 http://www.delga.org.uk/news/000455/lib_dems_to_debate_marriage.html The Liberal Democrats will debate changing the system of marriage and civil partnerships at the party's main annual conference this September. The motion, tabled by Lib Dems for LGBT Action (Delga), would open up both systems of partnership recognition to couples regardless of gender. It would resolve many issues with the current system, such as the restriction on religious groups using their places of worship for civil partnership ceremonies, the lack of recognition of same-sex marriages conducted abroad, and the forced divorce-and-remarriage that transsexual people face when their gender is legally recognised through a GRC. 2010-08-10T11:01+01:00 http://www.delga.org.uk/news/000454/simon_hughes_and_evan_harris_at_brighton_pride.html The Liberal Democrats were again well represented at Brighton Pride this weekend with the party's Deputy Leader Simon Hughes MP leading a large group of activists during the march. President of Delga Evan Harris also popped along to show support. 2010-08-09T19:09+01:00 http://www.delga.org.uk/news/000453/join_us_at_brighton_pride.html The Liberal Democrats will be fully represented again at Brighton Pride this Saturday. 2010-08-03T11:40+01:00 http://www.delga.org.uk/news/000452/london_pride_in_lib_dem_news.html Ed Fordham, parliamentary campaigner for Hampstead and Kilburn Liberal Democrats, writes in this week's edition of Lib Dem News about this year's London Pride. 2010-07-30T18:21+01:00 http://www.delga.org.uk/news/000451/join_the_lib_dems_at_nottingham_pride.html Nottingham Lib Dems will have a stall at Nottingham Pride this Saturday, and Cllr Alex Foster has been invited to be one of the speakers at the "Speakers Corner" part of the day. 2010-07-27T01:46+01:00 http://www.delga.org.uk/news/000449/tackling_homophobic_bullying_in_wales.html Jenny Randerson is Welsh Liberal Democrat Shadow Education Minister in the National Assembly for Wales. She writes in the latest edition of party weekly newspaper Liberal Democrat News on the subject of homophobic bullying: 2010-07-13T23:58+01:00 http://www.delga.org.uk/news/000448/lib_dems_proud_to_march_at_pride_glasgow_this_weekend.html The Liberal Democrats are proud to represent LGBT people in Glasgow. We will be marching as part of the Glasgow Pride parade from Kelvin Way at to George Square, under the Lib Dem banner. 2010-07-13T02:25+01:00 http://www.delga.org.uk/news/000447/court_ruling_secures_freedom_from_persecution_for_lgbt_asylum_seekers.html Commenting on today's Supreme Court ruling that it is not acceptable to refuse asylum to an individual on the basis that they can hide their sexuality to avoid persecution, Lib Dem deputy leader Simon Hughes MP said: "I am delighted this ruling recognises the rights of gay asylum seekers, ensuring their freedom from persecution around the world. 2010-07-07T19:35+01:00 http://www.delga.org.uk/news/000445/lib_dems_at_london_pride.html The Lib Dems had a bumper showing at London Pride this year - with a host of high profile Liberal Democrats joining us. That included Party President Baroness Ros Scott, London MEP Baroness Sarah Ludford, London Assembly Member Caroline Pigeon, and London MP and government minister for LGBT equality Lynne Featherstone. 2010-07-05T19:51+01:00 http://www.delga.org.uk/news/000446/eu_discrimination_law_must_cover_gender_identity_issues.html Liberal Democrat European justice & human rights spokeswoman and London MEP Sarah Ludford has asked the European Commission to explore what action can be taken at European level to prevent discrimination against both transgender and non-gendered people. 2010-07-05T19:00+01:00 http://www.delga.org.uk/news/000443/nick_cleggs_pride_message.html Here is the message of support from Deputy Prime Minister and Liberal Democrat party leader Nick Clegg MP to tomorrow's London Pride: 2010-07-02T21:42+01:00