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Queen's Speech — Debate (1st Day) (18 Nov 2009)

Lord Patel of Bradford: ...difficult times this year at the hands of those who seek to destroy our common values and who would attack the ideals that made this country so great and its people free. Here in London, four gay men have been murdered, and we have seen dramatic increases in homophobic attacks. This kind of hate crime, which is deplored by the vast majority of people, must not be allowed to continue. We...

Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)

Emily Thornberry: ...bars and Georgian squares, awash with the chattering classes and the birthplace of new Labour; we are more than that. At my recent surgery, people from 17 countries came along. We have a large gay population and gay weddings are held at the town hall every Saturday. We are a tolerant community. We tolerate the bankers living among us; we tolerate the journalists living among us; and my...

Written Answers — Women and Equality: Homosexuality: Human Rights (12 Nov 2009)

Chris Ruane: To ask the Minister for Women and Equality what recent steps the Government Equalities Office has taken in respect of the human rights of gay and lesbian people.

Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Homophobia: Crime (12 Nov 2009)

Paul Goggins: ...incident/crime is defined as any incident/crime which is perceived to be homophobic by the victim or any other person. Homophobia can be defined as a fear or dislike directed towards lesbian, gay or bisexual people, or a fear or dislike directed towards their perceived lifestyle, culture or characteristics. (2) Homophobic motivated incidents cover all such occurrences, whether a crime has...

Coroners and Justice Bill: Commons Reasons and Amendments (11 Nov 2009) See 6 other results from this debate

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe: My Lords, I come from a city where there is freedom. You can write to the local newspaper, criticise gay pride, raise issues on the radio and in phone-ins, and no action is taken by the police. Will the Minister clarify the position as regards ACPO, given that we are provided with much evidence, based on confidential discussions with police officers who are not named and which we have no way...

Bill Presented: Clause 61 — Hatred against persons on grounds of sexual orientation (9 Nov 2009) has video See 4 other results from this debate

Claire Ward: ...when the words or behaviour are threatening and intended to stir up hatred against a group of people on the grounds of sexual orientation. Evangelical preaching against homosexuality or portraying gay characters in comedy sketches could only be caught up if it was done in a threatening way, intended to stir up hatred. Any words or behaviour that fall into that category should rightly be...

Scottish Parliament: Sex Offenders (5 Nov 2009)

Kenny MacAskill: ...offences in question. I can say that four recommendations were made—that is no state secret. They relate to police procedures in the investigation of domestic violence between lesbian or gay partners; consistency in the use of risk assessment tools by the police and other agencies; operational improvements around sexual offences prevention order applications; and the identification...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Employment And Learning: Universities (2 Nov 2009)

Dawn Purvis: ...education elsewhere. Has the Minister found any evidence to suggest that the students most reluctant to come home are those who have been through integrated education or those who are lesbian, gay or bisexual?

Coroners and Justice Bill: Report (3rd Day) (28 Oct 2009) See 1 other result from this debate

Lord Lester of Herne Hill: ...to the debate about blasphemy and insult. The example given to the Select Committee, which I have not cited so far, is of an Oxford student who was arrested for allegedly calling a police horse gay. When that was put to the Minister at the Home Office, Vernon Coaker MP, he said that he did not think that Section 5 should be used arbitrarily. That seems to be a good example of an arrest...

[Mr. Joe Benton in the Chair] — Death Penalty (Global Abolition) (28 Oct 2009) See 2 other results from this Westminster Hall debate

Chris Bryant: ...be executed for their sexuality. It is particularly poignant that in the past couple of weeks, a man—Ian Baynham—was murdered about 300 yards up the road in Trafalgar square for being gay and that only last weekend a police community support officer was attacked in Liverpool because of his sexuality. Both I and this Government believe that human rights are a seamless garment,...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Equality (28 Oct 2009) See 1 other result from this answer

Lord Ouseley: To ask Her Majesty's Government how they intend to respond to reports of increased levels of homophobic attacks and abuse of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Equality Bill (26 Oct 2009)

Lord Ouseley: To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received from members of the public and organisations representing the interests of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people about the Equality Bill not providing them with protection against harassment, though it does protect against harassment on the grounds of race, gender and disability; and how they intend to respond.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Equality Bill (21 Oct 2009) See 1 other result from this answer

Lord Ouseley: To ask Her Majesty's Government why the Equality Bill does not provide for protection against harassment for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

Clause 1 — Reports on implemenation of Law Commission proposals (16 Oct 2009) has video

Emily Thornberry: ...at all. I gave some examples in Committee on 8 July. For the sake of brevity, I shall repeat only my favourite now. Hon. Members may remember a homo-erotic poem about Christ published in the Gay Times to which Mary Whitehouse took exception. As a result, a prosecution for blasphemous libel was taken out. The whole team at Gay Times were prosecuted. The editor was fined and given a...

[Mr. Gary Streeter in the Chair] — UK Relations with Russia (14 Oct 2009) See 3 other results from this Westminster Hall debate

Chris Bryant: ...all countries where there are significant issues. The speech of the hon. Member for Ribble Valley (Mr. Evans) was the best that I have heard today, by virtue of its brevity. He raised the issue of gay rights in Russia. We do raise that matter and our embassy tries to be supportive of British people who try to go there to take part. I think that I am right in saying that the mayor of...

Scottish Parliament: Blood Donation (24 Sep 2009)

Jim Hume: ...a problem not just in the Highlands but in the south of Scotland. Indeed, it is a problem throughout Scotland and the United Kingdom. We should not exclude certain sectors of our society. Healthy gay men should not be excluded, given that testing of blood has progressed so much. I hope that the UK Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs will reconsider the position. I...

Scottish Parliament: Petitions Process Inquiry (23 Sep 2009) See 1 other result from this debate

Helen Eadie: ...cancer treatment drugs, which Bill Butler mentioned; the petition on mandatory custodial sentencing for knife carrying; the petition on school bus safety; and the petition on the right of healthy gay and bisexual men to donate blood. Without individuals lodging petitions on such matters, based on their experiences, would the issues have been considered by policy makers? A vital aspect of...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Private Members’ Business: Civil Service Recruitment (21 Sep 2009)

Jennifer McCann: ...the debate. I welcome the proposer’s campaign to get equality in the workplace, and I hope that that campaign will include people from all backgrounds — ethnic minorities, women and the gay and lesbian community — because equality is important for all those people. In moving the amendment, my colleague Mitchel McLaughlin supported affirmative action to challenge all forms...