Archive for May, 2008

Criminal Justice and Immigration Act - protection against incitement to homophobic hatred

Posted May 12, 2008* Comments(0)

Parliament passed important new legal protections against incitement to hatred on grounds of sexual orientation on Wednesday 7 May 2008. The Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill received Royal Assent on 8 May, another historic step towards legal equality.

See the Stonewall article on these provisions.

Richard Kirker, retiring General Secretary of the Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement, argues that British churches are still inherently homophobic

Posted May 7, 2008* Comments(0)

See the full article in Ekklesia.