EQUALITY NETWORK

04/02/2010
News sent - 4th February
In this week's e-mail newsletter: Equality Network News: What do you think of us?; National LGBT Forum; Race, Religion and Belief; LGBT News BreakForums News: NHS: Dimensions of Diversity; FIT: First ever film for schools to tackle homophobia; Are gay actors discriminated against?; Talk Scotland Events: LGBT History Month 2010; Inverness: LGBT Valentine's Disco & Karaoke; Edinburgh: Drop In history talk; Inverness: Pink Castle Philosophy Club Meeting; Musselburgh: Valentines we never sent; Oban and Kintyre: THT Speakeasy; Edinburgh: Rainbow Parents!; Aberdeen: YMT Auditions 2010; Edinburgh: Free Safe Legal Abortion; East Lothian: Single Equality Scheme; Edinburgh: Supporting survivors of sexual violence; Edinburgh: The Gathering; Edinburgh: Gender Equality and Health Conference; Edinburgh: BLOGS "Big Gay Quiz"; Glasgow: Out of Place?; GlasgoW: Criminal Injuries Compensation; Glasgow: Tackling Poverty and Social Exclusion in Europe; UK News: How can the BBC do better?; Catholic Church is wrong: Equality Bill will still allow discrimination by faith groups; London: No Place For Hate; International: US: Obama promises (again) to repeal DADT; Uganda: Even amended, the anti-homosexuality bill will do damage; Working for All: Glasgow: LGBT Youth Scotland; LGBT Families: Pope attacks equality laws on adoption; more

"The Equality Network works for equality and human rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Scotland. It creates ways for people to contribute to making Scotland a place in which everyone, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, can live free from hatred, prejudice and discrimination.

"The Equality Network strives to be inclusive and open in its work, to challenge discrimination and to consult, involve and inform the individuals and the communities for which it works."

Originally Quote of the Day on 27/01/2006
It is an absolute outrage that the United States has chosen to align itself with oppressive governments – all in an effort to smother the voices of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people around the world. It is deeply disturbing that the self-proclaimed ‘leader of the free world’ will ally with bigots at the drop of a hat to advance the right wing’s anti-gay agenda.

~Matt Foreman, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, 25 January 2006

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National LGBT Forum: Race, Religion and Belief
date change
Thursday 11 February 2010
5:30-8:30pm
Perth

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