EQUALITY NETWORK

21/07/2010
News Sent - 21st July 2010
Equality Network News: Pride Glasgow; Equal Marriage Campaign; Forums News: Petition against state funding of the Pope's visit denied; Your thoughts on the National Lottery; CashBack for Communities; Barriers, Hurdles and too much Red Tape?; Talk Scotland Events: Inverness: Pink Picnic; Edinburgh: Transcendence; Edinburgh: Paradoxical Ink Snapshots; Inverness: Children of God; Edinburgh: Community Fete Bake-Off!; Glasgow: Women's Library Summer Programme; Scotland’s Third Sector: Finding opportunity in challenging times; UK News: Honorary Doctorate for Human Rights; UK Black Pride - Launch Party; Women trapped in cycle of violence by UK law; When the pound goes pink, is the financial crisis ending? International: Poland: Europride in Warsaw; ILGA launches a world Directory of LGBTI and allied organizations; Working for All: Edinburgh: Waverley Care Fundraising Volunteers; Wellcome Trust PhD Studentship: The Human Body, its Scope, Limits and Future; ESRC CASE PhD Studentship; Bord na Gaidhlig: Member appointments; Edinburgh: Employment Mentoring Scheme; LGBT Families: The gay couple who became dads; Argentina: Egalitarian marriage law; 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 19/01/2006
But the other thing that made Tom of Finland's work stand out, and one of the reasons why it's still popular today and has had such a cultural impact is that Tom's men are happy. They're thoroughly enjoying themselves, whatever they're doing, they're always smiling. And in contrast to much other early gay porn, there is a strong emphasis on tenderness and affection in the work. Tom's men don't just fuck and suck and part. No, they kiss and caress and embrace and when they do leave it's smiling at one another. It is a thoroughly positive and upbeat portrayal of gay men and gay sex.

~Jason Jones, "Objectifying Men: The Master", 8 November 2005

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Priorities for LGBT Equality
We're close to legal equality, but there's still a long way to go before we have real equality. What do you think is the most important area to change for LGBT equality? As the Equality Network plans its work over the next few years, we want to know what you think we should be working on. Please help us by completing our online survey – it should take less than five minutes and the effects will last for years!

The Equality Network works for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality and human rights in Scotland.

Want to find out more about who we are and what we do? You can join our network of supporters here, and receive our regular weekly e-newsletter LGBT News, as well as receiving information on opportunities to have your say, updates on Scottish and Westminster policy and legislation changes and news of events we organise.

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To see what's new on the website, check out two new functions under About Us: What's New (the most recently-updated pages) and At a Glance - a listing of recent newsletters, events, briefings, consultations, and surveys.

Contact Us - you can contact the Equality Network by phone, post, e-mail, or fax.

How to get here - If you're coming to our office, here's how to find us.

Glossary - a glossary of terms used in Scottish politics and in LGBT equality.

Writing to your MSP - a page of useful links on how to get in touch with your MSP, MP, local councillor, MEP, or even a peer in the House of Lords.

Business Plan 2008-2011 - what we plan to get done over the next 3 years.