17/12/2008
News Sent - 17th December 2008
In this week's e-mail newsletter: Equality Network News: Winter break; EN/STA Media Training Day; The Big LGBT Conversation: Scotland's Future & Including Rural; National LGBT Forum; Out and Safe 2009; Forums News: NHS24: Equality & Diversity Annual Report; Solo Living Research Network; Talk Scotland Events: LGBT History Month: February 2009; LGBT Youth Scotland Schools Conference 2009; Lothian Gay & Lesbian Switchboard Cupids Ball; SHRC website now live; UK News: London/Manchester: Ian McKellen on the Albert Kennedy Trust; London: LGBT music festival 2009; International: Germany: Holocaust memorial vandalised; The Netherlands: Pink Christmas; Working for All: Independent Living in Scotland Project Policy Officer; LGBT Families, Civil Partnership and Cohabitation: Sweden: same-sex marriage next year?
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Equality Network News
Winter break
This is the last edition of LGBT News till Wednesday 14th January 2009. The Equality Network office will be closed from 19th December to 5th January. If there are events or other material you would like to be included in LGBT News, please send to jane@equality-network.org by 9th January 2009. There were 46 e-mailings of LGBT News in 2008.
The Equality Network office will be closed between 19th December and 5th January: we will be unable to respond to phone calls or to e-mail.
EN/STA Media Training Day
The last day of the Equality Network/Scottish Transgender Alliance community activists training course will be Saturday 17th January, and will cover publicity and media communication issues. Please contact james@equality-network.org for further information.
The Big LGBT Conversation: Scotland's Future & Including Rural
Scotland's Future: Thursday 12th February at 7:00pm at the Scottish Story Telling Centre in Edinburgh. Supported by SCVO.
Including Rural: Supported by HIEF. Contact Scott for further information.
National LGBT Forum - February 2009
The second national LGBT Forum will be held in February 2009. Contact Scott for further information.
Out and Safe 2009
Saturday 28th February, at Cedarwood, 20 Edgar Road, Elgin, Moray, IV30: a free event for the LGBT Community on policing and community safety. Supported by Grampian Police.
For all events, contact Scott Cuthbertson (scott@equality-network.org) for further information.
Forums News
NHS24: Equality & Diversity Annual Report
NHS24's annual report for 2007-2008,
Delivering Equality, Embracing Diversity reports on progress in providing information on all their work across all the communities of people who need improved access to health services, including sexual orientation and gender identity strands.
Solo Living Research Network
The Centre for Research on Families and Relationships is establishing a network to bring together researchers from a range of disciplines conducting research on those living alone, and/or who have an interest in considering living arrangement as a category of analysis. As well as providing a network of scholars with an interest in this area, the site will also provide information on publications addressing this topic. An electronic mail list will enable members to share information on forthcoming events which may be of interest. (
CRFR)
Talk Scotland Events
LGBT History Month
1st February-28th February 2009
www.lgbthistory.org.uk
Are you looking to host an event?
Advertise it on the History Month website.
LGBT Youth Scotland Schools Conference 2009
"You can be part of challenging homophobia in Scottish schools."
Thursday 5th February 2009, 10-4pm, The University of Edinburgh, The Pleasance, Edinburgh. All conference places are free of charge, thanks to the support of the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
www.lgbtyouth.org.uk/schools-conference-2009.htm
Lothian Gay & Lesbian Switchboard Cupid's Ball
Held in the Assembly Rooms, George Street, Edinburgh on 14th February from 8pm-1am. The these this year is 'Cupid's Ball.' Tickets will be available from mid-January from The Hub 0131 473 2000 or at lgls.co.uk.
www.lgls.co.uk
SHRC website now live
The Scottish Human Rights Commission website is now live. They are running a consultation on ideas for their first strategic plan until March 2009. If you need the document in another language or format, phone 0141 243 2721, email yourview@scottishhumanrights.com or write to SHRC, Optima House, 58 Robertson Street, Glasgow, G2 8DU.
www.scottishhumanrights.com
SCVO Third Force News survey
Third Force News (TFN) is a weekly newspaper produced by SCVO (the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations). SCVO are asking for your feedback: the results of
this survey will help inform the future content and development of TFN.
UK News
London/Manchester: Ian McKellen on the Albert Kennedy Trust
Sir Ian McKellen was the guest of honour at a special charity event in London last weekend. More than 200 people turned out to show their support for the Albert Kennedy Trust, which supports homeless young LGBT people in London and Manchester. (PinkNews)
www.akt.org.uk
London: LGBT music festival 2009
Various Voices 2009, Europe‘s largest ever celebration of LGBT music and a major event in London‘s arts calendar. Southbank Centre, Friday 1st May to Monday 4th May 2009.
www.variousvoiceslondon.org.uk/vv/
International
Germany: Holocaust memorial vandalised
For the second time in four months, vandals have broken a window on Berlin's memorial to gay victims of the Nazis. The window allows visitors to look inside the concrete memorial at a video installation that shows a same-sex couple locked in a perpetual kiss. (
DW-World)
The Netherlands: Pink Christmas
The Dutch ProGay group announced it has planned a "Pink Christmas" festival for the first time in Amsterdam, featuring a manger stall with two Josephs and two Marys. The manger, with actors playing the parts of Joseph and Mary, goes on display 21st December. (
SFGate)
Working for All
Independent Living in Scotland Project Policy Officer
Based in Glasgow, fixed term until 31st March 2011, apply by 12noon 12th January 2009, interview on week ending 2nd February 2009. (
Equality and Human Rights Commission)
LGBT Families, Civil Partnership and Cohabitation
Sweden: same-sex marriage next year?
A same-sex couple have lost their case in the Swedish Supreme Administrative Court against the tax authority: married in Canada, they want their marriage recognised in Sweden, but the court ruled that their marriage could only be recognised in Sweden as a registered partnership. (
TheLocal.se) The Prime Minister of Sweden pledged to undo the ban on same-sex marriage in 2009. (Norway will allow same-sex couples to marry from January 2009 onwards.) (
PinkNews)
A cross-party group of MEPs has submitted a
Written Declaration (number 0076/2008) in the European Parliament to urge the Commission to draw up guidelines for mutual recognition of same-sex civil unions between member states in the European Union. You can write to your MEP to ask them to support this Declaration before the deadline: 15th January 2009. The UK Civil Partnership Act specifically recognises all civil unions equivalent to marriage, and all same-sex marriages, as a civil partnership in the UK, but this is not universal across EU countries with same-sex civil unions or marriage. You can find out who your MEP is, and fax a letter to them, via
www.writetothem.com.
Equality Network > International > Europe
The Equality Network’s website for information on all aspects of LGBT family law – including civil partnership, cohabitation, having children, breaking up – is
www.lgbtfamilies.org
Further discussion on civil partnership on the boards:
Equality Network > Civil Partnership
The Equality Network’s website for information on all aspects of LGBT family law – including civil partnership, cohabitation, having children, breaking up – is
www.lgbtfamilies.org.
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