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02 December 2011 ~ Comments Off

Alan Turing Official Pardon Petition

2012 is the Turing Centenary Year, where the life and incredible achievements of Alan Turing will be celebrated around the world. Most residents of Milton Keynes know of the fantastic work of Alan Turing at the Bletchley Park, but not so many people are aware of how he died and what caused him to take [...]

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09 September 2011 ~ Comments Off

Statement: Gay & bisexual men giving blood

As you may have seen through the national media yesterday, Health Ministers in England, Scotland and Wales have overturned an outright ban on gay men giving blood. Instead, they are now allowed to donate provided that have abstained from sex for a year. As the organisation representing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) [...]

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08 September 2011 ~ Comments Off

Our very own Peter Leeson

Peter Leeson (our Treasurer) has appeared on the U.S.-based ‘Queer and Queerer’ podcast, openly discussing coming out to his wife as gay.
The podcast is available here: http://zackfordblogs.com/2011/09/queer-and-queerer-ep-57-coming-out-to-your-wife-at-53-ft-peter-leeson/
The first two minutes of the podcast can be skipped, as Peter doesn’t appear until after the first two minutes.
Also on the webpage are links to some more of [...]

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25 July 2011 ~ Comments Off

LGBTQ General Assembly 2012

After the success and support we had in 2010 and 2011, I am pleased to announce that we are in the process or organizing the 2012 LGBTQ General Assembly and hope to encourage your participation.
The assembly seeks to bring together all the organizations that are interested in the Lesbian, Gay, Bi- [...]

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15 June 2011 ~ Comments Off

Opportunity to appear in a National newspaper

A gay London based journalist is writing a piece for a national daily newspaper on gay men who come out later in life. The focus will be on men who originally married, now have grown up children and have taken the step to come out since. Ideally he would need men who are willing to [...]

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