In Plain Sight

In Plain Sight

A call for better safeguarding   It is a grim truth that paedophiles look like you and me. They are heterosexual, homosexual and bisexual. Some will claim a gender identity and many will not. They are teachers, social workers, bankers, gardeners, librarians and...

The curious story of Belper Pride

Belper is a pretty market town on the edge of the Peak District. Comfortably middle-class and a quiet kind of place, it has a population of just 18,000 and benefits from good schools and a selection of attractive shops. Despite the small population, last year’s Pride...
Perfecting The Business Of Victimhood For Pride

Perfecting The Business Of Victimhood For Pride

By Jo Bartosch.  This piece was commissioned for and originally published on the LGB Alliance Business Forum website. Let’s be honest—if you’re gay, lesbian or bisexual, you could do a lot worse than Britain. Sure, we’ve got our problems, but we also have legal...
Wendy’s Story

Wendy’s Story

There are two things that underpin my adoption journey; the first is I always wanted to be a mum and the second is that I would not change a single decision in my life up to the point I met my daughter. Growing up I was not a doll playing girly girl, I was as big a...
Harshil’s Story

Harshil’s Story

My husband and I knew that we wanted a family, and providing a loving and safe home for children in need of a forever family seemed like the obvious way to go. Having thought about it for a long time, we eventually got in touch with a local adoption agency in 2019. At...
Bev Jackson on US vs Skrmetti

Bev Jackson on US vs Skrmetti

Photograph: Jacquelyn Martin/AP Today, 4 December 2024, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of the US v Skrmetti – the name of the Attorney-General of Tennessee. At issue was the constitutionality of Tennessee’s bill banning puberty blockers and...