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LGB Alliance urge PACE to vote no on Conversion Practices ban
Today we have issued a statement to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) regarding the upcoming vote on the resolution For a ban on conversion practices...
Demo at the Department of Health
We oppose the puberty blockers trial.We oppose the medicalisation of LGB young people.We reject the idea that same-sex attraction is something to be “cured.” Join us outside the...
Chemsex Report Launched
The College of Policing estimate that, in London alone, three men a month are dying as a consequence of chemsex. This is an escalating public health crisis that primarily impacts...
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What is a woman? LGB Alliance intervenes in a landmark case
On 26-27 November the UK Supreme Court will consider a question over which politicians continually stumble but that all reasonable people can answer without difficulty – what is a woman? In a case brought by For Women Scotland, the Court will decide whether the...
Bev Jackson gives speech against new German self-ID law
Bev Jackson, co-founder of LGB Alliance, gave a speech today in Berlin as part of a wider protest against Germany's new Self-ID law: "We are all fascinated by a magic trick. Some people want to know how they are done, but most appear completely taken in. Some magic...
Intervention in For Women Scotland Supreme Court Appeal
This week we submitted an intervention alongside Scottish Lesbians and The Lesbian Project in the forthcoming For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers Appeal Case, which will be heard next month at the UK Supreme Court. Our submission, which you can read below, is...
Our CEO chats to Jack Jewell
Watch this clip of our CEO, Kate Barker, on the Jack Jewell Podcast.Kate chats with Jack openly about the challenges we've faced as an organisation and how positive we feel about the future! To see the full discussion, visit Jack's YouTube channel
The Charity Commission instructs Mermaids to apply the recommendations of the Cass Review
Mermaids used to take a cautious approach to meeting the needs of vulnerable children. In 2009, their website included the statement ,”Gender Identity Disorders in infancy, childhood and adolescence are complex and have varied causes: in the majority of cases the...
PACE Report: Our evidence
On Thursday 3 October 2024 a report on "Preventing and combating violence and discrimination against lesbian, bisexual and queer women in Europe" will be presented to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, of which the UK is a member. The report will be...
IOPC response shows their bias
We wrote to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) in July to point out that in posting keen support for Pride, and in consulting Stonewall, they were not acting as an independent body and risked getting the law wrong. In their reply they admit they wrongly...
Policy Bulletin: Conversion Practices
In light of the ‘draft legislation’ on Conversion Practices referenced in the King’s Speech, please see our Policy Bulletin for MPs.You can download a...
Health Secretary takes an evidence-based approach to puberty blockers
The Cass Review confirmed what we have always known; it is mostly young people who will grow up to be lesbian, gay or bisexual who are given puberty blockers. It is a medical scandal that being same sex attracted has become a ‘condition to be cured’ with powerful...
Pride in London campaign: Our letter to the Mayor
We have written to Sadiq Khan about the shocking Pride in London campaign. We have requested a meeting as a matter of urgency.Download a copy here
The Prime Minister responds
Last week we wrote to the leaders of the Labour party, the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives following their manifesto publications to ask that they clarify their party’s positions on issues we know are key to LGB people. You can read those letters here...
Our helpline is open!
We’re extremely pleased that our Helpline is now open. We hope that our one-to-one listening service, run by trained and vetted volunteers and via live-chat, will help young teens worried about friendships, bullying or feeling different and older teens and young...