
Labour's new Section 28? |
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Jul 03, 2009 - 10:59 PM - by marshlander
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Damn I'm mad ... again!
The General Teaching Council for England is the professional body charged with setting standards of conduct for teachers in England. In effect it's a kind of watered-down General Medical Council. All teachers have to pay their thirty-odd quid a year if they want to continue to be registered as a teacher and keep their jobs.
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Obama tells gay activists: 'Judge me by the promises I keep' |
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Jul 02, 2009 - 11:21 AM - by Andy
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US president Barack Obama has addressed accusations he has been slow to keep his promises on gay rights.
Speaking to 300 LGBT activists at a White House reception on Monday, he said: "I want you to know that I expect and hope to be judged not by words, not by promises I've made, but by the promises that my administration... [Read More]
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Indian court rules to decriminalise gay sex |
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Jul 02, 2009 - 11:17 AM - by Andy
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The Delhi High Court today ruled that a ban on gay sex between adults violates India's constitution.
Section 377 was enacted in 1860 under the British Raj, in line with the anti-sodomy laws in England at the time.
It punishes anyone who "voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal" by imprisonment... [Read More]
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