Archive: Gender And Sexuality

Female MP fights against all-boys football rule

Casey Stoney headers a ball for England. Women's football still does not receive significant attention from sports fans.

A female MP is hitting back at the Football Association (FA) after its role in the parliamentary football team meant she was thrown out.

Football accepts gay-rights charter

Jowell slams Wimbledon's unequal prize money

Football fan wins battle against police

Govt invites anti-abortion group to advisory board

Anti-abortion group Life will sit on the Independent Advisory Group on Sexual Health and HIV

The government has invited an anti-abortion group to sit on its advisory panel for sexual health, in a move likely to enrage women's rights campaigners.

MPs try to block Girls Gone Wild UK

Critics say the programme exploits inembriated women on nights out.

A TV programme which films young women revealing themselves in public is facing a challenge from MPs.

'Just one person jailed': Govt told to outlaw forced marriages

Forced marriages are commn in many communities in the UK

The government is facing demands to criminalise forced marriages after MPs found just one person had been jailed under current rules.

Abstinence-based sex-education bill passes Commons vote

Abstinence: Dorries' bill is unlikely to become law but it has already stoked controversy

A bill which would enforce the teaching of abstinence in sex education classes has won the support of MPs.

PMQs: Cameron branded sexist over 'calm down, dear'

Michael Winner's 'calm down dear' popped up in PMQs

Labour figures have reacted with outrage after David Cameron told a female opposition frontbencher to "calm down, dear".

Lesbians start legal fight after being denied hotel room

The Brighton hotel was facing legal action from Liberty today

Two lesbians who were denied a double room at a hotel are starting a legal battle with the help of civil liberty advocates.

Ken backs gay pub kiss-in

Ken Livingstone has backed gay activists planning to stage a mass kiss-in at a West End pub.

Govt hands services for trafficked women to religious evangelicals

Can religious groups provide services without discriminating?

There was outrage among secular groups today after the government handed funding for trafficked women to an evangelical Christian group.

Football accepts gay-rights charter

There are no openly gay footballers in England's top divisions.

Efforts to wipe out homophobia in sport have received a significant boost as the country's major sports leagues put their weight behind a government campaign.

May accused of treating women as 'fools'

Treated like fools? Theresa May is accused of presiding over a massive reduction in services.

Labour has attacked the government on victim support as Women's Day is celebrated.

EU African aid 'should depend on gay rights progress'

Bundibugyo in Uganda.The country has seen a series of attacks against gay rights activists

EU aid to African countries must be reciprocated with progress on gay rights, one of London's Conservative MEPs has said.

Archbishop hits out at religious civil partnerships

Religious groups are alarmed at the prospect of gay marriage

Coalition plans to allow gay couples to conduct their civil partnership in religious buildings have met resistance from the Catholic Church.

'Porn and me': Smith opens up about expenses

Porn came to dominate Jacqui Smith's image while home secretary - and afterwards.

Jacqui Smith has opted to tackle the issue of pornography head-on after it came to become strongly associated with her time in the Home Office.

Civil partnerships to take place in church

Gay couples will soon be able to have their civil ceremonies in religious buildings, after the government announced plans to change the law.

Lib Dems 'in gay marriage win'

Another step towards full same-sex marriage?

A rare policy victory for the coalition's junior party is expected to be unveiled this week, according to a report.

Gay marriage campaigners launch European legal battle

Campaigners seek to end bans on gay marriage and heterosexual civil partnerships

Campaigners are today taking their bid to overturn bans against gay civil marriages and heterosexual civil partnerships to the European court of human rights (ECHR).

Lib Dems back gay marriage

The Liberal Democrats further cemented their distinct party political identity today with vote backing gay marriage.

Ed Miliband: Hague treatment 'depressing'

Ed Miliband defends William Hague over Christopher Myers rumours

Ed Miliband has issued a robust defence of William Hague over the rumours surrounding his special advisor.

Ed Miliband gets gay vote

Ed Miliband backed by gay voters in new poll

Ed Miliband has overtaken his brother as the favoured Labour leadership candidate of gay party members.

PM backs Hague over personal statement

William Hague issued the statement on Wednesday

The prime minister has backed William Hague over his astonishingly personal statement last night.

Tory minister comes out as gay

Crispin Blunt is seperating from his wife

Tory prisons minister Crispin Blunt has left his wife and come out as a homosexual.

Lib Dems expected to back gay marriage

Gay marriage: Lib Dem support could see new law

The Liberal Democrats are expected to vote to support gay marriage at their party conference, opening up another potential division with the Conservatives.