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Plus Magazine Autumn 2012 Autumn 2012 £2.00 Brighton Diary .org.uk Delivering Full Equality For All LGBT+ Lib Dems Stall The LGBT+ Lib Dems AGM The Expo, Brighton Conference Centre lgbt.libdems Sun 23rd, 1-2pm, Gloucester Room, The LGBT+ Lib Dems will have our regular stall The magazine for LGBT+ Liberal Hilton Metropole in the Expo throughout Conference. Find Plus Democrats, members and supporters Guest Speaker Stephen Williams MP; out what’s going on, or sign up a friend. updates on our work and our campaigns Volunteers for stall shifts welcome. including Equal Marriage, tackling Homophobia and Transphobia in Sport, the Social Evening at Bar Revenge Transgender Action Plan and the UK pride Sun 23rd, 8:30pm-late, Bar Revenge, events. All welcome. 5-7 Marine Parade, Brighton BN2 1TA LGBT+ Lib Dems present a social evening Changing laws and attitudes: at Brighton's premier gay venue Bar a more equal world Revenge. Come along to meet, chat, drink Browne Bears – Mon 24th, 1-2pm, Balmoral Room, and dance the night away! Hilton Metropole Tickets £1 for LGBT+ Lib Dems members, £5 others. Free glass of wine on arrival. Equality Abroad Presented by Kaleidoscope, LGBT+ Lib Dems, Liberal International British Group and Tickets will be available in advance from Liberal Youth. the LGBT+ Lib Dems stall. Join a passionate discussion on equal global rights in countries that persecute Tackling Homophobic, Biphobic people for their identity and sexuality. & Transphobic Bullying Speakers include: Jeremy Browne MP, Julie Mon 24th, 6:15-8pm, Queen’s Hotel Smith (Liberal International), Lance Price and Harjeet Johal (Kaleidoscope), Peter Presented by LGBT+ Lib Dems and Tatchell (invited tbc). Stonewall. Join Stonewall & LGBT+ Lib Dems to discuss how we can tackle homophobic, Diversity Engagement Group biphobic & transphobic bullying. Speakers Activists’ Reception include Lynne Featherstone MP, Cllr Sarah 50 Shades of Mon 24th, 9:45-11pm, King’s Terrace, Brown, Stephen Gilbert MP and Ben Summerskill. Chaired by Cllr Edward Lord The Grand, Brighton JP OBE. This is a reception for those working to Liberalism Refreshments provided. promote diversity within the Party, including members of the Diversity Engagement Group, Regional Party Chairs, Online Reminders Regional Diversity Champions and SAOs. For a one-stop reminder and Facebook With Baroness Sal Brinton and invited event links, head online to speaker, Lynne Featherstone MP. http://lgbt.libdems.org/a3vnM The Bi Report The 2012 Executive Join us at the 2013 LGBT+ Lib Chair: Adrian Trett Vice-Chair: Ed Fordham Treasurer: Jen Yockney Dems Strategy Conferences “Youth Chances” is a social Secretary: Holly Matthies research and influencing project Ordinary Members: Dave Page, Gina Dungworth, Sarah Harding, Jennie Rigg, aiming to improve the lives of 16- Chad O’Reilly, Paul Trollope, Edward Lord, Sarah Brown, Zoe O’Connell, 25 year old lesbian, gay, bisexual, Rebecca Taylor, Bobbi White transgender and questioning young Hon President: people across England. It is in Year Dr Evan Harris Vice-Presidents: Baroness Sarah Ludford MEP, Jonathan Fryer, Bernard Greaves 3 of 5, a partnership between the You can contact any of the exec by email - the addresses all go Metro Centre, the University of [email protected] - or you can write to any of the exec c/o Greenwich and Ergo Consulting, Lib Dems, 8-10 Great George Street, London SW1P 3AE. LGBT+ funded by the Big Lottery. The Youth Chances project believes that LGBTQ young people can still face disadvantage growing up in England today and we think this is a key area that needs to be The Bi Report explored to be understood better, for everyone’s benefit. Jen Yockney, Plus’ It has now launched a survey of 16 treasurer and one of the to 25 year olds lesbian, gay, authors of the Bi Report, bisexual, trans and questioning tells us all about this young people across England- groundbreaking research. youthchances.org/thesurvey Most Plus readers are It now has over 2,500 young Sat 12th Jan Sat 29th Jun familiar with lesbian and people who have completed the gay issues, and the moves survey on the way to a 15,000 from L&G to LGB&T has seen target. Great and a long way to go! Lib Dem HQ LGF lots of us get educated on By the time it’s finished, Youth the challenges that can face Chances will have delivered 3 core trans people. However the London Manchester outcomes: B in LGB&T... how is it June 2013 and June 2015 will see different from the the publication and dissemination experience of being lesbian of the first comprehensive, or gay? As campaigners, as It offers both information and a systematic and robust evidence of policy makers, what do we need challenge to a lot of LGB&T the needs of LGBTQ young people to know? organisations about whether in England, attained through a Help is at hand. In February their work is actually reaching study of over 15,000 LGBTQ 16-25 the Open University published bisexual people. yr olds. The Bisexuality Report, a And if a weighty academic By June 2015 it will be able to compilation of all the research report is a bit too heavy-going demonstrate considerable change that is out there about bi life in for you to face, there is a in the practice of 50 service the UK, and how it is different simple cut-down version of the providers across England as a result for bisexual people. report which summarises its of the recommendations based on It’s deliberately structured with five main findings, with the evidence collected. policy-makers in mind, so you illustrative quotes from bi Also by June 2015, it will be able can skip to findings and people’s experiences. to significantly influence the policy recommendations on health, You can download the report at of 50 commissioners across England the workplace, the media, crime bimedia.org/bireport/ RSVP: [email protected] in accordance to our findings. and so on. 2 11 50 Shades of Liberalism “Extreme Porn”, BDSM and Consent Dave Page looks at the recent court case under if some greater harm were to be prevented – but if Labour’s extreme pornography legislation, and people who practice consensual BDSM include PThe magazinelus of asks whether the party should champion a liberal barristers, aldermen and Members of Parliament, it’s 2012 has again been a momentous year for LGBT+ equality here attitude to consensual sadomasochism. hard to argue that the practice inherently harms. and abroad, and at the same time a momentous year for the LGBT+ Lib Dems We allow people to take part in painful, risky sports Recently, a Plus executive member, Cllr Ed Lord OBE United Kingdom with the Jubilee celebrations and the stunningly LGBT+ Lib Dems like skiing and rock climbing. BDSM should be no JP, was called as a character witness in the case of brilliant Olympics and Paralympics. It’s a shame that World Pride in London 8-10 Great George Street Simon Walsh, a barrister and Alderman of the City of different. Yes, there are risks of abuse, just as some couldn’t live up to the standards it had set itself this year, but LGBT+ Lib Dems is Westminster London. Walsh was charged with possession of people who smoke dope will go on to crack. But the involved in upcoming discussions to rectify mistakes ahead of next year’s event. London SW1P 3AE “extreme pornographic community encourages socialising and Local Liberal Democrats were at major Pride events, including Cardiff, Liverpool, Web: lgbt.libdems.org.uk images” under section 63 Manchester and Brighton alongside new participation at Leeds, York, Hull and communication, and facebook.com/PlusLibDems of the Criminal Justice Nottingham, increasing our visibility at a local and regional level. Our national abusers are often named and Immigration Act media visibility has soared with the continuing battle for Equal Marriage. Plus mail: [email protected] 2008, and was later and shamed. Since its proposed this policy, and we have worked with Lib Dems nationwide to lead the Twitter: @lgbtld acquitted on all charges. activities are often illegal, campaign. The Government’s response to its consultation is due soon; we must be it has to self-police; ready to respond and show that it’s the Lib Dems who have delivered. Phone: 020 7227 1395 The law was introduced by perhaps not David We must widen our campaigning for LGBT+ equality to include Housing, Education, Labour Home Secretary Cameron’s first example of Health (and Mental Health) and service provisions along with international and Disclaimer, Credits Jacqui Smith, in reaction the Big Society in action! to the murder of Jane sporting perspectives. We will have a second Autumn Conference Fringe event & Contact Info Longhurst by Graham Consensual BDSMers are a jointly with Kaleidoscope, Liberal Youth and Liberal International with Foreign The views expressed in this Office Minister Jeremy Browne MP speaking on an international theme of human publication do not necessarily Coutts in 2003. Coutts was sexual and gender rights. We will have our traditional Stonewall debate on Homophobic, Biphobic and reflect the views of LGBT+ Lib a fan of consensual erotic minority oppressed by Transphobic bullying from across a range of institutions and views. Blood and Dems, the Liberal Democrats or our illiberal legislation, and printers. They might not even asphyxiation and claimed tissue donation is another policy which we need to reinvigorate for 2013. hence within LGBT+ Lib reflect the views of the writers - that the death was an The best-selling “50 Shades” series and has a dubious accident; the prosecution approach to consent, but remains unprosecuted. Dems’ expanded remit as Membership of Plus is an ongoing concern.
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