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Pride House needs your support

Friends, we need your help in supporting the ‘Pride House’ venture for this summer's Olympics.

Pride House is hoping to take place on Clapham Common for 17 days over the summer and will be the centre of LGBT for the games. We need your support in making sure this event happens so we can all have a part in the legacy of 2012.

A local group called ‘Friends of The Common’ have allegedly strongly opposed the event for the LGBT community, friends and family, branding it 'undesirable'.

Please look at this article in the South London Press in which the ex mayor of Lambeth has described the comment as ‘blatant homophobia’.

We at the forum think this is a fantastic opportunity not just for the LGBT community but for south London to show the world that London is a place that believes in diversity and true equality. When we won the games back in 2005 we were told they would be our games and this is the chance to make that happen.

Please help us:

by contacting Lambeth council and supporting Pride House coming to Clapham Common during the Olympics - email events@lambeth.gov.uk

or by leaving a comment at www.southlondon-today.co.uk

More details at www.pridehouselondon.co.uk


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www.allout.org/fifa
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February 2011 saw the LGBT History Month display aimed at developing awareness of LGBT issues among staff in the Department and introducing needed changes. Anyone who would like to find out more /get involved/raise questions please contact Celia Young (7200) or Jim Cowan (8190).

Look back in anger and sadness
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download the pdf

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Stonewall's message to young people facing homophobic bullying
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Starting Out: Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Recruitment Guide 2010/11
For more information about the Guide contact Joe Wong at Stonewall on 020 7593 2291 or at recruitmentguide10@stonewall.org.uk or log on to www.startingoutguide.org.uk for the guide online.
For information on Stonewall's Youth Volunteering project contact Laurie Kay on 020 7593 1882.

Equality Act
For more details, and other national pink related stories please visit the Pink News site.