UK government launches new strategy to drive down suicide rates
As LGBT campaigners mark World Suicide Prevention Day, Health Minister Norman Lamb says the government will increase its efforts to reduce the number of deaths in England. Statistics from the Lesbian...
View ArticleGay ‘cure’ therapy is harmful says UK government
Culture Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities Maria Miller has responded to a parliamentary question on gay conversion therapy by instructing Health Minister Norman Lamb to outline the...
View ArticleLabour MP backs petition against gay ‘cure’ treatments
Labour MP Diana Johnson says the government needs to take a stronger position against gay conversion therapy and is lending her support to a petition. Last week, in response to a parliamentary question...
View ArticleLib Dem MP John Pugh criticised for voting against equal marriage bill —...
Liberal Democrat MP John Pugh has been criticised for voting against the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill – as both Lib Dem deputy leader Simon Hughes, party president Tim Farron and Health Minister...
View ArticleLabour MP Diana Johnson: It’s now time for Parliament to tackle the issue of...
Labour MP Diana Johnson and Tom Stephens both write for PinkNews.co.uk on why ending gay-to-straight conversion therapy should be Parliament’s next priority. On Tuesday 21 May, 366 MPs voted in favour...
View ArticleGay ‘cure’ therapy NHS ban motion gains cross-party support
Several MPs have signed an Early Day Motion against gay conversion therapy to ensure that “NHS medical professionals cannot inflict this cruel treatment on their patients”. The discredited medical...
View ArticleHealth Secretary Jeremy Hunt urged to ban gay conversion therapy
Labour MP Geraint Davies has written to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt urging for him to consider a complete ban on gay conversion therapy from being provided by psychotherapists. The number of MPs who...
View ArticleTUC and Unison urge government to ban gay conversion therapy as petition...
More than 40 different LGBT groups along with trade union organisations the TUC and Unison have called on the government to ban gay conversion therapy. The discredited medical practice has been...
View ArticleMPs demand Health Minister tightens up safeguards against gay ‘cure’ therapy
A cross-party group of 15 MPs have sent a joint letter to Health Minister Norman Lamb calling on him to do more to address the problem of gay-to-straight conversion therapy. The letter, initiated by MP...
View ArticleLabour MP: Ministers are ignoring the problem of gay conversion therapy
The government has once again ruled out the statutory regulation of psychotherapists in order to guard against gay-to-straight conversion therapy, leading to criticism from Labour’s Diana Johnson....
View ArticleLabour MP Geraint Davies: Only regulation can stop gay conversion therapy
Writing for PinkNews.co.uk, Labour MP Geraint Davies says Health Minister Norman Lamb is completely wrong to rule out the statutory regulation of psychotherapists in order to guard against...
View ArticleCharity tells MPs: 44% of LGBT youngsters have considered suicide
Nearly half of young LGBT people have considered taking their own lives, campaigners have told MPs. The House of Commons Health Committee has published a report into youth mental health services...
View ArticleNorman Lamb announces bid for Lib Dem leadership
Former Lib Dem health minister Norman Lamb has officially announced his bid to lead the party. The MP for Norfolk North announced that he would run to become Liberal Democrat leader yesterday, saying...
View ArticleTim Farron confirms Lib Dem leadership bid
Tim Farron has announced his bid to become leader of the Liberal Democrats. Nick Clegg quit as Lib Dem leader last Friday after disastrous results in the general election leaving the party with just...
View ArticleComment: Why I’m backing Norman Lamb to lead the Lib Dems, by Lynne Featherstone
Former Lib Dem MP Lynne Featherstone explains why she is backing Norman Lamb to lead her party. Not for the first time in the history of the party, the Lib Dems are faced with adversity – after the...
View ArticleComment: Why I’m backing Norman Lamb to lead the Lib Dems, by Adrian Trett
Liberal Democrat Adrian Trett, who made history by revealing he is HIV positive while running for Parliament, writes for PinkNews to explain why he is backing Norman Lamb for leader. Today I decided...
View ArticleNorman Lamb: I will stand up for LGBT rights as Lib Dem leader
Norman Lamb, one of the candidates for Leader of the Liberal Democrats, writes for PinkNews on his commitments to LGBT rights. Children denied a family because of same-sex couples being refused the...
View ArticleNorman Lamb faces investigation after ‘push poll’ on opponent’s same-sex...
The Liberal Democrats are investigating the campaign of leadership candidate Norman Lamb – over allegations campaigners used a ‘push poll’ to raise his opponent’s poor record on same-sex marriage....
View ArticleNorman Lamb: Gay characters shouldn’t be ‘out of bounds’ in children’s TV...
PinkNews Exclusive Lib Dem leadership candidate Norman Lamb has called for children’s TV to feature more same-sex couples, in an interview with PinkNews. The former Health minister, who is one of two...
View ArticleInterview: Norman Lamb on ‘gay cure’ therapy and Lib Dem campaign failures
PinkNews Exclusive. Lib Dem leadership candidate Norman Lamb speaks to PinkNews on how the party can move on from its defeat at last month’s election, and what it can offer to LGBT voters. Where do the...
View ArticleIrish politician agrees there should be more LGBT children’s characters
Fine Gael politician Jerry Buttimer said there should be more LGBT characters in children’s television. The Cork South Central TD told The Star: “The curriculum here has changed to reflect diversity...
View ArticlePeppa Pig condemned to life of heteronormativity as Norman Lamb loses...
It looks like Peppa Pig could be condemned to a life of heteronormativity – after Norman Lamb failed to be elected Lib Dem leader. Mr Lamb, the former Health Minister, had been one of two candidates...
View ArticleTim Farron elected to lead Liberal Democrats
Tim Farron has been elected to lead the Liberal Democrats, replacing former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. Former party president Tim Farron was one of two candidates were vying to replace Mr Clegg...
View ArticleNew Lib Dem leader set to be announced
The winner of the Liberal Democrat leadership contest is set to be announced today. Two candidates are vying to replace former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg at the head of the party, following the...
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Comment: Lots of children’s programmes already have LGBT characters
During his campaign for Liberal Democrat leadership, Norman Lamb suggested there should be more LGBT characters in children’s cartoons. A lot of people assumed this meant that same-sex relationships...
View ArticleNew Lib Dem leader Tim Farron ‘refuses to answer’ when asked if gay sex is a sin
The new leader of the Liberal Democrats, Tim Farron, refused to answer a question three times, when directly asked if he believes gay sex is a sin. Tim Farron was yesterday elected to lead the Liberal...
View ArticleTim Farron labelled ‘illiberal democrat’ over gay rights history
The Times newspaper has criticised the Liberal Democrats election of new leader Tim Farron – labelling him the “illiberal democrat” for his history on left wing issues such, including gay rights. Tim...
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Former health minister Norman Lamb: HIV-preventing drugs must be made...
Former Lib Dem health minister Norman Lamb has called for HIV-preventing PrEP drugs to be available to gay and bisexual men on the NHS. Pre-exposure Prophylaxis drug Truvada can drastically reduce...
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Deaths of mental health patients soar by 20%
The number of unexpected deaths among mental health patients have risen by more than 20 per cent over the last three years. The number of mental health related deaths rose from 1,412 to 1,713,...
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Former health minister: NHS must not stall on HIV-preventing PrEP drugs
Former health minister Norman Lamb is leading calls for HIV-preventing drugs to be available on the NHS – after a decision was stalled for two years. Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) drug Truvada can...
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