The government seems to think ‘cancel culture’ infringes on freedom of speech. The Department for Education’s amendments to the September curriculum places this issue as a forefront in the relationships and sex education (RSE) module, indiscriminately condemning it as a…
Mhairi Black, the Scottish National Party MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire South, recently caused controversy when she brought a drag queen to visit a local primary school. Parents expressed outrage that Flowjob (The drag queen in question) had been invited…
In 2017, I wrote an end of year review on the subject of social equality. In this piece, I remarked that 2017 appeared to be the beginning of the backlash against certain trends within the equality movement. Whilst same-sex marriage…
The NHS is in desperate need of blood donors. More specifically, they need the blood of men, and they’re actively campaigning to encourage more of them to donate. ‘Come on in,’ they say. ‘It’s quick, it’s easy, and you get…
I don’t think many things could be more sickening to read about than the attack on two gay women on the top deck of a London bus. Melania Geymonat and her partner Chris were heading to Camden when they were suddenly…
It has been with some dismay that I have followed the news about protests over LGBT+ lessons at Parkfield school. Parkfield School, in the Alum Rock area of Birmingham, is a non-denominational primary academy with a predominantly Muslim intake. Parents withdrew around…
2017 was a paradoxical year. On the one hand, we saw great gains in the battle for social equality, with a growing majority of people now wanting to see equality for all. On the other, however, we saw signs of…
In the gay calendar, June is lovingly referred to as Pride month. In theory, this is a time for people across the gay population to come together, and unite in a common cause: the freedom to openly be gay -…
In May 2014, an LGBT activist Gareth Lee requested a cake with the slogan ‘Support gay marriage’ from Ashers Bakery. This contradicted the Bakery’s deeply held Christian beliefs, and they politely refused after two days of contemplation. As it transpires,…