Equality & Sexuality
Understand sexual orientation and gender identity rights, protection from discrimination, and equality in relationships and employment.
Civil Partnership Laws in the UK and Abroad
Civil partnership, or the registration of couples as civil partners, is legal across the United Kingdom since the Civil Partnership Act of 2004. This Act del...
Confronting Homophobia
Homophobia, literally "the fear of homosexuals and homosexuality", is the term commonly used to describe an attitude of dislike for individuals who have roma...
Discrimination and Sexual Orientation
Sexual orientation, or the natural sexual attractions that an individual feels for others, has unfortunately long been an attribute that can bring about disc...
Fighting Sexism in the Community
A community is only as strong as its members, and when sexism, or discrimination based on one’s gender, is allowed to grow it can’t help but be divisive....
Homophobia in the Classroom
Homosexuality is a sexual orientation characterised by an attraction to members of one’s own sex. Gay men, for example, are attracted to men and lesbians a...
Putting Together a GLBT Support Organisation
Many workplaces, educational institutions and local communities now offer gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) support organisations. These organisa...
Sexism Sensitivity Training in the Workplace
Sensitivity training is not often an employee’s favourite activity but for employers it can be a very effective method of reminding everyone about appropri...
Sexual Orientation and the Law
Discrimination due to sexual orientation has only recently been addressed in the legislation of the United Kingdom. Laws making it illegal to conduct such di...
Sexuality Support Organisations in the UK
Finding out about your own sexuality can be a confusing, exhilarating, anxious, wonderful yet lonely time. If you feel like you are unable to talk to your fa...
Sexuality Terms Explained or Defined
Discussions of sexuality and sexual orientation can become confusing due to the variety of technical terms, jargon and acronyms that are related to such subj...
Telling Colleagues About Your Sexuality
Deciding to tell colleagues about your sexuality can be very difficult. While there is legal protection against sexuality/sexual orientation discrimination i...
Understanding Sexual Orientations
Sexual orientation is the sexual attraction or preference that an individual feels for members of the opposite sex, his or her own sex or both. When an indiv...
What is Gender Identity?
The term "gender identity" may come up often in discussions of both gender and personal identity, but it is not necessarily a term that makes its way into th...
What is Gender Reassignment Surgery?
Some people have never felt comfortable living in their own bodies, and at times decide to change their bodies to reflect the person they feel like inside. W...
What is Homophobia?
Homosexuality is a sexual orientation characterised by a sexual attraction to members of one's own sex. For example, male homosexuals (usually called gay men...