Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association

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10 Dec 2006 News release: “Truly Poisonous” Campaign by Christians to Rob Gay People of Their Rights added.
27 Nov 2006 News release: GALHA Member Elected President of National Secular Society added.
13 Nov 2006 News release: Russian Gay Activist Vows to Fight On added.
12 Nov 2006 News release: GALHA Backs Elton John on Religious Homophobia added.
02 Nov 2006 News release: Moscow Pride: Banned, Bloodied ... But Back! added.
24 Oct 2006 News release: Catholic Activist Outs Gay Priest and Good Evening, Miss Dietrich event added.
15 Oct 2006 News releases: Veteran Gay Activist Gets Lifetime Achievement Award and Gay Group Demands That Ruth Kelly Resign Immediately added.
28 Sep 2006 News release: Evangelical Politician Seeks Private Prosecution of Gay Police Association added.
24 Sep 2006 GALHA Annual Reports for the years ending 31 July 2005 and 31 July 2006 added.
12 Sep 2006 News release: Threat to Out Gay Priests “a 21st-Century Witch-Hunt” Say Gay Humanists added.
29 Aug 2006 News release: Archbishop’s Latest Move “Spineless” Say Gay Humanists added.
23 Aug 2006 Forthcoming Events updated.
13 Aug 2006 News release: Gay Humanists Welcome Fellow Humanists’ Support for Gay Pride added. Criminal Justice Act 2003 added to directory.
01 Aug 2006 News release: Gay Humanists “Appalled” by Judgement Against Lesbian Couple added.
20 Jul 2006 News release: Gay Humanists Support Police Group over Religious Discrimination added.
09 Jul 2006 News releases: Homophobic Christian Course Kicked out of Prison and Pope to Use Spanish Visit to Further Defame Gay People added.
07 Jun 2006 News release: Vatican Attacks Against Gays “Reminiscent of Worst Dictators” added.
05 Jun 2006 Response to The Equalities Review: Interim Report for Consultation added.
29 May 2006 Response to Getting Equal: Proposals to Outlaw Sexual Orientation Discrimination in the Provision of Goods and Services added.
21 May 2006 Civil partnership secondary legislation reorganised and moved to separate pages.
14 May 2006 News releases: Gay Humanists Balk at Appointment of Kelly to Equality Ministry and Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor’s Hypocrisy is Sickening, Say Gay Humanists added.
03 May 2006 Forthcoming Events updated.
02 May 2006 News releases: Courageous Iranian Dissident Supports GALHA and Gay Humanists Protest at Russian Abuse of Gay People added.
30 Apr 2006 References to Homosexuality in the Qur’an added.
24 Apr 2006 News release: Nigerian Humanists Fight for the Survival of Their Country’s Gay Community added.
12 Apr 2006 News releases: Pope’s Latest Attack on Gays Verges on the Unhinged and International Day Against Homophobia 2006 Launched added.
02 Apr 2006 News releases: Gay Humanists Support Rally for Free Expression, Beware of Christian Fundamentalists and Launch of IDAHO UK 2006 added. Forthcoming Events updated.
24 Mar 2006 News releases: Gay Humanists Back Rally for Free Expression and Archbishop of Canterbury is Spineless Say Gay Humanists added.
17 Feb 2006 News release: GALHA Urges Mayor of London to Repudiate Moscow Gay Pride Ban added.
12 Feb 2006 Site upgraded from XHTML 1.0 Strict to XHTML 1.1.
05 Feb 2006 Forthcoming Events updated.
30 Jan 2006 Forthcoming Events updated.
15 Jan 2006 News release: GALHA Vice-President Challenges Catholic-Inspired Homophobia added.
03 Jan 2006 News releases: Gay Humanists Welcome Support From Brave Human Rights Activist and Cardinal Risks Inciting Violence Against Gays added.
18 Dec 2005 Outline Forthcoming Events for 2006 added. International Day Against Homophobia 2006 added.
04 Dec 2005 Philosophy Section added to Online Bookstore.
30 Nov 2005 Response to the Equalities Review Call for Evidence added.
29 Nov 2005 News release: Gay Catholics Should Leave the Church that Persecutes Them added.
20 Nov 2005 News release: Look at Your Own Church First, Bishop Robinson added.
14 Nov 2005 News release: MP Voices Fears about New Equality Bill added.
16 Oct 2005 News release: Comments in Gay and Lesbian Humanist added.
17 Sep 2005 Forthcoming Events updated.
24 Aug 2005 News release: Gay Humanists Welcome Home Secretary’s Stance on Islamic Extremists added.
11 Aug 2005 News release: Gay Humanists Support UK Recognition of Lesbian Marriage added.
22 Jul 2005 News release: Green Support for Gay Humanists added.
19 Jul 2005 News release: Gays Call for Ban on Islamic Extremist added.
15 May 2005 Film Festival page added.
02 May 2005 News release: Humanists Welcome Holyrood Stance on Catholic Homophobia added.
20 Apr 2005 News release: Vatican Shoots Itself in the Foot with New Reactionary Pope added.
03 Apr 2005 GALHA Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 July 2004 added. News releases: Catholic Church Should Not Use Public Money to Promote Bigotry, GALHA Coordinates International Day Against Homophobia and Pope John Paul II: Implacable Homophobe added. International Day Against Homophobia added. Forthcoming Events updated.
20 Mar 2005 Forthcoming Events updated.
13 Mar 2005 Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003, Employment Equality (Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003 and Equality Bill 2004/05 added to directory.
06 Mar 2005 Response to the Mayor of London’s dossier concerning Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi added.
27 Feb 2005 Forthcoming Events updated.
13 Feb 2005 Forthcoming Events updated.
24 Jan 2005 News release: Independent Faith Schools Promoting Homophobia added.
12 Jan 2005 News release: Livingstone Wrong to Defend Muslic Cleric added.
19 Dec 2004 Forthcoming Events updated.
05 Dec 2004 News release: Archbishop’s Plea is Not Enough added.
21 Nov 2004 News releases: GALHA Lunch, Government Abusing Gay Rights for the Muslim Vote and GALHA Welcomes New Vice-President added.
01 Nov 2004 News release: RE Guidelines Fail to Protect Gay Pupils added.
24 Oct 2004 News release: Homophobic Christian Evangelist Banned added.
18 Oct 2004 News release: Anglicans Create a Fantasy World of “Evil” Gays added.
22 Sep 2004 Forthcoming Events updated.
19 Sep 2004 News release: GALHA Silver Jubilee Gathering added.
27 Aug 2004 News release: MOBO Must Not Promote Singers of Murderous Lyrics added.
11 Jul 2004 News release: Call to Halt Rally of Islamic Homophobes added.
26 May 2004 News release: Catholics Conceal Iron Fist in Velvet Glove added.
23 May 2004 News release: Who Will Stop Anti-Gay Hatemongering in RE Classes? added.
07 May 2004 News release: Humanists Support Coalition for Marriage Equality added.
26 Apr 2004 News release: GALHA Celebrates Its First 25 Years in Style added.
18 Apr 2004 Details of special event Sexuality and the City: A Gay History of London added. Forthcoming Events updated.
30 Mar 2004 News release: Why are Gays Being Fobbed Off with Second Best? added.
28 Mar 2004 News releases: LGBT Community to Quiz Politicos and Vatican Joins Oppressive States to Thwart UN Policy added.
29 Feb 2004 Housing Bill 2003/04 – Clause 165 added to UK Legislation directory.
22 Feb 2004 Directory section: UK Legislation relating to Sexuality and Gender added.
04 Feb 2004 News release: Vatican Says Gay Children Should be Forced to Seek Treatment added.
01 Feb 2004 News release: Kent Humanists Slam Council’s Section 28 added. October and November events added to Forthcoming Events page.
02 Dec 2003 News release: Christians Try to Scupper Union Challenge to Job Protection Exemptions added.
26 Nov 2003 News release: Government Fails to Remove Tax Discrimination Against Gay Partners added.
17 Nov 2003 News release: Vatican’s Homophobic Campaign Targets Gay Kids added.
16 Nov 2003 Programme of meetings for 2004 added to Forthcoming Events page.
29 Oct 2003 News release: Gay Humanists Express Concern over New Equality Body added.
27 Sep 2003 News release: Give Us Marriage, Say Gay Humanists added. Response to Civil Partnership: A framework for the legal recognition of same-sex couples added.
21 Sep 2003 GALHA Annual Report for the Year Ending 31 July 2003 added.
31 Aug 2003 News releases: Christian Group’s Anti-Gay Adoption Card “Inappropriate” Says Charity Watchdog and Vatican Scores First Direct Hit in Anti-Gay Crusade added. Site Map split into separate GALHA, Pink Triangle Trust and Gay and Lesbian Humanist maps.
01 Aug 2003 News release: Gay Group Calls on Gay Catholics to “Debaptise” Themselves added.
29 Jul 2003 News release: Vatican’s Renewed Opposition to Gay Rights is a Threat to Democracy added.
27 Jul 2003 Directory of skeptic websites extended.
06 Jul 2003 News release: Archbishop Won’t Stop Gay Witch-hunts added.
29 Jun 2003 News release: Employment Exemptions “Like Something Dreamed up by the Taliban” added.
10 Jun 2003 BHA submission on Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations added. Annual Reunion Lunch details added to Forthcoming Events page.
08 Jun 2003 News releases: Gay Humanists Welcome Inclusion of Humanism in Preamble to EU Constitution and Gay Humanists Call on Archbishop to Prevent Job Witch-hunts added. Skeptic and Related Websites page added to directory.
11 May 2003 News releases: Paddick Speaks Personally, Whitehouse Reborn? and Religious Groups Given Right to Sack Gays added. Online subscription facility added to GALHA Membership page. Security FAQ added. Forthcoming Events updated.
04 Apr 2003 News release: “Irresponsible” Vatican Must Lose UN Status added.
30 Mar 2003 Forthcoming Events updated.
16 Mar 2003 All broken links repaired or removed.
10 Mar 2003 News release: BBC Affirms Commitment to Gay Representation added.
02 Mar 2003 Born of Mary – A Brief History of GALHA added. Briefing on Islam and Homosexuality added.
18 Feb 2003 News release: BBC should not Bow to Bigots added.
10 Feb 2003 Comments on Equality and Diversity: Making it Happen added. Forthcoming Events updated.
03 Feb 2003 News release: Gays Demand that God be left out of EU Constitution added.
29 Jan 2003 Forthcoming Events updated.
12 Jan 2003 Comments on Equality and Diversity: The Way Ahead added. Forthcoming Events updated. Esperanto text converted to Unicode.
21 Dec 2002 Submission on Protecting the Public added.
15 Dec 2002 News release: Charity Commission Questions Christian Group over Anti-Gay Adoption Card added. Forthcoming Events updated.
08 Dec 2002 Forthcoming Events updated.
27 Nov 2002 News release: Christian Institute’s Anti-Gay Card Questioned added.
03 Nov 2002 News release: Gay Humanist Coordinates New European Group added.
27 Oct 2002 News release: Job Laws will Worsen Discrimination against Gays added.
21 Oct 2002 News release: Campaigners Call for Lobby of Airline added.
29 Sep 2002 News release: New Archbishop Distances Himself Further from Gays added.
08 Sep 2002 News releases: Partnership Registered in Style and No Tears Shed at Death of Arch-Homophobe added. TrackEngine change detector added to What’s New page.
01 Sep 2002 Report on Single Equality Body Consultation Seminar added.
08 Aug 2002 News release: Dr Williams Throws his Hat in with the Bigots added. Submission on Religious Offences added.
26 Jul 2002 News release: Gay Humanists concerned at New Primate’s Support for Homophobic Course added.
21 Jul 2002 News release: Blasphemy Protesters Defy the Law added. World Humanist Congress report added.
03 Jun 2002 News release: Don’t do it, Will! added.
05 May 2002 A critique of the Alpha course’s attitude towards homosexuality (full and condensed versions) added.
11 Apr 2002 Urgent Action on prisoners of conscience detained in Egypt added.
16 Mar 2002 News release: Blair Pulls Plug on Same-Sex Adoption added.
10 Mar 2002 Briefing on Our Opportunity to Improve Gay Rights at Work added.
03 Mar 2002 News release: Jobs Threat to Lesbians and Gays added.
24 Feb 2002 Links to UK humanist and secular websites updated.
23 Feb 2002 News release: Gays Should be Protected from Islamic Hate-Mongering Too added. Submission on Towards Equality and Diversity: Implementing the Employment and Race Directives added.
17 Feb 2002 GALHA briefings: Humanist Opposition to Clause 28 and Jesus and Homosexuality added. GALHA briefings: A Brief Outline of Humanism and Humanist Views on Homosexuality updated. Online Bookstore extended.
27 Jan 2002 News release: Green Leader Supports GALHA added.
24 Jan 2002 Forthcoming Events updated.
06 Jan 2002 News release: Gays Condemn Blair’s Visit to Egypt added.
24 Nov 2001 News releases: Christians back Discrimination against Gays and Born of Mary added. Forthcoming Events updated.
29 Oct 2001 News release: Protecting Muslims could bring New Discrimination to Lesbian and Gay People added. Forthcoming Events updated.
30 Sep 2001 Forthcoming Events updated.
19 Aug 2001 News release: Boycott Call after Egypt puts Gay Men on Trial added.
29 Jul 2001 News releases: Christians Want the Right to Persecute Gay School Kids and Anti-Gay Christian Group gets Ten Hours of TV Time added. GALHA briefing: Gay Job Protection Soon, Courtesy of the European Union added. Site Search added.
03 Jul 2001 News release: Religious Objections to AIDS Strategy Branded “Evil” added.
10 Jun 2001 News releases: Gay Humanists React to Election Manifestos and GALHA Apprehensive about New Labour Government added. Links to Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Helplines and Support Groups added.
01 May 2001 Forthcoming Events updated. Details added of the forthcoming performance of The Time To Be Happy at the Brighton Festival.
15 Apr 2001 Submissions on Sentencing and Supervision of Sex Offenders and Setting the Boundaries: Reforming the law on sexual offences added. Appendix added to March 1999 submission. News releases updated. Forthcoming Events updated with details of Weekend Gathering.
17 Dec 2000 Forthcoming Events updated.
26 Nov 2000 Submission to the Home Office on Regulation of R18 Videos added. Links to Lesbian and Gay Directories and Search Engines and Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Student Societies added. Briefing on Christianity and Homosexuality added. Humanist Support for Lesbian and Gay Rights updated. Forthcoming Events updated.
29 Oct 2000 Forthcoming Events updated.
03 Sep 2000 News releases: GALHA Write-In Steps up Fight for Gay Employment Rights and Carey Challenged to Reject Job Discrimination Campaign added. Forthcoming Events updated.
20 Aug 2000 Briefing on discrimination in employment added.
23 Jul 2000 News releases: Government Promises Employment Protection for Everyone – Except Gays, Religious Groups Preparing to Screen Gays out of Jobs and Poll shows Gays have Lost Faith in Religion added.
18 Jul 2000 Survey on Religious Belief and Involvement added.
18 Jun 2000 Submission to the University of Derby Research Project on Religious Discrimination added. News releases: GALHA Slams Hague’s Support for Homophobic Christians, Gay Humanists Slam Prince Charles’s Views as Naive and Divisive and First Shot Fired in War between Gays and the Churches added. Forthcoming Events updated.
04 Jun 2000 Forthcoming Events updated.
07 May 2000 News releases: Gay Humanist Website Leads the Way and Livingstone’s Election Good News for Gays and Humanists added. Friends of GALHA added. Forthcoming Events updated.
02 Apr 2000 Forthcoming Events updated.
26 Mar 2000 News releases: Religion is the Main Source of Anti-Gay Prejudice and Liberal Democrat MP Supports GALHA added. Online Bookstore reorganised by subject category. Site converted to XHTML.
27 Feb 2000 News release: GALHA Condemns Churches’ Sex Education Guidelines added.
30 Jan 2000 News release: Humanists Welcome Call for Sex Debate added. US membership form added. Broken web counter replaced.
19 Jan 2000 News release: Cardinal’s Hatemongering ‘Dishonest, Destructive and Dangerous’ added.
17 Jan 2000 News release: Christian Hostility to Repeal of Section 28 is No Surprise added. Forthcoming Events updated.
09 Jan 2000 GALHA Online Bookstore expanded. Forthcoming Events updated. Round-up for 1999 added.
07 Nov 1999 GALHA Online Bookstore added. Events updated.
31 Oct 1999 News release: Never Forget added. Events updated.
07 Oct 1999 News releases: GALHA Slams Labour over Gays in Armed Forces and Health Education Report a Danger to Gays added.
19 Sep 1999 News release: Humanists Want Bishops Banned added. Events updated with change of date for The time to be happy... at Theatro Technis.
05 Sep 1999 News release: Born of Mary added. Events updated.
26 Jun 1999 Event details added for “The Time to be Happy” – a dramatisation of the life and works of Robert G. Ingersoll.
12 Jun 1999 News release: Gay Humanists Jubilant as Pat Robertson resigns from Laura Ashley added.
06 Jun 1999 News releases: Alarm Bells Ring over Christian Radio Station and Gay Humanists Renew Call to Target Laura Ashley added. Events updated.
02 May 1999 News release: GALHA Repeats Call to Protect Gays added. Events updated.
18 Apr 1999 News release: Age-of-Consent Debacle added. Events updated.
01 Apr 1999 News release: Humanists Boycott Bank of Scotland added.
21 Mar 1999 News release: Gay Humanists’ Submission on Sex Offences Review added. GALHA membership application form added.
13 Mar 1999 Submission to the Home Office Sex Offences Review Team added.
07 Mar 1999 Events updated.
28 Feb 1999 News releases: Gay Humanists Back Tinky Winky and Gay Humanists Lobby Home Secretary added.
21 Feb 1999 Humanist Support for Lesbian and Gay Rights updated. Site accessibility for non-graphical browsers enhanced.
31 Jan 1999 News release: Humanists Pledge Support for Gay Rights added. IHEU 1999 Congress Resolution added.
24 Jan 1999 Events updated. News releases: GALHA Supports Age of Consent Campaign and Gay Humanists Call for Boycott of Laura Ashley added. New links added. GALHA affiliations updated.
10 Jan 1999 Events updated.
29 Nov 1998 Esperanto version of Introduction to GALHA page added. Mail order page updated with books by John Lauritsen, Barbara Smoker, Terry Sanderson, Bett Cherrington, and the Ulster Humanist Association. Mind-it button added to What’s New page.
08 Nov 1998 Events updated. News releases: Humanists Slam Religious Law, Carey’s Assurance “Hollow Cant”, and Humanists Slam Religious Homophobia added. Humanist support for lesbian and gay rights updated.
11 Jul 1998 News release: Age of Consent Legislation Facing Christian Opposition added.
10 Jul 1998 Events updated. News release: Religion is the Problem, not the Answer added.
24 Jun 1998 News release: Age of Consent Fight Not Over added.
10 May 1998 Events updated. Web counter added to GALHA Home Page.
19 Apr 1998 News releases: GALHA Supports Equality Alliance and Religion is the Problem, not the Answer added. New links added.
07 Apr 1998 News releases: Death of Ian Dunn and Submission on Long-Term Care for the Elderly added.
29 Mar 1998 Events updated. E-mail address changed.
01 Mar 1998 Site Map added.
25 Jan 1998 News release: Christian Apology Not Accepted added. Events updated. More LGB links added.
18 Jan 1998 Events updated.
21 Dec 1997 Membership information added. Contact details updated.
23 Nov 1997 LGB rights organisations added to Links page.
16 Nov 1997 Humanist Anthology and books by Terry Sanderson added to Mail Order page.
02 Nov 1997 Site relocated. Events updated. What’s New and Links pages added.

URI of this page : http://www.galha.org/site/updates.html
Created : Sunday, 1997-11-02 / Last updated : Wednesday, 2007-12-12
Brett Humphreys : webster@galha.org