Britain’s General Medical Council (GMC) is to investigate 39 cases where doctors and other medical professionals are accused of misconduct or mistreatment of transgender patients.

Speaking at the Trans Health Matters Conference, hosted by LGBT Consortium, this afternoon, Helen Belcher, a member of the UK Parliamentary Forum on Gender Identity and GSN contributor, will provide significant new insight into how trans individuals experience healthcare.

A Liberal Democrat member of parliament has put forward two amendments to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) bill.

After the House of Commons voted overwhelmingly in favor of the bill by 400-175, it now goes onto a committee stage.

While only 19 MPs are in the committee, others can put forward suggestions.

Julian Huppert, the Lib Dem MP for Cambridge, is supporting opening up civil partnerships for straight people, and allowing humanist weddings in England and Wales.

Gay members of parliament have spoken out on equal marriage in the second reading of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill today (5 February).

Put forward by culture secretary and equalities minister Maria Miller, the House of Commons is debating the bill before the vote later tonight.

Stephen Williams, a Liberal Democrat who was the first openly gay MP to serve Bristol, said: ‘I was born when homosexuality was still a criminal offense.

Gay and lesbian couples in England and Wales are a step closer to being able to legally marry after government plans for marriage equality were leaked today (7 December).

They suggest Prime Minister David Cameron will allow same-sex marriage in churches and other religious buildings – if the religious authorities involved want to bless them.

Gay politicians and the media have always had a turbulent relationship.

Many politicians try, usually unsuccessfully, to hide their lifestyle from the press fearing some members of the electorate will consider their sexuality when casting their vote.

After all, as research conducted by the Universities of Exeter and Iowa has shown, candidates considered to be better looking than their rivals have a better chance of being elected.

Eric Pickles, Britain's Communities Secretary, has hinted a proposed marriage equality bill in England and Wales will enable churches and faith based organizations to solmenise same-sex marriage.  

He did this by stating churches and faith-based organizations should have legal protections to ensure they cannot be forced by the European Court of Human Rights to marry gay couples if they do not wish to do so.

Alan Turning, the father of computing and World War II hero, may be pardoned for his 1952 conviction for having sex with another man thanks to Britain’s House of Lords.

Turing helped crack the Enigma code, helping the Allies understand German communications and ultimately win the Second World War.

But in 1952 he was convicted for ‘gross indecency’ with another man by a British court and accepted treatment with female hormones – also known as chemical castration – as an alternative to prison.

British Deputy Prime Minster Nick Clegg has told lesbian and gay teenagers they should have the right to marry in church.

The Liberal Democrat leader made the comment at a brunch for LGBT youths ahead of World Pride in London today (7 July).

The event was hosted by Stonewall, Britain’s leading lesbian, gay and bisexual campaigning organization.

The Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government consulted the public over the last few months on introducing same-sex marriage in England and Wales.

Britain’s equality minister Lynne Featherstone has again backed same-sex marriage equality following reports the government was planning to withdraw from legislating on the issue.

The reassurance from the Liberal Democrat minister comes after a weekend of speculation about the level of support from Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron who heads the two-party coalition British government.

This week we hear from Brian Paddick, the Liberal Democrat candidate for London Mayor. Baylen thinks he's a bit touchy and defensive but Lucio reckons maybe he was just in a bad mood? Listen and tell us what you think. 

Meanwhile Amy is knee deep in Morrissey, preparing for the opening of her new show, so we get a remote update on what she's been up to. Plus Babs is 70!!

This week the HomoLAB team interview former London mayor Ken Livingstone and discuss why he's standing for the job again in the elections on 5 May against Conservative encumbent Boris Johnson who beathim in 1998.

The Labour politician also talks about standing up for gay rights, his openly gay Liberal Democrat rival for the mayor's job Brian Paddick and what Olympic tickets he has got.

The Liberal Democrat Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone has said gay marriage will go ahead and the church does not own the institution.

As the British government prepares to begin consultation on full same-sex marriage an opposition group called the Coalition for Marriage has emerged to oppose equality.