News from The Kaleidoscope Trust

UK Human Rights Minister backs global LGBT rights campaign

Lance Price — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:07:36 +0200

‘Millions around the world who do not have the freedom to express their sexuality are being remembered’ - Browne

The British human rights minister, Jeremy Browne MP, has backed the Kaleidoscope Trust campaign ‘Imagine if it were illegal for you to be you’.

LGBT tribute to Hillary Clinton on the Fourth of July.LGBT tribute to Hillary Clinton on the Fourth of July.LGBT tribute to Hillary Clinton on the Fourth of July.LGBT tribute to Hillary Clinton on the Fourth of July

Lance Price — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 23:32:37 +0200

US Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton, has been honoured with a unique work of art as recognition for her work promoting the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people. READ MORE >

Elton John: ‘stop the violence against gay people in Ukraine.’

Lance Price — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 16:21:44 +0200

Elton John meets victim of homophobic attack in Kiev calls for anti-LGBT law to be dropped.

Speech by the RT. Hon. John Bercow, MP, Speaker of the House of Commons and President of The Kaleidoscope Trust

Lance Price — Wed, 16 May 2012 22:52:51 +0200

THE INTERNATIONAL LGBT AGENDA

Hillary Clinton wins Award from Kaleidoscope and World Pride

Lance Price — Sat, 05 May 2012 08:54:34 +0200

London honours US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with LGBT award as it hosts World Pride 2012

The Kaleidoscope Trust and Pride London announced today that Hillary Clinton, has been awarded the first World LGBT Award.

Lecture by the Speaker of the House of Commons, Rt. Hon. John Bercow MP, President of the Kaleidoscope Trust to mark International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia

Lance Price — Sat, 05 May 2012 08:54:05 +0200

On the 16th May 2012, the Kaleidoscope Trust will mark International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia (IDAHO) by hosting a lecture by the Rt. Hon. John Bercow MP at the Royal Commonwealth Club.

European Conference puts LGBT issues under the spotlight

Lance Price — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 12:06:37 +0200

Lynn Featherstone joined the Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland, Human Rights Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg and Sir Nicolas Bratza, President of the European Court of Human Rights, to launch a landmark conference on LGBT rights at the Palais de l’Europe yesterday.

‘Commonwealth must uphold its values and end discrimination for LGBT people.’

Lance Price — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 19:30:52 +0200

Kaleidoscope Trust submission on new Commonwealth Charter demands action.

The Kaleidoscope Trust has submitted its recommendations for changes to the Commonwealth Charter and called for an agreed timetable to end the criminalisation of LGBT people.

‘A kaleidoscope Queen of a kaleidoscope country in a kaleidoscope Commonwealth.’

Lance Price — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:30:12 +0100

The Speaker of the House of Commons, the Rt. Hon. John Bercow MP, President of the Kaleidoscope Trust, today paid an extraordinary tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, describing her as ‘a kaleidoscope Queen of a kaleidoscope country in a kaleidoscope Commonwealth’.

Kaleidoscope Trust welcomes first ever UN debate on LGBT human rights

Lance Price — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 19:29:37 +0100

The Kaleidoscope Trust has welcomed the first ever UN plenary debate on LGBT human rights, sexual orientation and gender identity, which took place today at the United Nations in Geneva.

Kaleidoscope Trust selected as charity partner for World Pride 2012

Lance Price — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:28:28 +0100

The Kaleidoscope Trust has been selected as the official charity partner for Pride London, this year’s hosts of World Pride. The theme of the 2012 pride events, which run from June 23rd to July 8th, is the international decriminalisation of homosexuality.

Britain urges St Petersburg to shelve ‘gay propaganda’ law

Lance Price — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:27:51 +0100

Kaleidoscope Diversity Trust and the FCO today urged the authorities in Russia’s second largest city not to enact a homophobic bill, saying it would threaten freedom of expression and fuel discrimination against the city’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBT) community.

Kaleidoscope Trust to host a discussion at the House of Commons on Women's Perspectives on LGBT campaigning

Lance Price — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 19:27:06 +0100

On the 7th of March the Kaleidoscope Trust will host a forum discussion at the House of Commons led by four inspirational women in the LGBT movement. The talk will take place on the eve of International Women’s Day and celebrate innovative approaches in campaigning for LGBT equality and human rights.

Ugandan ethics minister raids gay human rights conference

Lance Price — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:26:00 +0100

A Ugandan cabinet minister has raided a gay rights workshop held in a hotel outside Kampala.

Minister for Ethics and Integrity Simon Lokodo, broke up the secret gay rights conference, burst into the gay rights meeting claiming the gathering was illegal.

'We must change minds as well as laws.'

Lance Price — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:25:10 +0100

At a packed meeting hosted by the Kaleidoscope Trust at the House of Commons last night, leading figures from the LGBT movement in Africa, the Caribbean and Asia urged supporters of equal rights to help them change minds as well as laws in countries where it is a crime to be gay.

Taking the lead in LGBT rights

Lance Price — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:23:55 +0100

On the 31st of January the Kaleidoscope Trust will host a forum discussion at the House of Commons led by three leading figures from the LGBT movement in Africa, the Caribbean and Asia.

Speaker John Bercow: I feel a duty to campaign for LGBT rights abroadSpeaker John Bercow: I feel a duty to campaign for LGBT rights abroad

Lance Price — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:46:04 +0100

The Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, has said he feels a duty to campaign for the rights of gay and lesbian people abroad.

LGBT rights in 2011: a year of clear statements and flagrant violations

Lance Price — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:33:23 +0100

The Kaleidoscope Trust has published an overview of the year showing that while there have been strong statements in support of the rights of LGBT people, violations and abuses have continued in many parts of the world.

United Nations sends clear message to the world: LGBT rights are human rightsUnited Nations sends clear message to the world: LGBT rights are human rights

Lance Price — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:15:16 +0100

The Kaleidoscope Trust has welcomed a major new report published today by the Office of the UN Commissioner for Human Rights...

Kaleidoscope: act now to support the campaign against Russian anti-gay laws

Lance Price — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:59:12 +0100

The Kaleidoscope Trust is urging its supporters to join an international campaign against laws that trample on the basic human rights of LGBT people in Russia...

David Cameron urged to back Obama in global campaign for gay and lesbian rights

Lance Price — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:58:23 +0100

The Kaleidoscope Trust has called on David Cameron to back a new global initiative to combat human rights abuses against LGBT people launched by President Obama yesterday...

Kaleidoscope Welcomes UK Pressure on Russia over LGBT Bans

Lance Price — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:47:07 +0100

The Russian city of St Petersburg has proposed a law that bans the promotion of ‘gay propaganda’, a move led by the governing United Russia party. It has been condemned by LGBT rights organisations across the world...

Andrew Mitchell says UK support for LGBT rights will not lead to cuts in aid levels

Lance Price — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:03:45 +0100

Hague congratulated for speaking out on LGBT rights in the Commonwealth

Lance Price — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 09:57:45 +0200

The Kaleidoscope Trust has congratulated the UK Foreign Secretary, William Hague, for speaking out in support of LGBT rights in advance of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth, Australia...

Time for the Commonwealth to show leadership on LGBT rights

Lance Price — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:34:21 +0200

Commonwealth leaders meeting in Perth, Australia, this weekend can no longer ignore the growing calls for laws that make being gay or lesbian a crime to be repealed...

EU Foreign Minister backs EU Foreign Minister backs Kaleidoscope

Lance Price — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 10:38:18 +0200

The European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs has issued a statement offering her support to the Kaleidoscope Trust...

Kaleidoscope says arrests in Northern Cyprus shame Europe

Lance Price — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 13:45:10 +0200

The arrest of three men in Northern Cyprus under laws prohibiting ‘sexual intercourse against the order of nature’ has been condemned by the Kaleidoscope Trust, which supports gay men and lesbians around the world in the face of prejudice and discrimination...

Green Party leader, Caroline Lucas, the latest to offer support to Kaleidoscope

Lance Price — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 11:04:14 +0200

Caroline Lucas MP said: “I wholeheartedly support Kaleidoscope in its aims to promote and celebrate diversity, and to fight for equal rights for all, regardless of sexual orientation...

Europe urged to maintain pressure to defend LGBT rights worldwide

Lance Price — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:56:14 +0200

The Kaleidoscope Trust, which supports gay men and lesbians around the world in the face of prejudice and discrimination, has strongly welcomed today’s defence of human rights for all by the European Union.

Minister of State for International Development endorses Kaleidoscope

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 10:15:40 +0200

Alan Duncan, Minister of State for International Development said:

“I would like to take this opportunity to welcome the launch of The Kaleidoscope Trust - an independent not-for-profit organisation working globally to promote rights for all citizens, regardless of sexual orientation...

Commons Speaker launches “Kaleidoscope”

The Kaleidoscope Trust — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:58:33 +0200

More than 120 people, including senior ministers, the leader of the opposition and supporters from Britain, Europe, Africa, the Caribbean and elsewhere attended a reception last night (Tuesday) to mark the launch of Kaleidoscope, a new international organisation to support gay men and lesbians around the world who face prejudice and discrimination.

Kaleidoscope to be launched Sept 13

The Kaleidoscope trust — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:57:53 +0200

The Kaleidoscope International Diversity Trust will be launched in London on September 13. The occasion will be marked by a reception at the House of Commons hosted by the Speaker, John Bercow MP, Kaleidoscope’s Honorary President.

First Ministers for Scotland and Wales and the TUC endorse Kaleidoscope

The Kaleidoscope Trust — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:57:22 +0200

We are delighted to have received messages of support on our launch day from the First Ministers of Scotland and Wales and the TUC.

The UK Prime Minister has welcomed the launch of Kaleidoscope

The Kaleidoscope Trust — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:56:17 +0200

UK Prime Minister David Cameron recently wrote to the Kaleidoscope Trust to lend his support to their cause.

UK Labour Party Leader endorses Kaleidoscope

The Kaleidoscope Trust — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:55:25 +0200

Ed Miliband, leader of the UK's Labour Party, recently wrote to the Kaleidoscope Trust to endorse their aims.

UK Liberal Democrats support Kaleidoscope

The Kaleidoscope Trust — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:43:09 +0200

Nick Clegg, the UK's Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, has written to the Kaleidoscope Trust to express his party's support for their campaign.