HSBC and Linklaters have faced a backlash from activists after cheering their places at the top of an equality leaderboard run by the controversial charity Stonewall. Ian Stuart, the UK boss of Europe’s biggest bank, was criticised by Kate Harris, LGB Alliance co-founder, after he wrote on social media that …
Read More »Santa gets a boyfriend in heartwarming Norwegian gay Christmas ad
The advertisement is intended to mark 50th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in the country. “Posten is an inclusive workplace with great diversity, and we would like to celebrate the 50th anniversary with this beautiful love story,” Monica Solberg, the company’s marketing director, told Kampanje, Norway’s advertising trade magazine. …
Read More »Royal Mint rejected plans for a commemoration coin marking 50th anniversary of the legalisation of homosexuality because it was not deemed ‘commerically viable’
The Royal Mint rejected plans to celebrate a landmark anniversary of the legalisation of homosexuality with a new coin, amid fears it wouldn’t be “commerically viable”, it has emerged. The Mint’s advisory committee reportedly met in 2015 to discuss the creation of a coin to commemorate 50 years since the …
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