The EU's asylum pact applies from today - here's a reminder of my blog posts on this legislation from when it was agreed
1/ The new 'qualification regulation' - on the definition of 'refugee' and 'subsidiary protection' - eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-...
10 years ago today, our community suffered an unthinkable tragedy at Pulse Night Club, when we lost 49 beautiful souls during the night club’s Latin night.
Gun violence is an LGBTQ+ issue.
Where is the COBRA meeting?
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Was happy to get my @plaidcymru.bsky.social membership card today! 🏴 🩵 🏴
The scenes we saw in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Ayr last night are unacceptable.
Scotland is a welcoming nation and those who choose to make their lives here are valued members of our communities.
Racism, hatred and intimidation have no place in Scotland. We must stand against it.
I've called on the UK government to step up to its legal and moral obligation to stop ALL arms sales and military support to Israel. This is a crucial step towards accountability and justice.
#StopArmingIsrael www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved...
PRIDE IS YEAR ROUND.
131 and counting.
My email to my MP got a response; did yours?
edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...
EU Commission says Ukraine is exempt from new EU "safe country of origin" list for asylum claims, unlike other accession candidates and seven other countries, due to lack of safety in Ukraine - so asylum claims by Ukrainians will *not* be fast tracked with a rebuttable presumption they're unfounded