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Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) advice for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) people travelling abroad.
Find out how to convert a same-sex civil partnership into a marriage, costs, converting abroad.
You can convert your same-sex civil partnership into a marriage at: a…
If you formed your same-sex civil partnership in the UK, you may be able…
Under the disregards and pardons scheme, you can get a historic conviction for same-sex sexual activity removed.
New UKHSA data shows that sexually transmitted Shigella cases in England continue to occur at high levels, with over 2,500 diagnoses in 2025
Provides information on developing interventions for improved sexual health and wellbeing among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men.
This publication, by Foreign and Commonwealth Office Historians, looks at the ban on diplomats being homosexual which was lifted in 1991.
Detention services order 02/2016 about standards for the treatment of lesbian, gay and bisexual detained individuals.
Toolkits to help nurses understand mental health issues in relation to LGBT sexual orientation and identity in young people.
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