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The Iron Lady’s implacable homophobia led to the infamous Section 28. On AIDS, however, her government exhibited far more foresight than our own. EDGE analyzes the legacy of one of the late 20th century’s most influential leaders.

On live TV, Queen Elizabeth is expected to sign a pledge to promote gay rights & gender equality, the first time the monarch of the U.K. & 54 Commonwealth nations has made a public statement on the subject.

A British court has ruled that the Catholic Church can be held liable for wrongs committed by priests.

British Prime Minister David Cameron has given warning: Anti-gay nations that persist in persecuting sexual minorities may see some of the aid money they receive from the UK dry up.

New details have come to light regarding a gay British man whose badly beaten and burned body was discovered by the side of a road in a rural Scottish village last weekend.

Great Britain has lifted a lifetime blood donation ban on gay men, bisexuals, and men who have sex with men (MSM), substituting a year-long ban instead.

Nice work if you can get it: Queen Elizabeth II is seeking a chief gardener to look after the grounds of Balmoral Castle, her Scottish retreat. The position offers prestige, challenges and a chance to live on the castle’s extensive grounds.

She brought all feminine looks, among them: a pleated lilac floor-length gown designed by Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen, a vibrant green Diane von Furstenberg shift with a waist-tie, and a silver silk dress with hand-painted flowers.

VisitBritain, the national tourist board for England, Scotland and Wales wants LGBT travellers to experience the color and diversity of Britain with a top list of things to do in 2011. To help visitors, VisitBritain has developed a new LGBT website.

Several people in Great Britain are up in arms over the appointment of Dr. Hans-Christian Raabe, an evangelical Christian, to an advisory council on drug abuse because of his strong claims that homosexuality is ’a destructive lifestyle.’