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Chris Godfrey

@ChrisPJGodfrey

London-based journalist specialising in LGBT issues. Also covers sport, architecture and politics.

The British government’s various laws enshrining equality for gay and transgender people do not extend to the territory, and protections for the LGBT+ community are minimal
Long Reads

When will the Cayman Islands finally recognise same-sex marriages?

More than 103,000 people in the UK are living with HIV
Health News

HIV support services face closure as councils withdraw funding

People wave rainbow flag during the the first gay pride rally since the overturning of a tough anti-homosexuality law in Entebbe, Uganda
Africa

How the British Empire's gay rights legacy still kills people today

Features

Four gay men share their views on the HIV prevention drug

Protesters and councillors outside Camden's The Black Cap
Home News

The Black Cap protest: Drag queens and LGBT activists gather to save

Same-sex sexual activity between men is illegal in Trinidad & Tobago and Belize
Americas

Landmark gay rights case will challenge homophobic laws in Trinidad &

Same-sex sexual activity between men is illegal in Trinidad & Tobago and Belize
Americas

Landmark gay rights case will challenge homophobic laws in Trinidad &

It should come as no surprise that the number of new diagnoses recorded each year is now significantly higher
Features

Aids charity warns spending cuts leading to greater number of

Neglect, prejudice and invisibility in the classrooms and playground is a way of life for LGBT children
Schools

Homophobic abuse in schools is not the fault of the students –

Members and supporters of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community walk with a rainbow flag during a rally in July
Comment

The refusal of British schools to educate young people about LGBT

You'll never walk alone: LGBT football fans show their colours during London Pride this year
Features

Homophobia remains a depressingly persistent feature of football - but

People hold the iconic rainbow flags at Pride
Comment

Let's stop LGBT people 'coming out of the closet'

Two people take shelter during Pride, which saw a mixture of sunny spells and downpours of rain
Features

Pride 2014: Still here, still relevant and a sign of how things have

Features

Pride 2014: Still here, still relevant and a sign of how things have

Two people take shelter during Pride, which saw a mixture of sunny spells and downpours of rain

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