Pride in Canterbury recently had a very positive meeting, with the local Age UK Office. They were interested in, and sympathetic towards, our aims, and are keen to learn, and instruct their staff, about the needs and issues of the older LGBT community.

In the latest newsletter, sent out by email, Canterbury City Council boasts that it is the first town or city in the south east to be awarded a Purple Flag by the Association of Town Centre Management.

It never ceases to amaze me the ignorance and sheer vandalism of some people in our local community.

For many months, the Equal Love campaign has been lobbying the Conservative party and government, and Tory MPs and activists, urging them to support the legalisation of same-sex marriages and opposite-sex civil partnerships.

I was greatly moved by the "It gets better" video made for Youtube by our First Minister, Alex Salmond. His impressive vision for a Scotland in which life for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people in Scotland continues to improve brings hope to all LGBT folk - not just the young people to whom it is addressed.