ABSTRACT
This chapter looks at what has been achieved in terms of equality for LGBT people, and also outlines some key issues which LGBT people continue to face it focuses on the position in the UK. Liberationists argue that there is a considerable gap between access and power and that it is simply not enough to have a seat at the table. For many liberationists, what is required is a shift in emphasis from a purely political strategy to one that embraces both structural political and cultural change, often through outsider' political strategies. Research by Stonewall, identified five different kinds of prejudice against LGBT people. The police and the Crown Prosecution Service have been taking homophobic crimes more seriously as well they should, given the incidence and there is an increasing focus on justice and the equalities aspects of hate crimes. Research has also shown that homophobic bullying has a major impact on young people's lives.
