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Quarter of adults have mental health condition  - A new survey has shown that mental health is something that will impact a large number of people across the UK . According to the survey released by ...

Mental health charity taking action to challenge myths surrounding depression  - A MENTAL health charity is taking action in Radcliffe to challenge the myths surrounding depression. To coincide with Blue Monday - known as the ...

More than 400 children under 10 referred for 'deradicalisation'  - The type of support is tailored to the individual, but may focus on a person's vulnerabilities around health, education , employment or housing, as well ...

Educational publisher Pearson to slash 10% of its workforce as it warns on profits and puts its ...  - Troubled educational publisher Pearson plans to slash 10 per cent of its workforce, cap its dividend payout and restructure yet again after predicting weak earnings for 2015 and 2016.

Nintendo scraps controversial content for Fire Emblem Fates' western release  - The series has long had relationship aspects as part of its gameplay, allowing you to foster relationships between characters in your party, have them pair off, and in some cases even have children. It's this area that's drawn fire, with one character's storyline including what amounts to a magical date rape drug and gay conversion.

Welsh clubs join forces in campaign aiming to tackle homophobia in football  - want to encourage them to do so. There are currently no 'out' gay professional male footballers in the UK and few LGBT+ players across the game.

Over 12000 blind people have had their social care taken away because of cuts  - The Royal National Institute for Blind People and Age UK found that between 2008/9 and 2012/13 there was a 36.5 per cent fall in older people with ...

Social work hero: 'I hope when I'm older I have a social worker like those in this team'  - “I had several people in mind to nominate but they are all in the same team and I found I could not possibly single one out over the other,” says Justine ...

Gay Jamaicans considering migration to escape harassment  - A RECENT study has found that many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ( LGBT ) Jamaicans are considering migrating to escape continued ...

Russia LGBTI activist fined 100000 rubles for spreading gay 'propaganda'  - Sergei Alekseyenko is the former director of Maximum – a now-defunct group providing counseling and legal advice to victims of homophobia in the northwestern city of Murmansk.

Rainbow Media Awards Recognizes Professionals Championing LGBT Rights  - Held since 2011, the China Rainbow Media Awards are the first ever Chinese media awards with a focus on LGBTI issues, aiming to recognize and ...

Three in four LGBTI people want to flee Jamaica due to homophobia  - Three out of four LGBTI Jamaicans want to flee their country to escape persecution, according to a recent study on the developmental cost of ...

EU project to increase LGBTI awareness in the north  - The two-year project called 'Unspoken: Creating Dialogue on LGBTI rights in the Turkish Cypriot Community' is being funded by the EU and aims to ...

European Parliament urges member states to speak out on LGBTI rights  - In a resolution adopted yesterday, the European Parliament has urged its member states to speak up for LGBTI rights and equality internationally.

Accenture, Barclays, Microsoft and Tesco join global coalition pushing for LGBT rights  - It was announced today at the World Economic Forum in Davos that an additional four companies were joining the Open for Business initiative as supporters: Accenture, Barclays, Microsoft and Tesco.

New foundation launched to support LGBT athletes - The new scheme has it's roots in the Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation, and aims to advise and encourage LGBTI sporting professionals so that they ...

London Spy Is a Gay Twist on a Well-Worn Genre  - It certainly doesn't hurt that the wounded club kid is played by everyone's beloved British beanpole Ben Whishaw, or that the strapping Edward ...

Poppers users beware, a draconian and discriminatory law is on its way  - Poppers – or alkyl nitrates – are commonly used by gay men to relax muscles, making sex easier and more pleasurable. For others, the brief high is ...

Sam Smith defends comments on racism after Twitter backlash  - Sam Smith has defended comments made earlier this week about a friend who experienced racial abuse in London. In a series of messages on ...

Nintendo removes ' gay conversion' scene from Fire Emblem Fates  - A new Nintendo game will no longer feature a lesbian character having her drink spiked so that she becomes attracted to men. It may not be the sort of ...

Former Botswana president speaks in support of LGBT rights  - “Former president Mogae has joined a growing chorus of prominent African leaders that have called for the respect for LGBTI rights,” Jeffrey Smith of ...

More Civil Society Groups join court case against Kenneth Msonda's 'Kill Gays' rants  - The civil society organizations including Youth and Children Rights Shield (YOCRIS), Forum for National Development (FND), and Counseling for the Adolescent Youth Organization (CAYO) have expressed interest joining CHRR and CEDEP in a bid to promote rights of all people including those of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT).

Report says “work still to do” to make Scotland fairer  - In relation to LGBTI issues, the report recognised the impact of the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act in providing for “the rights of ...

Global business at Davos told to challenge LGBTI discrimination  - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden urged executives in Davos to use their influence to drive change in countries where LGBTI people face repression.