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Jayden Smith models a dress for Vogue Korea

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Jayden Smith models a dress for Vogue Korea  - Jayden Smith has shared a photo on Instagram and managed to get the internet talking about gender again. Wearing a flower in his hair, Jayden ...

20 of Nigerian gay activist, Bisi Alimi and white boyfriend's couple moments

20 of Nigerian gay activist, Bisi Alimi and white boyfriend's couple moments  - Bisi Alimi is a UK -based Nigerian gay , who gained notoriety in 2004 when he became the first Nigerian gay man to appear on Nigerian national ...

Gay Syrian refugee's hope of new life tested by Dutch camps

Gay Syrian refugee's hope of new life tested by Dutch camps  - Omar had long dreamt of escaping discrimination in Syria, and drawn by exuberant images of the Gay Pride march in Amsterdam he hoped to find a ...

Olympic gold diver Matthew Mitcham announces retirement

Olympic gold diver Matthew Mitcham announces retirement  - The openly gay Australian athlete, who was expected to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, shared the news on Instagram with fans.

Should the school starting age be raised to seven?

Should the school starting age be raised to seven?  - A new campaign is to issue a call for a radical overhaul of early primary school education in Scotland in a bid to improve the long-term physical and ...

Quarter of students entering higher education has a Btec qualification, Ucas figures show

Quarter of students entering higher education has a Btec qualification, Ucas figures show  - A report by the admissions service, published today, found that 26 per cent of English students who gained a place at a UK higher education institution ...

Home schooling our kids has been a real education

Home schooling our kids has been a real education  - It is estimated that up to 50,000 children and young people are being home educated in the UK but the practice is still controversial. Here we speak to ...

Education key to preventing new genocides says UN chief

Education key to preventing new genocides says UN chief  - As the global community gathered to commemorate the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi extermination camp 71 years ago, the United ...

Climate compensation schemes 'failing to reach poorest'

Climate compensation schemes 'failing to reach poorest'  - In order to test whether the commitment to "social safeguards" were working on the ground, the team of UK and Madagascan researchers looked in ...

Caitlyn Jenner and Miley Cyrus lead nominees at GLAAD Media Awards 2016

Caitlyn Jenner and Miley Cyrus lead nominees at GLAAD Media Awards 2016  - This year's nominees have raised the bar for creating thoughtful and diverse LGBT images and story lines, deepening audiences' understanding of ...

Anti racism movement could learn from LGBT community

Anti racism movement could learn from LGBT community  - Ticking the British -Pakistani box in official forms always felt a bit odd to me, because I always identified as British . I never felt like an 'ethnic minority', ...

Online billing is not for everybody - especially older people

Online billing is not for everybody - especially older people  - We're not just talking about older people and the most vulnerable – those with ... Mind and Dementia UK , along with consumer groups and some firms who ... Young tech-savvy people, who are happy to have the majority of contact ...

End of storey for bungalows? 1 in 50 new dwellings has single floor

End of storey for bungalows? 1 in 50 new dwellings has single floor - It said British families want houses while older people opt for retirement flats (file ... Builders said increased demand for family homes and older people  ...

Older people "poorly served" by NHS says new study

Older people "poorly served" by NHS says new study  - A scheme in Cornwall aimed at making sure older people are not isolated while they are ill has been held up as a beacon to the rest of the country in a ...

Seeds of hope” for gay rights in Africa, says US LGBT envoy

Seeds of hope” for gay rights in Africa, says US LGBT envoy  - Randy Berry, the US State Department's first-ever Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons, has said that southern Africa is moving ...

Whose side is Pope Francis really on: LGBTIs or the haters?

Whose side is Pope Francis really on: LGBTIs or the haters?  - This week, to the cheers of supporters of LGBTI civil rights, a debate will be presented in the Italian Senate pushing for the legalization of civil unions ...

The founders of Propaganda on the club's closure and the future of HK's gay nightlife scene

The founders of Propaganda on the club's closure and the future of HK's gay nightlife scene  - Hong Kong's longest standing gay club, Propaganda, closes its doors, and with it goes a piece of LGBTI history. Arthur Tam speaks to co-owners ...

5000 to march this sunday for Pride and marriage equality

5000 to march this sunday for Pride and marriage equality  - The march, a major Midsumma Festival event which celebrates the diversity and pride of Victoria's LGBTI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transexual and ...

Ellen Page accuses Hollywood of 'double standard' for LGBTI actors

Ellen Page accuses Hollywood of 'double standard' for LGBTI actors  - The Oscar nominee, who came out on Valentine's Day in 2014, said she feared being typecast after playing four lesbian roles in the last two years.

Check out the 2016 Sunshine Coast Pride Festival!

Check out the 2016 Sunshine Coast Pride Festival!  - Attendees will have access to a variety of LGBTI stallholders and businesses as well as the usual fare at the markets. Entertainment on the day will ...

Community Shocked By “Disgusting” Sticker Inciting Violence Against Gay Men

Community Shocked By “Disgusting” Sticker Inciting Violence Against Gay Men  - On Henderson's post in the LGBTI Facebook group “Proud to be a second-class Australian”, the sticker was described as “disgusting” and ...

Randy Berry travels to southern Africa

Randy Berry travels to southern Africa  - Berry on Jan. 18 met with Rev. MacDonald Sembereka, national coordinator of Manerela, a group that advocates on behalf of people with HIV/AIDS, and other Malawian advocates at U.S. Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer’s official residence in the country’s capital of Lilongwe.

Qld finalist says Australian of the Year winner David Morrison was a 'weak and conventional choice'

Qld finalist says Australian of the Year winner David Morrison was a 'weak and conventional choice'  - She voiced her opinion over the judge's choice by saying the National Australia Day Council (NADC) 'did not have the courage to go with an LGBTI  ...

Rights of sexual minorities top agenda

Rights of sexual minorities top agenda  - Also, to shift public opinion on LGBTI rights and ensuring that future generations were free of homophobic tendencies which led to the discrimination of ...

One in six people have seen an anti-gay hate crime in the past year

One in six people have seen an anti- gay hate crime in the past year  - Marks-Woldman added: “As well as taking stock of what's happening in our own communities here in the UK today, we also need to be mindful of the ...

Little Mix get their own adorable emoji for Brit Awards

Little Mix get their own adorable emoji for Brit Awards  - Little Mix have been given their very own cartoon emoji in celebration of next month's Brit Awards ceremony. The adorable emoji can be used on ...

Ellen Page asks Hollywood why being gay means she can't play a straight person

Ellen Page asks Hollywood why being gay means she can't play a straight person  - Ellen Page has argued that gay actors should be able to play roles of any sexuality. The Oscar nominee came out in February 2014 and is regularly ...

What do you think Justin Bieber does in his Calvins?

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What do you think Justin Bieber does in his Calvins?  - Do you flaunt, sleep or sashay away in your Calvins? CK want to know. Kicking off their brand new spring campaign – photographed by the ...

Ian McKellan says gay actors are also disregarded at the Oscars amid racism controversy

Ian McKellan says gay actors are also disregarded at the Oscars amid racism controversy  - Sir Ian McKellan says it isn't just black actors who are being disregarded at the Oscars. The 76-year-old is horrified that an openly gay actor has never ...

Majority of Hongkongers now support anti-discrimination laws for LGBT people – watchdog

Majority of Hongkongers now support anti-discrimination laws for LGBT people – watchdog  - A study commissioned by the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) has found that more than half of Hongkongers surveyed are in favour of ...

Brighton and Hove City Council criticised for dropping out of Stonewall Top 100

Brighton and Hove City Council criticised for dropping out of Stonewall Top 100  - Brighton and Hove City Council has come under fire for not entering the Stonewall Top 100 list despite receiving national praise for its LGBT -equality ...

Caitlyn Jenner, Miley Cyrus and Carol up for this year's GLAAD Awards

Caitlyn Jenner, Miley Cyrus and Carol up for this year's GLAAD Awards  - Caitlyn Jenner's reality show I Am Cait, Miley Cyrus and Carol are among the nominees for the 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards the LGBT media ...