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LGBT history month 2016: Top ten milestones achieved in British history  -  LGBT history month is celebrated in February to recognise the achievements of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in their respective fields ...

Disabled LGBT pupils more likely to face bullying at school  - Homophobic, biphobic and transphobic (HBT) bullying of disabled young people and those with special educational needs is widespread in UK  ...

Kim Davis fan Mike Huckabee suspends Presidential bid after Iowa defeat  - Despite the loss of Huckabee, there's not much good news for LGBT people in the ... All three front-runners are ardently opposed to LGBT equality.

India Supreme Court reopens case on decriminalising gay sex  - Members of the LGBT community, standing outside the court, broke into cheers and impromptu celebrations when the decision was announced, the ...

Almost £1 MILLION set to boost education of Birmingham's special needs pupils  - Almost a million pounds is set to be ploughed into supporting children in Birmingham with special educational needs and disabilities in a bid to give ...

Black graduates in the UK are earning a quarter less than white counterparts  - The harsh reality is that at any level of education , black and Asian workers are getting paid less than their white counterparts. Even today race still ...

Education in the South West a 'priority' as Government aims for 'excellence everywhere'  -  Education in the South West a 'priority' as Government aims for 'excellence ... "The South West - and all areas of the UK - are a priority," she said.

The Time to Act for Syria's Children Is Now  - The UK government along with other donors must close the education funding gap. At least $1.4billion needs to be committed annually to ensure that ...

Defining the problem: How do we count Britain's homeless ?  - In the UK , a person is legally defined as homeless if they have accommodation but can't reasonably be expected to occupy it, or if they don't have any ...

 Why concerns over malnutrition mean it's often healthier to be PLUMP, rather than ...  - losing weight is somehow normal in older people , says Alison Smith, who sits on the British Dietetic Association's Older People's Specialist Group.

Care for older people requires 'radical' new approach, Commission says  - Care for older people should be driven by the needs of individuals, rather than institutions and structures, The Commission on Improving Care for ...

Loneliness 'forces older people into hospitals' and strains services, say senior doctors  - The rising phenomenon of loneliness among older people needs to be ... thanks to Devon and Cornwall's popularity as places to retire to in the UK .

Wrexham super prison will be first smoke free jail in the UK  - Wrexham super prison will be the first in the UK to be completely smoke free ... The Welsh Government estimates that the health board may have to pay ... try to withdraw from smoking and the impact on mental health of trying to quit.

Cases where failings to check on mental health patients have led to fatalities  - The death of Maureen Sigsworth is the third case to highlight apparent failings over how checks on Tees mental health patients are carried out.

Mental health patient found face down in Yeovil specialist hospital bath died as result of accident  - A MENTAL health patient who was found face down in a bath at a specialist hospital died as a result of an accident, a coroner has ruled. Thomas ...

My time as a lesbian mental health nurse shows why we are failing LGBTIs  - If this is how mental health professionals were treating one another, then what impact were these attitudes having on the patients? Stonewall, a UK  ...

With Ashers gay cake ruling, judge effectively saying you can have your faith but you can't take it to ...  - Leading gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has come out in support of Ashers. Having claimed the original decision was a victory for equality, ...

Nick Jonas says he has nothing to prove over his sexuality  - As well as portraying gay characters in the TV drama Kingdom and horror spoof Scream Queens, Nick has been photographed regularly partying in ...

India's top court to hear final appeal on gay sex ban  - to hear a final challenge Tuesday to a colonial-era ban on gay sex, a case ... and the gay community over the law passed by the British in the 1860s.

Gay people in Burma live secret lives. Will Aung San Suu Kyi liberate them?  - We are talking in the grounds of the French Institute in Yangon, where Burma's second ever Lesbian, Gay , Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Film ...

Last 10 countries to legalise same-sex marriage  - Scotland: In 2015, Scotland was recognised as the “best country in Europe for LGBTI legal equality”. Same-sex marriage was approved by Scottish ...

Netherlands politician convicted for anti-gay comments  - The former leader of a fringe political party in the Netherlands has been found guilty of inciting discrimination against LGBTI people for comments he ...

Gemany opens LGBTI refugee shelter  - Germany has opened a shelter for LGBTI refugees, as overcrowded ... A larger shelter for LGBTI refugees, with 120 beds, is due to open in Berlin this ...

Upbeat view of LGBT-friendly African isle  - I expected to see a documentary about LGBTI people who were accepted by their neighbors in a tolerant community of the Cape Verde islands, off the ...

How the British Empire's gay rights legacy is still killing people to this day  - Only a handful of states have in place anti-discrimination laws protecting LGBT people. Same-sex marriage, legal only in South Africa, has been ...

Rainbow flag to be raised to mark start of LGBT history month  - join councillors and community groups at a flag raising ceremony to mark the start of LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) history month.

Police officers wear rainbow laces to 'give hate crime the boot'  - Merseyside Police have announced plans to replace their uniform's black boot laces for multi-coloured ones to mark the start of LGBT History month.

LGBT support service records busiest year  -  LGBT Helpline said almos t 77,000 people accessed information and support through its phone and online services last year, with demand highest in ...

Gay cake row bakery owner reveals attacks on business  - Mr Lee, a member of the LGBT advocacy group Queer Space, wanted a cake featuring Sesame Street puppets Bert and Ernie with the slogan Support ...

What I learned on my rocky road to coming out as gay to my Sikh family  - I decided to provide life coaching and spiritual counseling to LGBTI South Asians because every time I would return back from a human rights ...

Politician lodges motion to make Scotland's workplaces more LGBTI friendly  - On the first day of LGBT History Month in the UK, SNP MSP Kevin Stewart has lodged a motion with the Scottish Parliament calling for greater LGBTI  ...

Nicola Sturgeon hails Scotland's progress as LGBT History Month begins  - Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has hailed the country's progress on LGBT rights, at the beginning of LGBT History Month. LGBT History ...