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Children's Mental Health Issues - Are Parents To Blame?  - Parents get the blame for most of the nation's failures so why should the appalling state of our children's mental health be any different? The statistics ...

The Best On-Screen Same-Sex Couples  - Julianne Moore and Ellen Page (who came out as gay in 2014) play a lesbian couple fighting for the same marital rights as straight partners after a ...

Why the government must continue to measure child poverty  - The House of Commons has a big decision to make this week about the way the UK measures child poverty. MPs are once again due to discuss the ...

Meningitis B petition most signed in parliament history so why is there an age limit?  - A petition calling for the Meningitis B vaccine to be extended to children up to age 11 is officially the most-signed in UK parliamentary history.

Andy Murray returns to training after birth of first child as British No 1 gets set for comeback at Davis ...  - For the first time in many years Andy Murray took a complete two-week break from training early this month, concentrating instead of helping his ...

Britain must not change how it measures child poverty . And this is why  - The House of Commons has a big decision to make this week about the way the UK measures child poverty . MPs are once again due to discuss the ...

Children's Mental Health Issues - Are Parents To Blame?  - Parents get the blame for most of the nation's failures so why should the appalling state of our children's mental health be any different? The statistics ...

EastEnders makes subtle dig at mental health funding cuts in latest episode  - EASTENDERS made a passing reference to the tough financial climate for mental health organisations tonight, and it didn't go unnoticed by viewers at ...

Poorly Funded Mental Healthcare Doing More Damage than Good  -  Mental health services have been underfunded for decades and too many ... disorder accounts for "the largest single cause of disability in the UK ".

Republican candidates to share stage with 'rainbow jihad' speaker  - Republican presidential candidates Ted Cruz and Ben Carson are share a platform with a number of prominent anti- LGBT activists. Both men are set ...

Hollywood still 'straight, white, boys' club', finds major diversity survey  - Just 2% of speaking characters identified as LGBT . Among the most damning statistics, only 3.4% of the 109 films released by major studios in 2014 ...

The Travel Industry Needs to Stop Being Scared of Embracing the LGBT Community  - But when it comes to catering for the LGBT consumer, the industry has ... Some of the biggest brands in the UK , making millions a year, can't even ...

Positive role models at school could help end homophobic bullying  - There are other worrying figures cited by charities that must concern anyone who cares about our young people: more than half of LGBT young people suffer homophobic bullying; among homeless young people, a quarter may identify as LGBT.

It's Time for Scotland's Politicians to Get Serious About Tackling Homophobic ...  - It's time for all our politicians to make a commitment to tackling HBT bullying in our schools, so that all our LGBT young people in Scotland will be ...

Will Young :Oh What a Mess...  - Two weekends ago at student LGBT pride, I was part of a panel discussing the various things that young LGBT could be up against in 2016.

Substantia Jones photographs nude plus-size women and men for Adipositivity Project  - Her latest series of images, in honor of the just-passed Valentine's Day, features couples of different races, different sizes as well as LGBT people ...

British LGBT awards criticised for including Zayn Malik and Zoella in shortlist  - Organisers of the British LGBT awards are being criticised for including ... Sports Personality, Music Artist, LGBT Celebrity and Celebrity Straight Ally, ...

Peter Tatchell Defends LGBT Officer Who Called Him 'Transphobic'  -  British gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell spent this week at the center of a free speech row, after he revealed a National Union of Students (NUS) ...

Places of Pride map launched by Google to plot LGBTQI special moments  - And the pins – which are appropriately rainbow coloured, and can be added with explanations – are already being dropped across the whole world.

LGBT visitors to US can get married in New York City, no matter what your home country's rules are  - Can two foreigners marry in New York City? I have two female friends living in the United Kingdom . They want to come here to marry and they are ...

What it's like to be a gay man teaching LGBT equality at a Muslim school  - teaching LGBT equality we are disrespecting their faith as a Muslim. I tell them about the Equality Act 2010 and what it means for people in Britain .

LGBTI Labour laments PN reticence in condemning Church's position...  - The LGBTI branch of the Labour party has questioned why a discussion was required within the PN before it stated its position on the Church's ...

Missouri Catholic archbishop urging parishes to cut ties to Girl Scouts over LGBTI acceptance  - One of the top Catholics in the US state of Missouri is urging churches to cut ties with the Girl Scouts as he says the organization promotes positions on ...

Hillary Clinton defends LGBTI rights record: 'I am a 100% supporter'  - US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has defended her LGBTI rights record, saying she is a '100% supporter' of gay marriage. The former ...

The ugly rise of anti-LGBT sentiment in Indonesia threatens Bali tourism  - travelers in Australia: “When you choose where to travel, to what extent can the legal situation for local LGBTI [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, ...

Peruvian Police Break Up 'Kisses Against Homophobia' Event With Water Cannons  - They [the police] are obligated to protect the LGBTI community, as it is a population that is particularly susceptible to violence.” ...

Anglican Church moves to give full membership to LGBTI congregants  - Anglican Church moves to give full membership to LGBTI congregants. A document, which outlines guidelines for such members will be sent to the ...

Twitter and ANZ celebrate Sydney Mardi Gras with awesome rainbow emoji  - Twitter has launched Australia's first branded emoji, and it's showing support for the country's LGBTI community. To celebrate their 10th anniversary of ...