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Scots gay-inclusive rugby clubs campaign for skill over sexuality

Scots gay -inclusive rugby clubs campaign for skill over sexuality  - Scots gay -inclusive rugby clubs campaign for skill over sexuality ... There are now 15 inclusive teams in the UK , after the King's Cross Steelers formed ...

LGBT community are needed to adopt and foster children

LGBT community are needed to adopt and foster children  - ESSEX County Council wants more lesbian , gay , bisexual and transgender people to think about fostering and adoption. The number of adopters in ...

Mardi Gras 2016 makeover: What it takes to prepare for LGBT's night of nights... where some spend ...

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Mardi Gras 2016 makeover: What it takes to prepare for LGBT's night of nights... where some spend ...  - This Saturday, the 38th Mardi Gras Festival in Sydney will place; a weekend where much of the city will be bedecked in colour, light and all-out glitter.

LGBT domestic violence charity Broken Rainbow 'won't face closure'

LGBT domestic violence charity Broken Rainbow 'won't face closure'  - The charity provides the UK's only national domestic violence helpline for the LGBT community, and is partly funded by a rolling year-on-year ...

Kicking out homophobia

Kicking out homophobia  - Hemel Hempstead FC joined football sides from across the county at an event tackling homophobia last month. They were among more than a dozen ...

Cannabis use linked to worse treatment outcomes for psychosis patients

Cannabis use linked to worse treatment outcomes for psychosis patients  - Cannabis users were also more likely to experience compulsory hospital detention under the UK's Mental Health Act, with 45% of users being ...

Mental health and debt problems: 'A marriage made in hell'

Mental health and debt problems: 'A marriage made in hell'  - A study from Psychological Medicine in 2008 suggested that one in two British adults with a debt problem also has a mental health problem.

Group of singers raise the roof for mental health at Heathrow

Group of singers raise the roof for mental health at Heathrow  - A number of songs were performed at the one hour big sing event, outside Caffe Nero, which also raised money for mental health charity SANE on ...

Young Scot up for UK award after overcoming adversity

Young Scot up for UK award after overcoming adversity  - A young Scot is to find if he is to be crowned the UK's best Rising Star at an award ... He now has his sights set firmly on a career in mental health .

Elderly who use a computer once a week 'could reduce dementia risk'

Elderly who use a computer once a week 'could reduce dementia risk'  - Dr Clare Walton, of the UK Alzheimer's Society, said: 'There is increasing evidence that staying mentally and socially active is an important way to ...

Mary's Meals campaign beats target by £3.5m

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Mary's Meals campaign beats target by £3.5m  - However, the response across the UK was much greater than expected and ... to school, where they can gain the knowledge and skills to escape poverty . ... helping to transform the lives of some of the world's poorest children .

UK child poverty to soar under Conservatives: Report

UK child poverty to soar under Conservatives: Report  - A new study indicates child poverty in the United Kingdom will increase in the coming years under the ruling conservative Tories. The research by the ...

2.6 million British children set for poverty by 2020, new report reveals

2.6 million British children set for poverty by 2020, new report reveals  - Over 2.6 million British children will be living in poverty by 2020 due to benefit cuts imposed by the Conservative government, according to a new ...

Safe Schools program benefitting LGBTI youth, Illawarra youth advocate says

Safe Schools program benefitting LGBTI youth, Illawarra youth advocate says  - When lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex ( LGBTI ) young people are the segment of the population that experience the highest rates of ...

Building starts on Ballan LGBTI village

Building starts on Ballan LGBTI village  - A large crowd gathered at what will soon become a construction site on the edge of Ballan for the first residential village for the LGBTI community and ...

Education program improving services for LGBTI seniors

Education program improving services for LGBTI seniors  - Educating staff in the history and specific needs of older LGBTI people and engaging directly with the LGBTI community is supporting a leading aged ...

China bans LGBTI content on television

China bans LGBTI content on television  - The China Television Drama Production Industry Association and the China Alliance of Radio, Film and Television claim that LGBTI content promotes ...

Police apologize 38 years after mass arrests at first Sydney gay Mardi Gras

Police apologize 38 years after mass arrests at first Sydney gay Mardi Gras  - The NSW Police Force is marching proudly this weekend with the LGBTI community as we celebrate this year's Mardi Gras,' Superintendent Tony ...

Sixteen gay and lesbian couples will tie the knot in Knysna next month in what has ...

Sixteen gay and lesbian couples will tie the knot in Knysna next month in what has ...  - I am also delighted that Knysna was selected to host the very first LGBTI mass wedding in the country.” Wolmarans said she believed that same-sex ...

Facebook and IBM explain why LGBTI inclusion is vital to business success

Facebook and IBM explain why LGBTI inclusion is vital to business success  - The Economist held an LGBTI event this week, which saw a number of discussions take place about why diversity is important in running a successful ...

Lifeline improve serices for LGBTI people

Lifeline improve serices for LGBTI people  - Lifeline and the National LGBTI Health Alliance have announced a new partnership to develop an e-training program to give its Crisis Supporters a ...

HBO condemns Pacquiao's 'deplorable' anti-gay comments

HBO condemns Pacquiao's 'deplorable' anti- gay comments  - HBO is speaking up about Manny Pacquiao comparing homosexual people to animals, but the boxer's recent comments are not grounds for the ...

Britain's gay lobby joins forces with UKIP on Brexit

Britain's gay lobby joins forces with UKIP on Brexit  - Part of Britain's gay lobby will vote for the UK to leave the EU in the referendum on 23 June. Activists from the group 'Out and Proud' base their position ...

World Bank 'won't fund' projects in developing countries that endanger LGBT people

World Bank 'won't fund' projects in developing countries that endanger LGBT people  - The World Bank is an international financial institution that specialises in provides loans to developing countries for projects, assisting in their ...

When will I Am Cait season two be shown in the UK? What channel is it on?

When will I Am Cait season two be shown in the UK ? What channel is it on?  - The UK air date for I Am Cait season two is Sunday, March 13. ... Caitlyn go on a road trip with her friends and LGBT activists where they make stops ...

Real Housewives of Melbourne's Gina Liano talks about her large gay and lesbian fan group

Real Housewives of Melbourne's Gina Liano talks about her large gay and lesbian fan group  -    And on Thursday Gina Liano opened up about why she believes she has such a large gay and lesbian following ahead of the 2016 Mardi Gra parade ...

This is what LGBTI Italians are going through to get civil unions

This is what LGBTI Italians are going through to get civil unions  - Why would Italian LGBTI people take to the streets? Don't you guys have civil unions now?' I was asked while handing out leaflets for an upcoming ...

Being Gay in the Workplace: From America to India

Being Gay in the Workplace: From America to India  - Consequently, LGBTI staff continued to work in fear and secrecy. I was by now resolutely open about my orientation, as much at work as in my ...

Scots gay-inclusive rugby clubs campaign for skill over sexuality

Scots gay -inclusive rugby clubs campaign for skill over sexuality  - Scots gay -inclusive rugby clubs campaign for skill over sexuality ... There are now 15 inclusive teams in the UK , after the King's Cross Steelers formed ...