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Why the Queen believed gay marriage shouldn't be allowed  - While in favour of civil partnerships, as a woman of deep Christian faith she took a different view on the legislation allowing same-sex couples to ...

Gay ' case against Christian bakery goes wobbly -  Gay ' case against Christian bakery goes wobbly ... His cake request was refused not because he was gay , but because of the message he asked for. .... minds here in the UK who would have seen through the gay smokescreen.

John Fashanu's daughter amal : I know 7 gay Prem footballers  - Justin Fashanu, Britain's first black £1million footballer, committed suicide in 1998 ... players in senior English football to have revealed they are gay .

Gay couple banned from school prom by assistant principal who then suspends them when they ...  - A high school couple in were banned from their school prom by assistant principal who said same sex couples going to prom 'were against school ...

UK apprenticeships are no-brainers  - University education has its place, but it is not the only way to a successful ... programme is vital to the future of the majority of businesses in the UK .

The Department For Education is too strict on exclamation marks  - This is the new line laid down by the Department for Education in an effort to curb what is regarded as the pandemic of exclamationism, encouraged if ...

Schools funding shake-up 'to create fairness across England'  -  Education Secretary Nicky Morgan said the reforms would mean the "biggest step towards fairer funding in over a decade", ending a situation where a ...

College closures and debts in Saudi Arabia — just how bad is it?  - The 'winning' UK institutions set about establishing their new colleges in the region, with the aim of furthering vocational education and training in ...

Development aims to bring the elderly and students together  - Plans for the scheme revealed that elderly residents and students could share "chance encounters" in the garden spaces, but the home's chairman ...

Meet the 'Saga Louts': the Cumbrian pensioners committing crimes across the county  - While Britain's ageing population is fuelling the elderly crime figures (between 2015 and 2020, the population aged over 65 is expected to rise by 12 ...

Older people's services in Argyll and Bute are only 'adequate', says new report  - Health and social work services for Argyll and Bute's older people need to be improved, according to a new inspection report.

Poverty Is Sexist, stars tell world leaders before International Women's Day  -  In an open letter to government, the campaigners said " poverty is sexist" and ... Diane Sheard, UK director of the ONE Campaign, said: " The British  ...

UK to support BD to stop violence against women' - The Department for International Development (DFID) leads the UK's works in Bangladesh to end extreme poverty by creating jobs, unlocking the ...

The 'Uber for emergencies' saving pregnant women's lives in Africa  - The UK has been at the forefront of this battle against extreme poverty for some time, and a leader in looking at new technologies that we think can ...

It's time we talked more openly about mental health  - There's a stigma attached to mental health in the UK workplace – the 'stiff upper lip' culture where we feel that admitting mental health problems shows ...

Councillor quits posts due to mental health problems  - AN ISLE of Wight Councillor has ruled himself out of running for parliament, due 'a serious deterioration in his mental health '. Cllr Chris Whitehouse ...

You Won't Be Able to Hold Back Tears After Watching Kesha's Moving Acceptance Speech - She also talked about her history with the LGBT community as well as the importance of loving yourself, adding, "You are all beautiful just as you are.

Greens a force for the future  - We are standing LGBT candidates, including the first transgender candidate in Northern Ireland. We are standing young - and not so young ...

It's Still Illegal to Be Gay in 76 Countries Around The World. What Can We Do To Help?  - Robert Biedroń, the first openly gay mayor in Poland, says he is sceptical of ... and in Luxembourg after an openly gay man became prime minister. ... Bisi Alimi is an activist who fled persecution in Nigeria and now lives in the UK .

Indonesia discussing anti- LGBTI propaganda law  - Indonesia discussing anti- LGBTI propaganda law ... may be following in the footsteps of Russia, reportedly drafting a anti- LGBTI 'propaganda' bill.

National awards for ACH Group programs  - A training program to create LGBTI awareness with staff, and an early intervention and recovery program have won South Australian aged care ...

Mardi Gras Threatened To Ban LGBTI Refugee Activists From Marching If They Protested Bill Shorten  -  LGBTI refugee activist group No Pride in Detention, who had one of the largest floats in the parade, marched to highlight the plight of asylum seekers ...

Muslims At Mardi Gras: Sending A Message Of Acceptance  - It is perceptions like this that MAHA is aiming to change -- something Aslan says can only be achieved by starting a dialogue between the LGBTI  ...

Great Britain pledges £1 million to fight anti- LGBTI bullying in schools  - Nicky Morgan, the Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities, announced a new funding stream to combat homophobic, ...

Why it's essential we tackle homophobia in the classroom  - Oi, Brandy, why don't you just bring a skirt and play netball with the girls?” Strange how a question can be so embarrassing and yet so appealing.

Being a gay man costs you an additional £38000 over the course of your career  - The Economist magazine yesterday hosted its first Pride and Prejudice conference. The event explored how big business can help to promote LGBTI  ...

A guide to what it means to be intersex  - It's a way to raise public awareness of the realities facing those who identify with the letter 'i' in the acronym LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender ...

Rainbow community organises for refugees  - Millions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex ( LGBTI ) and sex and gender diverse identifying (SGDI) people face life-threatening ...

Australian PM and opposition leader appear at LGBT parade  - The world-famous LGBTI pride parade through Sydney's inner-city streets consisted of 174 floats decorated with an estimated 460kg of glitter.

Italy gay rights activists rally for universal marriage and adoption rights  - Thousands of LGBTI activists have rallied in Rome to protest Italy's desire to water down its civil union bill. The new legislation no longer gives ...

Rugby league first sporting code to have a float in Sydney's LGBT Mardi Gras  - One of the NRL's core values is inclusiveness and we have put in place practices and policies to support and recognise the rights of our LGBTI  ...

8 amazing celebrity moms who are hugely supportive of LGBTI issues  - None of them are LGBTI themselves (that we know of) – but the following famous moms are perfect examples of how to approach the subject of ...

Churches lobbied for doctrine of gay equality  - We're LGBTI , but the issues we raise could be poverty and HIV,” says Mokgosi, adding that the foundation wants to do much of the spadework itself ...