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70% of LGBT teens in Ireland have experienced suicidal thoughts  - The study also found that three quarters of LGBT people in Ireland have experienced verbal abuse, while one third of respondents said they have ...

The exodus of teachers is not slowing down  - Teachers battling to get by in SA are opting to relocate to the UK , Australia, ... The data records the migration of highly skilled and educated South ...

Labour wants statutory sex education in primary schools  - Currently, local authority maintained secondary schools must teach sex education , but free schools, academies and all primary schools are not ...

Britain is best for maths and art degrees  - modern languages, art and design, and education , according to the QS table, which ranks universities by subject. Sixteen British universities offered ...

Education key to ending child marriages, harry tells nepal girl summit  - Prince Harry has thrown his support behind Nepal's fight to end child marriages, telling a summit the cycle of illiteracy, poverty and ill health it leads to ...

Integrated education : Where do NI parties stand?  - The News Letter has carried news of a fresh poll indicating the public's preference for a single, unified education system for children of all ...

Inside the Chinese Closet  - Andy is gay , and Cherry is a lesbian. Through them we discover the world of fake marriages, parental pressure to appear 'normal' to friends and family ...

Complaint about Age UK upheld by Fundraising Standards Board  - The Fundraising Standards Board has upheld a complaint against Age UK after it made a fundraising call to someone who was registered with the ...

Obama meets with Cuban LGBT activists  - Tania García Hernández of the LGBTI Help Line, which is based in the province of Villa Clara and is affiliated with the Cuban Foundation for LGBTI  ...

Is Antarctica the world's most LGBT friendly continent?  - Best known for their LGBTI advocacy work, Planting Peace are the organisation that set up shop across the road from the Westboro Baptist Church in ...

Study Raises Concerns For Young LGBTI  - Whilst there has been significant advancement in the civil and legal rights of LGBTI people in Ireland, we need to address the issues many of our ...

Bullies' cruel taunts make LGBT teens feel unsafe on our streets  - Former president Mary McAleese with Daniel Zagorski and Ciara Sheehan at the launch of the LGBTI report. Photo: RollingNews.ie Professor Agnes ...

LGBTI young people 'three times more likely to attempt suicide'  -  LGBTI young people are three times more likely to attempt suicide and twice as likely to self-harm, compared to a similar age group, according to a ...

Rising demand' for family law prompts Sydney practice launch  - In addition, Mr Parker suggested Sydney also had large representations of two markets that the firm works actively with: expats and the LGBTI  ...

LGBTI study: 'You still get a lot of negative slurs'  - Compared to the My World national youth mental health study, LGBTI young people in this study had two times the level of self-harm; three times the ...

Irish gay and lesbian teens experience "horrifying" bullying  - The LGBTI Ireland Report details the findings of Ireland's largest ever study of the mental health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender ...

Moving on from Marriage Equality: "The warmth and scale of the Yes result has yet to reach ...  - However, in a report launched today by former President Dr Mary McAleese, we see that all is certainly not well for Ireland's LGBTI community.

Indonesia region tells beauty parlors to stop employing LGBT people  - In the same month, the country's Minister of Defense, Ryamizard Ryacudu, described the LGBTI movement as posing a greater threat to the country ...

Younger gay people twice as likely to self-harm, survey finds  - The LGBTIreland Report also finds that LGBTI young people in the study had four-times the level of severe or extremely severe stress, anxiety and ...

Where do London's mayoral candidates stand on LGBTI issues?  - Six candidates gathered together at The Law Society in London, just off the Royal Courts of Justice, to answer questions from the LGBTI community.

You Can Get Married, But You Still Risk Getting Punched in the Face" - Being LGBTI in Ireland  - It was a historic and jubilant day following what had been an emotional and often mentally taxing campaign for those who identify as LGBTI .

Aussies to star in mini-series on gay rights  - The series called When We Rise will also star long time LGBTI advocate Mary Louise Parker of Weeds fame and follows the stories of a group of ...

Rates of LGBT self harm, suicide are horrific, says McAleese  - In May 2015 the Irish people convincingly showed their commitment to levelling the playing field for our LGBTI citizens. I know when they read this ...

Police Scotland launch new initiative to crack down on homophobic hate crimes  - Police Scotland and the Equality Network, a national charity focused on ensuring LGBTI equality, have vowed to work together to crack down on hate ...