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Coronation Street star: 'I hated myself for being gay'

Coronation Street star: 'I hated myself for being gay '  - "I was 12-years-old the first time I actually realised that I was gay . Back then there was no internet, very few gay people on TV or in the media, and we ...

Son of Simpsons' writer inspires cartoon's gay storyline

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Son of Simpsons' writer inspires cartoon's gay storyline  - I thought 'What better way to tell my son I love him than to write a cartoon about it?'" the 53-year-old told The New York Post.

The specialist schools giving talented pupils a chance to shine

The specialist schools giving talented pupils a chance to shine  - "I can't see any disadvantage to balancing a strong academic education with specialist training – if it's delivered in the right way," says Elizabeth ...

Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and other top billionaires less educated than those running their ...

Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates and other top billionaires less educated than those running their ...  - and Bill Gates are less educated than the managers and accountants running their companies, according to a study by Verve Search, a UK -based ...

British kids being beaten in school by children of ethnic minorities

British kids being beaten in school by children of ethnic minorities  - On the face of it, the education system is letting down white British children," said Professor Alan Smithers, director of the Centre for Education and ...

Mental health' issues lead to soaring levels of sick days in the civil service

Mental health ' issues lead to soaring levels of sick days in the civil service  - Absences classified as “ mental health ” now account for 28 per cent of all sick days taken at the Department of Health compared to 15 per cent in 2011, ...

Number of pupils with special needs resulting from mental health issues doubles in four years

Number of pupils with special needs resulting from mental health issues doubles in four years  - The disclosure is made in a new report painting a bleak picture of child mental health , which has prompted children's services to call on the ...

Lack of sleep linked to depression, weight gain and cancer

Lack of sleep linked to depression, weight gain and cancer  - by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH), found that people in the UK are ... This lack of sleep is causing health problems including depression, weight ... A 2011 study from the Mental Health Foundation found that sleep was ...

EU Referendum Poll Shows Young People Could Hold Key To June Vote

EU Referendum Poll Shows Young People Could Hold Key To June Vote  - Jack Sommers Assistant News Editor, Huffington Post UK . Turnout among young people could be the key to keeping Britain in the EU, ... The online poll also showed voters under 35 are the only age bracket ... about whether young people, who vote in far smaller numbers than older people , will turn out.

What are your chances of working in retirement?

What are your chances of working in retirement?  - Earlier this year, the TUC estimated that a quarter of a million British ... Meanwhile, Retired4Hire specialises in jobs for older people ; as well as hosting ...

Brit families buy child slaves

Brit families buy child slaves  -  CHILD survivors of the Nepal earthquake are being sold to British families as ... Targets ... children in the poverty -stricken village where the gangs operate Dan Charity ... We have supplied boys who have actually gone on to the UK .

What causes diseases? Why the answer is complicated, and contentious

What causes diseases? Why the answer is complicated, and contentious  - Adamson S. Muula receives funding from UK DFID through Evidence for HIV Prevention in Southern Africa (EHPSA). EHPSA supports an effective and ...

Sydney girl contracts HIV after being raped by her soccer coach

Sydney girl contracts HIV after being raped by her soccer coach  - An eight-year-old girl allegedly contracted HIV after she was raped by her soccer coach 20 years ago, an inquiry has heard. The woman, given the ...

The reasons why people go missing are quite complex."

The reasons why people go missing are quite complex."  - Eighty per cent of people who go missing have mental health problems. ... Typically, this is when an older person manipulates them into performing ...

The care visits that STILL last just 15 minutes: two years after councils were told to stop cutting ...

The care visits that STILL last just 15 minutes: two years after councils were told to stop cutting ...  - These rushed visits are simply not long enough to provide dignified support to disabled and older people , leaving many facing impossible choices ...

Smithers will finally come out - thanks to Simpsons writer's gay son

Smithers will finally come out - thanks to Simpsons writer's gay son  - Tonight, Mr Burns's long-suffering assistant Waylon Smithers will come out as gay in a special episode of The Simpsons. The character, who is voiced ...

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau plans to bare all for gay magazine

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau plans to bare all for gay magazine  - Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may take part in a nude photoshoot for a gay magazine. Trudeau is known for making equality his main focus ...

Carmen's Portrait first LGBTI in National Gallery

Carmen's Portrait first LGBTI in National Gallery  - Wall says the portrait is “the first iconic member of the LGBTI community to hang on the walls of the National Portrait Gallery, which is pioneering for Te ...

Psychiatrists say marriage equality would help LGBTI mental health

Psychiatrists say marriage equality would help LGBTI mental health  - A disproportionate number of Australia and New Zealand's LGBTI population experience mental illness and psychological distress, says the College ...

Lack of marriage equality causing mental illness in gays

Lack of marriage equality causing mental illness in gays  -  LGBTI identity has historically been criminalised, pathologised or invisibilised by the legal and medical institutions of Australia and New Zealand," the ...

First rainbow flags fly in support of Safe Schools

First rainbow flags fly in support of Safe Schools  - towards the purchase of rainbow flags which would be flown at schools wishing to show support for LGBTI students and the Safe Schools Coalition.

Concern over LGBTI mental health

Concern over LGBTI mental health  - The college done a series of recommendations including that psychiatrists say an adult to date bargain of LGBTI issues and services in areas such as ...

LGBT Community More Prone To Mental Illness And Psychological Distress

LGBT Community More Prone To Mental Illness And Psychological Distress  - The LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex) community is believed to be more prone to having mental illnesses than ...

Irish campaigner aims to bring marriage equality to Australia

Irish campaigner aims to bring marriage equality to Australia  - Since last May, Brady and others involved in Ireland’s successful gay marriage referendum have been in demand – from those who want to hold similar campaigns and from those who simply want to win campaigns of all sorts.

16-Yr-Old's Speech Blows Everyone Away At Same-Sex Marriage Event

16-Yr-Old's Speech Blows Everyone Away At Same-Sex Marriage Event  - It featured a progressive panel of speakers and a like-minded audience, all of whom "saw marriage equality as vital to LGBTI people's dignity".

Save the Safe Schools Coalition

Save the Safe Schools Coalition  - The Safe Schools Coalition is an alliance of 535 primary and secondary schools across the country, which aims to ensure the safety of LGBTI students.

Scottish Labour leader comes out

Scottish Labour leader comes out  - Not only does this mean Scotland becomes the only country in the world to have a majority of LGBTI political leaders, Kezia becomes only the first ...

Marriage Equality Debate Harming LGBTI People's Mental Health

Marriage Equality Debate Harming LGBTI People's Mental Health  - The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists has raised concerns over alarming statistics around the mental health of LGBTI  ...

Concern over LGBTI mental health

Concern over LGBTI mental health  - New Zealand and Australian psychiatrists are raising concerns over alarming statistics around the mental health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender ...

Emma Thompson takes a stand against homophobia in Scottish schools

Emma Thompson takes a stand against homophobia in Scottish schools  - According to Stonewall Scotland's School Report, 14% of LGBTI youth and 42% of trans youth have left education because of homophobic and ...

LGBTI Scottish hustings reveals consensus on gender recognition law change

LGBTI Scottish hustings reveals consensus on gender recognition law change  - He talked about how joyous and colourful the LGBTI movement is, and how it has transformed Scotland by its engaging and reasonable campaigns.