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Studio behind Twilight leaves North Carolina signs in new anti- gay laws  - Lionsgate, the company behind Twilight and The Hunger Games, has moved production of their new TV show out of North Carolina, after the state ...

It's only a phase': what not to say to LGBT pupils if they come out  -  The former Sainsbury's chief is now at the helm of Four Seasons, the UK's biggest care home operatorJustin King spent a decade revitalising ...

American Idol runner-up says she 'doesn't agree' with LGBT lifestyles  - American Idol runner up, La'Porsha Renae, has said she doesn't agree with LGBT lifestyles. The Mississippi native has faced criticism online after ...

Bruce Springsteen called 'bully' for protesting anti- LGBT law  - On 8 April, Springsteen cancelled a concert in Greensboro because of a controversial law that critics say legalises discrimination against LGBT people ...

Man who brought child car seats to the masses turns 100  - My father was an importer of tanning and shoe machinery in the UK , as it was big ... "The chair revolutionised the way that you cared for your baby .

U.K. teachers' union to campaign for transsexualism support, 'gender questioning'  - A union for education professionals in the United Kingdom will lobby for the support for "gender questioning" students. During the annual conference ...

Business schools accreditor offers remedy to future threats  - body has released a vision for the future of business education . ... “ British business schools should be in an excellent position to implement ...

What's the point of education ?  - After a decade or so of teaching psychology at various institutions of higher education in the UK , I started to get the hang of it, not just academically but ...

North Belfast teen battling cancer has done something amazing for the homeless  - A North Belfast teenager who is battling cancer has saved up to donate clothes and a sleeping bag to the homeless . Ruaidhri Taylor is just 15 and is in ...

Eat this every day to fight age -related illness, say experts  - THE UK population is ageing and the role of nutrition has become a ... The Dairy Council, revealed older people who consumed more dairy were less ...

Former equal rights chief: 'We must CHALLENGE Muslim extremist ideas'  - The former equal rights chief said that British Muslim women may be accepting domestic abuse without complaint as it is revealed that two thirds of ...

Has your child been left waiting to see a mental health specialist? New investigation finds some ...  - The investigation found one child was waiting four years for treatment and another committed suicide while waiting. Photo: Press Association.

Mental Health Specialist Support Denied To Almost A Quarter Of Young People And Children  - The report, which aims to give a 'state of the nation' picture of mental health services for young people, also revealed the shocking way people with ...

Concerns over reporting of deaths of youngsters in mental health units  -  Calling for statutory notification and an independent investigation when a child dies in a mental health unit, she added: "How on earth can we learn if ...

The diary of a teenager who died in the mental health system  - Sara Green, 17, died as a result of self-harming as an in-patient in a mental health unit. BBC Panorama was given access to Sara's diary that she kept, ...

Young People Mental Health Patient Deaths Not Properly Recorded, Charity Finds  - The government has no idea how many young people have died in mental health units in recent years, a charity which exposed major gaps in how ...

Bryan Adams cancels Mississippi show over 'extremely discriminatory' anti- LGBTI law  - The most aggressive anti- LGBTI law in America, it allows businesses and individuals to discriminate and deny services freely to LGBTI people if they ...

This fairytale has some very modern touches for the classic maiden/prince story  - This fairytale may in fact be alienating for LGBTI people who don't see themselves reflected in that narrative. Chaz Harris and Adam Reynolds of ...

Sydney Uni studentsto march in support of a 'Rainbow Campus'  - Students at Sydney University are calling for the university to adopt a more inclusive approach to its LGBTI students and staff as part of Pride Week.

North Carolina congressman calls Springsteen a bully  - people to use a bathroom of their biological birth gender and also make it legal to fire LGBTI people from their jobs because of their sexuality.

LGBTI advocates call for Scott Morrison to withdraw from the ACL conference  - Advocates for the LGBTI community are calling for the Liberal Party and Scott Morrison to cease their involvement with right wing group the Australian ...

There's More To Trent Zimmerman Than Being A Gay Liberal In The House Of Reps  - As the Liberal Party's conservative and moderate wings waged ideological war both publicly and privately on the LGBTI education support system ...

SBS wants you to get Undressed for new dating show  - SBS is looking for single people from the LGBTI communities to be part of the Australian cast of revealing new dating show Undressed, which is a hit in ...

We are watching out for them"  -  “I wanted to let the young LGBTI people know they were loved and supported by their elders,” Allen tells Same Same. “Whatever anybody says about ...

Bruce Springsteen cancels North Carolina concert in protest against anti- LGBTI , transgender laws  - Rock star Bruce Springsteen has cancelled a concert in North Carolina to protest against a new state law restricting bathroom use by transgender ...

Get your filthy hands off Safe Schools  - Safe Schools is a program to empower LGBTI students. It does not exist for parents, and the introduction of parental permission defeats the whole ...

Lesbians still vulnerable in South Africa - Judge Cameron  - In addition to this, the judge said, within the LGBTI community there were challenges that needed to be overcome, including the feeling of shame that ...

Gender law plan 'recipe for child abuse' says church leader  - In an attack on First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and LGBTI campaigners, the moderator of the Free Church of Scotland warned that Scotland's teachers ...

Greg Louganis doco wows film festival audiences  - The Greg Louganis documentary, Back on Board, has been doing the rounds at LGBTI film festivals and audiences have been loving it.

Health care's response to LGBT community is improving, but still has a ways to go, doctors say  - Overall, education about what the specific care needs are for LGBT individuals is what is lacking, according to Summit Medical Group LGBTI Director ...

Group says Pope statement not 'joyful' for LGBTs  - Randy Berry, the U.S. Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI People categorically denied this claim last November during meetings with church ...

Win the chance to design your own bottle of Smirnoff  - Digital Pride is the world's first online LGBTI event consisting of a week of events, videos and debates. Launched by Gay Star News, the aim of Digital ...