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Smacking children makes them more likely to have mental health problems when they grow up ...

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Smacking children makes them more likely to have mental health problems when they grow up ...  -  Children who are smacked by their parents are more likely to have mental health issues as well anti-social behaviour problems once they grow up, ...

Why you should never spank a child - major research project confirms dangers

Why you should never spank a child - major research project confirms dangers  - Why you should never spank a child - major research project confirms dangers ... behave anti-socially, and experience increased aggression, mental health ... Currently, parents in the UK are allowed by law to mete out "reasonable ...

Career education making a comeback in US high schools

Career education making a comeback in US high schools  - Decades after "shop class" became known as a lesser alternative for children deemed unfit for college, vocational education is making a ...

Million people in 668000 UK households deprived of basic necessities

Million people in 668000 UK households deprived of basic necessities  - People experiencing severe poverty told researchers that they feel ... agencies, and specialist services for migrants – in nine areas across the UK .

New report shows UK poverty at epidemic levels

New report shows UK poverty at epidemic levels  -  Poverty is sweeping the UK like never before with over 1.25 million families being classed as destitute in 2015 according to a new study. The Joseph ...

Young British Gay and Bi Men Six Times More Likely to Attempt Suicide

Young British Gay and Bi Men Six Times More Likely to Attempt Suicide  - In addition to hypothesizing that older men may have developed better tools for dealing with prejudice, the authors note that the age gap in suicide risk ...

Intergenerational art project breaks down barriers between young and old

Intergenerational art project breaks down barriers between young and old  - “Too often, many older people in care homes do not regularly see children, however, Paint Pals provide this contact through the swapping of painted ...

Developers urged to recognise ageing population's needs

Developers urged to recognise ageing population's needs  - The NHBC Foundation report found that around one million elderly people ... found that there is a high demand for more retirement homes in the UK .

OITNB star Uzo Aduba describes encounters with LGBTI fans as 'intense'

OITNB star Uzo Aduba describes encounters with LGBTI fans as 'intense'  - As Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren on Orange is the New Black, Uzo Aduba has really connected with the show's rabid LGBTI fan base. The two-time ...

HK first city in Asia to bid for Gay Games

HK first city in Asia to bid for Gay Games  - Hong Kong has become the first ever Asian city to put a bid in for the Gay Games, the biggest international LGBTI sports and cultural gathering in the ...

Perth's Save Safe Schools rally confronted by Reclaim Australia protesters trying to "protect children"

Perth's Save Safe Schools rally confronted by Reclaim Australia protesters trying to "protect children"  - Nazi scum, off our streets!” chanted the LGBTI protesters. “Paedo scum, off our streets!” countered the Reclaim group. “Hang your head in shame,” a ...

Victoria budgets $30 million to support LGBTI citizens

Victoria budgets $30 million to support LGBTI citizens  - Today's Victorian budget statement is a big win for LGBTI people, with the state's government investing in several services and facilities. Confirming ...

LGBTIQ communities win big in Victorian budget

LGBTIQ communities win big in Victorian budget  - It's been 35 years since the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Victoria and this $30 million investment in services and facilities for LGBTI Victorians ...

Let's cringe again! The notorious GLORIAs are back

Let's cringe again! The notorious GLORIAs are back  - Which are the worst outrageous, ridiculous and ignorant comments you've heard about LGBTI people recently? There's certainly been many to choose ...

Pride House set to return to Glasgow

Pride House set to return to Glasgow  - Pride Houses are pop up spaces at global sporting events which create a space for lesbian gay bisexual transgender and intersex ( LGBTI ) people to ...

Bangladesh: Authorities fail to curb brutal killing spree as LGBTI editor hacked to death

Bangladesh: Authorities fail to curb brutal killing spree as LGBTI editor hacked to death  - The brutal killing today of an editor of an LGBTI publication and his friend, days after a university professor was hacked to death, underscores the ...

What has the European Court of Human Rights done for us?

What has the European Court of Human Rights done for us? - The Home Secretary announced her cautious support for Britain's ... The 1998 Human Rights Act helped to integrate the Convention into UK law, but now ... homosexual acts - a major protection measure for the LGBT community.

Shocking moment cashier at New Orleans Family Dollar 'refuses to serve woman because she is gay'

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Shocking moment cashier at New Orleans Family Dollar 'refuses to serve woman because she is gay '  - Melissa Langford, 34, was in line at a New Orleans Family Dollar when she heard the cashier talking loudly about 'how much she hates gay people' ...

Bangladesh's pluralism is at risk if Sheikh Hasina does not stop extremists

Bangladesh's pluralism is at risk if Sheikh Hasina does not stop extremists  - the country's only lesbian , gay , bisexual and transgender magazine ( LGBT ), ... Interviewed by the Guardian last autumn, Hasina blamed Britain and ...

Michelle Obama speaks out against anti-LGBTI law in Mississippi

Michelle Obama speaks out against anti- LGBTI law in Mississippi  - A day after her husband spoke out against Mississippi's new anti- LGBTI law, US First lady Michelle Obama did the same during an address to ...

SNP Manifesto: our action for LGBTI people

SNP Manifesto: our action for LGBTI people  - Tolerance, respect, inclusion – these are the attitudes and principles we want to encourage and foster in modern, fairer Scotland - and the SNP 2016 ...

Al-Qaeda claim responsibility over murder of the editor of Bangladesh's LGBTI magazine

Al-Qaeda claim responsibility over murder of the editor of Bangladesh's LGBTI magazine  - Xulhaz Mannan, the editor of Roopbaan – a source for LGBTI news and entertainment in the country, was one of two people who were hacked to ...

This is what happens when you come out in public as a gay Muslim

This is what happens when you come out in public as a gay Muslim  - While people now are well aware of the existence of Christian and Jewish gay communities, the issue concerning gay Muslims is still a closed area for many. This taboo also got a lot attention in the Danish press Politiken and also in the program DR3 Gay Studies which followed me through the Mr. Gay competition, and focused on my ‘Muslim life’, and how I live as a minority in a minority.

I'm coming out... as an ally

I'm coming out... as an ally  - Personally, I have been overwhelmed by the welcome of my LGBTI colleagues and working alongside the Respect steering group has been an ...