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Are gay men more masculine than straight men? One YouTuber finds out  - Have you ever considered what masculine really means in gay society? Are gay men actually more “manly” than straight men? And why are some ...

Young gay , bisexual men more likely to suffer depression, says new study  - It took into account the responses of 5,799 gay and bisexual men aged 16 and over living in the UK . Depression, anxiety, attempted suicide and ...

Alabama City passes anti- LGBT legislation banning transgender people from using restroom ...  - The anti- LGBT ordinance was approved after Target's announcement last week that staff and customers were welcome to use the restroom that ...

New killings in Bangladesh leave LGBT community full of fear  - The killing of two gay rights activists in the Bangladeshi capital has driven the country's already secretive and small gay  ...

University Students In England Face Higher Debts Than American Graduates  - Sir Peter Lampl, chairman of the Sutton Trust and Education Endowment ... Sorana Vieru, NUS vice president for higher education , said: “NUS has been ... The Sutton Trust is calling for a simpler system across all nations in the UK , ...

Poor pupils twice as likely to have unqualified teachers  - A report by the Social Market Foundation's (SMF) committee on inequality in education found disadvantaged pupils were most likely to be taught by ...

95 academies have been 'failing' for 5 or more years, claims Labour MP  - Labour MP Ian Austin, speaking at a session of the education committee, said that one-fifth of the country's 4,410 academies were in the bottom two ...

Africa university alliance 'will boost higher education '  - A new “Russell-Group type” alliance of the top universities in Africa will boost higher education across the continent and encourage more Western ...

Prince 'was diagnosed with AIDS six months before he died and refused treatment because he ...  - According to the magazine Prince was diagnosed with HIV back in the 1990s, but that developed into AIDS toward the end of last year. The Enquirer ...

Almost half of gay men 'would use' HIV -preventing PrEP drugs  - Almost half of gay men 'would use' HIV -preventing PrEP drugs ... both in the UK and abroad, NHS England are still reconsidering if the drug should be ...

Children in care 'too often denied mental health treatment'  -  Children in care are too often missing out on treatment for mental health problems despite being four times more likely to experience them, say MPs.

Child Mental Health Services 'Turning Away Vulnerable Young Adults'  - Vulnerable young people in care are being turned away from mental health services in a situation described as “disgusting” by experts. An inquiry by ...

Does More Harm Than Good And Leads To Mental Health Problems', Study ...  - Researchers from the University of Texas and University of Michigan did a meta-analysis of five decades of research involving more than 160,000 children. They found that spanking usually “does the opposite” of what parents intend it to do and increases the likelihood of “undesired outcomes”, such as uncooperative behaviour.

Older people struggle to smell through their mouth, scientists find  -  Older people's ability to smell declines with age because of their false teeth and a cocktail of drugs they have to take, say scientists. It becomes more ...

The rise of the middle-aged intern  - Though Ms Allen says some people were sceptical about her choice, she ... in the world now run re-entry internship programmes [for older people ]," she says, "and ... UK bank Barclays is another, which in 2015 announced its "Bolder ...

Biggest rise in older people seeking help for drug and alcohol use rises in Ealing  - For people aged 18 to 24 in the borough, there was a rise of just 2%, from ... said: "Harmful drinking is a real issue for middle-aged and older people .

America's Top Gay Diplomat Gives Status Report  - Randy Berry, special envoy for the human rights of LGBTI persons, updated reporters on the status of his office's mission, saying he's engaged in ...

Jordan Reportedly Bans Band With Gay Frontman From Performing  - Some LGBTI individuals reported reluctance to engage the legal system due to fear their sexual orientation or gender identity would either provoke ...

Anti- LGBTI 'religious freedom' bill is effectively dead in Missouri  - Senate Joint Resolution 39 hot a roadblock with just two weeks left in the current legislative session in Missouri. 27 April 2016. by Greg Hernandez ...

Anti- LGBTI bill 'protecting' therapists signed into law by Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam  - Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has signed an anti- LGBTI bill that makes it legal for counselors and therapists in the state to turn away clients based ...

Adelaide's Rainbow Walk will be installed this spring  - First proposed last year, a permanent Rainbow Walk to honour South Australia's LGBTI people and history will be constructed this September to be ...

Gay men need to cut out the transphobia  - What followed truly made me sick to my stomach, and made me genuinely ashamed to be part of the Sydney LGBTI community – a community I have ...

Isle of Man finally approves gay marriage  -  LGBTI organisations say this is a big step for the small island, which only legalised homosexuality in 1992 and introduced civil unions for homosexual ...

National Gay Media Association statement on murder of gay Bangladeshi journalist  - world community in condemning the senseless and brutal killing of Xulhaz Mannan, the editor of Roopbaan, an LGBTI publication in Bangladesh.

Lebanese band fronted by outspoken gay singer banned from performing in Jordan  - A Lebanese band with an openly gay lead singer, who are known for their controversial lyrics, have been banned from performing a concert in Jordan.

Live with your boyfriend? You're half as likely to suffer from depression, study finds  -  Gay and bisexual men living with a male partner are half as likely to suffer from depression as those living alone, a new study has found. The findings ...

Same-sex marriage tops Sinn Fein manifesto pledges  - Following the Yes vote in last May's referendum on marriage equality in the Irish Republic, Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK or Ireland where ...

How 'Big Brother' Brought Queer Culture To The Nation's Living Rooms  - Anna tells HuffPost UK that although her intention in applying to 'Big Brother' wasn't to increase gay representation on TV (“I just wanted to ...

Caribbean nations inch their way toward LGBTI rights  -  LGBTI rights in the 11 Caribbean countries that are still hanging onto their anti-gay laws are the focus of the following excerpts from the 2015 edition of ...

National Gay Media Association condemns murder of LGBTI editor  - The National Gay Media Association joins with the world community in condemning the senseless and brutal killing yesterday of Xulhaz Mannan, the ...

Four of the best LGBTI short films of the last decade with Digital Pride  - Iris is celebrating it's 10 th anniversary this year, so we've chosen four shorts which show the best of LGBTI movie making talent. It's part of our ...

Eleven men jailed for three to 12 years in Egypt just for being gay  - Police have cracked down on the LGBTI community. They are using dating apps to lure gay men to their arrests, raid saunas and underground bars ...