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Are YOU being excluded by health services? Dying man 'ignored' because he was QUIET

Are YOU being excluded by health services? Dying man 'ignored' because he was QUIET -  Lesbian , gay , bisexual, and transgender patients ( LGBT ) felt their partners were often not involved in their care in the same way that a heterosexual ...

Ashers gay cake case will have freedom of expression implications for UK, say Belfast Christian ...

Ashers gay cake case will have freedom of expression implications for UK , say Belfast Christian ...  - "It's always had implications for freedom of expression throughout the UK . ... The controversy erupted in May 2014 when Mr Lee, a member of LGBT  ...

The outrageous Miss Behave on her “ridiculously fun” touring Gameshow

The outrageous Miss Behave on her “ridiculously fun” touring Gameshow  - the Oliver Award-winner is back in the UK for some more havoc-causing, selfie-taking, .... Do you find the show attracts largely an LGBT audience?

Philippines elects first transgender politician in historic vote

Philippines elects first transgender politician in historic vote  - Although there is a significant gay community in the Philippines, there are no openly gay politicians, and lesbian . Gay , bisexual and transgender ...

Two-thirds of big UK businesses targeted by cyber criminals in the past year

Two-thirds of big UK businesses targeted by cyber criminals in the past year  - Two-thirds of the largest UK businesses have suffered a cyber attack or ... 'Internal education on current threats and proactive threat monitoring are ...

Young Brits more likely to drink heavily if they have been to UNIVERSITY

Young Brits more likely to drink heavily if they have been to UNIVERSITY  - YOUNG adults in Britain are more likely to drink heavily if they smoke or have attended higher education such as college and university, new research ...

The 24 most prestigious universities in the world according to Times Higher Education

The 24 most prestigious universities in the world according to Times Higher Education  - Times Higher Education released its university rankings on Thursday, which broke down the best universities in the world using a range of criteria.

Children In The UK Cry, Experience Stress-Induced Nosebleeds Over Highly Difficult SATs Exams

Children In The UK Cry, Experience Stress-Induced Nosebleeds Over Highly Difficult SATs Exams  - The U.K. Department of Education argued that tougher SATs exams will help students perform better at school. They also said it will assist teachers in ...

There Is No Migrant Crisis

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There Is No Migrant Crisis  - It is true that problems as massive as the war and poverty are not going to be solved overnight. But countries like the UK can start by ensuring they ...

Mental health benefits more likely to come from blue sea views than green forests, say experts

Mental health benefits more likely to come from blue sea views than green forests, say experts  - A calmer outlook is within reach for those of us plagued by mental health issues - all you need is a blue view. Looking seascapes could make the ...

11 little things you can do to help someone with an eating disorder

11 little things you can do to help someone with an eating disorder  - Over 725,000 women and men of all ages and backgrounds suffer from an eating disorder in the UK . They are one of the most dangerous mental  ...

Self-harm the 'biggest killer of people in their early 20s' in the UK

Self-harm the 'biggest killer of people in their early 20s' in the UK  - The Lancet Commission on adolescent health extends the definition of ... However, the mental health of adolescents in the UK and elsewhere in the ...

Emotion coaching: The path to having happier kids

Emotion coaching: The path to having happier kids  - depressed, permanently dissatisfied or unable to connect emotionally . ... them to talk, solve problems and learn how to regulate their own behaviour.

Reduction in banks causing problems for elderly

Reduction in banks causing problems for elderly  - Research from Age UK found that nearly 10,000 bank branches have closed over the past 25 years. This is leaving many older people without access ...

Mortgage to age 85? Give up your pension freedom

Mortgage to age 85? Give up your pension freedom  - The mutual lender will provide mortgages up to £150,000 to older people as long as they can prove their pension is sufficient to cover the mortgage ...

UK Immigration Bill to Force Refugees Into Poverty, Destitution

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UK Immigration Bill to Force Refugees Into Poverty , Destitution  - A child stands in the makeshift camp at the Greek-Macedonian border ... force refugees and asylum seekers into poverty and destitution, the British  ...

Service is a cornerstone of gay rugby

Service is a cornerstone of gay rugby  - an alliance that builds the profile of LGBTI sporting clubs while increasing awareness for the importance of acceptance in sports, ...

Three LGBTI candidates arebattling for Brisbane

Three LGBTI candidates arebattling for Brisbane  - O'Neill's been vocal about LGBTI issues like marriage equality and defending the Safe Schools program, while Evans doesn't mention them on his ...

Conservative states North Carolina, Mississippi under attack over new anti-LGBT laws

Conservative states North Carolina, Mississippi under attack over new anti-LGBT laws  - A gay couple in Mississippi have launched legal action over a new law that allows some businesses to discriminate against LGBT people on religious ...

Sunshine Coast and Noosa councils take opposing views on flying rainbow flag

Sunshine Coast and Noosa councils take opposing views on flying rainbow flag  - [And also] elderly LGBTI people who, because of the fact that they're older, have never come out to anybody and have lived their life as a lie because ...

LGBTI rights advocate accepted into UN programme

LGBTI rights advocate accepted into UN programme  - Former Education Director of Rainbow Youth, Aych McArdle has been accepted into the 2016 ISHR Human Rights Defenders Advocacy Programme ...

US government sues North Carolina over anti-LGBTI law

US government sues North Carolina over anti- LGBTI law  - implementation of the controversial law which removes local legal protections for LGBTI people and prohibits transgender people from using public ...

LGBTI Rights in Nepal: Few Steps Forward, One Step Backward

LGBTI Rights in Nepal: Few Steps Forward, One Step Backward  - Nepal is one of the only countries in the Asian region to provide legislative protection for LGBTI people against discrimination but there is no progress ...

Watch this weepy Mother's Day advert featuring LGBTI families (and Lucy Liu)

Watch this weepy Mother's Day advert featuring LGBTI families (and Lucy Liu)  - A lesbian mom and a mother talking lovingly about her transgender child have been proudly featured in a Mother's Day advert by American drug ...

Christian 'gay cake' bakery return to court to appeal discrimination ruling

Christian ' gay cake' bakery return to court to appeal discrimination ruling - Christian ' gay cake' bakery return to court to appeal discrimination ruling ... It's always had implications for freedom of expression throughout the UK .”.

Nick Jonas talks North Carolina gig cancellation: 'It was the right thing to do'

Nick Jonas talks North Carolina gig cancellation: 'It was the right thing to do'  - A couple of weeks ago, Nick Jonas announced that he was going to cancel his tour stops in North Carolina in protest of the controversial anti- LGBT  ...

The Chemsex Monologues' – Drugs, Sex, and Confessions

The Chemsex Monologues' – Drugs, Sex, and Confessions  - I wrote my first article about 'chemsex' in 2013, when working for a gay ... A gay man in the UK is now more likely to die as a result of chemsex than he ...

Gay blood case to be taken to UK's highest court

Gay blood case to be taken to UK's highest court  - A legal challenge against former health minister Edwin Poots's ban on homosexual blood donations is being taken to the UK's highest court. Picture by ...

More reasons to be proud as leading festival expands

More reasons to be proud as leading festival expands  - One of the UK's most popular, and inclusive, LGBT events now has even more reasons to be 'Proud' after announcing its biggest ever line up.

Stars of Eurovision 2016 promise it's going to be a 'very gay year'

Stars of Eurovision 2016 promise it's going to be a 'very gay year'  - UK artists Joe and Jake seemed very appreciate of Eurovision's LGBTI audience. Joe told GSN: 'We've had a lot of love from all of the gay community ...

Miley Cyrus has helped combat the stigma of dating gender non-conformers

Miley Cyrus has helped combat the stigma of dating gender non-conformers  - In the LGBTI community, there is without a doubt a stigma against dating some shades of the gender spectrum, which includes transgender and ...

Inside the World Bank's 'strategic global research agenda' for LGBTI rights

Inside the World Bank's 'strategic global research agenda' for LGBTI rights  - With just over two months until the Global LGBTI Human Rights Conference in Montevideo, Uruguay, LGBTI rights activists, donors and development ...