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Why Mexico's second largest city is a must visit destination  - Many head for coastal resorts, including Puerto Vallarta, where gay and ... size of Spain, the United Kingdom , France, Italy and Germany combined.

Anti- gay preacher with 'you deserve rape' sign gets hit with baseball bat  - An anti- gay preacher carrying a “you deserve rape” sign, has been attacked with a baseball bat. Brother Dean Saxton, who lives in Glendale, Arizona, ...

Did Republicans suggest majority of Texans are gay in new motion?  - The plank, which was approved by delegates at the Republican Party's convention this month, reads: ' Homosexuality is a chosen behavior that is ...

A gay superhero? Yes please! Just not Captain America  - Would it make all that much difference if Captain America were gay ? A gay Iron Man, now, given Tony Stark's penchant for making lewd comments in ...

Lower offers to students from disadvantaged backgrounds: a solution to Oxbridge elitism?  - most disadvantaged UK students. This seems to me a naïve and dangerous denial that an inequality of opportunity exists within higher education , ...

Young campaigners from Bromsgrove on mission to end extreme poverty  - Young campaigners from Bromsgrove on mission to end extreme poverty ... They also plan to meet with politicians from the UK and other countries.

How can we put an end to child abuse?  - The NSPCC's report How safe are our children ?, published in 2015, ... contribute to the prevalence of child abuse in the UK , but poverty is said to be a ...

Not fit for a dog' - Homeless domestic abuse victim's anger at council accommodation offer  - A vulnerable young mum in dire need of a home feels Hammersmith and Fulham Council tried to take advantage of her desperate situation by offering ...

Nicole Scherzinger on working with the homeless children of Kenya  - Gravy is probably one of my favourite smells in the world,' she says dreamily, before rattling off a list of her other beloved British treats: fish and chips, ...

California rushes to allow HIV -infected organ transplants  - California lawmakers approved emergency legislation Friday to allow a man with HIV to receive part of his HIV -positive ...

Vulnerable refugees 'barred' from health services  - The mental health of young refugee and migrant children is highlighted in the ... Unaccompanied asylum-seeking and migrant children are especially ... authority areas with significant proportions of residents born outside the UK .

More Than A Quarter Of Children Referred For Mental Health Support Being Turned Away ...  - More than a quarter of children referred for mental health support in England last year - some of whom had even attempted suicide - were sent away ...

Suicidal children turned away in 'Russian roulette' mental health service  - A review of mental health services by the Children's Commissioner discovered 14% of youngsters with life-threatening conditions were not allowed ...

Mickey Rourke defends Johnny Depp amid domestic violence claims  - Actor Mickey Rourke has described Johnny Depp as "not a violent guy" ... A domestic violence restraining order is a court order that helps protect ... as British actor Paul Bettany also took to Twitter on Saturday to stand by his pal.

One Family launch 'inter-generational' plan to help relatives pay for first homes  - A new mortgage is being launched that will make it easier for older ... It also pledged to help older people release cash from their homes to ease ...

Making a Change: How Technology Is Helping the Elderly Population in the UK  - However, there has been little change in the day to day problems faced by older people , those with long term conditions and their families. Despite ...

I was given gay exorcism, Booker winner reveals  - Marlon James, the Man Booker prizewinner, has revealed that he underwent an exorcism conducted by the “ex- gay ” movement in Jamaica. James ...

College student helping to raise awareness of LGBT issues in her area  - Emily is also striving to improve LGBT rights in her community by creating a ... But there is still so much left to do, both in Britain and across the world.”.

Being transgender: facts, myths and rights  - According to a study published in 2011 by The Williams Institute, an LGBT think tank, an estimated 0.3 percent of the US population is transgender.

Whatever Happened To Cyndi Lauper?  - Cyndi's passion has been to support the LGBT rights, campaigning for equality through various charities and gay pride events around the world.

Sequel may feature first lesbian couple in a Disney movie   - It's good to feel like Disney, and its subsidiary Pixar, are listening to the concerns of its fans. There's been an increasing push for better LGBT  ...

Canada Conservatives end marriage definition in party platform  - The party shifted from being opposed to marriage rights for LGBTI couples to now being neutral. 'I think our party got a little more Canadian today,' ...

Australia LGBT Awards confirmed for Sydney Opera House in March 2017  - Several states of Australia currently host their own annual LGBTI awards – Queensland's Queen's Ball is coming up next month – but the Australian ...

Hurricane players wear rainbow laces for LGBTI fans  - New Zealand's Super Rugby teams celebrated diversity this weekend, with two players in particular showing their support for LGBTI communities.

Birmingham Pride 2016: Britain's largest two-day LGBT Pride festival  - It's thought around 80,000 people are taking part this weekend, in what is the largest two day Pride in the UK . And it's a particularly special year, ...

College student helping to raise awareness of LGBT issues in her area  -  College student helping to raise awareness of LGBT issues in her area ... But there is still so much left to do, both in Britain and across the world.”.

A cleric in Ghana says gay sex 'causes earthquakes'  - According to Gay Star News a cleric in Ghana has attempted to defend the rising attacks on LGBT people by saying that gay sex “causes earthquakes” ...

Slow progress on rights  - Members of the LGBTI community in the north still feel pressured and marginalised in spite of the success of last week's pride. Co-chair of the NGO ...

University of North Carolina not adhering to transgender law  - HB2, signed by Governor Pat McCrory this March, removes local legal protections for LGBTI citizens and prohibits transgender people from using ...

Safe Schools Coalition's Roz Ward resigns from government advisory role  - Gender and Equality Commissioner Rowena Allen confirmed to The Age newspaper that she had accepted Ward's decision to resign from the LGBTI  ...

For trans people, family rejection tied to suicide attempts  - People should understand that families matter," said researcher Sarit Golub, of Hunter College and the Graduate Centre of City University of New York (CUNY). "When people are rejected by their loved ones, it can have serious emotional and social consequences."

Israeli Arab Catholic ballerina wins Israel's first transgender beauty pageant  - Israel is one of the most LGBTI -friendly countries in the region, although intolerance and discrimination is still prevalent in Arab and Orthodox Jewish ...