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Let LGBT People Of Colour Speak For Themselves"

Let LGBT People Of Colour Speak For Themselves"  - Take for example the recent cover of UK gay publication Attitude, which revealed Prince William as its star. In the accompanying article, the Prince ...

Gay people still feel the need to hide their sexuality

Gay people still feel the need to hide their sexuality  - The majority of gay people in Britain do not feel comfortable revealing their sexuality in public, according to research from Pride in London.

Majority of LGBT+ people in UK still feel they need to lie about their sexuality

Majority of LGBT+ people in UK still feel they need to lie about their sexuality  - Pride in London, in partnership with Quadrangle and Populus, conducted a survey of more than 1,000 LGBT+ people in the UK . The research also ...

A straight guy's guide to Pride London

A straight guy's guide to Pride London  - Pride can be a destructive hindrance or your life force, but for the LGBT ... Millions of LGBT people all over the world, including the UK , deal with ...

Elite universities tumble down teaching excellence ranking

Elite universities tumble down teaching excellence ranking  - The results emerged as critics said top British universities rely on their 'designer label' rather than the quality of the educational experience to get ...

Stop using Snapchat to spy on your kids, headmistress warns parents

Stop using Snapchat to spy on your kids, headmistress warns parents - Snapchat and FaceTime mean parents are spying on them, head of Wimbledon High School has said ahead of the Telegraph Festival of Education .

A radical shift in the funding of higher education is forcing universities to compete in a cut-throat

A radical shift in the funding of higher education is forcing universities to compete in a cut-throat  -    Last year, $1.39bn of UK higher- education bonds were sold into global capital markets, the highest level on record, according to the data provider ...

UK to Face Cuts in Research Funds, Increased Fees for EU Students

UK to Face Cuts in Research Funds, Increased Fees for EU Students  - UK universities are currently taking advantage of extensive research ... overall quality of British education , known for consistently taking around half of ...

New therapy could keep HIV at bay without the need for daily pills: Treatment using human ...

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New therapy could keep HIV at bay without the need for daily pills: Treatment using human ...  - A new therapy has been found to keep HIV at bay months after patients ... One of the key battles in treating HIV is that it continues to replicate in the ...

Nottinghamshire child cruelty offences quadruple in three years

Nottinghamshire child cruelty offences quadruple in three years  - Nottinghamshire child cruelty offences quadruple in three years ... in the UK and can seriously harm a child's brain development, emotional well-being, ...

Child cruelty offences in Dorset rise 45% in just one year

Child cruelty offences in Dorset rise 45% in just one year   - The number of incidents of child cruelty and neglect recorded by Dorset ... in the UK and can wreak havoc on a child's brain development, emotional  ...

World remembers slain UK MP Jo Cox on eve of vote

World remembers slain UK MP Jo Cox on eve of vote  - Irish rockers U2, who worked with Cox on the Make Poverty History campaign, have recorded a special musical tribute from Los Angeles.

ECJ decision triggers crisis of social protection system in UK

ECJ decision triggers crisis of social protection system in UK  - The UK's decision to cut child benefits for migrants may not save any money, but could lead the whole system to unravel, writes Jana Hainsworth. ... and rights of the most vulnerable children and families, such as children in poverty , ...

This Is Not Your Grandma's First Brexit

This Is Not Your Grandma's First Brexit  - Gransnet, a British social networking site for older people , surveyed around 1,000 of its users earlier this year. Of those who voted to stay in the EEC in ...

UK population grew by more than half a million last year

UK population grew by more than half a million last year  - The UK has now officially reached middle age with its “median age ” – the point at which half the population is younger and half older – now standing ...

Up To Half Of UK Population Living With Chronic Pain

Up To Half Of UK Population Living With Chronic Pain  - Women were more likely than men to be affected by chronic pain, ... prevalence of pain by age group, and these showed that older people were more ...

We've come a long way, baby

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We've come a long way, baby  - Q-Youth describes itself as "a community organisation that provides support, information, advocacy and education for LGBTI young people and their ...

Catholics Feel Helpless While 'Gutless' Bishop Embraces LGBT Agenda

Catholics Feel Helpless While 'Gutless' Bishop Embraces LGBT Agenda  - They feel the bishop pandered to a "radical left-wing LGBTI group who [publishes] a journal online which is not only graphic in regard to homosexual ...

All 28 EU Member States Agree to Push LGBTI Cause Across Europe: First Time Ever

All 28 EU Member States Agree to Push LGBTI Cause Across Europe: First Time Ever  - The 28 member states of the European Union reached a broad agreement Friday in support of " LGBTI equality" that ...

Who will you vote for? Rainbow Vote survey results are in

Who will you vote for? Rainbow Vote survey results are in  - Results from an election survey released today has revealed where the major parties stand on key LGBTI issues including Safe Schools, religious ...

A civil marriage equality debate? Only if leaders call out homophobia wherever it occurs

A civil marriage equality debate? Only if leaders call out homophobia wherever it occurs  -  LGBTI Australians have already been subject to hateful, offensive attacks in the name of opposing marriage equality. There's one way to ensure the ...

Human Rights Watch Calls Out Singapore Government for Pressing Foreign Sponsors of PinkDot ...

Human Rights Watch Calls Out Singapore Government for Pressing Foreign Sponsors of PinkDot ...  - Some of the corporations that sponsored the 2016 PinkDot festival have already responded to the government's statement by reaffirming their ...

Fearing Violence, LGBT Refugees Rarely Seek Help

Fearing Violence, LGBT Refugees Rarely Seek Help  - Despite their extreme vulnerability, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex ( LGBTI ) refugees often do not seek the ...

You need to watch YouTube's powerful message about gender and sexual identity

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You need to watch YouTube's powerful message about gender and sexual identity  - ProudToBe is calling on people to celebrate the LGBTI community across the globe. 'Now, more than ever, it's important that we help accept, love, ...

Stonewall x Absolut: LGBT Pride

Stonewall x Absolut: LGBT Pride  - This weekend, members and friends of the LGBT community will be ... and making their voices heard at Pride events in London and across the UK .

Why LGBT+ Education Is More Important Than Ever

Why LGBT+ Education Is More Important Than Ever  - It should have been a happy month for the LGBT community too, as the ... project, is now being used in British schools to educate against prejudice.

Would Brexit help LGBT people in Britain? Be skeptical.

Would Brexit help LGBT people in Britain ? Be skeptical.  - Some parts of the British LGBT community, such as the organization Out and Proud, have argued that, in Thursday's Brexit referendum, voters...

This Straight Politician Says He's A Victim Of Bigotry Too

This Straight Politician Says He's A Victim Of Bigotry Too  - Australian treasurer Scott Morrison says he understands the “bigotry and hatred” levelled at LGBTI people because he has experienced the same ...

LGBT Support Now Unanimous Across EU Policy

LGBT Support Now Unanimous Across EU Policy  - The 28 member states of the European Union reached a broad agreement last week in support of “ LGBTI equality” that will promote the homosexual ...

What Black LGBT Pride Means To Us

What Black LGBT Pride Means To Us  - To me, pride means understanding and acceptance among ourselves and elsewhere. It also means peace, harmony, support and so forth. The LGBTI  ...

Irish campaign group calls for LGBTI pension equality

Irish campaign group calls for LGBTI pension equality  - Campaigners in Ireland are calling for pension equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersexed people.

Equality campaigners to launch free LGBT training courses for Scots teachers

Equality campaigners to launch free LGBT training courses for Scots teachers  - A TIE spokesman said: “For a year now, we have been campaigning for the Scottish Government to ensure that all schools are inclusive of LGBTI  ...