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This Is The Deadliest Region In The World For Trans People

This Is The Deadliest Region In The World For Trans People  - But even with all of the challenges that transgender communities face in Latin America, Romina Pereyra, a lesbian activist who supports the ...

Bernie Sanders says Hillary Clinton will 'protect the rights of the LGBT community'

Bernie Sanders says Hillary Clinton will 'protect the rights of the LGBT community'  - He added: “Her court appointees also would protect a woman's right to choose, workers' rights, the rights of the LGBT community, the needs of ...

Young Americans favor LGBT rights on adoption, more

 Young Americans favor LGBT rights on adoption, more  - Young people in America overwhelmingly support LGBT rights when it comes to policies on employment, health care and ...

Journalist Patrick Strudwick calls out hypocrisy over gay sex

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Journalist Patrick Strudwick calls out hypocrisy over gay sex  - With the nation’s attention drawn to PrEP and how NHS England must now reconsider its stance on offering the anti-HIV medication to those most at risk of infection, Buzzfeed LGBT editor Patrick Strudwick has highlighted some of the hypocrisy and some of the “arguments” made about the differences between gay sex and straight sex – or as we like to call it around these places … sex.

Number of UK Schoolchildren Excluded for Racism Rises 20 Percent

Number of UK Schoolchildren Excluded for Racism Rises 20 Percent  - Figures released by the Department for Education have revealed that racial abuse in schools across the U.K. increased by 20 percent between 2009 ...

Do grammar schools really promote social mobility?

Do grammar schools really promote social mobility?  - Supporters of grammar school education argued that the government ... Department for Education statistics show that existing grammar schools have far .... There are already Grammar schools in the UK but inequality is increasing.
Sex offences on rise in UK schools  - A UK Department for Education spokesperson said: “Sex and relationship education is already compulsory in all maintained secondary schools and ...

Top 10 universities for sociology

Top 10 universities for sociology  - If you've got your eye on a degree in sociology, there's still time to go through Clearing for 2016 entry. But if 2017 is your thing, then check out the top ...

The faces of 1930s crime in colour for the first time: Black and white mugshots are brought to life ...

The faces of 1930s crime in colour for the first time: Black and white mugshots are brought to life ...  - These are the faces of 1930s crime in Britain, in a series of mugshot photographs from Tyne and Wear which have been brought to life after being colourised alongside snippets about each man’s wrongdoing. The black and white images, which appear to have come from a police identification book, are presented with the colourised picture to highlight the tough look on their faces.

Charlie Sheen urges other HIV-positive stars to come forward

Charlie Sheen urges other HIV -positive stars to come forward  - US actor Charlie Sheen, who announced last year he is HIV -positive, said other celebrities should come forward if they have contracted the virus to ...

Student campaign helps city's homeless

Student campaign helps city's homeless  -  Homeless charity Emmaus Sheffield has received £2,300 from the ... £2 per term when paying their rent to help tackle homelessness in Sheffield.

One in three working families only a paycheque away from being homeless

One in three working families only a paycheque away from being homeless  -  According to research by Shelter, 37% of working families surveyed said they would be unable to cover their housing costs for more than one month if they or their partner lost their job, while 23% of working families said that they would be unable to pay their housing costs at all.  

51% of employers view mental health as biggest threat to staff health

51% of employers view mental health as biggest threat to staff health  - Around half (51%) of employer respondents believe that mental health conditions are the biggest threat to their employees' health over the next five ...

Activists call to ban homophobic pastor from visiting Scotland and UK

Activists call to ban homophobic pastor from visiting Scotland and UK  - Activist say South African Pastor Angus Buchan, criticised for misogyny and homophobia , should be banned from visiting Scotland and the UK .

We will increase family incomes and cut child poverty by 2030, says government

We will increase family incomes and cut child poverty by 2030, says government  - The plan proposes to introduce income targets, which the government said were “significantly more ambitious” than those scrapped by the current UK  ...

Scottish government reveals vision to end child poverty

Scottish government reveals vision to end child poverty  - The Scottish government has outlined its vision to end child poverty in the country. ... She said the UK approach was "fundamentally wrong" after the ...

The Olympic Spirit Includes LGBT People This Time

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The Olympic Spirit Includes LGBT People This Time  - Instead, they chatted at times about Daley's father passing, his celebrity in the U.K. , and his past wins, but never noted Daley's sexual orientation ...

Serbian PM appoints first gay Cabinet minister, says her sexuality is not a big deal

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Serbian PM appoints first gay Cabinet minister, says her sexuality is not a big deal  - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić has appointed an openly gay politician to his cabinet, in a historic first in the conservative country. Mr Vučić ...

Dan Goodfellow and Tom Daley win bronze at Rio

Dan Goodfellow and Tom Daley win bronze at Rio  - It was another nail biting day for Team GB yesterday as divers Tom Daley and Daniel Goodfellow competed in the 10m synchro. The pair, who only ...

Rescue young victim of anti-LGBTI violence

Rescue young victim of anti- LGBTI violence  - Brave LGBTI activist/journalist Joe Odero came close to death for challenging violently anti- LGBTI elements in Kenyan society. That made him a target ...

This Man Has Been Crowned The First Ever Mr Gay China

This Man Has Been Crowned The First Ever Mr Gay China  - This year's event was held with no resistance, as the LGBTI community slowly gains acceptance in China. While many of his fellow competitors don't ...

Minister's remarks against LGBTI people amount to advocacy of hatred

Minister's remarks against LGBTI people amount to advocacy of hatred  - The minister's remarks coming only a few days after police assaulted peaceful attendees at a private LGBTI Pride event in Kampala are hugely ...

IBM, Symantec and Thoughtworks show support for Indian Pride festival

IBM, Symantec and Thoughtworks show support for Indian Pride festival  - Section 377 was suspended in 2009 but re-introduced in 2013: a move that local LGBTI activists believe has made big corporations more wary of ...

Lost Mexican Trans Beauty Queen Found Murdered And Burned

Lost Mexican Trans Beauty Queen Found Murdered And Burned  - Separate studies from South Africa and the US both found that LGBTI individuals experience significantly poorer mental and physical health than ...

Serbia's new government will include first openly gay minister

Serbia's new government will include first openly gay minister  - The participation of LGBTI people in politics is crucial for increasing tolerance, reducing discrimination and violence against the LGBTI population in ...

Tanzania to stop registration of NGOs supporting homosexuality

Tanzania to stop registration of NGOs supporting homosexuality  - According to the organisation LGBT Voice, which works to promote tolerance and acceptance of LGBTI people in Tanzania, the east African nation has ...

What LGBTI People Need To Know About Tuesday's Census

What LGBTI People Need To Know About Tuesday's Census  - Australians will be able to nominate a biological sex other than male or female for the first time in Tuesday's Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) ...

Campaign to attract gay fans to football matches launched

Campaign to attract gay fans to football matches launched  - Match-day programmes across the country will today contain a welcome message to all lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex ( LGBTI ) ...

Politician evicts gay couple, says she 'never should have rented to faggots'

Politician evicts gay couple, says she 'never should have rented to faggots'  - A gay couple have accused a local politician of using homophobic physical and verbal abuse while evicting them from her property. Joshua Melton ...

Activists call to ban homophobic pastor from visiting Scotland and UK

Activists call to ban homophobic pastor from visiting Scotland and UK  - Activist say South African Pastor Angus Buchan, criticised for misogyny and homophobia , should be banned from visiting Scotland and the UK.

US women's soccer team receives homophobic chants at Rio

US women's soccer team receives homophobic chants at Rio  - The U.S. Women's National Team was subjected to homophobic chants during its match against New Zealand at the Rio Olympics on Wednesday.

Celebrity Big Brother': Stephen Bear Sparks Homophobia Row After Frankie Grande Comment

Celebrity Big Brother': Stephen Bear Sparks Homophobia Row After Frankie Grande Comment  - Stephen Bear is at the centre of a new 'Celebrity Big Brother' controversy, after Frankie Grande appeared to accuse him of making a homophobic slur.