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Are You Racist? Gay ? Or Both? This Guy's Premature Baldness Has Led To A Lot Of ...  - Shaved heads are a popular and stereotypical look within two UK ... people presume that a man with a shaved head is one of two things: gay or racist.

Caster Semenya's problem isn't that she's intersex – it's that her femininity doesn't look how we ...  - We may have had queer victories with the likes of Team GB hockey stars Helen and Kate Richardson-Walsh, the first gay married couple to win a ...

Here's Some Ways To Get Teachers To Support LGBT Students  - A study found that teachers more frequently support and have better attitudes about LGBT students if they work at schools with gay-straight alliances and better LGBT-related professional development. Researchers noted the critical role that supportive teachers can play in improving LGBT student wellbeing and mental health.  

UK 'Christian' Group Says Being Gay Didn't Help Tom Daley at Rio Games  -  Although Great Britain finished second in overall medal wins at the Olympic Games in Rio this month, that figure wasn't enough for one anti- LGBT  ...

The end of part-time jobs is nigh, think tank warns  - The research showed the number of 16 to 17-year-olds in full-time education working in the summer has almost halved compared to 20 years ago, ...

Why Sex and Relationship Education is failing our generation  - Current UK legislation requires SRE to be taught only in state secondary ... Another survey by the Sex Education Forum found that 30.4% of young ...

IFS says average difference in UK gender pay is 18% and this widens after women have children  - On average, women in the UK are paid about 18% less per hour than men, ... educated , and a decline in the wage gap among the lowest- educated .

What is the UK gender pay gap, what are the statistics and which occupations are most affected?  - The European Commission has said the wage gap is the result of factors including education choices, job preference, work experience, breaks in ...

Tackling Child Poverty in Scotland  - Given UK Government's decision to repeal large parts of existing UK -wide legislation, ... What would a new Scottish child poverty bill need to include?

Average British household wastes three week's food every year  - Charity FoodCycle, which runs community projects across the UK working to help reduce food poverty , said food waste not only has an impact on your ...

Pregnant women warned fatty and sugary diets could lead to their child getting ADHD  - ADHD and conduct problems are the most common reasons for child mental health referral in the UK and often occur together. Around a half of ...

The dangerous social media 'epidemic' causing psychological distress  -  British mental health charity Sane's chief executive Majorie Wallace said the issue was a concern for all schools. “There definitely does seem to be ...

More than third of teenage girls in England suffer depression and anxiety  - Children's mental health is a priority for this government and we know that intervening early can have a lasting impact,” he said. “We are putting a ...

Majority of UK employers don't understand impact of employee health issues  - 63 percent believe their top issue is managing stress and mental health ... Our survey shows that 93 percent of UK employers agree that they are ...

Why are so many of Britain's teen girls struggling with mental health problems?  - Now a new study shows a worrying rise in mental health problems among teenagers in the UK . According to the Department of Education, which ...

Culture change in care of older people at BGH  - It was a very different picture from that outlined in a previous inspection report when the care of older people caused concern among inspectors.

This UK interracial gay couple share what they think of open relationship  - For gay couple Ben and Jack who vlog on their lifestyle channel 'Our Swirl Life' on YouTube, having an open relationship isn't something that they ...

12 questions gay men love  - We thought we'd turn this around – and talk about the questions gay men ... Not all straight men are arseholes and not all gay men are angels…

7 things all gay men need to know about Shigella  - New figures show a surge in cases likely to have been passed on during sex between men, so it's vital gay and bisexual men know what it is and how ...

Gay dads and their triplets make history  - “When you're gay , there's always the thought that it just may not be possible to be a parent no matter how much you would love ...

Tom Daley is back to give your butt another intense workout  - departure in the men's solo 10 metre platform diving semi-finals at the Rio Olympics, Tom seems nobly committed to bringing better butts to Britain .

Senator Paterson, call off this war - Earlier this month, Liberal Party Senator James Paterson called on the LGBTI community to stop fighting against the plebiscite, and to accept it.

ACT Greens call for more support for LGBTI community ahead of plebiscite  - The ACT Greens want the government to spend an additional half a million dollars on support services for the LGBTI community ahead of the ...

Alyn Smith: Scotland is a beacon to LGBTI people everywhere and we need to shout that more  - I WAS at Glasgow Pride last Saturday, marching with a load of lovely folks from Out For Independence, the LGBTI group within the SNP, as well as a ...

Anti- gay activist “intellegence” group ' Gay Zombies' sued for crashing Toronto Pride  - A group of anti- gay activists are being sued for disseminating “hate speech” at Pride Toronto. Dressed in green bodysuits and wearing rainbow ...

JK Rowling Slams 'Stupidity' and 'Spite' of Christian Ministry's Attack on Olympian Tom Daley  - J.K. Rowling stood up to a right-wing Christian "ministry" this weekend after the U.K. -based anti- LGBT organization attacked Olympic diver Tom Daley ...

Inclusive education backed at Glasgow Pride  - He said: “When it comes down to the wider understanding of LGBTI issues, we don't have a curriculum which prescribes. We don't have a curriculum ...

Fears homophobic footy flyers tip of the iceberg ahead of 'nasty' same-sex marriage plebiscite  - Homophobic flyers targeting footy fans are just the start of what the LGBTI ... Allen urged people not to engage with people handing out anti- LGBTI  ...

Same-sex unions to be blessed in Southern African churches?  - The proposal] affirms the assurance already given by our bishops that church members who identify as LGBTI are loved by God and share in full ...

Could Tutu's daughter return to ministry after Church same-sex vote? - However, next month ACSA is to debate a motion proposed by the Diocese of Saldanha Bay that would extend the role of LGBTI people in the Church.

18 images that show why Viet Pride is awesome and unique  - The rest of the festival, which will feature discussions, screenings, and LGBTI history exhibition, speed dating and other events, will continue until 28 ...

Uganda's trans community turn to wine production and farming in bid to escape poverty  -  LGBTI activist and pastor Jide Macaulay is based in London but visited Kampala recently to participate in the Pride events. He saw first-hand how hard ...

Olympic gay athletes a boost to local LGBTI community  - Rio de Janeiro's gay community says the Games have been a victory for the city's LGBTI community. Rio has some of the most progressive ...