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9 out of 10 people with mental health problems 'discriminated at work' - A recent survey by the Mental Health Foundation showed that 56% of adults in the UK wouldn't employ somebody with depression even if they thought ...

Mental health of children is a crucial concern - While adults with mental health difficulties may be better at articulating their problems, it can be more difficult to get to the root of a child's emotional  ...

LGBT refugees fleeing persecution are abused in UK asylum centres - The UK has one of the largest detention estates in Europe, where it detains more migrants and asylum seekers than most other countries. We are the ...

New UK support for jobs, trade and investment to boost economic development in Africa -  No country can defeat poverty without sustained economic growth and in Kenya I saw how UK support is creating job and trade opportunities for the ...

UK Government accused of 'sweeping child poverty under the carpet' - The UK Government has tried to characterise poverty as a "lifestyle choice" while sweeping its effects on children "under the carpet", Equalities ...

The UK isn't doing enough to support older cyclists, says new study - A new three-year study from Oxford Brookes University, which set out to investigate how older people in the UK experience cycling and how this ...

Home Events Middlesbrough Over 50's Meet in Dundas Indoor Market to Combat Loneliness and... - More than 40 older people , all members of the Ageing Better Middlesbrough programme, gathered at a café in the town's Dundas Indoor Market, ...

To keep older people active, pedestrian accessibility must improve - 

Gay men convicted under outdated Scottish laws to get full pardon - Welcoming the announcement as an “important step”, Nicolson said: “We have made huge progress towards achieving LGBTI equality in recent years, ...

Hobogblin' logic on Pacific gay rights has distinctly Western roots - Pacific nations have been upbraided for failing to make advances on LGBTI rights. But too many overlook the impact of colonisation, the stranglehold ...

Uruguay, Argentina most LGBT-friendly Latin American countries - The laws that the LGBTI social movements of Argentina and Uruguay have achieved over the last few years have allowed for an opening and social ...

A Look into Cape Town's Triangle Project and South Africa's Gay ... - But what do the lives of LGBTI persons living in South Africa look like, particularly Black LGBTI lives? I wanted to know. Lwando Scott, an academic at ...

Tasmanian School Unveils Mural To Support LGBTI Students - A student association at Don College, a public secondary school in Devonport, is behind the mural which was unveiled by Tasmanian LGBTI rights ...

LGBT Tourism: African Muslims Find Inspiration In Cape Town For 'Compassion-Centered Islam' - While we've made huge progress in advancing LGBTI rights, we still have a way to go, especially with regards to religion and the role it plays.”.

Former Irish President Mary McAleese urges NI to “Consign Homophobia to History” - Belfast-born ex-Irish president Mary McAleese has said LGBTI people are still at risk from those who are mustering the forces of “last-stand resistance” ...

The UN finally address the I in LGBTI in this emotional video - The UN Free & Equal campaign, a branch of the UN Human Rights office have released an intersex awareness film by Shape History just in time for ...

The filibuster of the Turing Bill reminds us that homophobia is alive and well in Britain - The failure of the Turing Bill is a stark reminder of the homophobia embedded in British society. A staunchly undemocratic filibuster, led by none other ...

How Pete Burns remained close to his ex-wife AND ex-husband - In an interview with the Daily Mail in 2008, he said gay relationships were a 'commercial break' compared with the 'full movie' of marriage.

Can you guess which 3 things Disney has banned from all its films? - So imagine this – your film has been optioned or greenlit by Disney – the contract comes through. There're 3 things you absolutely must not include in ...

Pop icon Pete Burns dies, 57 - Dead or Alive singer Pete Burns has died at the age of 57 from a “massive cardiac arrest” his management have said. Known as much for his aesthetic ...

Manchester's first openly gay Lord Mayor subject to homophobic abuse at Justin Bieber gig - The UK's first openly gay Lord Mayor has said he was called a “dirty faggot and a dirty gay ” by two women aged 16-21 as he was going into the ...

Scottish government move for 'Turing law' gay pardons - The UK government has announced plans for posthumous pardons for men who were convicted under laws now abolished. There was controversy ...

Bakers who refused to make ' gay cake' say they felt 'victimised'  -  A Christian couple from a Belfast bakery who refused to make a cake supporting gay marriage have told Sky News they felt victimised.