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Angela Eagle Hits Out At Homophobia Of 'Unreconstructed' Hard Left - crimes against gay people in the wake of the Brexit vote. In an interview with HuffPost UK , the former Business Secretary described as “depressing” ...

Gay marriage cake case has lessons for all employers - So far, calls from some members of the NI assembly for the introduction of legislation to allow same-sex marriage (already lawful in the rest of the UK ) ...

Jeremy Corbyn says Gay History Month should be introduced in schools - A gay history month should be introduced and taught in schools, updating the curriculum to include valuable lessons on LGBT rights and important ...

Gay man receives apology from Met Police nine years after abuse claims - A gay man has received an apology and an undisclosed amount of compensation after the Metropolitan Police admitted they failed to investigate ...

An Existential Threat to the UK's Sharing Economy - A UK Employment Tribunal has completely misunderstood the structure of the sharing economy. Iain Murray explains why and how it is that Uber ...

The UK is becoming the nasty country, and our universities will suffer - The UK is becoming the nasty country, and our universities will suffer .... There is no better example than the higher education and research bill ...

UK universities see 9% drop in EU undergraduate applications for 2017 - The UK's central higher education admissions organisation recently released figures for early undergraduate applications for the 2017/18 academic ...

End of education grants 'academisation by back door' - Local authority leaders have branded a government move to end education grants to councils as 'academisation by the back door'. The Education  ...

Almost four in 10 people would prefer open borders between the UK rather than Europe - The survey showed that support for a deal with the UK was more popular amongst an older generation with younger people preferring one with the UK  ...

Creating child poverty for a whole new generation. Take a bow, Theresa May - 'From next Monday 88,000 families across Britain will have their housing .... David Cameron's Tories once legislated to “eliminate child poverty ”: ...

Half of three and four-year-olds attend nursery without qualified teachers -  Gareth Jenkins, director of UK poverty at Save the Children , said: " As a country, we need to start recognising that if we want to give every child the ...

Ending the stigma of mental health problems in older ... -  Mental illnesses , from anxiety and depression to OCD and bipolar disorder, affect one in four of the British population regardless of age but older ...

The Huffington Post is using video to talk to men about mental health - In the U.K. , the Huffington Post's video team of seven is ramping up its original video output, running a series in November on men's mental health .

Time To Change Our Attitudes To Men And Boys - Scarcely a week passes without a great article about male mental health , ... HuffPost UK is running a month-long focus around men to highlight the ...

Help Musicians UK announces results of mental health in music survey - Help Musicians UK has this morning published the findings of its research into the mental health of musicians and people working in the wider music ...

Half of new GPs do no mental health training, figures show - It said practice nurses were also being "let down", with 82% across the UK telling a survey they felt ill -equipped to deal with the aspects of mental  ...

Tom Hanks wants to make a gay version of Splash with Channing Tatum - National treasure Tom Hanks has not only expressed his interest in the upcoming gender-swapped remake of Splash – starring Channing Tatum – but ...

Small Town Boy, the best and gay friendly of Midwest America - Travelling to America as a gay man you probably think of the usual haunts including New York, South Beach and San Francisco – and they are all ...

Children adopted by same-sex parents have same behavioural issues as their peers - Both in Australia and abroad, parenting by lesbian and gay adults and the outcomes for their children are often brought up in debates around LGBTI  ...

After sharing stories on radio about LGBTI people I saw a big change in my community - Once, I spoke on Zibonele FM about how LGBTI [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex] people are treated here — how lesbians are raped ...

LGBTI people in the DRC and Mozambique take to the air to foster understanding - In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Mozambique, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex ( LGBTI ) people have taken to the ...

Tanzania suspends some HIV programmes for  gay  men, says health minister - Ummy Mwalimu, Tanzania's minister for health said the government had received reports that some local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) were promoting and normalising same-sex relationships as part of their HIV programmes.

Often-tolerant Indonesia turns against LGBTI people -  LGBTI people are entitled to equality before the law, “but that does not mean that the state legitimizes the LGBT status,” said Dr. Muhammad Nasir, ...

Donald Trump carries rainbow pride flag into Colorado rally - In the final days of his presidential campaign, Donald Trump is still claiming to be a friend to the LGBTI community. The Republican nominee appeared ...

LGBT asylum seekers given “No Safe Refuge” - A new report titled No Safe Refuge explores the experiences of LGBT asylum seekers inside the UK's detention and asylum processing system. It calls ...

Mississippi governor asks court to uphold law on LGBT rights - Mississippi Republican Gov. Phil Bryant is asking a federal appeals court to uphold a state law letting merchants and ...

Clothing retailer blasted for “ Homophobic ” Twitter campaign - Clothing retailer Jacamo has been blasted for “ homophobic ” and “gender shaming” adverts which question clothing and accessory choices for “real ...

Rio de Janeiro Elects Conservative, Sometimes Homophobic , Bishop To Mayor As Brazil Swings ... - Rio de Janeiro is often characterized in the international media by oiled up beach bodies, poorly lit samba bars, free-spirited Carnaval celebrations, ...

Top EU bureaucrat filmed making 'racist' and ' homophobic ' comments - A EUROPEAN commissioner has apologised after being filmed making a series of jokes which have been branded racist and homophobic by critics.

It's hard to escape the hate - transgender and intersex (LGBTI) Africans, you can run but you really can't hide from your homophobic countrymen, even when far from home.

LGBTI Sector Parliament to debate health, education and economic legislation - The LGBTI Sector Parliament debate topics which, once resolved, will be forwarded by a representative of the Gauteng Provincial Legislature to ...