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The new favourite to be French President wants to ban gay couples from adopting

The new favourite to be French President wants to ban gay couples from adopting - A politician who has pledged to attack same-sex adoption rights is the new favourite to be President of France… and his main opponent is a far-right ...

Christian teaching assistant complains that the rainbow is an emblem of gay pride

Christian teaching assistant complains that the rainbow is an emblem of gay pride - But one Christian has got all hot under the collar because she doesn't approve of same-sex relationships and hit out at the the adoption of the rainbow ...

Gay donkey raped my horse' candidate comes last in UKIP leadership election

Gay donkey raped my horse' candidate comes last in UKIP leadership election - Jonathan Rees-Evans, who claimed a gay donkey raped his horse, has lost out in his bid to lead to the UK Independence Party. The Brexit-backing ...

6 stupid things straight people mistake about gay men

6 stupid things straight people mistake about gay men - A problem gay men face regularly is 'coming out'. Now I'm not talking about the first time you decide to embrace your sexuality, build up the courage ...

They tell me not to speak Polish': students on life after Brexit vote

They tell me not to speak Polish': students on life after Brexit vote - Since the removal of post-study work visas in 2012, the number of Indian students in UK higher education fell by more than 50%, from 39,090 in ...

Understanding anxiety

Understanding anxiety - In the UK around 290,000 people suffer from an anxiety disorder. Often many young people fear speaking out, worried of judgement or lack of ...

Brexit teen says education system BIASED towards EU as she talks of backlash at university

Brexit teen says education system BIASED towards EU as she talks of backlash at university - A TEENAGE Brexiteer unleashed a powerful tirade against the one-sided education system in Britain she claimed brainwashes the youth and cracks ...

Universities need to be accountable—but to what standards?

Universities need to be accountable—but to what standards? - The Higher Education and Research Bill, currently on its way through ... for the most significant transformation of UK higher education in 25 years.

Jackie Green at the heart of a controversy over children given drugs to change sex

Jackie Green at the heart of a controversy over children given drugs to change sex - Last year, 1,400 under-18s used the service — the only one in England for children and adolescents — double the number in the previous 12 months.

Awareness of signs and symptoms of meningitis remains worryingly low among UK parents ...

Awareness of signs and symptoms of meningitis remains worryingly low among UK parents ... - Thirty-eight per cent of parents in the UK think a distinctive rash is the first ... Knowing the early symptoms and seeking medical help fast saves lives. 

New Report Highlights Growing UK Support for Medical Cannabis

New Report Highlights Growing UK Support for Medical Cannabis - The United Kingdom , long home to anti-drug crusaders, is turning a corner on cannabis. Politicians and members of the public ...

Violence against women obstacle to sustainable global development

Violence against women obstacle to sustainable global development - Women violence march UN Women hold placards during a demonstration to commemorate the U.N. International Day for the Elimination of Violence  ...

Huge rise in hospital beds in England taken up by people with malnutrition

Huge rise in hospital beds in England taken up by people with malnutrition - Dianne Jeffrey, the chair of the Malnutrition Task Force and Age UK , said: “If malnutrition is left untreated older people can become much more ...

Shocking statistics reveal NI pensioners work minimum of 35 hours unpaid care per week

Shocking statistics reveal NI pensioners work minimum of 35 hours unpaid care per week - Research for Carers UK estimates there are now more than 220,000 carers in ... Evelyn Hoy, Chief Executive of the Commissioner for Older People for ... added: “Government and society is dependent on older carers - they save the ...

Young adults are suffering from 'old age conditions' more than ever before because they watch too ...

Young adults are suffering from ' old age conditions' more than ever before because they watch too ... - While even millennials are suffering from similar 'older generation' afflictions. ... at the most common procedures across genders and UK cities in 2015. In particular, ' older age ' procedures were revealed to be top of the table in ...

Help older people to keep well and warm this winter

Help older people to keep well and warm this winter - There are a number of things you can do to help your elderly friends and ... Age UK offers a benefits check to make sure they are claiming everything ...

Two men attacked in Sydney by homophobic Donald Trump supporter

Two men attacked in Sydney by homophobic Donald Trump supporter - When I fought back I didn't feel so defeated in a way, I remember thinking to myself there are so many LGBTI people that have been killed by people ...

Fidel Castro Leaves Legacy of Oppression, Say Many LGBT Cubans

Fidel Castro Leaves Legacy of Oppression, Say Many LGBT Cubans - in Cuba, as opposed to rejoice over his death,” Nelson Gandulla Díaz, president of the Cuban Foundation for LGBTI Rights, told the Blade Saturday.

New domestic violence film helps people recognise early warning signs

New domestic violence film helps people recognise early warning signs - DOMESTIC violence is a huge issue in Australia's LGBTI community and learning to understand the early warning signs is the focus of a new short film ...

Embracing diversity through new LGBTI surveys in Thailand

Embracing diversity through new LGBTI surveys in Thailand - Yet, around the world, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex ( LGBTI ) people confront multifaceted challenges that prevent them from fully ...

Jack Colwell Releases Track To Raise Funds For LGBTI Youth Helpline

Jack Colwell Releases Track To Raise Funds For LGBTI Youth Helpline - Australian musician Jack Colwell has released a new single, titled No Mercy, in honour of Tyrone Unsworth, with 100% of funds raised going to LGBTI  ...

Brisbane LGBTI youth support service Open Doors has been given a generous donation to keep a ...

Brisbane LGBTI youth support service Open Doors has been given a generous donation to keep a ... - Open Doors has run its Jelly Beans program since 2013, providing support and crisis assistance to gender diverse young people between the ages of ...

Bishop of Gloucester to preside at LGBT communion

Bishop of Gloucester to preside at LGBT communion - They are aimed at the LGBTI community to give them a safe space to be themselves and worship together," she said, adding that the traditional ...

Lady Gaga spends Black Friday at an LGBTI homeless youth center

Lady Gaga spends Black Friday at an LGBTI homeless youth center - Madonna on Thanksgiving. Lady Gaga the day after, on Black Friday. The divas are showing the holidays are more than mindless consumption.

Tyson Fury's uncle tweets homophobic message as gay boxer Orlando Cruz challenges for world title

Tyson Fury's uncle tweets homophobic message as gay boxer Orlando Cruz challenges for world title - Earlier, former British welterweight champion Gavin tweeted: "I have nothing against gay people, have gay friends. But if I lost to a gay lad I would get ...

Gay rights activists march in annual New Delhi parade

Gay rights activists march in annual New Delhi parade - Hundreds of gay rights activists marched in a parade in New Delhi on Sunday, highlighting the continuing discrimination India's ...

Madonna spends Thanksgiving caring for homeless kids at LGBTI youth center

Madonna spends Thanksgiving caring for homeless kids at LGBTI youth center - In true Madonna style, the queen of pop spent her Thanksgiving with kids from an LGBTI youth center. The Ali Forney Center in New York City is an ...

Refugees are in urgent need of protection from sexual and gender-based violence

Refugees are in urgent need of protection from sexual and gender-based violence - This is the terrifying reality for hundreds of thousands of women and girls and LGBTI refugees around the world, and the shameful inaction of wealthy ...

Silent Majority Must Discuss LGBT Rights So Singapore Government Can “Make ...

Silent Majority Must Discuss LGBT Rights So Singapore Government Can “Make ... - Singapore strongly opposes violence and discrimination against LGBTI persons. In Singapore, we have laws to protect our citizens from such acts ...

We have to do more to support them'

We have to do more to support them' - Micah Scott from the youth-led LGBTI support group Minus 18 said efforts to support same-sex attracted kids in schools had suffered because of the ...

South Australian Premier to make historic apology to LGBTI community

South Australian Premier to make historic apology to LGBTI community - South Australia Premier Jay Weatherill announced today that he will make a public apology in the South Australia Parliament to LGBTI communities ...

Rainbow Labor Condemns Greg Donnelly's Anti Safe Schools Stance

Rainbow Labor Condemns Greg Donnelly's Anti Safe Schools Stance - The tragic passing of 13 year-old Tyrone Unsworth has left members of the LGBTI community reeling today, with many taking to social media to voice ...