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Providing HIV services to a hidden LGBT network in Uganda – This is Brian's story - Uganda is not an easy place to live if you are LGBT . Not only is homosexuality a crime, punishable by life imprisonment, you are more likely to be ...

Being gay in a Muslim family - The reason is that half of my family is Muslim, and being anything other than cis and straight is not something that is even vaguely acceptable for the vast majority of Muslims across the world. In my father’s native Egypt, a Pew study found that over 95% believe homosexuality should be condemned by society. For all but the most liberal, being gay in Islam is a one way ticket to hell in a handcart.

School issues apology to teaching assistant who told pupil she does not believe in gay marriage - A Christian teaching assistant has won an apology from a school which disciplined her for telling a pupil that she did not believe in gay marriage.

Brexit a 'significant risk' to income of universities -  British universities have been warned that Brexit presents a significant risk to their income, after a year in which a bumper crop of postgraduate ...

More than 250000 are homeless in England - More than a quarter of a million people are homeless in England, an analysis of the latest official figures suggests. Researchers from charity Shelter ...

Theresa May wanted children of illegal immigrants put at the bottom of the list for school places ... - All under 16s in the UK have a right to an education , regardless of their ... The Shadow education secretary Angela Rayner said it was evidence that ...

Brexiters have poor school performance, says Ofsted - What is the future of education and Universities In UK ? ... We could say that Brexiters have condemned their children to a bleak education future.

Young Men And Mental Health : Challenging Stereotypes - The Office for National Statistics reported that 75% of the 6122 suicides in the UK in 2014 were undertaken by men. That's roughly 12 men every day.

How Giving Up Drink and Drugs in Your Twenties Can Change Your Life - Male mental health might be more talked about than ever in the media, but last month the charities Mind and Rethink Mental Illness released a study ...

10 things everybody should know about Panic Disorder - People who suffer from Panic Disorder will have panic attacks on a regular basis. For some, it will be twice a month, for others it will be almost daily, but these attacks will often come out of nowhere, with no apparent warning signs. Mental health charity Anxiety UK says, "People living with Panic Disorder often feel fine one minute, and totally out of control and in the grips of a panic attack the next."

Young Scots the loneliest in the UK , report finds - The findings have caused concern as loneliness among young people has been shown to increase the likelihood of poor physical and mental health  ...

The UK government's latest deluded idea: 'banning' underage sexting on social media - He hand-wringingly refers to the worrying mental health problems exhibited by youngsters, and then points to bullying and sexual imagery as a cause ...

Dutch doctor performs euthanasia on struggling alcoholic - Dutch law permits euthanasia only in cases of unbearable and untreatable suffering but it is increasingly used on people with mental health problems.

It's not too late to vote for our 'In Edgware We Care' campaign – Who wins, you decide! - Statistics show that every year one in four British adults will experience a mental health problem. Jami is a mental health service for the Jewish ...

£70m bill for depression pills in Northern Ireland - These most recent figures do nothing to give confidence that local mental health services are stepping forward to meet the needs of people suffering ...

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

UN rights expert urges end to LGBT violence and discrimination - The expert said [UN press release] it was necessary to lift any criminal laws which could affect the LGBTI community and to ensure that such ...

This cool, free livestream app is creating a new wave of online gay celebs – could you be ... - show off your talent to the world, or simply make new friends, Radar.tv has created a new way for LGBTI individuals to be themselves in the modern ...

10 reasons to visit Malmö and Skåne - 10 Both Malmö and Skåne are ideal for LGBTI families. With same-gender adoption legalised as early as 2003 and lesbian couples being able to be ...

Tanzania targets HIV/AIDS organizations in gay crackdown - Addressing the Council of Europe in Strasbourg at a November 22 meeting on LGBTI equality, the United Nations' independent LGBT expert Vitit ...

Mardi Gras Board rejects motion to not invite Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to parade - 

British Embassy Bangkok supports to LGBTI Groups in South East Asia - On 27 November the British Embassy in Bangkok, in close partnership with APCOM and Stonewall U.K., hosted a panel of LGBTI activists.

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 ...

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.

The best thing I ever did was come out': Russell Tovey - AS Russell Tovey comes to grips with being one of the most visible LGBTI actors in the industry, he is also finding his place in the gay world.

Dumbarton pupils stamping out homophobia with new LGBTI alliance - Recognising that there was a need to acknowledge the school's LGBTI community and fight homophobia the religious education teacher set up the ...

Indonesian police and religious group raid gay gathering - Recently the government advertised a new position for a youth ambassador but added a caveat that LGBTI people should not apply for the position.

New Ontario law updates parentage laws to recognize same-sex parents - The rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex ( LGBTI ) persons remains a controversial topic throughout the world. Earlier this month a ...

Trolls are pretending to be gay teen who took his own life to harass his mother - The continued bullying highlights how deep the hatred of LGBTI people still runs in some parts of Australian society.” Unsworth, told The Courier Mail ...

South Africans live in fear of discrimination - survey - A ground-breaking survey has found that more than half (55%) of lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual, transgender and intersex ( LGBTI ) South ...