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LGBT group asks Christian bakers for cake saying 'Support Gay Marriage'. You know what ...

LGBT group asks Christian bakers for cake saying 'Support Gay Marriage'. You know what ... -  LGBT group asks Christian bakers for cake saying 'Support Gay Marriage'. ... First—where it took place: the United Kingdom , specifically, Northern ...
We're in this together” – Lady Gaga visits LGBT homeless shelter  - As part of The Today Show's ShareKindness movement, cameras followed Lady Gaga as she visited the Ali Forney Centre in Harlem, a shelter for ...

Hong Kong rainbow lions spark LGBT rights debate

Hong Kong rainbow lions spark LGBT rights debate - One of Hong Kong's icons - a pair of lions guarding the HSBC building - has been given a rainbow-coloured makeover. Replicas of the two lions have ...

Malta just became the first country in Europe to ban 'gay cure' therapy

Malta just became the first country in Europe to ban ' gay cure' therapy - The island nation passed the bill that will mean any medical professional found guilty of prescribing the so-called ' gay cure' therapy could be jailed.

Author of report warning of increasing segregation cites need to educate Muslim men

Author of report warning of increasing segregation cites need to educate Muslim men - THE AUTHOR of a report which said social exclusion and segregation are at "worrying levels" in Britain has said there is a need for greater education  ...

Treat the Pisa results with caution, says an education expert

Treat the Pisa results with caution, says an education expert - of the UK nations and a relatively modest performer in international terms. The 2009 outcomes caused a veritable educational earthquake in Wales ... tell us everything we need to know about the quality of an education system.

UK lags behind in global school rankings

UK lags behind in global school rankings - The UK is still lagging behind leading countries at education and has made little progress in international rankings since results three years ago.

SNP under fire as Scottish education system records worst ever rating for maths, reading and science

SNP under fire as Scottish education system records worst ever rating for maths, reading and science - Scotland's education system has recorded its worst ever performance in an international survey and has fallen behind other parts of the UK , ...

Research finds that older people's sexual problems are being dismissed

Research finds that older people's sexual problems are being dismissed -  Older people's sexual activity problems and desires are being dismissed by ... aged 50 to 90 who responded to the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing Sexual ... It was also found that men were more likely to talk about the impact of ...

Post-Brexit dreams of empire: arms, free trade and corporate conquest

Post-Brexit dreams of empire: arms, free trade and corporate conquest - Since the EU referendum on 23rd June, many people have theorised on what the consequences for British foreign policy might be. Some have stressed the dangers, others the opportunities. Nearly six months on, a picture is gradually emerging of what kind of policies the current government is likely to pursue in a post-Brexit world. This picture can be gleaned from what  

Children threatened with tasers more than 500 times last year, charity reports

Children threatened with tasers more than 500 times last year, charity reports - Instead, 202 children experiencing a mental health crisis were admitted to adult mental health wards in 2015/16, a 43% increase on 2011/12, data ...

End stigma surrounding mental health in workplace'

End stigma surrounding mental health in workplace' - The Duke of Cambridge has called on chief executives and businesses to help end the stigma surrounding mental health in the workplace.

Young homeless people 'falling through the cracks' in mental health care, charity warns

Young homeless people 'falling through the cracks' in mental health care , charity warns - Vulnerable young homeless people are falling between the cracks in mental health provision because it is still regarded as a “Cinderella service”, the ...

Lady Gaga reveals she suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after she was raped at 19

Lady Gaga reveals she suffers from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder after she was raped at 19 - “I have a mental illness , and I struggle with that mental illness every day,” she continued before sharing the mantra she repeats to herself as therapy: ...

Housing investment must provide for the elderly to solve the crisis

Housing investment must provide for the elderly to solve the crisis - The UK's population is set to rise by 10 million in 25 years and that's driven in part by our expanding older generation. However, there's been no ...

China care home rewards visits to elderly parents

China care home rewards visits to elderly parents - A nursing home in eastern China is giving vouchers to people who visit their elderly parents on a regular basis. The facility in the city of Suzhou, ...

Two contestants on ITV talent show The X Factor 'are hiding secret gay relationship that even the ...

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Two contestants on ITV talent show The X Factor 'are hiding secret gay relationship that even the ... - Two contestants on this year's X Factor are hiding a secret gay romance, according to new reports. The romance is being kept secret by the pair - who ...

Disabled, gay and trans people, those with religious beliefs, and parents share their toilet ...

Disabled, gay and trans people, those with religious beliefs, and parents share their toilet ... - The project is just one example of a growing trend amongst the UK's researchers – to reach outside the university to really connect their work to wider ...

Romania goes to court over whether to recognise gay couple's marriage

Romania goes to court over whether to recognise gay couple's marriage - The constitutional court in Romania has said it will consult with a top European court over whether a marriage between a Romanian and his same-sex  ...

The gay fight is an ongoing fight': Paul Zahra in search of $1 million to support LGBTI youth

The gay fight is an ongoing fight': Paul Zahra in search of $1 million to support LGBTI youth - We've got a long way to go," he says. "There are some really good examples in corporate Australia of companies doing the right thing. [But] the US and the UK are much further advanced in the diversity and inclusion space. They've been working at this for some time."

Anti-LGBTI North Carolina governor concedes to opponent

Anti- LGBTI North Carolina governor concedes to opponent - Governor McCrory became known for his anti- LGBTI platform, signing the controversial HB2 bathroom bill which prevented trans people from using ...

The Gender Identity BillPassed By South AustralianParliament

The Gender Identity BillPassed By South AustralianParliament - In what he describes as a symbolic gesture towards the LGBTI community, Jay Weatherill last week made an apology to say sorry for past ...

Trump makes Ben Carson, who called LGBTI people 'abnormal', part of his cabinet

Trump makes Ben Carson, who called LGBTI people 'abnormal', part of his cabinet - For the past two years, Carson has used a strong anti- LGBTI rhetoric, comparing same-sex marriage to bestiality and said LGBTI people are ...

Sexuality vs humanity

Sexuality vs humanity - Scores of homosexuals hit the streets of Langa in Cape Town earlier this year in a march against sexual violence perpetrated against the LGBTI  ...

Russia might ban FIFA 17 over 'gay propaganda' rainbow kit

Russia might ban FIFA 17 over ' gay propaganda' rainbow kit - The FIFA Team.” Although the promotion has since ended, politicians in Russia claimed the game violated the country's ' gay propaganda' law ...

Moving series of portraits shows China's LGBT youth in their safe spaces in a country still failing to ...

Moving series of portraits shows China's LGBT youth in their safe spaces in a country still failing to ... - Italian photographer Teo Butturini has captured images of young LGBT people living in Beijing in the places that are important to them as part of his ...

Scottish Secretary tells of concerns of homophobia bullying in schools after coming out as gay

Scottish Secretary tells of concerns of homophobia bullying in schools after coming out as gay - And whilst we can be very proud of what we have achieved in Scotland and the UK in terms of equality for the LGBT plus community, there is still a ...

Elton John jokes he will ask to kiss Russian President Putin when they finally meet

Elton John jokes he will ask to kiss Russian President Putin when they finally meet - The British singer and LGBT activist first pleaded for a diplomatic conversation with the Russian president in 2015 over the country's poor gay rights ...

Whoopi Goldberg receives AIDS activism award from Elizabeth Taylor's grandson

Whoopi Goldberg receives AIDS activism award from Elizabeth Taylor's grandson - On an episode of The View to mark World AIDS Day, the comedian and LGBT ally spoke about the situation for those living with HIV/AIDS in the 1980s ...

Football video game sparks homophobic backlash over LGBT-rainbow kits

Football video game sparks homophobic backlash over LGBT -rainbow kits - Football video game FIFA 17 introduced a rainbow kit for gamers to play in support of the LGBT community. However, the kit has sparked backlash ...

In the spirit of equality: Delhi celebrates love for the LGBT community

In the spirit of equality: Delhi celebrates love for the LGBT community - This year, the parade got immense support from around the world, including nations like the United Kingdom , Canada, Taiwan, Germany and the ...

Tory minister calls for LGBT issues to be taught in schools

Tory minister calls for LGBT issues to be taught in schools - That is why I am supporting the TIE campaign - to tackle prejudice and spread understanding in our schools, giving LGBTI young people equality and ...