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200 Tennessee businesses including Jack Daniel's take a stand against anti-LGBT discrimination

200 Tennessee businesses including Jack Daniel's take a stand against anti- LGBT discrimination - 200 Tennessee businesses, including world-famous whisky company Jack Daniel's, have pledged to fight anti- LGBT discrimination. According to The ...

Louisiana Governor to challenge court ruling that threw out LGBT discrimination protections

Louisiana Governor to challenge court ruling that threw out LGBT discrimination protections - The Governor of Louisiana has vowed to appeal a court ruling that threw out an order protecting LGBT people in the workplace. John Bel Edwards ...

China's homosexual community still has a very long way to go

China's homosexual community still has a very long way to go - For example, my ancestors are from India, where being gay is still unaccepted. But with the growing influence of the UK's LGBT community, ...

Security Council drops LGBT rights from tribute to UN chief

Security Council drops LGBT rights from tribute to UN chief - Ban and Western countries have worked to improve the rights of the LGBT community but have repeatedly faced opposition from some member states ...

Thousands of pupils across the north being failed by poor education

Thousands of pupils across the north being failed by poor education - Thousands of pupils across the north of Scotland are not receiving a good enough education . Shock new figures released by the Scottish Government ...

Britain to Leave the EU, but 'Brexit' to Join the Oxford English Dictionary

Britain to Leave the EU, but ' Brexit ' to Join the Oxford English Dictionary - It's official. Brexit means “the (proposed) withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, and the political process associated ...

Why Brexit is Not Bad News for UK Based Arbitration and Litigation

Why Brexit is Not Bad News for UK Based Arbitration and Litigation - A lot has been said about the uncertainties surrounding Brexit and its likely impact on doing business with and within the UK. Will London remain ...

How Brexit may not mean Brexit

How Brexit may not mean Brexit - Some who voted for Brexit might want to maintain close collaboration, by, say, staying in the single market and customs union. Horror of horrors ...

Collaboration critical to combating malnutrition

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Collaboration critical to combating malnutrition - Up to 15% of older people living in the community and above 50% of care home ... manager at Age UK — the country's largest charity for the elderly.

All Talk And Maybe Some Action On The Care Crisis?

All Talk And Maybe Some Action On The Care Crisis? - In the meantime older people and their families are paying the price for the ... The UK Home Care Association has revealed how the underfunding of ...

Baby boomers urged to work

Baby boomers urged to work - the plight of loneliness among older people . Age UK revealed nearly a million (982,200) people aged 60 and above feel lonelier at Christmas time.

What are your experiences of accessing mental health services in the UK?

What are your experiences of accessing mental health services in the UK ? - Did you face a long wait for mental health services ? ... We want to hear from people of all ages and backgrounds, across the UK , about any challenges ...

Women denied abortions face higher risk for mental health problems

Women denied abortions face higher risk for mental health problems - Women who are denied abortions have a higher risk for mental health problems soon afterward compared to women who are ...

Four per cent of airline pilots 'experience suicidal thoughts'

Four per cent of airline pilots 'experience suicidal thoughts' - Almost 2,000 pilots from around the world responded to the team's mental health questionnaire. The results, published in the journal Environmental ...

We Need To Change How We Talk About Mental Health

We Need To Change How We Talk About Mental Health - Until relatively recently, mental illness was described in law as 'lunacy' which is a term dating from the days when it was genuinely believed that ...

Children In The UK Are Going Hungry At Christmas: These Projects Are Working To Change That

Children In The UK Are Going Hungry At Christmas: These Projects Are Working To Change That - And that's just the tip of the iceberg: according to the Child Action Poverty Group there are 3.9 million children living in poverty in the UK - that's nine in ...

Police chief admits Britain's gay serial killer could have been caught sooner

Police chief admits Britain's gay serial killer could have been caught sooner - For the first time since serial killer Stephen Port was caught, a member of the United Kingdom 's premier police department is admitting they should ...

Trump, Thatcher even Putin are some of the UK's favourite Politicians

Trump, Thatcher even Putin are some of the UK's favourite Politicians - Trump, Thatcher even Putin are some of the UK's favourite Politicians ... Angela Merkel is against same-sex marriage equality, having already outlined ...

X factor finalists in secret gay relationship still together but fear romance could ruin their ...

X factor finalists in secret gay relationship still together but fear romance could ruin their ... - Two X Factor finalists are in a secret gay relationship. It's believed they first met during the Judges Houses stage of the competition. However, the two ...

She's just a happy little girl now': the Safe Schools effect on students

She's just a happy little girl now': the Safe Schools effect on students - For one day, the teenagers will make a zine – a self published magazine – about what their schools are doing to support and welcome LGBTI students ...

Do you want to buy Manchester's oldest gay nightclub?

Do you want to buy Manchester's oldest gay nightclub? - My wife has been talking about taking a gap year, just taking a break; we’ve been working non-stop for over 30 years! But I know I’ll get bored, so I’m sure we’ll find something,’ he said. ‘We’ve recently moved back home to where we used to live, in Disley , we love it there but have lived in the city center for years, so it’s nice to be back.’

There's A Problem With One Of SA's LGBTI Equality Bills

There's A Problem With One Of SA's LGBTI Equality Bills - But LGBTI advocates from the South Australian Rainbow Advocacy Alliance and the Human Rights Law Centre have concerns about an amendment ...

Louisiana executive order protecting LGBTI workers unconstitutional

Louisiana executive order protecting LGBTI workers unconstitutional - A judge has ruled that Louisiana's governor exceeded his authority when he signed an executive order prohibiting state agencies and state ...

Workplace diversity: LGBTI matters matter

Workplace diversity: LGBTI matters matter - Most employers understand the need to comply with equality law but, the business case for LGBTI inclusion should not be underestimated or forgotten ...

RuPaul says Trump's election “feels like the death of America”

RuPaul says Trump's election “feels like the death of America” - Trump has been busy filling his Cabinet with anti- LGBT politicians this month – Ben Carson, who will head the Department of Housing and Urban ...

Trump may give job to North Carolina's sacked anti-LGBT Governor

Trump may give job to North Carolina's sacked anti- LGBT Governor - Donald Trump is reportedly planning to find a role in his administration for the outgoing Governor of North Carolina, who was defeated after passing ...

Criminal Minds star confronts rumours he's gay with amazing challenge

Criminal Minds star confronts rumours he's gay with amazing challenge - I have fans that are gay , men that come up to me, and they're inspired by me, or they like me as an entertainer, and when they want to give me a hug ...

Lawmakers filed more than 200 anti-LGBT bills in US states this year

Lawmakers filed more than 200 anti- LGBT bills in US states this year - A report has found that state-level lawmakers are stepping up efforts to pass anti- LGBT legislation on a local level in 2017. The State Equality Index, ...

Victorian Government developing LGBTI-inclusive emergency protocols

Victorian Government developing LGBTI -inclusive emergency protocols - Emergency Management Commissioner Craig Lapsey said emergency services are improving their culture and community connections. He said that research in other states had revealed “difficulty in accessing emergency and support services” and “marginalisation or exclusion” of LGBTI people.

New report takes stock of fundamental rights in the EU, including LGBTI rights

New report takes stock of fundamental rights in the EU, including LGBTI rights - New report takes stock of fundamental rights in the EU, including LGBTI ... The document includes an extensive snapshot of the situation for LGBTI  ...

The EU is not as great on LGBTI rights as everyone thinks it is

The EU is not as great on LGBTI rights as everyone thinks it is - The political left is claiming Brexit will see the UK abandoning gay friendly allies in the EU and cozying up to anti- LGBTI despots. Last week my fellow ...

Academic doesn't see what freedom of speech really means

Academic doesn't see what freedom of speech really means - Recently, The Australian has published two cartoons that are disparaging to LGBTI Australians. I believe the cartoons are disrespectful towards LGBTI  ...