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Chemsex Study Shows Urgent Need for Education amid Rising GHB Deaths

Chemsex Study Shows Urgent Need for Education amid Rising GHB Deaths - The results of a study into chemsex in the UK illustrate the need for improved public education on the risks of gamma-hydoxybutyrate (GHB) use.

Homophobia and race row football boss to run Scottish football's youth development

Homophobia and race row football boss to run Scottish football's youth development - A football manager who was investigated by the FA for a string of racist, sexist and homophobic texts is to be put in charge of Scottish football's youth ...

UK fall short on aid aim to educate world's poorest girls'

UK fall short on aid aim to educate world's poorest girls' -  UK fall short on aid aim to educate world's poorest girls' ... unlock the potential of these girls by helping lift them and their families out of poverty .

Five most fuel poor UK cities are all in Scotland, report finds

Five most fuel poor UK cities are all in Scotland, report finds - Scottish cities have been ranked the five worst areas of the UK for fuel poverty . A map published by MoneySuperMarket.com to chart the problem ...

Young people urged to take care of their mental health this Christmas

Young people urged to take care of their mental health this Christmas - The call from mental health charity Mind comes as the number of young people hospitalised through self-harming injuries has risen, according to ...

Bollywood challenges India's mental health taboo

Bollywood challenges India's mental health taboo - Media and medical professionals are praising a new Bollywood film for shining a spotlight on the issue of mental health . The coming-of-age drama ...

Donald Trump's would be assassin 'will never leave the UK again'

Donald Trump's would be assassin 'will never leave the UK again' - Ms Sandford said she had spent many years begging British mental health services for help and blamed them as "the cause of all of this”. “I went back ...

Let your dog take the lead in the fight against loneliness this Christmas

Let your dog take the lead in the fight against loneliness this Christmas - Yet, heartbreakingly, an estimated million-and-a-half older people up and down the UK will spend this Christmas alone, bereft of family and friends.

Pittsburgh votes unanimously to ban gay 'cure' therapy for kids

Pittsburgh votes unanimously to ban gay 'cure' therapy for kids - Pittsburgh has become the latest jurisdiction in the US to ban gay 'cure' therapy for minors. The City Council in Pittsburgh earlier this week voted 9-0 to ...

Stark guide to gay rights in Morocco goes viral

Stark guide to gay rights in Morocco goes viral - A video 'guide' to gay rights in Morocco has gone viral after getting tens of thousands of views in its first day. The video, posted to Facebook earlier this ...

Conservatives set out gay-marriage options in Church Society article

Conservatives set out gay -marriage options in Church Society article - THE acceptance of same-sex relationships in the Church of England is not a “foregone conclusion”, the director of the Church Society, the Revd Dr ...

We should sit out the dance of constitutional Gay Gordons that can only end in break-up

We should sit out the dance of constitutional Gay Gordons that can only end in break-up - Nor do I see any evidence that our stagnation – to put to the best face on it – is caused by mechanisms which allow the UK Government simply to “say ...

The best place in the world to be gay and single has been revealed

The best place in the world to be gay and single has been revealed - The greatest place in the world to be gay and single has been revealed by travel site GayCities. Tens of thousands of travellers voted in the site's poll ...

Anti-LGBT politician explains why he opposes his own gay brother's rights

Anti-LGBT politician explains why he opposes his own gay brother's rights - A politician has defended his fight to minimise to his own gay brother's equal rights. The Democratic Governor of Louisiana this year signed an ...

Ireland offers HPV vaccine to gay men, as 'girls-only' approach leaves them unprotected

Ireland offers HPV vaccine to gay men, as 'girls-only' approach leaves them unprotected - Men who have sex with men are to be offered HPV vaccines in Ireland from January. A vaccination programme began in 2010 among school-age girls ...

Uganda's LGBTI-friendly religious leaders

Uganda's LGBTI -friendly religious leaders - We see Jesus teaching love, but we don't see Jesus teaching to discriminate, and so those using [the Bible] to condemn and persecute LGBTI people ...

The Equality House Needs Your Help After Disgusting Homophobic Attack

The Equality House Needs Your Help After Disgusting Homophobic Attack - Known as one of the country's most highly visible symbols of LGBTQ equality, the Equality House is bouncing back after becoming the target of ...

The Government is refusing to say how many gay asylum seekers it has actually accepted

The Government is refusing to say how many gay asylum seekers it has actually accepted - The UK government has refused to disclose how many asylum applications it has actually accepted from LGBT people fleeing homophobic countries, ...

Toxic Homophobia Still Festers in America's Schools

Toxic Homophobia Still Festers in America's Schools - Over the past year, I've traveled around the United States interviewing students, teachers, and administrators about the issues that LGBT people face ...

School bus driver gives kids homophobic pamphlets disguised as early Christmas presents

School bus driver gives kids homophobic pamphlets disguised as early Christmas presents - But in fact, they were homophobic pamphlets calling on parents to oppose same-sex marriage. Up to 10 drivers are believed to have been involved in ...

Homophobia and race row football boss to run Scottish football's youth development

Homophobia and race row football boss to run Scottish football's youth development - A football manager who was investigated by the FA for a string of racist, sexist and homophobic texts is to be put in charge of Scottish football's youth ...

America's most homophobic judge continues fighting his suspension from bench

America's most homophobic judge continues fighting his suspension from bench - Suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, who was removed from his duties after a judicial panel found he urged ...

We owe it to our youth to come out as role models

We owe it to our youth to come out as role models - I grew up in a small conservative town that had a culture of racism, sexism, homophobia and transphobia. My parents, who are liberal and support gay ...

Liberals slam gay protocols in crises

Liberals slam gay protocols in crises - The Victorian opposition stepped up its attack on the Andrews government over plans to develop “ LGBTI -inclusive” emergency management protocols ...