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Paris Jackson reveals she wants to be an advocate for the LGBT community

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Paris Jackson reveals she wants to be an advocate for the LGBT community - Michael Jackson's only daughter has told how she wants to be an advocate for the LGBT community. Paris , who is pursuing a modelling and acting ...

Mississippi LGBT religious objections law argued on appeal

Mississippi LGBT religious objections law argued on appeal - A lesbian couple from Mississippi traveled to Texas and spent their second wedding anniversary watching arguments in a court case that they ...

The federal government will stop collecting data on LGBT seniors. That's bad news for their health

The federal government will stop collecting data on LGBT seniors. That's bad news for their health - Brandon Brown, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of California, Riverside, writes after the federal government ditched data collection on ...

Empowerment is underway, despite Nasrallah's homophobia and misogyny

Empowerment is underway, despite Nasrallah's homophobia and misogyny - Nasrallah's recent sermon was all about promoting the same fixed gender roles that place him at the top of the hierarchy, writes Joey Ayoub ...

Theresa May's timeline for EU negotiations unrealistic, warns Germany's foreign minister

Theresa May's timeline for EU negotiations unrealistic, warns Germany's foreign minister - Germany's Foreign Minister has cast doubt on Theresa May's insistence that both a Brexit divorce deal and new free trade agreement with the EU can ...

Hull after Brexit – will the City of Culture regret voting out?

Hull after Brexit – will the City of Culture regret voting out? - It's riding high as the UK City of Culture and beneficiary of huge investment from Siemens. But Hull voted overwhelmingly for Brexit , and uncertainty ...

We were told that Brexit wouldn't lead to an increase in hate crime – the Croydon asylum seeker ...

We were told that Brexit wouldn't lead to an increase in hate crime – the Croydon asylum seeker ... - And Nigel Farage claimed last autumn that the EU had “declared war” on Britain by appointing Guy Verhofstadt as its Brexit negotiator.

Here's how Brexit sparked a war of words between U.K. and Spain over Gibraltar

Here's how Brexit sparked a war of words between U.K. and Spain over Gibraltar - The latest spat was sparked by draft Brexit negotiating guidelines drawn up by the EU, which said no future agreement between Britain and the bloc ...

Parents call for better mental health education in schools

Parents call for better mental health education in schools - The survey of 1,000 British parents with children under the age of 18 found that four in five said that protecting their children's mental health was a top ...

80% of Northern Ireland students 'had mental health issues in last year'

80% of Northern Ireland students 'had mental health issues in last year' - Eight out of 10 students in Northern Ireland have experienced mental health worries in the last year, an alarming new survey has uncovered.

Glenda Jackson says she 'should start an old people's robbery group - no one takes any notice of us'

Glenda Jackson says she 'should start an old people's robbery group - no one takes any notice of us' - Glenda Jackson believes she could form a “ old people's robbery group” without any fear of getting caught, because nobody takes any notice of the ...

Older people happier than ever, survey shows

Older people happier than ever, survey shows - Almost two thirds of older people claim they are "happier than they have ... as a benefit of growing older by the 1,500 British adults questioned by the charity. ... Those flourishing in older age are the ones keeping active and engaged ...

Social workers 'should challenge disempowering and ageist services'

Social workers 'should challenge disempowering and ageist services' - Social workers who work with older people will be expected to challenge ... The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) is consulting on the ...

Treating overseas students as migrants is not just wrong, it defies common sense

Treating overseas students as migrants is not just wrong, it defies common sense - International students, educated in Britain , are an important part of what is often called soft ... Higher education is an expanding market internationally.

Now's the time to evaluate our higher level education

Now's the time to evaluate our higher level education - Nevertheless, the important role of the existing third level education ... In the context of the UK and Ireland, Northern Ireland provides for a high ...

UK teachers, share your experiences of racism in the classroom

UK teachers, share your experiences of racism in the classroom - Charities and experts have warned that hate crimes like this are becoming more frequent. Josie Naughton, co-founder of Help Refugees, said the assault demonstrated “the level of fear and prejudice which is taking hold of parts of British society”. Incidents of racism have also been reported in schools. After the Brexit vote, an Asian pupil at Upton Junior School in Broadstairs, Kent, was told to go home by fellow pupils. In Wales SecEd, a website for secondary teachers, reported a dramatic increase in racist incidents since the referendum result, with racist language being used by children as young as eight. 

Oscar Wilde portrait, prison cell door part of LGBT exhibit

Oscar Wilde portrait, prison cell door part of LGBT exhibit - The items are part of the Tate exhibition "Queer British Art," which charts work "that relates to lesbian, gay , bisexual, trans and queer identities" in the ...

A radio presenter says the LGBT movement 'stole the rainbow from God'

A radio presenter says the LGBT movement 'stole the rainbow from God' - An American radio presenter has described the use of the rainbow by LGBT people as “cultural appropriation”, saying that they “stole [it] from God”.

Former party leader insists it wasn't homophobic to call school kid 'gay' on live TV

Former party leader insists it wasn't homophobic to call school kid ' gay ' on live TV - The former leader of Australia's Labor Party has defended himself after referring to a school kid as “ gay ” on a TV show. Mark Latham, who served as ...

Who's to blame for gay bars closing?

Who's to blame for gay bars closing? - As a regular patron of Molly Moggs for over 15 years, and an activist, campaign organiser and London club night promoter, I cannot allow the idea that ...

Dutch politicians hold hands in solidarity with gay couple who were brutally attacked

Dutch politicians hold hands in solidarity with gay couple who were brutally attacked - Two Dutch politicians held hands in a powerful show of solidarity after a gay couple was brutally attacked in the Netherlands. Jasper Vernes-Sewratan ...

Art comes out of the closet at Tate Britain

Art comes out of the closet at Tate Britain - The chairman of the Tate galleries has said Britain has not fully accepted gay culture. As Tate Britain opens the first large-scale exhibition devoted to ...

Ian McKellen reveals the heartbreaking reason he never played Dumbledore

Ian McKellen reveals the heartbreaking reason he never played Dumbledore - Speaking on the BBCs HARDtalk programme, 77-year-old openly gay Sir Ian revealed that he was in fact approached by the producers to take on the ...

Not Attracted to Someone? You May Be a 'Casual Racist'

Not Attracted to Someone? You May Be a 'Casual Racist' - were talking probably like a good hour,” Brown told I'm From Driftwood, a website dedicated to sharing personal video stories from LGBTI people.

Troye Sivan Salutes LGBTI Equality Pioneers In Acceptance Speech

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Troye Sivan Salutes LGBTI Equality Pioneers In Acceptance Speech - Troye Sivan used his GLAAD Award acceptance speech on the weekend to pay tribute to LGBTI activists throughout history. On Sunday, Troye got the Stephen F. Kolzak Award, awarded to openly LGBTI figures who have worked to further the cause of LGBTI equality. “This award is so much larger than me. This moment is about visibility and about representation,” he said in his emotional speech. “What and who we see in the media defines our perception of the world around us and so to see ourselves in this picture of what is ‘normal’ and what is ‘acceptable’ and what is ‘beautiful’ is absolutely vital.” “In saying that, so much of the work that has contributed to our progress as a community is far less glamorous than the work I’m being honoured for tonight.”