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Happy birthday George Takei: Top 10 quotes by the Star Trek actor on inclusion, LGBT rights and ...

Happy birthday George Takei: Top 10 quotes by the Star Trek actor on inclusion, LGBT rights and ... - On the occasion of his milestone birthday, IBTimes UK has rounded up some of the actor's best quotes on LGBT issues, human rights and social ...

Court upholds suspension of judge who abused his power to block gay weddings

Court upholds suspension of judge who abused his power to block gay weddings - Alabama's disgraced Chief Justice has lost his appeal against his suspension, after abusing his powers in an anti- gay crusade. After the US Supreme ...

Children Must Be Taught Transgenderism, Homosexuality Starting in Nursery School, Teachers Say

Children Must Be Taught Transgenderism, Homosexuality Starting in Nursery School, Teachers Say - An organization of teachers in the U.K. has argued that homosexuality and transgenderism should be taught to young children starting in nursery ...

What is Tim Farron's voting record on gay rights and abortion?

What is Tim Farron's voting record on gay rights and abortion? - TIM Farron has confirmed that he does not think that homosexuality is a sin after a row over earlier comments, but what is his voting record on gay  ...

UK will lose more in separation than EU, says bloc's foreign policy chief

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UK will lose more in separation than EU, says bloc's foreign policy chief -  Brexit negotiations will start as planned in June, after Britons vote in a snap general election, the EU said on Wednesday. Britain's parliament has ...

Gina Miller launches tactical voting initiative against Theresa May's Brexit plans

Gina Miller launches tactical voting initiative against Theresa May's Brexit plans - Gina Miller, who brought the high-court challenge against Theresa May's right to trigger Article 50, is taking another stand against a 'hard Brexit ' by ...

Brexit is about to become unstoppable: Theresa May is killing off Remain for good

Brexit is about to become unstoppable: Theresa May is killing off Remain for good - There were fears that Brexit could be overturned in a shady backroom deal, or through the applications of sneaky lawyers. Voters ignored in countless ...

Theresa May's Early Election Gambit Reduces Brexit Risks

Theresa May's Early Election Gambit Reduces Brexit Risks - For months, they have been privately warning that the U.K. Prime Minister's approach to Brexit was wholly unrealistic: that two years wasn't long ...

Why Are Parents Turning To Private Tuition? And At What Cost?

Why Are Parents Turning To Private Tuition? And At What Cost? - Eddy Chan As a dad I've created Schoolexams.co. uk in an effort to democratise education and make the benefit of private tutors available to all.

Selective schooling has negative impact on UK children, say world education experts

Selective schooling has negative impact on UK children, say world education experts - Selective school systems such as grammar streams lower children's expectations and impact negatively on the wider education system, world experts ...

How effectively has the strong UK economy delivered? May and Corbyn debate

How effectively has the strong UK economy delivered? May and Corbyn debate - How strong is the UK economy? ... are in debt, six million people earning less than the minimum wage, child poverty is up, pensioner poverty is up.

Prince Harry issues rallying call to end mental health 'stigma'

Prince Harry issues rallying call to end mental health 'stigma' -  Asked about what can be done to boost the provision of mental health ... we're all in a good place and we want the UK to be in a good place as well, ...

British children are online more than almost any other developed nation - and are more unhappy ...

British children are online more than almost any other developed nation - and are more unhappy ... - and susceptible to mental health problems, a new report has found. Nearly one in four pupils in the UK are now considered “extreme” internet users, ...

13 Reasons Why writer defends suicide scene following mental health group criticism

13 Reasons Why writer defends suicide scene following mental health group criticism - The writer of Netflix teen drama 13 Reasons Why has written an open letter in response to criticism from mental health groups regarding the series' ...

UK schools to receive mental health points of contact

UK schools to receive mental health points of contact - The government is to install point of contact mental health experts in schools across the UK to tackle the problems of anxiety and depression emerging ...

Changing our minds about mental health

Changing our minds about mental health - Someone who is battling with mental health issues as well as the burden of covering them up cannot give their full attention to anything else.

Coronation Street's five gay characters 'not a huge amount', says Charlie Condou

Coronation Street's five gay characters 'not a huge amount', says Charlie Condou - Asked by Good Morning Britain co-host Piers Morgan about having five gay characters on the show, Charlie said: “A few years ago even, there would ...

Out in the country – rural hotspots found as gay population mapped

Out in the country – rural hotspots found as gay population mapped - The UK's gay population has been mapped by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for the first time, revealing concentrations of lesbian, gay and ...

Stranger Things and Riverdale star comes out as bisexual in emotional message to fans

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Stranger Things and Riverdale star comes out as bisexual in emotional message to fans - Each issue of Gay Times is packed with guys, culture, travel and style features. Our May cover stars are Andrew Garfield and Russell Tovey, stars of ...

Tim Farron: I do not think being gay is a sin

Tim Farron: I do not think being gay is a sin - Tim Farron has said he does not think homosexuality is a sin less than 24 hours after he refused to set out his position on Channel 4 News.

The young, gay French men who are voting far right

The young, gay French men who are voting far right - The main gay district in Paris is full of bars, clubs and sex shops: not a place you'd expect to find support for banning same-sex marriage. But there are ...

Katy Perry reveals she “wasn't allowed to interact with gay people” growing up

Katy Perry reveals she “wasn't allowed to interact with gay people” growing up - Perry admitted that as a child, she was “not allowed to interact with gay people” but added: “I came out of the womb asking questions, curious from day ...

Britain's gay capitals revealed on new map

Britain's gay capitals revealed on new map -  A new map has revealed Britain's gay capitals - with rural Devon and Cambridgeshire nearly as popular as London, Brighton and Manchester.

MP raises gay rights in Chechnya

MP raises gay rights in Chechnya - He says he believes some UK producers sold their lamb earlier this year which is why there is not as much British lamb in the shops as there usually ...

Oprah Winfrey has given a homophobic preacher his own show

Oprah Winfrey has given a homophobic preacher his own show - Oprah's decision to grant Gray his own show will surprise many of her LGBT fans, who have long admired her history of promoting LGBT voices.

Overwhelming majority think there aren't enough LGBT characters on TV or in films

Overwhelming majority think there aren't enough LGBT characters on TV or in films - Nine in ten people think there isn't enough LGBT representation in films, TV shows or other popular culture. And although all but a single respondent ...

8 things you probably didn't know about Antony Cotton

8 things you probably didn't know about Antony Cotton - It was first reported in 2009 that he was “openly gay ” by Digital Spy. ... he has appeared in over 1461 episodes of one of the UK's most successful ...

Why parents should encourage their kids to open up about mental health troubles

Why parents should encourage their kids to open up about mental health troubles -  Children and young people can feel adults don't take them seriously when it comes to their mental health. Prince Harry has revealed he eventually ...

Parent's cruel prank on son has upset a LOT of people - so they've blocked all the 'haters'

Parent's cruel prank on son has upset a LOT of people - so they've blocked all the 'haters' - But as with any burgeoning and popular trend, there's always a chance it may become a victim of its own success. That someone, at some point, might ...

Developer wants to make virtual reality games 'obscenely gay'

Developer wants to make virtual reality games 'obscenely gay' - A gay video game developer plans on making virtual reality so gay it'll scare homophobes away. Robert Yang is a well-known indie game developer ...

Tattoo of famous athlete in jockstrap causes outrage among homophobes

Tattoo of famous athlete in jockstrap causes outrage among homophobes - But not everyone was happy with her art, as a number of homophobic Instagram users voiced their distaste towards the image, with one saying: ...

Gotham star slams “homophobic” critics of gay character Penguin

Gotham star slams “ homophobic ” critics of gay character Penguin - Gotham's Robin Lord Taylor has once again hit out at “ homophobe ” critics of Penguin's gay storyline. The actor explained to Collider that he often feels ...