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The LGBT+ Vote is Always Safe With The Lib Dems

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The LGBT+ Vote is Always Safe With The Lib Dems - After failing for a second time to directly answer Cathy Newman's questioning over whether gay sex was a sin, the media became awash with ...

North East prom for LGBT youth

North East prom for LGBT youth - YOUNG PEOPLE from the North East LGBT community are being invited to the biggest party of the year, as a prom night created especially for them ...

Government grant given to failing and 'chaotic' charity

Government grant given to failing and 'chaotic' charity - The NAO report into the funding and governance of The Broken Rainbow LGBT Domestic Violence Service UK , commonly known as Broken Rainbow, ...

Someone chained a cross to Gay Street – so residents came together to make it fabulous

Someone chained a cross to Gay Street – so residents came together to make it fabulous - The community of Gay Street, New York came together to deal with a giant cross that materialised in the area. Gay Street, Manhattan, is located in the ...

Hobsons Research Reveals the Views of International Students on Brexit, Trump, and the ...

Hobsons Research Reveals the Views of International Students on Brexit, Trump, and the ... - A unique survey of more than 62,000 prospective international students, 27,955 of whom were considering studying in the UK, recommends that UK universities must continue to build on the success of campaigns that promote the UK as a welcoming destination for international students. The ‘Welcoming the World: Maintaining the UK’s status as a top global study destination’ report by Hobsons, the student recruitment and retention solutions company, launched today (27 April 2017). The report argues that while strategic challenges for UK higher education remain following the vote to leave the EU last year, efforts by universities and campaign groups to promote the UK as a welcoming destination for international students are having a positive effect.

UK institutes sign global educational partnership with Médecins Sans Frontières

UK institutes sign global educational partnership with Médecins Sans Frontières - The collaboration focuses on the delivery of an educational programme consisting of a suite of flexible Master's level professional courses including ...

Guarantees needed on higher education as Brexit looms, warns report

Guarantees needed on higher education as Brexit looms, warns report - House of Commons Education Select Committee report on the effects of Brexit on higher education says government must guarantee rights of EU ...

More people now think Brexit is wrong than right for first time since EU referendum

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More people now think Brexit is wrong than right for first time since EU referendum - The YouGov poll revealed that 45 per cent of voters now agree Britain was wrong to vote to leave the EU, compared to 43 per cent who still think it is the correct decision. A further 12 per cent do not know. It is the first time a poll has found the majority of people disagreeing with the referendum result. The poll, published in the Times, found 89 per cent of remain voters still think leaving the EU is the wrong decision, while 85 per cent of leave voters still back quitting.

Poignant photographs show that even the simplest of pleasures are tricky if you're homeless

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Poignant photographs show that even the simplest of pleasures are tricky if you're homeless - Damien Demolder, who was visiting the city, told the Bristol Post : “I had never been to Bristol before and I was surprised by how many homeless  ...

How Technology Is Enriching The Lives Of The Aging Population

How Technology Is Enriching The Lives Of The Aging Population - A recent study by Age UK revealed that as many as 1.2 million elderly people in England experience chronic loneliness. Further research has shown ...

Art programmes are 'a key benefit in caring for older people'

Art programmes are 'a key benefit in caring for older people ' - Artistic programmes can be of great value in improving the quality of life for older people , a conference heard today. Speakers from across Europe, ...

New app will help older people who struggle with smartphones by making menus simpler and text ...

New app will help older people who struggle with smartphones by making menus simpler and text ... - HELP is at hand for older people who struggle with smartphones — an app that makes menus simpler and text larger. Zone V is aimed at the half of ...

Emergency services mental health programme begins in Wales

Emergency services mental health programme begins in Wales - Research by Mind found that almost nine in ten emergency workers have experienced stress, low mood or poor mental health while at work, and one ...

New drive to understand mental health

New drive to understand mental health -  Mental health issues – such as anxiety and depression – are estimated to affect approximately one in six people at any time in the UK and cost the UK  ...

Praise to Danish football for a new initiative against homophobia

Praise to Danish football for a new initiative against homophobia - A united Danish football community stands against homophobia in Danish sports. ... take the opportunity and run a campaign against homophobia . ” ...

How should social workers challenge poverty?

How should social workers challenge poverty ? - More than a million people in the UK are so poor they cannot afford to eat ... I feel that social workers need to understand poverty more, not only to ...

Domestic Abuse Impacting Men and LGBTQ People

Domestic Abuse Impacting Men and LGBTQ People - Dati has signed with Brown's “The Elite Speakers Bureau” as its first gay male survivor of domestic abuse who will speak to audiences nationwide ...

S.Korea presidential hopeful criticized for anti-gay comment

S.Korea presidential hopeful criticized for anti- gay comment -  Gay rights advocates, some of whom who were dragged away after approaching Moon following a speech at the National Assembly in Seoul on ...

LGBT+ charity Stonewall campaigns for next UK government to create a society for everyone

LGBT+ charity Stonewall campaigns for next UK government to create a society for everyone - LGBT+ charity Stonewall campaigns for next UK government to create a ... More than half of lesbian, gay , bi and trans young people are bullied at ...

Poppers may cause increased cancer risk in older gay men

Poppers may cause increased cancer risk in older gay men - Older gay men who regularly use poppers have an increased risk of some ... Poppers were almost banned in the UK last year, before a government ...

Gay footballer outed in high school accepted by frat brothers

Gay footballer outed in high school accepted by frat brothers - An out gay college American football player has spoken openly and frankly about being outed in high school. Brenden Moon says he was outed at ...

UK Liberal Democrat Leader Who Professes Christianity Claims 'Gay Sex' Is Not a Sin

UK Liberal Democrat Leader Who Professes Christianity Claims ' Gay Sex' Is Not a Sin - The Liberal Democrat leader, Tim Farron, has confirmed that he does not believe gay sex to be a sin, saying that while he had no ...

Donald Trump is 'toxic' when it comes to LGBTI community

Donald Trump is 'toxic' when it comes to LGBTI community - Caitlyn Jenner now says US President Donald Trump, the man she voted to elect last November, is 'toxic' when it comes to LGBTI community.

Micro Rainbow is helping LGBTIs get back on their feet in Cambodia

Micro Rainbow is helping LGBTIs get back on their feet in Cambodia - Watch and listen to Sivlong's story about being LGBTI in Phnom Penh in Cambodia, and how social enterprise Micro Rainbow helped her start her ...

Caitlyn Jenner says she doesn't regret voting for Donald Trump

Caitlyn Jenner says she doesn't regret voting for Donald Trump - Caitlyn Jenner has said she doesn't regret voting for Donald Trump, despite his anti- LGBT policies. The trans reality star and former Olympic gold ...

Russian reporter who exposed Chechen 'detention and torture of gay men' goes into hiding as ...

Russian reporter who exposed Chechen 'detention and torture of gay men' goes into hiding as ... - One of the Russian reporters who exposed the detention and torture of gay men in Chechnya has gone into hiding amid fears of retribution as the ...

Tim Farron's comments towards gay people matter because discrimination still takes place', says ...

Tim Farron's comments towards gay people matter because discrimination still takes place', says ... - Tim Farron's comments on gay people matter because LGBT people are still discriminated against, according to a Pink News reporter

Partner's tribute to gay officer killed in Paris attack

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Partner's tribute to gay officer killed in Paris attack - Etienne Cardiles said his partner Xavier Jugele had 'lived like a star and left like a star' as he spoke of his 'extreme pain' at the death of the 37-year-old. Jugele was shot dead on Thursday while on duty on the Champs Elysees, three days before the first round of France's presidential election. Addressing hundreds of mourners at a ceremony at Paris police headquarters, Cardiles spoke of his 'silent suffering' after the death of the officer, who had campaigned for gay rights within the police force.

Wales advised not to prescribe PrEP to prevent HIV transmission

Wales advised not to prescribe PrEP to prevent HIV transmission - NHS England is currently conducting a trial of the medication which it plans to extend to 10,000 participants over the coming months. However, the All Wales Medicines Strategy Group (AWMSG) today announced that it does not recommend PrEP for use on the NHS in Wales. It has indicated that it is not convinced of the drug’s cost efficiency. PrEP is manufactured under the brand name Truvada. It may cost up to £400 per patient a month, although the NHS may be able to negotiate a discount for bulk orders. The decision is a recommendation only and the Welsh Government could act against it. However, campaigners for PrEP provision – which has been credited with driving down HIV transmission rates among gay men in other parts of the UK – reacted with disappointment.

Silence and Fear a Year After a Prominent Bangladeshi Activist's Murder

Silence and Fear a Year After a Prominent Bangladeshi Activist's Murder - For many in Bangladesh, LGBTI activist Xulhaz Mannan was one of those people who only needed a first name. A bit like Cher, Voltaire, or Moses, people in Dhaka know about Xulhaz. Before he was murdered in April 2016, he founded the nation’s first LGBTI magazine, was an employee of the U.S. embassy in Dhaka, and organized the largest public HIV testing event ever to happen in Bangladesh. Xulhaz was also a friend, mentor, and “inspiration” to hundreds of young men.* At “working parties” in his living room, he coached them through the stages of researching, writing, editing, and publishing a magazine. He guided young activists who wanted to advocate for better police protection for trans people. He was also, as one LGBTI activist in Dhaka told me, the “walking center of gay social life” in Dhaka.

Check out all the gay hotspots in Denver, Colorado with this bearded stud

Check out all the gay hotspots in Denver, Colorado with this bearded stud - and will also be introducing readers to some of his hot friends. To find out more about the scene, visit the LGBTI portal on the Visit Denver website.

This mother had to leave her own daughter behind because she's a lesbian

This mother had to leave her own daughter behind because she's a lesbian - Doreen is a member of Out and Proud Africa, an African LGBTI rights and human rights activist charity. Their mission is to defend human dignity, ...