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Inserting 'feminist ideology' into films means viewers can 'guess the end', screenwriter says - Directors UK has called for half of all public funding to go to female-led ... takes the role of her daughter's “radical lesbian feminist” adoptive mother.

UK's first same sex church weddings in Scotland by autumn - CHURCH weddings for same-sex couples are expected to be held for the first time in Scotland this autumn in what will be a major milestone for gay  ...

Theresa May's LGBT voting record criticised at equalities hustings event - Justine Greening, the Education Secretary, who last year revealed she was in a same-sex relationship, however, defended the PM's record The ...

LGBT activists urge pride events to stop booking blackface acts -  LGBT activists urge pride events to stop booking blackface acts ... It offers recommendations for how pride organisations in the UK can commit to ...

Theresa May needs Brexit to get her elected – it's all she has left - So it's back to Brexit today for the floundering Tory campaign. The firm hand of Sir Lynton is back on the tiller. The barnacles have been chiselled off ...

Female EU migrants are at risk of being deported after Brexit - Many European Union nationals who thought they would be immune from the impact of Brexit because of their residency in the UK are finding that this ...

Don't leave Brexit talks to a divided and unprepared Labour and a leader who doesn't know what ... - IMAGINE that you're buying a second-hand car. As you sit down opposite the dealer, you say: “Look, before we start, I want you to know that there's no ...

The Brexit election that leaves Britain the loser - When the prime minister called the June 8 poll she said she needed a fresh mandate to negotiate Brexit . The constant refrain since of a lacklustre and ...

Homeless hero who helped Manchester attack victims is still on the streets - A homeless man who helped Manchester bomb victims following the attack last week is still living on the streets, despite strangers donating thousands ...

Nicola Sturgeon warns of growing poverty under a Tory government as she promises alternative to ... - THE First Minister set out a “three-point plan” to tackle poverty and inequality as she warned that five million more children across the UK would be ...

Why disabled people oppose the Tories -  UK General Election: Why disabled people oppose the Tories ... In total, 2.8 million disabled people are in deep poverty , with an income that is 50 per ...

Being Nice Isn't Always Easy - Kindness is a universal language, one that transcends war, hostility, poverty , bereavement and any number of painful doings in this world. Kindness is ...

Public sector employees 'more anxious', charity says - The charity Mind asked 12,000 UK employees about their mental health . It found 48% in the public sector took time off for their well-being, compared ...

Workplace mental health support worse for public sector than private sector workers - Of those with a mental health problem, 90 percent of public sector staff ... The UK public sector employs over 5.4 million people, almost 3 million of ...

Half of public sector workers have poor mental health - The mental health charity Mind conducted the survey of more than 12,000 workers from across the UK . More than 5,700 of the participants were public ...

How To Reduce Your Child's Anxieties - It's true that in recent weeks and months there has been a lot about improving child mental health here in the UK (especially over Mental Health  ...

In US and abroad, a worrisome time for LGBT activists - Police detained dozens of men in a weekend raid on a gay sauna in the ... Angela Merkel of Germany and Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain .

Gay tennis legend Martina Navratilova calls Margaret Court 'a racist and a homophobe' - Martina Navratilova has described her fellow ftennis legend Margaret Court as a "racist and a homophobe" and called for the stadium named after her ...

Glee actor shares naked picture, internet melts - Glee actor Darren Criss has shared a very naked picture and the internet just melted. Sharing a nekkid picture, apart from a skimpy pair of swimming ...

Who should I vote for in the General Election? - We have chosen the five UK wide (except Northern Ireland) Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Greens and UKIP. Please keep in mind that ...

Why are gay people not making it in the Plymouth business world? - 

UK's first same sex church weddings in Scotland by autumn - CHURCH weddings for same-sex couples are expected to be held for the first time in Scotland this autumn in what will be a major milestone for gay  ...

In China, some signs of greater acceptance of LGBT people - China's government has ruled out any move to legalize same-sex marriage, ... where a gay couple has a hearing in China's first gay marriage case.

In US and abroad, a worrisome time for LGBT activists - Police detained dozens of men in a weekend raid on a gay sauna in the ... Angela Merkel of Germany and Prime Minister Theresa May of Britain .

We're not trying to be provocative': Catholic schools to fight homophobia - For the first time, a Catholic schools network is rolling out an alternative to Safe Schools which it believes will train teachers to stamp out homophobia  ...

Bizarre study claims fast food and too little sleep make you gay - The LGBTI community, she says, has a higher numbers of people living with eating disordered, which 'usually involve eating large amounts of high ...

Thailand to act on gay rights bill and marriage equality - The Thai government has responded favourably to a petition calling on it to act on a stalled gay rights bill. Almost 60,000 people signed a petition on ...

Tennis legend Margaret Court links transgender children to Hitler and the Devil - Most of us know an LGBTI Australian and we want to celebrate their lives and relationships and it's time the Government got on with the job.'.

LGBT event canceled in Xi'an as authorities 'don't welcome gays,' claim organizers - The activity organized by Speak Out, a Chinese LGBT organization, was supposed to start on Sunday. However, it was "canceled" after a warning was received from the local government, said "Matthew," the Chinese founder of the organization, who would not give his real name. The conference aims to eliminate discriminations against LGBT groups and let the group's voice be heard by more people, according to the organization's website. The group has been organizing these events regularly in different cities since 2014, including in Xi'an in 2015. As they were planning the event, their bookings of venues were canceled a number of times for various reasons, and the organization finally decided to "cancel the activity" on Saturday night, Matthew said.

Nicola Sturgeon Pledges SNP to Champion LGBTI Equality in Parliament - Scotland's First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon has pledged to “champion” LGBT+ equality and issues surrounding ...

Grieving partner of gay policeman killed in terrorist attack in Paris marries him posthumously - Jugelé was a vocal supporter of LGBTI rights and the right for gay couples to marry. He was a member of FLAG, a French group for LGBTI law ...

When a Pentecostal mom attends her gay son's church - Emotions ran high when the mother of Jamaican-Canadian LGBTI rights activist Maurice Tomlinson took one Sunday off from her homophobic ...