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The Hong Kong gov't is in clear violation of human rights by discriminating against LGBTI people - The hearing comes against a backdrop of positive developments for LGBTI rights in East Asia. Last month, Taiwan's Constitutional Court declared ...

Nominations open for Australia's 'gay Oscars' awards - Arguably Australia's most glitzy awards ceremony celebrating the LGBTI community has just opened its nominations for 2018. The Australian LGBTI  ...

Arab group to hold film screening at LGBT center - Queer Arabs will be able to see themselves reflected on the silver screen at the Pride Month film festival at the San Francisco LGBT Community Center ...

Arabs Are Still in Shock About the LGBT Community - Members of the LGBT community should relax. Freij took nothing less than a giant step by attending. He lives in the Arab town of Kafr Qasem, not north ...

No, the election was not a rebellion against Brexit – or 'austerity' - There is a growing narrative that the Tories lost their majority because voters did not really want Brexit , even though four in five voted for parties whose ...

 UK retail sales fall more than expected in May as inflation bites - Retail sale volumes fell 1.2 per cent in May, worse than the 0.8 per cent decline City economists had expected, according to the Office for National ...

Britain could soften Brexit talks by offering EU citizens the right to bring their non-European ... - Britain could soften Brexit talks by offering EU citizens the right to bring their ... Britain is poised to weaken a key pledge on Brexit as talks begin in ...

UK faces a brain drain following Brexit - Over half of skilled EU workers employed by FTSE 250 companies are likely to leave the UK before Brexit , a new survey has shown, underscoring ...

Theresa May is haunting the ruins of a once great democracy - The Institute of Fiscal Studies forecasts that child poverty in the UK will reach over five million by the end of the next parliament due to array of damaging policies the Tory UK government introduced in its time in office. The UK populace have elected a government which uses hunger as a political instrument of choice. The Trussell Trust showed that 145,865 three-day emergency food supplies were provided by the network of 52 foodbanks across Scotland in 2016/17, including 47,955 for children – a nine per cent increase on 2015/16. They have elected a government which has introduced social engineering by stealth via a two-child tax credit cap and the sickening 'Rape Clause'. It’s a policy born out of the Conservatives’ ideological hatred for the poor and implemented with a callous disregard of the consequences. 

It's disgraceful that there are still young women in the UK who miss school because they can't ... - So when a news story broke in March this year showing that girls from low-income families were skipping school because of so-called 'period poverty ', ...

DOGS can help the over 65's keep fit: Study find those with canine companions walk 20 more ... - Owning a dog increases the likelihood of staying active in older people , ... The study found that among people aged 65 and over, those who owned ...

Older aspirin users are three times more likely to experience 'fatal bleeds' -  Older people who take aspirin following stroke or heart attack are at risk of major bleeds, according to a new study published in the Lancet.

Older people embracing smartphones and social media, says Ofcom - A record number of older people are using smartphones and social media, ... said: “The UK's older generation is beginning to embrace smart technology, and ... “But some older people lack confidence online, or struggle to navigate ...

We Need A New Approach To Stopping Elder Abuse - The Older People's Commissioner in Wales estimates that over 40,000 ... Professionals tend not to consider domestic abuse as an issue for older ...

Charity highlights shocking abuse of older people - Charity highlights shocking abuse of older people ... More than 700 older people in the Lisburn and Castlereagh area are being abused by ... of elder abuse, such as physical abuse and financial crime, in communities across the UK .

Psychologically informed policies for our children and young people - Mental Health Foundation report “Surviving or Thriving? The state of the UK's mental health ” noted, nearly two thirds of ...

Two men describe what its like to be tortured for being gay in Chechnya - The two have since fled mainly Muslim Chechnya, but they still fear being hunted down and persecuted. They spoke to Reuters on condition that their real names were not used, and their voices and faces disguised. One of the men, who gave his name as Anzor, said he had been detained by police as he was driving in the company of other men from a Chechen village to the Caucasus region's capital Grozny in February. "They found some medicine on one of the guys," he told Reuters Television. Seeing his rings and bracelets, the policemen asked if he was "a faggot" and beat him severely, the man said in an interview. 

How gay -tolerant is the countryside? - And aside from characters in the rural soap Emmerdale ’s and Little Britain ’s satirical sideswipe with only-gay-in-the-village Daffyd, it’s rare to see gay men presented as farmers. But are rural areas devoid of them? And are they really absent from agriculture and the related industries? Information released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) last October calculated 1.7% of the population identified as lesbian, gay or bisexual, based on a survey of 238,000 people. That figure is lower than the 5-7% suggested in 2004 when the government was considering the potential effect of its Civil Partnership Bill.

British gay woman launches rights appeal in Hong Kong - The British woman fighting the case is known to the court only as QT and was refused a spousal visa because she is in a same-sex partnership.

The illiberal persecution of Tim Farron - On gay rights, there are also a couple of troubling issues. Farron's votes against gay rights all seem to stem on protecting workers who want to refuse ...

Vladimir Putin says it's his duty to block same-sex marriage in Russia - Vladimir Putin has claimed that he feels it's his duty to prevent same-sex marriage from ever becoming legal in Russia. He made the claim during an ...

14 awesome, funny & inspiring celebrity coming out stories - Coming out can be the most pivotal moment in any gay person's life. Being honest about the real you and sharing it with your nearest and dearest can ...

You won't believe what age Colton Haynes lost his virginity to a guy -  The Arrow actor revealed that he was just barely a teenager when he had sex with both a guy and a girl. The 28-year-old revealed, “I lost my virginity at 13 to a girl and a guy, “I’ve never said that before. The girl was two years older than me, and the guy was, I would say, around 16.”

What is happening with gay people in Chechnya? - 

Liverpool to light up in the colors of the Pride flag - Come Out of The Shadows will also feature a public exhibition that will promote and showcase each individual community within the LGBTI community ...

Sustainable development and the struggle for LGBTI social inclusion in Africa - What will this mean for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex ( LGBTI ) people in Africa who are among the most socially excluded members of ...

Swazi parliament rejects motion on LGBTI health rights - The Parliament of Swaziland has rejected a motion that sought to have the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersexual ( LGBTI ) community ...

Paramedic claims fire in South Africa was caused by same-sex marriage - A paramedic has claimed that a fire in a South African town was caused by same- sex marriage. The devastating fires ravaged Knysna, leaving at least ...

DUP Deny They're 'Homophobes' After Deluge Of Criticism Of LGBT Rights Stance - The 10-MP party, largely unknown to the British public outside Northern Ireland, is in talks with the Tories to prop them up after they lost their majority ...

Humanists UK at UN calls for an end to violence and discrimination against LGBT people - In a statement delivered by Chris Ward, on behalf of Humanists UK and its section LGBT Humanists, concerns were raised about human rights abuses ...

What is happening with gay people in Chechnya? -  LGBT rights have been steadily improving around the world, but sadly such progress is not linear, nor global, and nothing highlights that more than the ...

45% of MPs LGBT ! - I can't be bothered to take my calculator out but 45% of 650 must be in, at least, in the region of 300, so not far to go to the full 100%, and then we can ...