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Mississippi will have the most homophobic state law in America - The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Mississippi has cleared the way for the most anti- LGBTI state law in America. HB 1523, deceptively titled ...

Former Spanish prime minister speaks at global LGBTI conference - Former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero attends the WorldPride International Human Rights Conference in Madrid on June 26, ...

Council of Europe commissioner criticizes ban on LGBT Pride march in Istanbul - security and the freedom of assembly, to which everyone is entitled, including LGBTI persons and other supporters of their rights,” Muižnieks said.

Jewish school in London faces closure after refusal to teach pupils about LGBTI issues - An Orthodox Jewish school in London faces closure after failing to teach their pupils ages three to eight about LGBTI issues. For the third time in a row, ...

No Brexit deal 'unacceptable', UK insurers warn - The head of the UK's insurance trade body will warn on Tuesday that a Brexit with no deal with the rest of the European Union would be ...

Skills crunch fear as 1.2m foreign workers mull UK exit - It was released as Brexit negotiations focus on the future rights of citizens - both at home and within the bloc - after the UK splits from the EU.

Soft, or even just smooth Brexit is important: Manpower - Mark Cahill, U.K. managing director of Manpower, speaks about how the U.K.'s workforce will be affected by the outcome of the Brexit negotiations.

Why Brexit really does mean Brexit : Three signs that Theresa May will get tough on EU immigration - For much of the past year the phrase “ Brexit means Brexit ” has been used in different ways by the opposing sides in the debate over Britain's ...

8 things that point to a UK -EU deal on citizens' rights - Despite points of divergence, Britain and the EU27 are within striking ... “They will be treated as if they were U.K. citizens for health care, education , ...

Yes, Northern Ireland should have the £1bn. But what about other UK regions? - will go to the health and education services. A million here, a million there, and before you know it you're talking real money. (The Northern Ireland ...

Fifteen ways to age well and stay healthy - Many of us have an altruistic gene and, as people get older , they often feel they want to leave something good behind - this goes hand in hand with ...

Cornwall's population has grown by a quarter of a million in 10 years - For example, while 2,194 people moved in from outside the UK in 2005, ... were older people returning home in their forties or coming here to retire.

Merkel paves way for gay marriage vote - German MPs are pressing Chancellor Angela Merkel for a free vote in parliament soon on legalising same-sex marriage, after she signalled a shift in ...

Grenfell locals describe fire's impact on mental health - Layla and Hassin, who live near Grenfell tower, describe how living in its shadow is having a detrimental effect on their mental health . Speaking to 5 ...

Mental health campaigners to speak to 500 Norfolk teenagers at Norwich School event - Natasha Devon, mental health campaigner, speaks to students at the ... around the UK to equip young people with tools to navigate mental health  ...

The working class are being ignored, yes, but neither the left nor the right are really listening - You can't see child poverty go up but you can change the metrics of how it's calculated to make it ... It should be a bigger part of the picture in the UK .

First transgender fire fighter leads New York LGBT Pride parade - Tens of thousands have turned out on the streets of New York to celebrate pride. The 48th annual pride march attracted people from across the city ...

Google, Microsoft and other tech giants urge US court to back law protecting LGBT employees - Our nation's employers and employees would be far better off with a lesbian , gay , bisexual, and transgender (" LGBT ") workforce that need not ...

Justin Trudeau celebrates both Pride and Eid - while Donald Trump opts out of traditional end of ... - time as he took part in the Toronto Pride Parade - only the second time that a Canadian leader had marched at the country's largest LGBT event.

Young less likely to suffer bullying over sexuality than decade ago, says report -  In addition, schools are becoming more likely to say that homophobic bullying is wrong, and children are more likely to be taught about LGBT issues in ...

Anti- LGBT bullying has fallen in UK schools, but there's still more work to do - There has been a decrease in the number of LGBT+ pupils being victims of bullying in UK schools, according to Stonewall's latest School Report.

Vermont LGBT bar changes name after pressure from community - Vermont LGBT bar changes name after pressure from community ... An LGBT bar in Vermont, USA, has changed its name after a backlash from the ...

Only a third of UK adults are happy with their sex lives, with men and women disagreeing over ... - Only a third of UK adults are happy with their sex lives, with men and women ... They looked at 5,000 LGBT and heterosexual adults and found that for ...

Stonewall Reveals Nearly Half Of Trans Pupils Have Attempted Suicide - The survey included 3,700 lesbian , gay , bi and trans young people and it revealed that while LGBT bullying has decreased in the last five years, it still ...

Paul O'Grady Claims BBC Wouldn't Include Same-Sex Couples On 'Blind Date' - New host Paul has now heaped praise on the show’s new home for being so inclusive, telling the Sunday People: “[Channel 5 is] right up for it – they were insistent on it, in fact. Because we’ve moved on. It’s 2017, you’ve got to educate people. “It’s no longer boy meets girl. It’s boy meets boy, girl meets girl, boy meets whoever, whatever floats your boat. You have to acknowledge that. You can’t just have same old, same old. I think it’s ­really brave of them to make this step, because the ­others wouldn’t.” Paul added: “Imagine the BBC? It wouldn’t happen, it just wouldn’t happen.” The new series of ‘Blind Date’ began earlier this month, with Paul admitting he was keen for the spirit of his close friend and the show’s original host Cilla Black to still be present in the modernised version.

Gay pride parades sound a note of resistance _ and face some - Tens of thousands of people waving rainbow flags lined streets for gay pride parades Sunday in coast-to-coast events that ...

Support for gay marriage surges, even among groups once wary - In the two years since same-sex marriage was legalized nationwide, support for it has surged even among groups that recently were broadly opposed, ...

Chicago gay pride parade expels Star of David flags - Organisers of an LGBT-rights festival in Chicago are being accused of anti-Semitism after they expelled marchers carrying the Star of David.

The Supreme Court is taking on a new clash between gay rights and religion in a case about a ... - The justices said Monday they will consider whether a baker who objects to same -sex marriage on religious grounds can refuse to make a wedding ...

Theresa May set to form the next UK govt after signing deal with Northern Ireland's DUP - The prospect of a deal with the ultra-conservative DUP has caused consternation in Britain since the party opposes gay marriage and abortion.

North Carolina man says authorities ignored his claims for years that church members 'slapped ... - Fenner is accusing five members of the Word of Faith Fellowship of punching, slapping and choking him for two hours to expel his ' homosexual  ...

Tanzania vows to arrest those 'protecting' gay interests - Tanzania has threatened to arrest and deport those campaigning for gay rights and de-register organisations protecting homosexual interests, local ...