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Activists in violence-plagued Honduras city hold Pride parade

Activists in violence-plagued Honduras city hold Pride parade - We marched with the entire LGBTI community for a more inclusive society,” Javier Carrington, a local LGBT rights advocate, told the Blade.

Man's t-shirt deemed 'too gay' for the gym

Man's t-shirt deemed 'too gay' for the gym - The story of man in Singapore whose gay rights t-shirt annoyed his fellow gym goers has gone viral and inspired other LGBTI people. Koh Jee Leong ...

Researcher disputes ACL claims about Irish marriage referendum

Researcher disputes ACL claims about Irish marriage referendum - An Australian LGBTI researcher has hit back at claims by the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) that marriage equality public votes in Ireland and the ...

Growing Up Gay' shows why LGBTI kids need better Sex-Ed

Growing Up Gay' shows why LGBTI kids need better Sex-Ed - It asks difficult questions about the lack of services LGBTI people have in the UK, but also looks at one way that every queer child growing up can feel ...

Scrap-it' Brexit – 33 reasons why … and counting

Scrap-it' Brexit – 33 reasons why … and counting - The vocabulary of comments in the British media is beginning now to go beyond the 'soft', 'hard', 'cliff-edge' and 'no deal' Brexit , to include a 'scrap-it' ...

Support for a second EU referendum is growing, finds poll

Support for a second EU referendum is growing, finds poll - Support is growing for a second European Union referendum once the final terms of the Brexit deal are clear, according to a new poll that suggests a ...

The author of Article 50 wants Theresa May to stop Brexit: 'Disastrous consequences are now

The author of Article 50 wants Theresa May to stop Brexit : 'Disastrous consequences are now -    The author of Article 50 has signed an open letter calling for Brexit to be stopped. Lord Kerr of Kinlochard, a former chief British diplomat ...

Brexit uncertainty hits Scottish economy, say PwC

Brexit uncertainty hits Scottish economy, say PwC - The uncertainty caused by Brexit is having a negative impact on the Scottish economy and housing market, according to business advisers PwC.

Don't mention Brexit and don't support the Tories': London school teacher reveals horror at how the ...

Don't mention Brexit and don't support the Tories': London school teacher reveals horror at how the ... - I welcomed the decision by the British people to embrace genuine .... one, further cementing the stranglehold of Left-wing thought on British education .

Which countries are the most (and least) committed to reducing inequality?

Which countries are the most (and least) committed to reducing inequality? -  Britain is ranked only 109th for the proportion of budget it spends on ... In 2014, the UK government spent 11.78% of its budget on education , while ...

Looking after the health of the nation

Looking after the health of the nation - In responding to the pressures that the National Health Service has, the Conservative Government are investing more in mental health than ever ...

Government unveils plans to cut adult smoking rate in England to 12%

Government unveils plans to cut adult smoking rate in England to 12% - The prevalence remains even higher in people with mental health ... The British Lung Foundation said the targets for reducing smoking were ...

Is Malnutrition The New Normal?

Is Malnutrition The New Normal? - a fantastic organisation which aims to find solutions to deal with the challenges facing the UK's food system, such as food poverty and insecurity.

UK will pay $1.3 billion to fund abortions and contraception around the world

UK will pay $1.3 billion to fund abortions and contraception around the world - The UK government is ignoring the sentiments of its citizens. ... Contraception and abortion is a “Western solution” to African poverty , she said, ...

Japan commits $1 billion to spur UN goals to fight poverty

Japan commits $1 billion to spur UN goals to fight poverty - Japan says it is committing $1 billion by 2018 to help meet U.N. goals for 2030, promoting education and health care for ...

Nim's goes 'back to school' to launch UK's first children's range of fruit and vegetable crisps

Nim's goes 'back to school' to launch UK's first children's range of fruit and vegetable crisps - with the money being used to support children and their families in the UK and projects in poverty stricken communities in Africa and Asia to provide ...

Ex-Muslim group hit back after Pride 'Allah is gay' sign row: 'They are trying to silence us'

Ex-Muslim group hit back after Pride 'Allah is gay ' sign row: 'They are trying to silence us' - The Council of Ex-Muslims of Great Britain (CEMB) has hit back after the controversy concerning their placards at the Pride in London parade earlier ...

Injustices still exist despite great progress on LGBT rights

Injustices still exist despite great progress on LGBT rights - Despite great progress on LGBT rights in the UK there are still injustices. Same- sex marriage remains banned in Northern Ireland. All the equality laws ...

When “LGBT Inclusion” Means Persecuting Jews

When “LGBT Inclusion” Means Persecuting Jews - Increasingly empowered by social and political change, the gay -rights ... The United Kingdom's Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services ...

Brighton's Mr Gay England needs your vote for European success

Brighton's Mr Gay England needs your vote for European success - MR GAY England is working hard on his campaign to get more of the LGBT community adopting children as he prepares to compete for the European ...

Andrew Garfield: Angels in America aids film is 'transformative'

Andrew Garfield: Angels in America aids film is 'transformative' - Andrew's character, Prior Walter, is a gay man living with the disease in a ... Angels in America will be broadcast live to cinemas across the UK and ...

A Prominent Leader In Chechnya Says There Are No Gay Men In The Country

A Prominent Leader In Chechnya Says There Are No Gay Men In The Country - According to Ramzan Kadyrov, head of the Chechen Republic, gay men don't exist in the country — so there can't possibly be any anti-LGBTQ ...

It was important to get right': Daniel Mays talks about the 'challenging' gay sex scene in Against

It was important to get right': Daniel Mays talks about the 'challenging' gay sex scene in Against - Mays plays real-life journalist Peter Wildeblood, who falls in love with another man at a time when homosexuality was illegal. Wildeblood and his ...

LNP push for gay marriage vote

LNP push for gay marriage vote - Malcolm Turnbull is facing a push by Queensland's Liberal National Party to hold a postal plebiscite on same sex marriage well before the next federal ...

When Britain made gay men lie in their own vomit for days on end to try to 'cure' them

When Britain made gay men lie in their own vomit for days on end to try to 'cure' them - The BBC is running a 'Queer Britannia' series of shows in the UK . It's to mark the 50th anniversary of the decriminalization of homosexuality in ...

Muslim council secretary general 'forced to resign' after attending gay son's wedding

Muslim council secretary general 'forced to resign' after attending gay son's wedding - It comes after a couple who had one of the UK's first same-sex marriages involving a Muslim partner received online abuse, some from fellow Muslims.

Football legend Ronaldhino pictured with Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, accused by Canada ...

Football legend Ronaldhino pictured with Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, accused by Canada ... - Mr Kadyrov, who is backed by the Kremlin, this weekend gave an interview on TV network HBO in which he denied that there were any gay people in ...

Couple Made Famous for Being First Gay Muslim Wedding in UK Faces Acid Attack Threats

Couple Made Famous for Being First Gay Muslim Wedding in UK Faces Acid Attack Threats - The British couple who made headlines last week for becoming the first gay Muslim couple to wed in the United Kingdom has faced threats of acid ...

Best place to work': Gay spies praise MI6 for supportive attitude towards homosexual staff

Best place to work': Gay spies praise MI6 for supportive attitude towards homosexual staff - But now a gay MI6 officer has proclaimed that the intelligence agency is the best place he has worked at for its supportive attitude towards staff in ...

It's not equality when you mark people out as different

It's not equality when you mark people out as different - The Labour Party has rebranded its LGBTI 'section' as Equality Labour, totally oblivious to the irony of creating and running what is effectively a ...

A Snapshot Of Lesbian Women's Health In Australia

A Snapshot Of Lesbian Women's Health In Australia - The biennial Sydney Women and Sexual Health Survey (SWASH) survey is a collaboration between New South Wales LGBTI health organisation ...

Alex Kingston's reaction to Jodie Whittaker being the next Doctor Who will make LGBTI fans very

Alex Kingston's reaction to Jodie Whittaker being the next Doctor Who will make LGBTI fans very -  While there has been some backlash, a lot of fans are very excited about Jodie Whittaker becoming the first female Doctor Who. The 34-year-old ...