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LGBTI in Mongolia fighting for rights and recognition

LGBTI in Mongolia fighting for rights and recognition - And as the most prominent LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersexual) activist in the land of Genghis Khan, a nation where a strong ...

Two worthy LGBTI projects move ahead after getting funding

Two worthy LGBTI projects move ahead after getting funding - The philanthropic organisation raises funds from its members and then awards them to projects that benefit LGBTIQ+ people. Hosted by the Gay and ...

Children's LGBTI-themed books causing a stir in Japan

Children's LGBTI -themed books causing a stir in Japan - Iro-iro na Sei, Iro-iro na Ikikata' (Various Sexes, Various Lifestyles) is one of the books for children creating awareness about LGBTI people.

No LGBTI person can donate blood in India

No LGBTI person can donate blood in India - It has been revealed India's HIV government department has put a ban on any person who is LGBTI from donating blood. The National AIDS Control ...

May Urged to Reassure Businesses Over Her Brexit Strategy

May Urged to Reassure Businesses Over Her Brexit Strategy - Prime Minister Theresa May will be urged to do more to reassure businesses about her Brexit plans, as she begins her first serious consultation with ...

A rallying cry to 'halt Brexit'

A rallying cry to 'halt Brexit ' - Since Britain voted to leave the EU a year ago, leading Remainers have expressed concern about what Brexit might mean for the UK economy.

EU trade deal after Brexit should be 'easiest in history' to get

EU trade deal after Brexit should be 'easiest in history' to get - Liam Fox has said a post- Brexit free trade deal with the EU should be the “easiest in human history”, but insisted that the UK could survive without one.

Second round of talks fails to produce breakthrough on key disputes, says EU's chief

Second round of talks fails to produce breakthrough on key disputes, says EU's chief -    The second round of the Brexit talks have failed to produce a breakthrough on key disputes with the UK, the EU's chief negotiator has said.

Third of dementia cases 'entirely preventable'

Third of dementia cases 'entirely preventable' - Better education in early life and addressing hearing loss, high blood ... In the UK an estimated 850,000 people are living with dementia, most of whom ...

The cheapest student cities in the UK

The cheapest student cities in the UK - New research has revealed that Cardiff is the cheapest city in the UK for students to live in. The Welsh capital was closely followed by Aberdeen and ...

Number of UK degree students receiving firsts soars

Number of UK degree students receiving firsts soars - In some cases, the proportion of firsts given out has more than doubled in five years, Press Association analysis of Higher Education Statistics Agency ...

Too many' patients locked in for mental health care

Too many' patients locked in for mental health care - Too many patients are locked into mental health rehabilitation wards far from home, a review of England's psychiatric services suggests. The Care ...

Half of pupils expelled from schools have mental health issue

Half of pupils expelled from schools have mental health issue - Half of pupils expelled from schools have a mental health issue, according to a UK think tank's analysis. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) ...

New campaign takes to the Underground aiming to improve mental health of Londoners

New campaign takes to the Underground aiming to improve mental health of Londoners - Joining forces with Transport for London , British Transport Police and West London Mental Health Trust alongside other local organisations, those ...

Scandal of the mental health wards that aren't safe enough for patients

Scandal of the mental health wards that aren't safe enough for patients - Two in five mental health wards are not safe enough for patients, a shock report warns today. The Care Quality Commission said 40% of NHS services ...

Half of pupils expelled from school 'mentally ill'

Half of pupils expelled from school ' mentally ill' - Half of pupils expelled from England's schools have a mental health issue, according to analysis of official data. The Institute of Public Policy Research ...

Jeremy Corbyn tells Theresa May to scrap 'invasive' tests for trans people

Jeremy Corbyn tells Theresa May to scrap 'invasive' tests for trans people - within the Westminster parliamentary estate, Speaker John Bercow also said the Church of England should allow churches to perform gay marriage ...

Noah's Ark' on mission to 'take back the rainbow'

Noah's Ark' on mission to 'take back the rainbow' - Many thousands of years before the “ gay ” movement claimed the rainbow as its ... In 2008, the U.K. Independent cited “ gay ” activist Gilbert Baker, who ...

The price of love that nearly half of us cannot pay

The price of love that nearly half of us cannot pay - After a ten-year battle he was granted indefinite leave to remain in the UK , ... Imagine, for instance, an LGBT couple fleeing persecution in a country ...

Theresa May wants same-sex marriage allowed in Northern Ireland

Theresa May wants same-sex marriage allowed in Northern Ireland - Prime Minister Theresa May has publicly backed the introduction of gay ... It is currently the only region within the UK where same sex marriage is ...

Filming TV drama brought back the terror of being gay in the '60s

Filming TV drama brought back the terror of being gay in the '60s - A lesson I learned after I discovered the small gay scene all those years ago in Liverpool, everyone knows everyone. The Magic Clock, a gay pub, was ...

In defence of the BBC: a force for unity in a divided Britain

In defence of the BBC: a force for unity in a divided Britain - The LGBT debate is no debate at all; anyone who dissents is a bigot and a Jesus freak. Refugees are all genuine and everyone who lives outside ...

Scottish Anglican cathedral is UK's first to host same-sex weddings

Scottish Anglican cathedral is UK's first to host same-sex weddings - Scottish Anglican cathedral is UK's first to host same-sex weddings .... no priest will be forced to celebrate LGBT weddings if they do not want to.

Christian charity disappointed by Corbyn's transgender comments

Christian charity disappointed by Corbyn's transgender comments - The Labour leader called on the Government to "update" the current law at an LGBT event which also saw the Education Secretary disparage people ...

LGBTI community to hold week long advocacy campaign

LGBTI community to hold week long advocacy campaign - The rich tapestry of Namibia's LGBTI communities will be celebrated through a week long advocacy campaign, under the theme #WeAreOne, where ...

Queen confirm Freddie Mercury biopic is “finally happening”

Queen confirm Freddie Mercury biopic is “finally happening” - Pre-production begins next week in the UK to prepare for start of principal ... Each issue of Gay Times is packed with guys, culture, travel and style ...

Gay British Asians being 'forced into heterosexual marriages'

Gay British Asians being 'forced into heterosexual marriages' - Hundreds of gay and lesbian people of South Asian heritage are believed to be under pressure to marry someone of the opposite sex, police say.

Cathedral becomes first to offer same sex weddings in the UK

Cathedral becomes first to offer same sex weddings in the UK - Speaking to the Evening Times, he said: 'People at St Mary's were part of the campaign to allow gay and lesbian couples to get married in Scotland so ...

Chechnya leader Ramzan Kadyrov says he condones honour killings of gay people

Chechnya leader Ramzan Kadyrov says he condones honour killings of gay people - During an interview with HBO, Mr Kadyrov denied there were any gay men in Chechnya and dismissed reports of a " gay purge" in the Muslim republic ...

Evan Rachel Wood blasts Ben Affleck over gay kiss 'greatest challenge' comment

Evan Rachel Wood blasts Ben Affleck over gay kiss 'greatest challenge' comment - Evan Rachel Wood has blasted Ben Affleck on social media over comments he allegedly made about gay kissing in 1997. The True Blood actress, ...

Andrew Garfield clarifies I'm a 'gay man right now' comments

Andrew Garfield clarifies I'm a ' gay man right now' comments -  British actor Andrew Garfield has attempted to clarify a comment he made about being a " gay man right now, just without the physical act" after it ...

Gay hip-hop star Milan Christopher's latest revealing snap will make your jaw drop

Gay hip-hop star Milan Christopher's latest revealing snap will make your jaw drop - Fresh off his very NSFW shoot with Paper magazine, openly gay hip-hop performer Milan Christopher has our eyes watering all over again with his ...