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Evening of medical talks about Powick Hospital's pioneering mental health treatments

Evening of medical talks about Powick Hospital's pioneering mental health treatments  - After the success of previous talks about the Black Death and human anatomy, this year's event will be based on the theme of mental health through ...

Europe Is Imposing Poverty On Greece, UK Leader Says

Europe Is Imposing Poverty On Greece, UK Leader Says  - Just look at the Mediterranean, as a policy to impose poverty on Greece and the rest of the Mediterranean, you have done very well. And you are in ...

The Horror of Sex Tourism in Madagascar

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The Horror of Sex Tourism in Madagascar  -  Poverty is everywhere. It's evident as soon as you set foot out of the airport. I'm in Madagascar. Little kids in filthy clothing run to you to beg for a few ...

Experts say poverty is rising and Brexit may make it worse

Experts say poverty is rising and Brexit may make it worse  - The Poverty Alliance is concerned that this will be made worse following the UK's decision to leave the EU, and the economic uncertainty that this will ...

Scottish income inequality surges as rich get richer

Scottish income inequality surges as rich get richer  -  Poverty Alliance director Peter Kelly told the Press Association: “This will be made worse following the UK's decision to leave the EU and the economic ...

Poverty, illiteracy and early deaths await world's most disadvantaged children - UNICEF

Poverty , illiteracy and early deaths await world's most disadvantaged children - UNICEF  - Based on current trends, 69 million children will die from mostly preventable causes, 167 million children will live in poverty , and 750 million women ...

British Child Poverty Is Increasing - Why?

British Child Poverty Is Increasing - Why?  - The latest outrage in Britain is that child poverty is increasing. Or at least that is what we are being told, that this is an outrage. The truth being a little ...

Quarter of our kids living in poverty, says survey

Quarter of our kids living in poverty , says survey  - The Executive must do all in their power to end child poverty ." ... in relative poverty if they are living in a household with an income below 60% of UK  ...

Thinking pink: the purchasing power of gay Aussies

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Thinking pink: the purchasing power of gay Aussies  - High-profile campaigns such as the ANZ's LGBTI -inspired GAYTMs for the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and Canon's sponsorship of the ...

10000 celebrate Mex City Pride despite recent attacks

10000 celebrate Mex City Pride despite recent attacks  - Mexico's largest LGBTI event, Remezcla reports that the march largely defeated cynical predictions that the recent attacks in Xalapa and Orlando ...

Gay LGBTI Senator in fight of his political life

Gay LGBTI Senator in fight of his political life  - There's some unpleasant things people are saying in the parliament about LGBTI people and Safe Schools… and that's very hurtful” she said.

Life sentence for gay pride murderer

Life sentence for gay pride murderer  - This is a very important declaration that the State of Israel rejects homophobic violence,” said Sarah Weil, an LGBTI activist who has been running ...

What can your LGBTIQ candidates do for you?

What can your LGBTIQ candidates do for you?  - Having someone tell you at a young age that your identity is normal is so important for LGBTI students. The attacks on Safe Schools have been ...

New York City to host 2019 International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association convention

New York City to host 2019 International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association convention  - In what is shaping up to be a blockbuster year for LGBTI tourism in the city, 2019 will also see WorldPride come to NYC. Both events coincide with the ...

I can no longer be a proud, gay British man because of Brexit

I can no longer be a proud, gay British man because of Brexit  - I began to ache at the belief that my soul, as an LGBTI person, had been betrayed by my ethnicity, race and privilege and I woke – along with 48.1% of ...

Municipality of Lima denies 'homophobic reasoning' in denying LGBTI march

Municipality of Lima denies 'homophobic reasoning' in denying LGBTI march  - The Municipality of Lima (MML) rejected all 'homophobic attitude' accusations after denying the LGBTI organization's request to use Plaza San Martín ...

Social experiment tests people's reactions to homophobia

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Social experiment tests people's reactions to homophobia  - What would you do if you witnessed homophobia in public? That's the question asked by a social experiment, which tested people's reactions when ...

It was 13 years since I'd left my school, and I was returning as a Stonewall Role Model'

It was 13 years since I'd left my school, and I was returning as a Stonewall Role Model'  - Many children in the UK are the victims of LGBT bullying. From my own experiences of bullying, it is clear that we need more LGBT role models in ...

Philippines LGBT group accuse police of failing to serve and protect

Philippines LGBT group accuse police of failing to serve and protect  - A report detailing police abuses against LGBT people says police officers often assume that gay men and transgender women are sex workers, and ...

Largest Jewish delegation celebrates London Pride

 Largest Jewish delegation celebrates London Pride  - Members and friends of Keshet UK were joined by faith groups such as Imaan, which supports LGBT Muslims, Quest, the group for gay and lesbian  ...

Pakistani clerics declare transgender marriages legal in Islam

Pakistani clerics declare transgender marriages legal in Islam  - It is currently impossible for transgenders to marry in Pakistan, where gay marriage remains punishable by life imprisonment, and no “third gender” is ...

Watch Jesse Eisenberg take on anti-gay protesters at London Pride

Watch Jesse Eisenberg take on anti- gay protesters at London Pride  - Many of us have seen hate and stupidity in our lives, but Jesse Eisenberg came across for the first time this weekend as he cycled through a screen ...

Daily Mail columnist says same-sex marriage is to blame for EU exit

Daily Mail columnist says same-sex marriage is to blame for EU exit  - He wrote: “If it were not for David Cameron's decision to legalise marriage between people of the same sex – a measure I supported – Britain would ...

What it's like to be gay and a Muslim

What it's like to be gay and a Muslim  - It is difficult to define the “Islamic position” on homosexuality , as a monolithic ... In the UK , none of the Muslim respondents viewed homosexuality as ...