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UK Humanists Want Homosexual Issues Taught in Primary Schools - A humanist campaign group wants four-year-olds to be taught about LGBT issues, and has branded religious views on sexuality “discriminatory.” Humanists UK, formerly known as the British Humanist Association, issued a statement backing government plans on new primary ...

Olympian Gus Kenworthy on His Impact as the 'Gay Skier' — and What Happened to Those Sochi ... - I have the LGBT audience behind me and there's all these people that I want to make proud, and I want to do well aside from just myself. And so I feel like I've got a little bit more on my shoulders,” Kenworthy explained. “But I also think that I do well under pressure, so I'm hoping that that is a good thing ... Android Chrome Windows Mobile friendly AppsCenter

As Justin Trudeau begins his India visit, we talk to Indian politicians with pro- LGBT beliefs - From marching alongside LGBT activists in Pride parades to appearing on the cover of an international gay magazine, to paying for global fights such as contraception, reproductive health, legal abortion and sexuality education, the Trudeau government has made the politics of sexuality, mainstream ...

Super model walks the ramp to support LGBT - Super model Cara Delevingne leaved no stone unturned as she walked the ramp in her colorful coat to support LGBT at London fashion week. Her inspirational themed ... the ramp to support LGBT . The fashionista has set a royalty mark with her stupefying catwalk in the latest LGBT -inspired collection.

Rise in violence targeting LGBT community - According to government officials, the number of violent incidents targeting the LGBT community in the country has been on the rise following the first round.

Violence toward LGBT community on the… - The number of violent incidents aimed at members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community in Israel has risen by 17% in 2017, according to data published on Sunday by the Israeli LGBT Association. The group's annual report shows that 533 anti- LGBT attacks were reported last year.

When did being gay become legal in the UK? - It's a time to look back on the history of gay and trans rights, and observe just how far we've come as well as how far we've still got to go. One of the significant moments of LGBT history in the UK was the introduction of legislation to make same-sex marriage legal. This came into force in March 2014.

Gus Kenworthy's kiss with boyfriend a 'moment to celebrate' -  But on a sun-kissed morning at the Phoenix Snow Park in Pyeongchang, the 26-year-old spotted his boyfriend Matthew Wilkas and the rest is LGBT history. "It was the tiniest kiss in the world. I could've made out with him had I known," Wilkas joked with reporters, unaware of the immediate worldwide ... Android Chrome Windows Mobile friendly AppsCenter

New Survey Shows African Americans Open Their Wallets For Family And Friends Despite Daily ... - This new body of research reveals that nearly half (48 percent) of African Americans think about their financial well-being daily, the highest of any racial group polled by MassMutual. They are more likely to track spending, develop or revise budgets and track progress toward financial goals compared to ...

America Is Losing the Real Meaning of Black History Month - But we must remember that Black History Month exists to deliver what federal policy has not — the eradication of systemic racism . Yes, policy is important, but the state of black America today proves it is wholly insufficient on this score. We have Brown v. Board, and yet the racial segregation of public ...

Minority parents sue over racial quotas at magnet schools -  Seven African - American and Hispanic families sued Connecticut and Hartford officials on Thursday, saying race -based student quotas at high-performing city magnet schools are unconstitutional and have kept their children from attending. Eight parents from Hartford filed the ...

Omarosa, The Only African - American Women In Trump's Executive Advising Board Resigns To ... - Omarosa, The Only African - American Women In Trump's Executive Advising Board Resigns To 'Pursue Other Opportunities' ... keeping Omarosa on board is the best way by which President Trump can reach out to the African - Americans , keeping in mind his racial history and his unthoughtful comments.

Want to See Gun Control Enacted? Support a Movement to Arm Black Folks En Masse - A movement—both visible and vocal—to arm black Americans en masse would fire up GOP political will toward gun control, and probably at speeds currently unimaginable. Second Amendment hardliners often engage in bad-faith references to America's racist gun control history at convenient moments, ...

An African - American Teen And His Mom Explain Why 'Black Panther' Means So Much -  Black Panther" might not be as big as President Barack Obama, but "it's up there." At just 17 years old, Austin Massiah, a millennial who said he's never come face to face with racial injustice, said he could feel the historic power of the most high-profile black superhero movie ever. His mom, Edith ...

Black Incarceration Rates Are Dropping While White Rates Rises, But What's Really Behind This ... - For women, the shift in the racial gap was dramatic. The number of white women in prison increased 48.4 percent, the number of Black women fell 24.6 percent, and the number of Latino women increased 75 percent during that time frame. Black women were imprisoned at a rate six times higher than ...

Why can't we hold a civil conversation on race ? - Shortly after I spoke to The Meter campus newspaper staff at Tennessee State University on Tuesday evening, I ran into Leona Dunn on the elevator. It was the second time I had seen her in less than a week. The brief, cordial encounter with Dunn, a student at this historically African - American university, ...

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