Pressure for 'perfect life online' making young people unhappy

Pressure for 'perfect life online' making young people unhappy
Fewer than one in three of ChildLine’s counselling sessions were via telephone last year, the charity said, while 71% involved email or online chat. Dame Esther Rantzen, founder of ChildLine, said: “I am shocked by the acute unhappiness and loneliness that …

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Memo From Mexico| A Gay Illegal Alien (And Fraudster) Can’t Be Deported Because Mexico Is Homophobic—Wait, What?

Memo From Mexico| A Gay Illegal Alien (And Fraudster) Can’t Be Deported Because Mexico Is Homophobic—Wait, What?
We need more information before we can say Mexico is plagued by anti-gay violence. In contrast, we can assert with confidence that homosexuality has been normalized in Mexico. As in the United States, the Mexican MSM supports homosexuality and there are …

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Prime Minister of Australia: Malcolm Turnbull holiday plans mean Barnaby Joyce will fill in as PM

Prime Minister of Australia: Malcolm Turnbull holiday plans mean Barnaby Joyce will fill in as PM
Mr Joyce is one of the more polarising figures in Australian politicians … extreme by some with the Coalition and the wider public and his comments about gay marriage in 2011 were also ridiculed. He said he was worried about what would happen to his …

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House Republicans Defeat Motion to Safeguard Protections for LGBT Employees of Federal Contractors

House Republicans Defeat Motion to Safeguard Protections for LGBT Employees of Federal Contractors

 Today, HRC responded to a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to safeguard President Obama’s executive order protecting LGBT employees of federal contractors from discrimination.

During consideration of a bill to require federal agencies to cut costs by eliminating existing regulations, Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) offered a procedural motion to exempt regulations implementing the federal contractor executive order, guaranteeing these important protections would be shielded from any potential cuts.  As is often the case with these procedural motions, the amendment failed along party lines on a vote of 178 to 239.

“We’re disappointed that the House of Representatives refused to protect the landmark LGBT federal contractor executive order. This was a missed opportunity for a bipartisan majority to reaffirm the essential nature of these protections,” said HRC Government Affairs Director David Stacy. “We appreciate the leadership of Rep. David Cicilline and House Democrats in highlighting this critical protection.”

The underlying legislation to impose regulatory cuts is unlikely to pass the Senate, and the White House issued a veto threat.

In June of last year, a similar amendment upholding the executive order was offered by Representative Scott Peters (D-CA) to an appropriations bill funding the Department of Transportation and Department of Housing and Urban Development.  A resounding 60 Republicans voted in favor of the amendment, which passed 241-184.

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Upcoming live blog: Herbie Teope from Chiefs Digest to talk Chiefs, NFL playoffs

Upcoming live blog: Herbie Teope from Chiefs Digest to talk Chiefs, NFL playoffs
The Kansas City Chiefs began the 2015 NFL season with maybe the worst start among the 32 teams. A 1-5 record before the end of October usually spells doom for a team in the league standings. But showing again that it does not matter how you start; it’s …

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Italian minister wants surrogacy treated like 'sex crimes'

Italian minister wants surrogacy treated like 'sex crimes'
Support for civil unions increased significantly after Ireland, one of the few countries with as strong a Catholic heritage as Italy, voted decisively in favour of gay marriage last year.

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United Kingdom: EDF Energy presented with national award for equality

United Kingdom: EDF Energy presented with national award for equality
Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) employees and the work it has done to support unemployed young people gain employment skills via its BAME network and recruitment team. The final report provides recommendations and areas for improvement to enable the …

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The Prime Minister of Fiji wants same-sex couples to marry in Iceland… And stay there

The Prime Minister of Fiji wants same-sex couples to marry in Iceland… And stay there
According to Radio New Zealand, Bainimarama was responding to comments made by Shamima Ali, the head of the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre, who said Fiji should consider legalising same-sex marriage. As well as saying same-sex couples should go to Iceland …

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Diverse acts taking centre stage in 2016

Diverse acts taking centre stage in 2016
“It’s a universal story. It’s not just a play for someone who is gay, … but for someone who thinks (he/she) is a little bit different,” she said. Canada’s oldest Indian dance group – The Menakathakkar Dance Company – performs the fairytale …

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