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Culture Sexuality

Here’s how to help a friend struggling with Christmas

Christmas can be difficult for many in the LGBTQ community. Pablo Vandenabeele, Clinical Director for Mental Health at Bupa UK Insurance shares advice for supporting those around you.

Culture Sexuality

Am I addicted to social media? Dan Howell and LGBTQ YouTube stars share advice

Struggling the switch off? Here's what you can do to climb out of the scroll hole.

Culture Sexuality

How to talk to someone who is feeling suicidal

On World Suicide Prevention Day, Pablo Vandenabeele, Clinical Director of Mental Health at Bupa UK, shares some important advice.

Culture Sexuality

‘Mental health struggles left me wanting to take my own life – the LGBT Foundation pulled me back from the brink’

Patrick Ettenes, who moved to from Barbados to Manchester a decade ago, shares his story of survival.

News World

Bisexual people more likely to self-harm, study finds

Researchers found those who identify as bisexual were more than six times more likely to have self-harmed in the last year than straight people.

Culture Film & TV

Billie Eilish shares her fears for the future in a post-pandemic world

The 'bad guy' singer strikes a chord as she reflects on the coronavirus crisis.

Life Travel

Caesars Palace, in Las Vegas, shows LGBT support with loyalty card

In partnership with The Social Family

News World

Will Young praises ‘incredible’ Prince William after saying he would be ‘absolutely fine’ having a gay child

The Duke of Cambridge made the comments while meeting young LGBT people earlier this year

Culture Film & TV

Bang Bang Romeo’s Anastasia Walker on supporting P!nk and flying the flag for LGBTQ artists

"Growing up as a queer artist in the mid-90s there wasn’t really anyone to look up to."

News World

DUP councillor has been deselected for local government elections after supporting LGBTQ community

Tom Smith pushed through a motion to light up Ards Town Hall with rainbow colours to celebrate LGBT History Month

News World

Cambodia’s prime minister pledges support for the LGBT community and highlights need for HIV prevention

Cambodia is consider one of the more progressive countries when it comes to LGBT rights

News World

Manchester United receives more than 43,000 homophobic comments after supporting Rainbow Laces campaign

Other Premier League clubs such as Arsenal and Chelsea also received comments

News World

England rugby players refused to wear rainbow laces saying they are ‘uncomfortable’ in their boots

Many teams donned the rainbow laces to support openly gay former rugby player Gareth Thomas after he was attacked

Culture Sexuality

‘We’re disproportionately f**ked by austerity’ – queer working class people share their stories

Six queer people share their stories in the December issue of Attitude.

News World

Alberta’s education minister says private schools could lose funding if they resist the gay-straight alliance law

The gay-straight alliances support groups are created by students to make LGBT students feel welcome

News World

London charity receives funding to provide counselling and therapy for LGBT youths

The City Bridge Trust awarded METRO Charity £83, 400 towards its mental health service Chat

News World

Petition calling for ban on anti-LGBT materials in schools gets political support

The petition was created following the increase of anti-LGBT materials being sent to schools

News World

Campaign group urges people to boycott Britney Spears after her LGBT support

Britney headlined Brighton Pride over the weekend

Culture Film & TV

‘We stand with you’: Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds gives passionate speech to LGBT youth

The band was headlining the Love Loud Festival in Salt Lake City over the weekend

News World

Prince Harry praises Sir Elton John’s work with HIV/Aids

The Duke of Sussex welcomed the singer to the stage during the Aids conference in Amsterdam