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TRANS Goldsmiths academic to host London's Transgender Day of Remembrance | |
 | Natacha Kennedy, Goldsmiths lecturer and recently recognised on the Independent on Sunday Rainbow List will MC London's The Transgender Day of Remembrance tonight at Richard Ingold Lecture Theatre, Gordon Street, London from 7pm - Thu 20 Nov tdor.info 20 Nov 14 |
Nearly half of young transgender people have attempted suicide | |
 | Margaret Unwin of health charity PACE said "Undoubtedly the lack of visibility and acceptance in society contributes to these shocking figures about suicide attempt and self harm in trans young people. While society’s attitudes towards transgender people are changing, it is still not fast enough" theguardian.com 20 Nov 14 |
Hate crime services for trans people at risk, says TUC | |
 | The TUC is calling for an end to violence against trans people and for specialist support services for trans people to be protected from government spending cuts tuc.org.uk 20 Nov 14 |
SEX EDUCATION Almost 9 out of 10 parents support Sex Education in all schools | |
 | Young people's charity Brook today called on the Prime Minister to take immediate action on SRE when a new poll demonstrated 88% of parents of children aged 18 or under support the teaching of SRE in all schools brook.org.uk 20 Nov 14 |
GAY BUSINESS Best places to work in HRC's 2015 Corporate Equality Index | |
 | Rating 786 American workplaces on LGBT equality. Next year's CEI will take into account companies' LGBT inclusion in their global operations hrc.org 20 Nov 14 |
GAY SPORTS Jason Collins, NBA's first openly gay player, retires | |
 | Collins, 35, said that he made the decision over the summer and that he would focus on his work supporting organizations devoted to promoting diversity and inclusion nytimes.com 20 Nov 14 'I know of gay footballers in the Premier League' says Stonewall's Ruth Hunt bbc.co.uk |
Swimmer Ian Thorpe "ashamed" he didn't come out sooner | |
 | As Thorpe was named as GQ's Man Of Influence he said: "The thought that young people are looking up to me, watching what I do and say closely, has always been strange for me... I didn't have the courage to do it, to break that lie." sportsmole.co.uk 20 Nov 14 |
HIV AIDS 3,250 gay men newly diagnosed last year | |
 | In London, one in every eight gay men is now living with HIV. GMFA reminds us that continued funding in prevention activities remains critical in curbing the HIV epidemic gmfa.org.uk 20 Nov 14 |
SHOW BIZ Paul O'Grady accepts "substantial" damages in phone hacking claim | |
 | Mr O'Grady's lawyer told Mr Justice Mann of the anger and distress the News of the World caused to the star, who is best known for his drag queen alter ego Lily Savage and for presenting his own daytime chat show liverpoolecho.co.uk 20 Nov 14 |
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