Idris Elba tells U.K. politicians: Lack of diversity isn't just a Hollywood problem
Elba says the United States is actually better when it comes to diversity than … Are women always the love interest or talking about men? Are gay people always stereotyped? Are disabled people ever seen at all?” Elba is not the first British actor …

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Bernie Sanders is right — Canada does health care better
The same argument could be made about reforming gun control, gay marriage or Citizens United … I spent two years living and working in Canada and was covered by its national health care system. Each time I used it, I thought it worked flawlessly …

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Washington State Lawmakers: Transgender People’s Bodies Are ‘Security Concerns’

Washington state law has protected transgender people for 10 years, but a recent rule implementation has prompted a conservative backlash.

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PSNI warning after NI men are blackmailed in online sex scam
A number of men from Northern Ireland who responded to requests to perform sex acts online have been targeted by blackmailers, police have said. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said it was issuing a warning after it received “several local …

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Live chat: Raiders possibilities of finding a home in Los Angeles area
Join Vincent Bonsignore of our sister paper the Los Angeles Daily News for a live chat Tuesday at 1 p.m. on the Raiders, Rams and Chargers situation in Los Angeles.

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Building success through social media
It’s still called social media, but Facebook, Twitter and YouTube are far more than social chat rooms. It costs almost nothing, and if you do it right, marketing your business through these channels can be a boon for your profits. One homebuilder’s …

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Microsoft Is Developing Augmented Reality Video Chat System That Projects People In The Room
Microsoft is working on a new project that would transform the way we video chat with people. Microsoft Research’s new augmented reality system called Room2Room projects a person into a room hologram-style, so that they appear to be sitting in a chair …

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Boy, Sets Himself On Fire Because Of Anti-Gay Bullying
A 15-year-old student in India has set himself on fire because of anti-gay bullying after being caught being intimate with boyfriend. CREDIT: tomwang / Depositiphotos.com A student in Madia Katra, Agra, at the top of his class, set fire to himself after …

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Church of Ireland challenged by report on homosexuality
All-Ireland Primate and Archbishop of Armagh … Primates of the Global South have been at odds since the Americans consecrated an openly gay bishop in 2003. The son of kidnapped missionaries Ken and Jocelyn Elliott has pleaded for their release as …

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MI5 Is UK's Most Gay-Friendly Employer
The United Kingdom’s security service, MI5, has been deemed the country’s most gay-friendly employer, beating out 400 other organizations for the title. The survey, conducted by British LGBT organization Stonewall, was based largely on anonymous surveying …

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