HSE is "monitoring very closely" STI Shigella after spike in UK cases

Gemma Collins has revealed she was scared of being "locked up" if people found out about her self-harming.The TOWIE star also feared she was going to be placed in a mental asylum for the rest of her life - away from her family and friends.Gemma, 41, has recently spoken out about her mental health struggles ahead of her new Channel 4 documentary - Gemma Collins: Self Harm and Me - which will explore her mental health battles.Speaking to The Mirror, The GC said she felt like she couldn't tell anyone about her self-harming issue because she felt like she would be isolated from her nearest and dearest.She said: "So when I started self-harming I couldn’t tell anyone because I was thinking I’m going to get locked up, not going to see my family or friends and I’m going to be in a mental asylum my whole life."Gemma explained that she revealed her self-harming to her parents - who were left shocked by their teenage daughter.She went on: "My parents were in the kitchen and I just walked in. I think I’d done it before, but it was a bit of a cry for help.

antibiotic-resistant Shigella. The gut infection is passed on through any sort of fecal-oral contact (i.e. getting a tiny bit of infected poo into your mouth).This is often through food contamination—but also some sexual practices.

Strictly Come Dancing partner, Johannes Radebe, were expecting to receive abuse when they took part in the BBC dance show as the first all-male couple.Speaking recently on That Gaby Roslin Podcast, John said: “I guess, we knew it was going to happen. We fully anticipated a bit of hate.“Johannes, being a black man as well, he anticipated a bit of racial hate, which he got.

Perth and Kinross Council’s head of education and learning Sharon Johnston has commissioned an investigation into claims of bullying and other discriminatory behaviour at Crieff High School.

Former Apprentice star Ryan-Mark Parsons has told how coming out as gay during the show was the “biggest nightmare” of his life. Ryan-Mark, now 21, was just 19 and the youngest contestant in the BBC show’s history when he appeared on the reality series in 2020.The contestant spoke openly about his sexuality on the show, but has now revealed that members of his family only found out he was gay after gossip between fellow contestants got back to them before he had had a chance to tell them. In a new interview, Ryan-Mark speaks of how the ordeal “traumatised” his family and left him with trust issues after some family members cut him out.

LONDON/WASHINGTON: Coinbase Global has removed 'how to buy' instructions for at least three crypto tokens which have been the subject of 'rug pull' warnings that investors may lose their money, saying on Thursday (Feb 10) it plans to improve safeguards.

Related: Influencer Juan de Dios Pantoja says that’s definitely NOT him in alleged gay sex tape“OOOOPSSS!!! Isaiah Rashad caught sucking his home boy d*ck in a leaked video!!!” the tweet reads. “& Half 2 – OMGG!! Observe @TheVaultUncut on IG rn, I’m ONLY Posting the hyperlink there!!!”In the past, Rashad, 30, has kept the details of his personal life mum, as is his right, though he has acknowledged a son and daughter from previous relationships.Best known for his albums The Sun’s Tirade and The House is Burning, this tape will likely bring him a whole new level of fame, albeit not one he necessarily wants or deserves.Sex tapes of celebrities Paris Hilton, Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson, Kim Kardashian, Hulk Hogan, and most recently, Nelly, have all had varying effects on the careers of those involved.In the meantime, Rashad’s fans have taken to Twitter to condemn the leak of the video…All I’ve learned from this #isaiahrashad situation is that 1: y’all homophobic af2: y’all care too much about the lives of celebrities3: I ain’t gone stop listening to his music any time soon4: he can’t give head better than me— ??Ashy ? Larry ?? (@prozac_papito) February 10, 2022me and the homies talkin about Isaiah Rashad pic.twitter.com/H9VmwbnuXg— meg ?? (@megfishtheory) February 10, 2022Love you @isaiahrashad , know that the love outweighs all the hate rn.

On February 8, 2022, as a part of Safer Internet Day, social media giant TikTok announced changes to its community guidelines which sees an array of anti-LGBTQ+ content being banned on the app. As a result of the updates, deadnaming and misgendering are officially prohibited, as too is content that “supports or promotes conversion therapy […]

With only one member opposed, the San Francisco Unified School District board voted Tuesday night to create a parent advisory council for queer and trans families. It's the third school district in California to do so.

Mark Dreyfus said this morning it had been a “shocking process” to get the religious discrimination bill through the house. “This parliament , if invited to work on a bipartisan process can produce legislation in contentious areas that serves to unite our country and not further divide it,” he told ABC radio.Dreyfus is confident the senate will support further changes, such as adding an anti-vilification provision, and removing the bill’s ability to override state legislation.

A leading Republican politician hoping to become the next governor of the state of Oregon is now embroiled in a different kind of “swing state” controversy!

Deadline reported that Glennon Doyle’s memoir Untamed was set to be adapted into a television series by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot production company — Adele recently credited the book as being behind her new-found confidence. In Untamed, Doyle shares her story of meeting and falling in love with her wife, soccer super star Abby Wambach; of following her heart and upending her life; and about finding her truest self.

Go, girl! Heather Dubrow praised her and Terry Dubrow‘s daughter Kat after the 15-year-old came out as a lesbian.

The top vote-winning school board candidate for an Oklahoma school board seat was filmed delivering a speech attacking LGBTQ flags in the classroom while lamenting Christian flags are not allowed, calling Black Lives Matter a “Marxist organization” that’s designed to “overthrow America,” and railing against Coexist bumper stickers as being against “the Creator.”

Blu Hydrangea opened up about their gender identity after an intimate discussion on Drag Race UK vs the World.

Twitter. "That last comment, though ambiguous, could be perceived as TERF-y.

Penrith Christian School has listed transgender identity and same-sex attraction alongside “abusive relationships” as behaviours “not acceptable to God” in a statement attached to its enrolment application. Trigger Warning: This story has details of homophobic and transphobic statements, which might be distressing to some readers. For 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 or webchat.The Sydney private school’s principal, Tracey Deal, has defended the homophobic and transphobic Statement of Faith, which states that “Adultery, same-sex attraction, transgender identity, premarital sex, sexual acts between members of the same sex and abusive relationships, are all examples of relationships and behaviours which are not acceptable to God.According to the Guardian, in a letter to parents, Deal called the controversy a misunderstanding and said the media has “misinterpreted a small part of the Statement of Faith and inferred mistreatment of students.”Other parts of the Statement of Faith discuss “divine healing for the body” and “everlasting punishment of the wicked (in the sense of eternal torment).”Back in 2013, the Sydney Morning Herald reported that Penrith Christian School was forced to review its Statement of Faith after it came to light that it called homosexuality an “abomination unto God, a perversion of the natural order and not to be entered into.” The school had responded then that the “policy was now under review, according to Christian Schools Australia, which says the wording has been ‘misunderstood’ and that gay and lesbian students are treated with care”.Good to see Penrith Christian School now re-thinking their

Sorry, this video isn't available any more.A gay couple today told Good Morning Britain of their upset after being refused a three-bed property in Surrey due to their sexuality.Lachlan Mantell and Luke Whitehouse were sent a message from the owners of a house they were interested in which said they were ‘unwilling’ to let them view or buy it.Joining Susanna Reid and Ed Balls on the ITV programme, the couple shared the shocking response they received from the homeowners after they had disclosed their relationship.‘Dear Lachlan and Luke, thank you for sharing your circumstances with us,’ the message read.‘We’re sorry if we seem intrusive, but we just want to make clear that we would be unwilling for two men in a partnership to view or buy our house. As it is contrary to the gracious teaching in God’s Word, the Holy Bible, e.g.

The San Francisco AIDS Foundation runs one of the largest community-based HIV service programs in the country, but last month, it began canceling some services and rationing testing for sexually-transmitted infections due to supply shortages at its Strut health center in the Castro.

A new survey has revealed the stark reality LGBTQ+ sexual assault victims face when it comes to seeking help after their ordeal.

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Lady Gaga is not among this year’s Oscar nominees for her role in House of Gucci, which were revealed on the morning of 8 February.

This post contains mentions of addiction, depression, and suicidal thoughts. All names and identifying details have been changed.I was sitting in my mostly empty apartment with a lazily rolled joint burning between my lips — my first smoke of the year — and the rest of Los Angeles was blasting fireworks. It was a new year, yet things felt bleak. Once again, I was high and alone. I remember thinking, I am always going to feel this way deep down. I don’t know how many more years I can do this.

Did you know there’s a cafe in Dundee that is inspiring social change and leading the way for equality across the city?

couple who were refused a mortgage because one of them uses the 'Mx' pronoun are celebrating after 'standing their ground' and persuading the bank to amend their decision. Ruth Sabini-Roberts and her wife G, who are aged 40 and 43, filed a complaint with lender Halifax after being told their system didn't acknowledge the non-binary title.

KMGH-TV.To begin with, Shaw said, the back-and-forth was limited to some friendly banter about the game itself, which saw the Bruins fall to Colorado 4-3."At first, it was more of a hockey banter type of thing from them, 'Oh you lost,' 'What do you think about that hit,' that type of thing," Shaw told KMGH-TV. "I remember saying something along the lines of 'We'll get you next time.'"However, as the incident escalated, Shaw, who identifies as homosexual, stated that the three men began to steer the conversation away from hockey, and towards Shaw's sexual identity."It turned to aggressive homophobic slurs," Shaw said of the discussion.One of the men reportedly then got in Shaw's space, he said, calling him another slur.

Daily News reports. She filed her suit recently in Bronx Supreme Court (in New York, “Supreme” does not refer to the highest court).She has been housed at Rikers “on and off” since her arrest in May 2020, according to the Daily News. She was first placed in the Anna M.

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Love Island stars Faye Winter and Teddy Soares have revealed that they’ve installed CCTV at their home after thieves stole items from Teddy’s car during a “scary” break in. Explaining how they have an alarm system which goes “straight to the police”, the couple exclusively opened up to OK! about how the experience has affected them.

Carson Kressley revealed how he got cast as a regular judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race on season seven back in 2015.

Gus Kenworthy opened up about what it was like to maintain the “facade” of being straight prior before coming out.

Hollyoaks star Annie Wallace has opened up about the struggles many of the LGBTQ+ community faced while the country was in lockdown. Annie shot to fame in 2015 when she joined the cast of Hollyoaks as Sally St.

Welcome to Screen Gems, our weekend dive into queer and queer-adjacent titles of the past that deserve a watch or a re-watch.Lee Daniels rocketed to the top of the Hollywood A-list with the release of his masterpiece Precious back in 2009. When he released his follow-up The Paperboy in 2012, the movie had audiences scratching their heads and occasionally rushing to the bathrooms.Based on Pete Dexter’s novel, The Paperboy falls into the genre of trashy southern gothic, a dubious distinction shared by such titles as Black Snake Moan and Baby Doll.

BBC farmer Fred Collins has suffered a life-changing arm injury in a horrific tractor accident. Having only recently appeared on the Beeb's The Farmers Country Show Down, Fred was going about his daily routine when things took a terrifying turn.

Victoria added: “Fight on and good luck.”And Dale echoed: “Get fixed and kick on… best of luck.

A parent in the Kansas City area who fought last year to ban LGBTQ-themed books from school libraries is now facing accusations of child molestation.

Newsweek, noting that he never wanted his daughter to feel singled out, excluded or embarrassed.Myers' daughter also has a physical condition that, according to her father, can bring unwanted attention. "For her to be the only kid in her class and the whole school to sit in the hallway is just bad," he said.He is now seeking legal advice regarding the incident.

Pictured: Helen Thornton (at right), one of the plaintiffs who challenged the denial of Social Security survivor’s benefits, and at left with her partner, Marge Brown.Same-sex spouses who’d been unable to marry because of discriminatory laws won the right to Social Security survivor’s benefits last year, but activists are still trying to get the word out to them.“Given the sheer amount of time that marriage discrimination stretched across history, there are thousands of same-sex couples who were never able to marry before one partner died, and the vast majority of the surviving partners have never applied for survivor’s benefits,” Peter Renn, counsel at Lambda Legal, tells The Advocate. “Now that the pathway is finally open, they need to take action.

A U.S. culture war over LGBTQ+ rights has played out on school sports fields and in doctors’ surgeries in recent years. Now, the clash between liberals and conservatives is heading to the nation’s classrooms.

only 15 out LGBTQ athletes competed.Outsports reports that the athletes hail from 14 countries and will compete in nine different sports, including ice hockey, figure skating, skiing, and snowboarding.They include veteran LGBTQ competitors like Canadian figure skater Eric Radford, the first out gay man to win a gold Winter Olympics medal, bisexual Dutch speed skater Ireen Wüst, the most decorated LGBTQ Olympian of all time, and gay skier Gus Kenworthy, who will be competing for Great Britain after switching from Team USA (Kenworthy holds dual citizenship).Also Read: A tennis player yelled anti-gay slurs at the Olympics. He blamed the weather.The Beijing Winter Games will also feature a number of freshly out LGBTQ athletes, including Brazilian skeleton athlete Nicole Silveira and Team USA figure skater Timothy LeDuc, who will be the first out nonbinary athlete at the Winter Olympics.Team USA’s Brittany Bowe, a world record-holding speed skater, holds the honor of being the only out LGBTQ athlete to be chosen as a flag bearer for the Winter Olympics opening ceremony.Bowe, the only openly LGBTQ woman athlete on Team USA, will compete in her third Olympic games in Beijing.

Related: Gay men more likely to have college degrees, and this could be the reason whyIn an interview with Australia’s ABC network today, Bondar was asked about kids who realize they are gay only after enrolling at a school. Should they be excluded?“No [but] the point is it’s like me buying a house under the flight path, it’s pointless me arguing two years late that there’s too much noise, I chose to do that.”Christian educator and Family Voice Australia spokesman Greg Bondar just told @PatsKarvelas on @RNBreakfast that sending a gay student to Christian school like #Citipointe (& complaining about their ‘contract’) is like buying a house on the flight path & complaining about noise.— Louise Milligan (@Milliganreports) February 3, 2022 Interviewer Patricia Karvelas pointed out it’s usually parents who decide upon a school, not the child.

Put on the new @QueerEye and lasted 2 seconds into the opening credits and I’m already crying, I love it so, so much Of course I’m wearing my @jvn jumper, need you even ask? ❤️

Uber is coming under fire from three California city attorneys after transgender drivers shared stories of being deadnamed or banned from the rideshare company's platforms with no recourse."Transgender and gender nonconforming drivers should not have to put themselves in danger or navigate a bureaucratic nightmare just to make a living," San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu stated in a news release . "Shielding drivers from workplace violence and ensuring equal opportunity to work are non-negotiable.

Changes to the management at the Castro Theatre took center stage at the Castro Merchants Association's first meeting of the year February 3, with neighborhood leaders asking Another Planet Entertainment to be proactive in reaching out to them.

Residential street in Oak Lawn during the ice storm. One car seems to have made it down the street. (David Taffet/Dallas Voice)

Maus by Art Spiegelman) from its curriculum. In Texas, several schools have removed books from libraries that cover LGBTQ issues and Critical Race Theory.Related: Meghan McCain slams “bizarre, incoherent” Whoopi Goldberg over Holocaust commentsAs more school across the US discuss the banning of books, two internet pranksters have probed the beliefs of some of those in Texas.Comedy duo Jason Selvig and Davram Stiefler are known online as The Good Liars.

Following increasing backlash over an antiquated and homophobic enrolment contract, Citipointe Christian school has decided to ditch the policy which compares homosexual and bisexual acts with bestiality and paedophilia. The policy also declared that Trans students would only be recognised by the “gender that God bestowed” while in the school. Once signed by parents, the […]

Winter Weather Update: The Trinity Railway Express (TRE) will continue to operate regular service. Due to the shutdown of rail service, DART will operate 14 shuttle bus routes between rail stations with service every 45 minutes. The Operating Scenario 2 shuttle bus routes are available on the DART website at www.dart.org/winterweather.