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Twice as many Danish minors as expected have revealed their desire to change gender in 2016, it has been claimed.
A clinic in Copenhagen has been offering hormone treatment to young people who feel they were born in the wrong body, with the initiative starting in January.
About 50 minors were expected to take up on the treatment at the Sexology Clinic in 2016.
But that number was reached in July and the annual figure was adjusted to 130, according the the Ritzau news agency.
Evangelical support for the pro-life cause is both well-known and extensive. The Pew Research Center says a full 75 percent are still willing to tell a pollster that "having an abortion is morally wrong."
But there's disturbing news when it comes to evangelicals and another pro-life issue: assisted suicide. According to Lifeway Research, 38 percent of those who profess to be evangelical—nearly four in ten—agree with the following statement: "When a person is facing a painful terminal disease, it is morally acceptable to ask for a physician's aid in taking his or her own life."
In other words, physician-assisted suicide is okay—at least in some circumstances. So how in the world is that "pro-life"?
More than 20 people a day were referred to the Government's controversial anti-extremism Prevent programme according to latest figures - nearly half of them children.
The figures covering the year to the end of March 2016 showed about 7,500 people were referred to the scheme, with 54% of these relating to Islamic extremism.
They showed 610 of these, or 8%, were under 10, while 3,100 were under 18.
Film fans swapped turkey for popcorn today as some of Britain’s biggest cinemas opened their doors for the first time on Christmas day.
The Odeon group scheduled more than 120 screenings in 20 of its cinemas, including in London, Birmingham and Manchester, in a move that angered some Christian leaders.
Queues formed to buy tickets at the box office in London’s Leicester Square branch, where the 2.30pm showing of Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts sold out, while the latest Star Wars film, Rogue One, was another popular choice.
The Church of England's position as the established church with the Queen as Supreme Governor is "no longer tenable" and needs a rethink, according to a report today.
As churchgoing and belief in God continues to decline, the public role of religion in Britain needs "significant reform" says the new report from the National Secular Society.
Its main demand is that the Church of England should no longer enjoy the patronage of the state.
Taiwan’s parliament on Monday passed the first draft of a controversial marriage equality bill, moving the island a step closer to becoming the first place in Asia to legalize same-sex nuptials.
A legislative committee approved the amendment to the civil law that would allow gay couples to legally tie the knot, as dozens of opponents to the change rallied outside to demand a referendum on the divisive issue.
The three-parent baby technique for creating children without birth defects may be unproven and controversial but it is not stopping an IVF clinic in Mexico from announcing plans to create at least 20 babies for clients in 2017.
New Scientist reports that New Hope Fertility, a New York clinic with a subsidiary in Guadalajara, will perform the controversial procedure, called mitochondrial replacement, for 20 clients in the first half the new year. None of the 20 expected clients are likely to be Mexican.
A gay man who legally became his partner’s father after adopting him has been allowed to dissolve his guardianship, so the couple can get married.
In the absence of same sex marriage laws in the US, Roland Bosee Jr, 79, legally adopted his 69-year-old partner Nino Esposito in 2012 so they could be legally protected for a number of issues including inheritance.
It was fairly common for homosexual couples to do this before marriage was legalised in 2014 and ratified across 50 states by the US Supreme Court, the following year.
The Queen has said Jesus Christ's example helps us to see the value of doing small things with great love.
In her annual Christmas address broadcast at 15.00GMT, the Monarch spoke of her own faith and how she takes inspiration from his life and teaching.
Her Majesty used Christ's example to encourage people into "small acts of goodness" which she said can make a difference even when the world's problems seem so vast.
Teachers who have affairs should be protected by law and must not be sacked, the equalities watchdog has said.
Rules that allow divorced, gay and lesbian teachers to be banned from working in faith schools should also be re-considered, a report published by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) found.
The report, published this month, said that certain sections of the School Standards Framework Act (SSFA) do not comply with requirements under the EU Employment Equality Directive.