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Homosexuals being used as 'scapegoats' by flawed governments

Homophobia is on rise in Uganda as the government seeks an Anti-Homosexuality Bill and the minister for ethics and integrity insists that it will be every citizen's duty under new laws to denounce anyone they suspect of being gay.

Cossy club: All races welcome, but no hats

A cosmopolitan club that refused entry to a turbaned Sikh concedes the club's name stands for inclusion of all races, but says it has a strict no hat rule.

Club in fresh storm over turban ban

National MP Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi is threatening to take a south Auckland club to the Human Rights Commission over its headwear ban.

Deaf protest against education cuts

<i>Herald</i> reporter honoured

Banking for elderly to be made easier

Jetstar wheelchair policy angers Paralympian

Commuters' sex harassment complaint

Fathers still struggling to find work-life balance

Society has frequently failed fathers by either forcing them to give up work and become house husbands or demanding that they spend long hours in the office bringing home the bacon.