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Young, LGBT and proud in Palm Springs

Young, LGBT and proud in Palm Springs  - That line from the popular gay Pride anthem, “Proud” by Heather Small, could not be more appropriate for our 2013 Pride issue. You'll find in it numerous  ...

Boycotting Barilla Pasta? Here Are the Top LGBT-Friendly Pastas ...

Boycotting Barilla Pasta? Here Are the Top LGBT -Friendly Pastas ...  - I never worried about the political and social ramifications of eating my Barilla linguini. I reserved that concern for Chick-fil-A, which I hadn't eaten at in over two  ...

Campaign launched to help LGBT people in rural Ireland

Campaign launched to help LGBT people in rural Ireland  - A campaign is being launched to support LGBT people in rural, isolated areas of Ireland. As over a quarter of young and gay men have attempted suicide, and  ...

China launches inclusivity guide for employers of LGBT workers

China launches inclusivity guide for employers of LGBT workers  - Community Business launched the guide to showcase best practices and provide recommendations for creating an inclusive workplace for gay, lesbian,  ...

New patient group for Island LGBT community

New patient group for Island LGBT community  - A PATIENT group for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people has been set up by the Isle of Wight NHS Trust. The trust hopes to become more LGBT   ...

Blow up 'gay best friend' scandal: Tesco blasted by Manchester ...

Blow up 'gay best friend' scandal: Tesco blasted by Manchester ...  - Tesco are under fire from Manchester LGBT charities after an inflatable 'Gay Best Friend' doll was listed on their website. The inflatable censors the word gay as  ...

America's education: a failure to learn?

America's education : a failure to learn?  - Like healthcare, America's education system has been broken for some time.The saving grace seems to be that on education there does not seem to be the  ...

Latin American Leaders Push For Social Justice At UN

Latin American Leaders Push For Social Justice At UN  -  Latin American Leaders Push For Social Justice At UN ... President Morales noted that his country was bringing people out of poverty, expanding its coverage for  ...

Latin leaders welcome Security Council resolution on illicit arms

Latin leaders welcome Security Council resolution on illicit arms  -  Latin leaders welcome Security Council resolution on illicit arms ... But even without the embargoes, countries in the region grapple with illicit arms violence.

Can Latin American Countries Maintain Economic Growth?

Can Latin American Countries Maintain Economic Growth?  - Alejandro Werner, head of the International Monetary Fund's Western Hemisphere operations, warned that Latin American economies have shown signs of  ...

Mobile Internet is Key to Connectivity in Latin America

Mobile Internet is Key to Connectivity in Latin America  - “While HSPA and LTE mobile broadband technologies are improving the economy, education , healthcare, entertainment and more in Latin America , it is  ...

Expel Check

Expel Check  - Over the past six years, Portland Public Schools has spent millions of dollars to address a wide range of racial inequities , including graduation rates and reading  ...

Heritage Language Programs Increasing in Popularity in American ...

Heritage Language Programs Increasing in Popularity in American ...  - When these children go to college in America or get the chance to study in another ... to immigrants from Latin America grow up in Spanish-speaking communities. ... A Department of Education grant was utilized by the University of Texas-Pan  ...

Map: How the world's countries compare on income inequality (the ...

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Map: How the world's countries compare on income inequality (the ...  - The countries with the highest income inequality are, by far, those of Latin America and the southern tip of Africa. These countries have been seeing economic  ...

The seed of marijuana legalization spreading in Latin America

The seed of marijuana legalization spreading in Latin America  - Uruguay is moving to become the first Latin American country to legalize marijuana, according to an Aug. 2 news story in The Independent. In Colombia  ...

Ibero-American Data Protection Network Continues To Promote ...

Ibero- American Data Protection Network Continues To Promote ...  - The Network brings together 22 Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) from Spain, Portugal, Mexico, and a number of countries in Central and South America and  ...

CR Crime vs Poverty; A Continuing Trend

CR Crime vs Poverty; A Continuing Trend  - While Costa Rica has the lowest number of people living in poverty among other Latin American countries , it still struggles with this issue.

Barilla to gay couples: Non si mangia

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Barilla to gay couples: Non si mangia  - Barilla, the world's biggest pasta maker, is rankling some in the gay -rights community (and elsewhere) after the company's chairman assured an Italian radio  ...

Strategy in Action: Organizations Use Storytelling and Training to ...

Strategy in Action: Organizations Use Storytelling and Training to ...  -  African Americans have the most severe burden of HIV of all racial/ethnic ... in 2010, Black gay , bisexual, and other MSM represented an estimated 72% of new  ..

The 10 poorest states in America

The 10 poorest states in America  - After the U.S. Census released its data for 2012 U.S. income and poverty , The Economist called the numbers "both grim and unsurprising." The rich were getting  ...

All the Older Single Ladies in Poverty

All the Older Single Ladies in Poverty  - Women living in extreme poverty in 2012 were 62 percent non-Hispanic whites, 17 percent African Americans , and 16 percent Hispanics (who could be of any  ...

Poverty Rate Holding Steady, But Fewer Children Uninsured

Poverty Rate Holding Steady, But Fewer Children Uninsured  - For children, the rate is higher, at 21.8 percent. African American and Latino children fare the worst, with poverty rates of 37.9 and 33.8 percent, respectively.

Islands of poverty in our midst

Islands of poverty in our midst  - In the opening lines, King shed a light on the harsh reality of discrimination and segregation and crushing poverty facing America's black population in 1963, one  ...

We Can Reduce Poverty If We Want To. We Just Have To Want To.

We Can Reduce Poverty If We Want To. We Just Have To Want To.  - However, once you account for government benefits, the poverty rate in the Nordic countries is about half the rate in America . Universal health care accounts for  ...

How Much Money to End Poverty in America?

How Much Money to End Poverty in America ?  - The Census Bureau's annual income and poverty figures for 2012 show the percentage of Americans living in poverty is essentially unchanged from the year  ...