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Making history together

Making history together  - With same-sex marriage now a reality in California, many in the LGBT community are turning their minds to planning their weddings. Just like any event the most  ...

Donated breast milk a good option for some moms, but it's not ...

Donated breast milk a good option for some moms, but it's not ...  - She may have had breast surgery, have a chronic infection like HIV that could pass to her baby through her milk, be on certain medications or not produce  ...

Anti-gay bigots are getting their clocks cleaned

Anti-gay bigots are getting their clocks cleaned  - And partly because Washington has finally caught on to the fact that being pro- LGBT isn't just about winning over gay voters and donors, it's about winning the  ...

LGBT Latin@s Largest Minority, Fastest Growing, New Reports Show

LGBT Latin@s Largest Minority, Fastest Growing, New Reports Show  - There are an estimated 1.4 million adult LGBT Latin@s in the U.S., according to a recently released report from a Southern California-based think tank. With 4.3  ...

LGBT community pushes for equality at work

LGBT community pushes for equality at work  - We reached out to the director of the LGBT resource center at the University of North Florida about what this could mean in terms of gaining equality in the  ...

Gay travelers expected to drop $200 billion in 2014

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Gay travelers expected to drop $200 billion in 2014  - The findings of the LGBT2020 report echo the survey results of Community Marketing Inc. out of the US, which likewise found that LGBT travelers spend an  ...

Singer Sia to donate all proceeds from Eminem collaboration to ...

Singer Sia to donate all proceeds from Eminem collaboration to ...  - Bisexual singer and songwriter Sia has decided to donate all proceeds from her recent collaboration with Eminem to an LGBT charity, after Eminem's latest  ...

To compete globally, invest in education

To compete globally, invest in education  - Unless we are content to wallow near the bottom while other countries better educate their people and enjoy the fruits of that investment, America must commit to  ...

A Better Education for Native Students

A Better Education for Native Students  - The Morongo School offers a promising way for Indian nations and communities to educate their children so they have a firm foundation in their own culture, and  ...

New tourism destination: $80 million Discovery Park of America

New tourism destination: $80 million Discovery Park of America  - It's Discovery Park of America , a new museum, education center and tourist attraction in Union City, Tenn., a town of 11,000 located a few hours' drive from  ...

US to lose vote at UNESCO, incurs debts

US to lose vote at UNESCO, incurs debts  -  American influence in culture, science and education around the world will take a high-profile blow on Friday as the US is stripped of its vote at the world's  ...

America's Best Economic Stimulus is Education

America's Best Economic Stimulus is Education  - There is an education crisis across our nation, and it's one we can solve if we work together. We can address our education challenges, but it requires the  ...

Sirota: The connection between poverty and education

Sirota: The connection between poverty and education  - Google the phrase “ education crisis” and you'll be hit with a glut of articles, blog posts and think tank reports claiming the entire American school system is facing  ...

Ensuring Social Security's future

Ensuring Social Security's future   - It is estimated that as many as 80 percent of the elderly American population was living in poverty during this period. President Roosevelt signed the Social  ...

Brownsville named the poorest city in America

Brownsville named the poorest city in America  - Of Brownsville's 415,557 residents, 36 percent live below the poverty level, compared to just 10.8 percent in San Jose. Texas' overall poverty rate is 17 percent.

Heitkamp's first Senate bill proposes Commission on Native Children

Heitkamp's first Senate bill proposes Commission on Native Children  - Heidi Heitkamp since taking office in January would create a commission to study poverty , child abuse, drug abuse and other issues facing Native American   ...

Pregnancy in adolescence leads to “poverty trap”, says UN report

Pregnancy in adolescence leads to “ poverty trap”, says UN report  -  ... pregnancy in Latin America where between 13,000 and 16,000 adolescents give ... Adolescent pregnancy “traps girls in a lifetime of poverty , exclusion, and  ...

Poverty in 13 states is worse than we thought

Poverty in 13 states is worse than we thought  - There's some good news and some bad news about poverty in America . First, the bad: Poverty rates are higher than previously thought in 13 states and D.C.  ...

Rich America versus Poor America: stats about the wealth gap

Rich America versus Poor America : stats about the wealth gap  - But (as this video demonstrated) it's still hard to wrap your head around how widespread poverty is in America , and how much richer America's rich have  ...

New Count Finds More Americans in Poverty

New Count Finds More Americans in Poverty  - The number of poor people in America is 3 million higher than the official count, encompassing 1 in 6 residents due to out-of-pocket medical...

Would Socialism End Poverty in America?

Would Socialism End Poverty in America ?  - What's the best way to lift people out of poverty ? America has spent trillions on anti- poverty programs—yet, as Jesus said, we still have the poor among us.

Sirota: The connection between poverty and education

Sirota: The connection between poverty and education  - As I've reported before, we know that American public school students from ... is isolated primarily in the parts of the system that operate in high poverty areas.

Joe Posch: Mike Duggan's small mention of Detroit's gay community ...

Joe Posch: Mike Duggan's small mention of Detroit's gay community ...  - It will no longer matter if you are black , brown or white. ... But the thousands of LGBT people living in the city — by birth and by choice — generally find Detroit to  ...

Racist Facebook Post Sparks Investigation, Protest

Racist Facebook Post Sparks Investigation, Protest  - ATHENS - Racist and derogatory Facebook posts targeting UGA's African - American , LGBT , and Muslim groups prompted an investigation at the university.

Boston's Hispanic Black Gay Coalition Gets $5000 Grant

Boston's Hispanic Black Gay Coalition Gets $5000 Grant  - In a new direct donation program, The Staples Foundation has awarded $5,000 to the Hispanic Black Gay Coalition. The Boston-based organization will use the  ...