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Colombia's Next Drag Superstar

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Colombia's Next Drag Superstar  - Homophobia and hate crimes are still a problem for Colombia's LGBT community, many of whom seek refuge in the country's bigger cities, like Bogotá,  ...

LGBT Rights In The U.S. in 2013: The Five Best and Five Worst ...

LGBT Rights In The U.S. in 2013: The Five Best and Five Worst ...  - It's been a landmark year for America's LGBT community. Perhaps most monumentally, DOMA was struck down in June, with states and agencies  ...

OUT Fund grant to RaiseAChild.US targets LGBT community

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OUT Fund grant to RaiseAChild.US targets LGBT community  - US, a nonprofit that encourages the LGBT community to build families through fostering and adoption. The OUT Fund is a giving circle comprised of  ...

PFLAG San Diego's 2014 scholarship cycle open

PFLAG San Diego's 2014 scholarship cycle open  - PFLAG San Diego has teamed up with its members, non-profit supporters of LGBT youth, and individual sponsors to offer college  ...

Uganda finally passes draconian anti-LGBT law

Uganda finally passes draconian anti- LGBT law  - Uganda has passed its anti- LGBT law that has been under consideration since 2009. The law does not include the death penalty provision it once did,  ...

Celebrities who came out in 2013

Celebrities who came out in 2013  - Miller felt that, as a gay man, he had no choice but to decline the offer due to the homophobic atmosphere that recent anti- LGBT laws have fostered in  ...

A humble beginning

A humble beginning  - On Saturday night, the Israeli LGBT community came together in Tel Aviv to demand legislation securing its rights as equal members of Israeli society.

South America needs co-ordinated response to combat scourge of ...

South America needs co-ordinated response to combat scourge of ...  - With an estimated 900,000 users (out of a total population of nearly 200 million), Latin America's largest country has become the second-largest  ...

Latin America facing economic migration challenges

Latin America facing economic migration challenges  - The acceleration of Latin America's largest economies has created an ... and those seeking manual labour, from its poorest countries to its richest.

Latin America's educational divide

Latin America's educational divide  - Since the results of the test came out earlier this month, there has been a lot of media attention on the fact that Latin American countries that  ...

Immigrants Sending Money Home Again, But Not to Mexico

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Immigrants Sending Money Home Again, But Not to Mexico  - "If Mexico is excluded, remittance totals to Spanish-speaking Latin American countries as a whole have recovered after dropping during the U.S.  ...

US Has to Deal with Rising Powers on Equal Terms

US Has to Deal with Rising Powers on Equal Terms  - He also said that as Latin America sees the US as bully-boy of the world, it's likely to see more from the countries for standing against America's  ...

Hunger pains - Binge-eating disorder linked to lifelong impairments ...

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Hunger pains - Binge-eating disorder linked to lifelong impairments ...  - Binge-eating disorder, designated only months ago by the American ... several countries in Latin America (Brazil, Colombia, Mexico), a number in  ...

Microsoft expands Azure services to Brazil

Microsoft expands Azure services to Brazil  - As of the first half of 2014, companies throughout Brazil, Latin America and the Caribbean will be able to reap the ... we are committed to making technology a fundamental driving force for business growth in the country ,” he added.

US aided in escape of New Yorker: minister

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US aided in escape of New Yorker: minister  - Bolivia has accused the US of helping a New York businessman escape from the South American country where he had spent 18 months in prison  ...

Latin America is a potential market that UAE should explore

Latin America is a potential market that UAE should explore  - atin America is an emerging economy with great potential that UAE ... Nearly all the Latin American countries are focused on commodities,  ...

Illegal mining is Latin America's new cocaine

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Illegal mining is Latin America's new cocaine  - Illegal mining has become the "new cocaine" of Latin America in terms of illicit trading, as countries such as Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela and  ...

Eating healthier only $1.50 more expensive daily, says study

Eating healthier only $1.50 more expensive daily, says study  - Everyone has had that moment — whether to grab a burger from a fast food joint with a  ...

Crazy Horse program jump starts college careers

Crazy Horse program jump starts college careers  - An annual summer education program at the Crazy Horse Memorial aimed at Native American high school graduates is  ...

9 Top Education Longreads of 2013

9 Top Education Longreads of 2013  - Sometimes, it takes a longer article to illuminate something as complex as education in America . Here are nine articles that the Next America staff  ...

Jindal: 'American Dream is about equality of opportunity'

Jindal: ' American Dream is about equality of opportunity'  - BATON ROUGE, La. -- My dad taught me the importance of working hard and getting a great education . He would always say to me, “Son, we are not  ...

Latinos Become Largest Ethnic Group In California: Also Most ...

Latinos Become Largest Ethnic Group In California: Also Most ...  - The reasons behind the slump in Latino education results are varied yet endemic: many hispanic children grew up in households where their parents  ...

A Look At Poverty In America

A Look At Poverty In America  - The United States Department of Agriculture donates commodities through programs such as The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP),  ...

What tent cities say about America

What tent cities say about America  - The same can be said for much of America : Homelessness has doubled since the 1980s. Those who declare that we're close to ending poverty just  ...

The Great Recession Had a Major Impact On Child Poverty ...

The Great Recession Had a Major Impact On Child Poverty ...  - The Great Recession may be technically over, but America is still feeling its effects. And often, the ones getting the brunt of it are the  ...