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Gay Pride to launch workplace survey

Gay Pride to launch workplace survey  - The gay rights organisation is asking local lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ( LGBT ) people to report their experiences in the workplace in an  ...

Mormon Ex-Gay Organization Closing

Mormon Ex-Gay Organization Closing  - Evergreen International, an organization for LGBT Mormons that has endorsed "ex-gay" therapy, is closing, with some of its operations being absorbed  ...

Catholic MPs voting in favour of gay marriage bill will commit 'grave ...

Catholic MPs voting in favour of gay marriage bill will commit 'grave ...  - Despite its misgivings about the Bill, Mgr Scicluna said the Church is close to all members of the community, including LGBT ones. Mgr Scicluna said  ...

Year in Review: 10 Important Transgender Moments of 2013

Year in Review: 10 Important Transgender Moments of 2013  - "In recent months he's taken a stand on the issue of LGBT rights as it relates to Russia, and we've seen American foreign policy being used to make  ...

US study claims 'jokesters' skew data for research into LGBT young ...

US study claims 'jokesters' skew data for research into LGBT young ...  - A new US study has claimed that research into LGBT young people could be based on faulty data either by "confused teens" or "jokesters" providing  ...

In 2013, world diverges on gay rights

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In 2013, world diverges on gay rights  - In the developing world, economic, political and social upheaval has created the toxic conditions for a backlash against LGBT people, with scary  ...

Pope Francis calls for fresh Church approach to children of LGBT ...

Pope Francis calls for fresh Church approach to children of LGBT ...  - Pope Francis has called for a rethink in the way the Catholic Church deals with the children of gay couples and divorced parents, warning against  ...

Legacy Helps LGBTs Quit Smoking

Legacy Helps LGBTs Quit Smoking  - Did you know that gays smoke cigarettes at rates nearly 70 percent higher than the general population, and tobacco companies target the LGBT   ...

County schools superintendent Kelty set to resign

County schools superintendent Kelty set to resign  - His new job will be for Teach for America as senior managing director of ... day every child in this nation will have access to an excellent education .”.

Here's Exactly How Much the Government Would Have to Spend to ...

Here's Exactly How Much the Government Would Have to Spend to ...  - According to new Department of Education data, that's how much tuition ... The New America Foundation says that the federal government spent a  ...

Andria Ryberg still making a difference in education

Andria Ryberg still making a difference in education  - Andria Ryberg talks about teaching, working with Teach for America and ... Andria Ryberg recently left one nationally based education job to take on  ...

7 tips for successful aging

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7 tips for successful aging  - In fact, Latino admissions to nursing homes has increased by 58 percent ... With the overall population of people 65 and older expected to double in  ...

2014: The Year We're Not Shocked People Of Color Watch Films?

2014: The Year We're Not Shocked People Of Color Watch Films?  - The makers of the Paranormal Activity franchise are hoping to court Latino viewers with a spin-off movie in 2014. Paranormal Activity: The Marked  ...

Study: Latino unemployment rate lags in Nevada

Study: Latino unemployment rate lags in Nevada  - The study found that between 2007 and 2010, the Latino unemployment rate ... The study revealed a gender gap, with Latino men facing significantly  ...

It's time to evict big-time sports from American higher education

It's time to evict big-time sports from American higher education  - James Madison University recently commissioned an "overall strategic plan" for its athletics program. Revealed to the public  ...

Poverty in America: What happened to “The Great Society”

Poverty in America : What happened to “The Great Society”  - What happens in Washington doesn't stay in Washington. Policies and promises are influenced by attitude, and all are subject to being blown off  ...

Letter: Numbers Don't Tell the Story

Letter: Numbers Don't Tell the Story  - Forty-eight million among us live in poverty with an overall rate calculated at 16 percent of the American population. (Without Social Security payments  ...

NAFTA misses mark on sweeping promises

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NAFTA misses mark on sweeping promises  - According the Economic Commission for Latin America , poverty fell from 48.4 percent in 1990 to 27.9 percent in 2013 for all of Latin America.

Fighting poverty

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Fighting poverty  -  Poverty remains a long-standing and seemingly intractable problem in Ohio and the rest of the country, afflicting nearly 50 million Americans .

'Small soy latte liberalism' sums up years of failure on poverty

'Small soy latte liberalism' sums up years of failure on poverty  - Poor and disadvantaged Americans deserve a completely new approach to poverty — one which has the courage to analyze the failures of the past  ...

5 Ways The Liberal Obsession With Income Inequality Hurts The Poor

5 Ways The Liberal Obsession With Income Inequality Hurts The Poor  - During the Great Depression, more than 60% of Americans were living below the poverty line. Over the last 50 years, that number has generally  ...

Local Catholics confront poverty

Local Catholics confront poverty  - January is the month in which American Catholics are asked to pay particular attention to the widespread and damaging effects of poverty — and how  ...

Support Yourself and a Kid on $7600 a Year?

Support Yourself and a Kid on $7600 a Year?   - That's the financial reality for 20 million Americans who live in deep poverty , an Urban Institute report indicates. Retire on $120 Grand? How About  ...

Venezuela Supports Robotics Program for Children

Venezuela Supports Robotics Program for Children  -  ... will be among the first countries in Latin America to introduce the application of robotics in primary education , cybernetics specialists said today.

Newark group keeps Martin Luther King Jr.'s memory alive at ...

Newark group keeps Martin Luther King Jr.'s memory alive at ...  - That is why Ficklin, leader of the Newark-based Afro - American Cultural and Historical Society, long has presented ceremonies that honor King's  ...