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Op-ed: Why Hollywood's Scared of Katherine Heigl's Gay Wedding

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Op-ed: Why Hollywood's Scared of Katherine Heigl's Gay Wedding  - And I'm waiting for the same moment with LGBT characters and actors. It's great that we've had LGBT characters in critically acclaimed films like Dallas  ...

LGBT Group Refuses Offer to March in St. Patrick's Parade

LGBT Group Refuses Offer to March in St. Patrick's Parade  - We made it clear to the parade organizers that we would only march if LGBT people are able to march openly and honestly," MassEquality Executive  ...

Gay Sports Community Turns Out for Jason Collins' Brooklyn Debut

Gay Sports Community Turns Out for Jason Collins' Brooklyn Debut  - But for members of the LGBT sports community, last night was about much more than rebounds. “We wanted to come out to support Jason, and have a  ...

New Chick-fil-A filings show decrease in anti-LGBT funding

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New Chick-fil-A filings show decrease in anti- LGBT funding  - New filings with the IRS show Chick-fil-A has dramatically decreased its non-profit funding for anti- LGBT groups and causes,  ...

LGBT Help Hits Eldercare

LGBT Help Hits Eldercare  -  LGBT Help Hits Eldercare ... A recent national survey found under 25% of LGBT seniors feel they can be open in a traditional nursing or assisted living  ...

LGBT Advocacy Group Unhappy 'Duck Dynasty' Cast to Attend State Fair

LGBT Advocacy Group Unhappy 'Duck Dynasty' Cast to Attend State Fair  - An LGBT advocacy group has expressed its concern that several "Duck Dynasty" cast members will attend the Iowa State Fair later this summer.

5 LGBT Film Festivals To Head To This March

5 LGBT Film Festivals To Head To This March  - March is upon us and it's a great month for LGBT film festival around the world. So in the first in a monthly series here at /bent, we're offering a directory  ...

Will Economic Inequality Undermine LGBT Equality?

Will Economic Inequality Undermine LGBT Equality?  - If current economic trends continue, it could lead to indifference to LGBT concerns and the proliferation of right-wing extremist groups that exploit these  ...

What I Learned at the LGBT Media 2014 Convening

What I Learned at the LGBT Media 2014 Convening  - Pérez heard about the gathering through the DNC's LGBT Caucus and was happy to meet many of the reporters and bloggers whom he reads online  ...

What Lies Ahead for America's Children and Their Schools Examines Prospects for Education ...

What Lies Ahead for America's Children and Their Schools Examines Prospects for Education ...  - The coming decades hold immense potential for dramatic improvement in US education and in the achievement of American children—provided that  ...

How to fix public education in America

How to fix public education in America  - The U.S. spends more on education than most countries, but the private sector may have more to offer. 

Instead of reducing inequality, the US higher education sytem now reinforces it

Instead of reducing inequality, the US higher education sytem now reinforces it  - There is a growing body of evidence both data driven and anecdotal that indicates America's system of higher education is not only  ...

Bay Area Schools Celebrate Seuss' Birthday with 'Read Across America' Celebrations

Bay Area Schools Celebrate Seuss' Birthday with 'Read Across America ' Celebrations  - Screenshot of the National Education Association website, which offers ideas for schools to encourage, celebrate reading.  

Teach for America inspires teachers and students alike

Teach for America inspires teachers and students alike  - Our education network is also growing with other Teach For America corps ... together by our shared commitment to kids and improving education .

Lawsuit: Juvenile Solitary Confinement Blocks Education

Lawsuit: Juvenile Solitary Confinement Blocks Education  - These practices are a violation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to the lawsuit filed in  ...

Skin Color Politics, African Diaspora and Latinos in America and Latin America: Skin Lightening

Skin Color Politics, African Diaspora and Latinos in America and Latin America : Skin Lightening  -    time in the small country , just as it has increased in Southeast Asia, Africa, and Latin America , and it has become increasingly popular in Jamaica.

Moises Naim :Venezuela's tragedy

Moises Naim :Venezuela's tragedy  - The country is now the world's capital of inflation, homicide, and ... “Even in tragedy, Latin America can't compete,” a cynical friend told me. He was  ...

World Travel Market Latin America bigger than its debut

World Travel Market Latin America bigger than its debut  - The second edition of World Travel Market (WTM) Latin America which ... event, which saw more than 1,000 exhibitors from 60 countries take part.

Mexico, KSA: Fostering a stronger partnership

Mexico, KSA: Fostering a stronger partnership  - For more than six decades bilateral exchanges between both countries ... Its GDP amounts to $1.2 trillion, making it Latin America's second largest, 4th  ...

One Mother's Fight Against Slavery Is Changing South America

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One Mother's Fight Against Slavery Is Changing South America  -  Countries in Latin America serve as source, transit, and destination countries for trafficking victims. Men, women, and children are victimized within  ...

Rumba: Latin dance enters the ballroom

Rumba: Latin dance enters the ballroom  - With only two columns left this quarter in our Latin dance education , I'm just focusing on these three ballroom dances because they are almost  ...

State tries to increase Latino signups for Affordable Care Act

State tries to increase Latino signups for Affordable Care Act  - Eligible uninsured people have about five weeks to sign up for the health- care marketplace, but so far Latinos are a no show. Arizona is among the  ...

Column: Is gay the new black?

Column: Is gay the new black ?  - As a whole, LGBT people will never have to deal with systemic racism, like the school-to-prison pipeline, that negatively impacts young black men .

The state Americans love to hate

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The state Americans love to hate  - A group of Hispanic lawyers scrapped plans to hold a convention in Phoenix, ... Gay -marriage proponents see it as a riper target than the states of the  ...

Michael Sam, Part 2: The Issue of Race in America

Michael Sam, Part 2: The Issue of Race in America  - Several people have commented already on the number of hateful tweets ... But by doing this, Sam has become a very visible black gay man in the  ...