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Pop star: 'Song about gay man being “cured” killed my career'

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Pop star: 'Song about gay man being “cured” killed my career'  - International media heavily criticized the story, with the Italian LGBTI group Arcigay condemning Povia for promoting homophobia. '[The song] is an  ...

Poverty in America: Success depends on birth location

Poverty in America : Success depends on birth location  - Below is the percent chance of a child born into one of the poorest families in each of the Indiana regions being able to move into a top income bracket  ...

El Salvador's New President Faces Gangs, Poverty And Instability

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El Salvador's New President Faces Gangs, Poverty And Instability  - There are 2 million Salvadorans in the U.S. That's almost a third of the entire population of El Salvador itself, Central America's smallest country.

Our economic times: EITCJ and minimum wage most effective together

Our economic times: EITCJ and minimum wage most effective together  - The great debate on poverty reduction in America has pivoted towards the relative impact of expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) versus  ...

Anti-LGBT Job Discrimination Extends To Benefits, Salaries And Promotions, Say Transgender ...

Anti- LGBT Job Discrimination Extends To Benefits, Salaries And Promotions, Say Transgender ...  - If signed, ENDA will provide workplace protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ( LGBT ) Americans. Still, many U.S. citizens are confused  ...

Israeli parliament bans discrimination against LGBT youth in schools

Israeli parliament bans discrimination against LGBT youth in schools  - in every school the right of LGBT youth to be equal students appears black and white,” Khenin said. “But this law is there to protect not  ...

Sarah Silverman Lends Her Voice to LGBT Jewish Organization

Sarah Silverman Lends Her Voice to LGBT Jewish Organization  - Sarah Silverman Lends Her Voice to LGBT Jewish Organization. The comedienne will record a personalized voice mail for one winner. 

Harlem parents counter hate sign with support for LGBT youth

Harlem parents counter hate sign with support for LGBT youth  - Harlem parents counter hate sign with support for LGBT youth ... Ave. that they launched a fund-raiser Tuesday to support a local LGBT youth program.

LGBT Acceptance: Still a Bumpy Ride

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LGBT Acceptance: Still a Bumpy Ride  - To be a supporter of equal rights and inclusion for the LGBT community is to be on a never-ending rollercoaster ride. For every high, like the slowly  ...

Give us your word, and we will give you votes!

Give us your word, and we will give you votes!  - Ahead of the elections, the LGBT community approaches political parties ... As the poll day draws near, the LGBT community in the city has begun  ...

LGBT Activists Derail Stanford Funding for Marriage Conference

LGBT Activists Derail Stanford Funding for Marriage Conference  - The Graduate Student Council (GSC) of prestigious Stanford University in California (campus shown) has shot down a request for funding from a  ...

Report Examines UK's New Welfare System, Cautions Against US Implementation

Report Examines UK's New Welfare System, Cautions Against US Implementation  - Fifty years ago, the War on Poverty put in place much of the essential social safety net that has helped keep millions of Americans out of poverty .

Educational equality for military families is worth fighting for

Educational equality for military families is worth fighting for  - But how often do we consider the well-being of American military families, and specifically, our responsibility to provide a quality education to the  ...

For some, American education tops Chinese education

For some, American education tops Chinese education  - The learning environment, flexibility and an all-round education system are three factors that attract more Chinese students to pursue higher education   ...

California Students Rally at Capitol for Agricultural Education Funding

California Students Rally at Capitol for Agricultural Education Funding  - As part of the annual “Ag Day” celebration at the state Capitol, Future Farmers of America students from around California rallied Wednesday in  ...

NPR asks if the Middle East or Latin America is more sexist.

NPR asks if the Middle East or Latin America is more sexist.  - But Mexico and other Latin countries actually do pretty well at educating ... By contrast, Latin America is a shining example of growing gender parity.

World's Happiest Countries' Are In Latin America, According To Instagram

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World's Happiest Countries ' Are In Latin America , According To Instagram  - By these parameters, Latin American nations overwhelmingly dominate the list. An abundance of sun and sand may have something to do with it: “We  ...

Chile and Mexico at the Top of Inequality List of OECD Countries

Chile and Mexico at the Top of Inequality List of OECD Countries  - The OECD would seemingly agree, as they disclosed that the South American nation has the highest rate of inequality, followed by Mexico, among its  ...

Venezuela Blames America for a Conflict It Knows Nothing About and Has Nothing to Do With

Venezuela Blames America for a Conflict It Knows Nothing About and Has Nothing to Do With   - the crisis that has lasted in the Latin American country for the last six weeks. Thousands have been arrested, hundreds injured, some even tortured.

Top Guru-Held South American Stocks

Top Guru-Held South American Stocks  - The following four companies come from a variety of industries, are based out of South American countries and are held by the largest number of  ...

Colombia trained 22000 foreign troops since 2009:

Colombia trained 22000 foreign troops since 2009 - The South American country is fighting a number of leftist guerrilla groups and drugs trafficking organizations, but has seen income through US aid  ...

Wilmer Valderrama: Being A Latino In Hollywood 'Wasn't Easy'

Wilmer Valderrama: Being A Latino In Hollywood 'Wasn't Easy'  - Valderrama: I actually walked around picking people at random that I felt embodied the unique sense of fashion in Latino culture. What I had to do was  ...

The Sexist Dentyne Ice Ad That Pissed Off People in Puerto Rico - Latino Rebels

The Sexist Dentyne Ice Ad That Pissed Off People in Puerto Rico - Latino Rebels  - When we get a Change.org petition from one person , we give it a glance. When we get the same petition from 15 people in the same day, we tend to  ...

Voto Latino to Congress: Yes We Can Take Away Your Jobs

Voto Latino to Congress: Yes We Can Take Away Your Jobs  - You have dreamers and people calling him 'deporter-in-chief' and he's going ... Her co-star and fellow Voto Latino volunteer America Ferrera, of “Ugly  ...

Brazil slashes extreme poverty by 89% over the last decade

Brazil slashes extreme poverty by 89% over the last decade  - Brazil – the biggest country and economy in Latin America – has achieved an 89 percent reduction in the number of its citizen living in extreme poverty   ...