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LGBT immigrants protest against 'death sentence' deportations

LGBT immigrants protest against 'death sentence' deportations  - For 25-year-old José, deportation wasn't just a heartbreaking possibility; it was a matter of life and death. “I personally suffered and was attacked by ...

Activists seeking action for LGBT immigrants rally at White House

Activists seeking action for LGBT immigrants rally at White House  - Speakers at the rally, which was attended by about two dozen people, consisted of advocates from LGBT organizations as well as LGBT immigrants ...

Are Corporations The New LGBT Advocates?

Are Corporations The New LGBT Advocates?  - The Workplace Summit offers individuals, human resources professionals, diversity managers, employee resource group (ERG) leaders, and allies the ...

A Culture of Inclusion

A Culture of Inclusion  -  LGBT rights is a personal issue for me, and the reason why I became the executive sponsor of the PRIDE BRG when it formed in 2008.” — Rob Reeg ...

Orthodox Jewish parents of LGBT children to meet

Orthodox Jewish parents of LGBT children to meet  - Eshel, a group dedicated to promoting acceptance of Orthodox LGBT Jews who wish to maintain their Jewish observance, has formed a discussion ...

House panel no to veteran same-sex benefit recognition

House panel no to veteran same-sex benefit recognition  - A committee within the House of Representatives rejected a measure that would make veteran same-sex partner benefits recognized in every state.

Ireland LGBT group spoofs life of terrified heterosexuals if gay marriage law passes

Ireland LGBT group spoofs life of terrified heterosexuals if gay marriage law passes  - An LGBT group in Ireland imagines what it would be like for heterosexual couples if gay marriage legalized -and it's hilarious. Dublin-based LGBT  ...

Student Guide 2014: a guide to the LGBT scenes in Edinburgh and Glasgow

Student Guide 2014: a guide to the LGBT scenes in Edinburgh and Glasgow  - Luckily, Edinburgh and Glasgow have thriving LGBT scenes and your student union is on hand to give you support if you need it. If you want to check ...

UN celebrates year of global campaign for LGBT equality

UN celebrates year of global campaign for LGBT equality  - At a time when the rights of LGBT people being challenged in some countries, the campaign has helped to raise awareness of the stigma, ...

Study Suggests Hollywood Is Not So Gay-Friendly

Study Suggests Hollywood Is Not So Gay-Friendly  - The study (read it here), conducted by UCLA's LGBT think tank Williams Institute and funded by the SAG-Producers Industry Advancement and ...

Inequality for All: The Republican Goal

Inequality for All: The Republican Goal  - As inequalities increase in America over the next couple of decades, life for some will become bleak. Income inequality is just one aspect of the fight ...

The New Poor: Emerging Americans

The New Poor: Emerging Americans  - It should be noted that income inequality in America was near its highest point ever just prior to the financial crisis of 2007-2008. The only time ...

The Conservative Restoration in Latin America

The Conservative Restoration in Latin America  - But there are signs of a rebuilding of conservative forces in countries on the continent with progressive governments. The threats to continuity in ...

Latin American families challenged by poverty, violence

Latin American families challenged by poverty, violence  -  Latin American poverty has diminished in recent years as the economies of countries like Brazil and Panama have grown rapidly, lifting millions into ...

Teens who smoke pot daily less likely to finish high school

Teens who smoke pot daily less likely to finish high school  - Our findings are particularly timely, given that several US states and countries in Latin America have made moves to decriminalise or legalise ...

From Challah to Jalapeños, Latin American Jews Redefine a Culinary Heritage

From Challah to Jalapeños, Latin American Jews Redefine a Culinary Heritage  - The first Jews to arrive to many Latin American countries were converso or crypto-Jewish refugees of the Spanish Inquisition. It is still possible to find ...

Black or Latino, and male: This is the victim of police-brutality

Black or Latino , and male: This is the victim of police-brutality  - Many whites have no idea of how afraid many black and Latino people are of police. The black and Latino community's reaction to law enforcement is ...

Intervention Remedies Racial Disparities in HIV Research

Intervention Remedies Racial Disparities in HIV Research  - While half of all HIV/AIDS patients are African American , they only comprise 30% of those enrolled in clinical trials on the disease, according to an ...

Republicans should want more African Americans to vote. It's the only way they can keep winning ...

Republicans should want more African Americans to vote. It's the only way they can keep winning ...  - Republicans should want more African Americans to vote. ... no need to cheapen the term by conflating Millar's partisan instincts with racial hate.

African-Americans are complicit in disparities

African - Americans are complicit in disparities  - I am a blue collar African - American man and the proud father of two black boys. I enjoyed reading the Rev. Alex Gee's eloquent piece about racial  ...

African American women are 55% less likely to receive breast reconstruction after mastectomy

African American women are 55% less likely to receive breast reconstruction after mastectomy  - Dartmouth researchers have found that African American women are 55 ... "We wanted to understand whether the racial disparity observed in breast ...

Scholars Verify Humanity Over Race In Brown Shooting

Scholars Verify Humanity Over Race In Brown Shooting  - Entering the post-Civil Rights era in America the African American diaspora witnessed a tremendous shift in momentum in which the community made ...

State's black children remain trapped in poverty, study says

State's black children remain trapped in poverty , study says  - Four out of every five African-American children in Wisconsin live in poor households, compared with roughly two out of three Latino children and ...

Taxpayers, Not Culprits, Pay for Gun Violence

Taxpayers, Not Culprits, Pay for Gun Violence  - A closer examination of the study reveals that young Black men are the most likely to be affected by gun violence , followed by Hispanic men. Violence  ...

Domestic Abuse News: 1 in 7 Hispanic Women Are Raped, Report Says

Domestic Abuse News: 1 in 7 Hispanic Women Are Raped, Report Says  - A boy marching with his mom at the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes men's march to raise awareness about rape, sexual assault, and gender violence , ...