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Gay Marriage Case May Affect Discrimination, Religion Bills

Gay Marriage Case May Affect Discrimination, Religion Bills  - Gov. Rick Snyder hopes to resuscitate legislation that would protect gay and transgender residents from discrimination, while LGBT  ...

Senior British military general considers coming out as gay

Senior British military general considers coming out as gay  - Since that time, many soldiers have come out and LGBT individuals have signed up to serve. However, higher up the chain of command, out LGBT  ...

LGBT equality in Oregon recognized

LGBT equality in Oregon recognized  - In its State Equality Index released last week, the Human Rights Campaign, a national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ( LGBT ) civil rights ...

My Big Fat Anti-Gay Wedding Cake

My Big Fat Anti-Gay Wedding Cake   - Is it discrimination when a baker refuses to bake a cake saying 'God Hates Gays'? No—but the opponents of LGBT equality are still likely to win.

Sun destinations for gay and lesbian seniors

Sun destinations for gay and lesbian seniors  - Even more than in the mainstream world, most ads and visuals that promote LGBT travel feature a bevy of fresh, youthful faces. But statistically, one in ...

National gay rights group gives Massachusetts high marks for LGBT equality

National gay rights group gives Massachusetts high marks for LGBT equality  - A national gay rights organization gives Massachusetts high marks on a report card grading states on legislation affecting the lesbian, gay ...

Early consultation stages for the first LGBT school in the UK

Early consultation stages for the first LGBT school in the UK  - The first school for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people could open its doors in Britain. For the British LGBT group “Youth North West” ...

Queer Farming in Iowa, LGBT Books to Prisoners in Wisconsin

Queer Farming in Iowa, LGBT Books to Prisoners in Wisconsin  - Paul says the Colorado experience has prevented him from coming out while taking up work on farms in Iowa. “Socially, everything is moving forward ...

Russia: Founder of support group for LGBT youth fined for "gay propaganda"

Russia: Founder of support group for LGBT youth fined for "gay propaganda"  - Yelena Klimova, the founder of an online support group for LGBT teenagers, has been fined 50,000 rubles ($780) for violating ...

State Lawmakers Strike Back With Anti-LGBT Rights Proposals

State Lawmakers Strike Back With Anti- LGBT Rights Proposals  - Efforts to undermine LGBT gains on the national level are being backed in the states. American and Rainbow flags are seen at a rally celebrating the ...

Improving adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Latin America: reflections from an ...

Improving adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Latin America : reflections from an ...  - It aims at guiding future ASRH research and policy in Latin America .1. ... comprehensive sexuality education through conventional approaches and ...

Only 18% of Latino K-12 students are English language learners

Only 18% of Latino K-12 students are English language learners  - The report, which shows encouraging results for Latino students in America, says that only 18% of Latino K-12 students are English language learners.

The Supreme Court, gay 'marriage' and thin air

The Supreme Court, gay 'marriage' and thin air  - Of course, the idea that the American people required states to redefine marriage when they adopted the Fourteenth Amendment is entirely ...

Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter  - The events of 2014 have borne out this theory, as racial tensions have reached a high ... Both of these victims were African - American and unarmed.

Members of the African American community live with race profiling

Members of the African American community live with race profiling  - Many African Americans continue to feel a racial imbalance in our community. WBFO'S Eileen Buckley reports black males experience a great deal of ...

No Race Disparities in Prostate Cancer Outcomes Within VA Healthcare System

No Race Disparities in Prostate Cancer Outcomes Within VA Healthcare System  - In a recent study titled “VA Study Reveals No Race Disparities in Prostate ... “The observed lack of disparity in outcomes between African Americans  ...

Martin Luther King Jr. celebration sheds light on racism in America

Martin Luther King Jr. celebration sheds light on racism in America  - Martin Luther King Jr. celebration sheds light on racism in America ... an unconscious bias, or unconscious racism against African - Americans .

Even in the Ivy League, Black Men Are Still Subject to Racial Profiling

Even in the Ivy League, Black Men Are Still Subject to Racial Profiling  - The African American writer cited the incident as just one example of how complicated police interaction can be, and the types of questions it raises.

Are millennials tolerant racists?

Are millennials tolerant racists?  - America's newest generation is indeed more racially progressive than their parents. ... They see themselves as racially progressive as well. ... Only 39 percent of Hispanic millennials and 24 percent of African - American millennials ...

Reflections on race, family in 'Black or White'

Reflections on race , family in ' Black or White'  - The two struggle to prove that their view and lifestyle — either being with her African - American side of the family or living in a wealthy, white ...

Making a real change

Making a real change  - She has a way of teaching you what poverty really is,” said Blais, adding it was an eye opening experience. The FIDA project provides Haitian  ...

Poverty Falls in Chile, but Inequality Remains, Government Says

Poverty Falls in Chile, but Inequality Remains, Government Says  - Some 14.4 percent of Chileans live in poverty , while 4.5 percent live in ... The U.N. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, ...

Ritchie Torres: Gay, Hispanic and Powerful

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Ritchie Torres: Gay , Hispanic and Powerful  - Some whisper he'll be the country's first gay president. “The future is boundless to him,” says fellow councilman Jimmy Vacca, who gave Torres his ...

United Nations says poverty reduction stalled in Latin America

United Nations says poverty reduction stalled in Latin America  -  Poverty reduction has stalled across Latin America, barely budging since 2012, as economic growth has slowed, the United ...

Dr Harding's thoughts on the LGBT community

Dr Harding's thoughts on the LGBT community  - They [ LGBT ] might be superior to us, like we found so many Black people ... that the LGBT community deserves also human rights, I think that people ...