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Widening health inequalities among adolescents revealed

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Widening health inequalities among adolescents revealed  - The researchers analysed nationally representative data from almost 500,000 young people across Europe and North America who participated in the ...

This Missouri Mayor Had the Perfect Reaction to Kansas' Latest Anti-LGBT Antics

This Missouri Mayor Had the Perfect Reaction to Kansas' Latest Anti- LGBT Antics  - If Kansas' LGBT state workers don't want to work in a place where they can be fired or harassed for their sexuality or gender identity, they're welcome ...

Coming Out At School Is Worth The Risk For LGBT Youth, Study Finds

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Coming Out At School Is Worth The Risk For LGBT Youth, Study Finds  - A new study published in the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry finds that LGBT young people benefit greatly from coming out in school, even in ...

Coalition reaches out to senior LGBT community

Coalition reaches out to senior LGBT community  - According to Jay Kaplan, staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union Michigan, that need for focus on metro Detroit's LGBT seniors was ...

West Virginia Town With Five Residents Votes For LGBT Anti-Discrimination Order

West Virginia Town With Five Residents Votes For LGBT Anti-Discrimination Order  - Thurmond, West Virginia has become the smallest town in the United States to pass an order banning discrimination based on sexual orientation and ...

Black LGBT Lives Deserve Love and Liberation, Too

Black LGBT Lives Deserve Love and Liberation, Too  - As an advocate working to empower Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender ( LGBT ) LGBT people at the National Black Justice Coalition ...

LGBT Seniors Facing Increasing Retirement Fears

LGBT Seniors Facing Increasing Retirement Fears  - Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered ( LGBT ) individuals face countless struggles as they go through life, and a new study reveals that they are ...

The first websites ending with the domain name .lgbt go online

The first websites ending with the domain name . lgbt go online  - Pink News, a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ( LGBT ) news website, and a lawyer who specialises in LGBT issues are also early adopters.

The brands that connect best with LGBT consumers

The brands that connect best with LGBT consumers  - Once upon a time, brands segregated LGBT audiences with token marketing efforts relegated to LGBT -specific channels for fear of alienating straight ...

Opposition to Same-sex Marriage Not the Same as Racial Segregation

Opposition to Same-sex Marriage Not the Same as Racial Segregation  - Not generally understood or acknowledged is the substantial opposition to same-sex marriage among many African - American clergy and church ...

Making NativeLivesMatter

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Making NativeLivesMatter  - At the game, the Lakota students were subjected to racial slurs by a handful ... We know African Americans continue to face brutality and death at the ...

FBI director acknowledges 'hard truths' about racial bias in policing

FBI director acknowledges 'hard truths' about racial bias in policing  - He said that, to remind himself of the bitter history of race in America, ... my staff to tell me how many people shot by police were African American .

Nearly 4000 African Americans Were Lynched in Acts of Terror by Whites

Nearly 4000 African Americans Were Lynched in Acts of Terror by Whites  - The Equal Justice Initiative on Monday published, “Lynching in America : Confronting the Legacy of Racial Terror.” They reported that 3,959 African  ...

Discrimination-Related Stress Hurts American-Born Latino Teens More Than Their Foreign Born ...

Discrimination-Related Stress Hurts American-Born Latino Teens More Than Their Foreign Born ...  - According to Pew, a third of all Hispanics under the age of 18 live in poverty ; the percentage is lower, 21.3 percent, for those between 18 and 65, while ...

10 Struggles All Latinas Who Don't Speak Spanish Understand

10 Struggles All Latinas Who Don't Speak Spanish Understand  - Whenever non- Latino people find out you're Latina and you don't speak Spanish, their minds are blown. "But ... but, how can you not speak Spanish?

Latinos, large percentage of nation's uninsured, not applying for Obamacare, statistics show

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Latinos , large percentage of nation's uninsured, not applying for Obamacare, statistics show  - Although Latinos represent a large part of the nation's uninsured population they are still hesitant to apply for insurance under the Affordable Care Act, Department of Health and Human Services statistics show.

Latino Population Grows, But Rate Of Hispanic Doctors Drops

Latino Population Grows, But Rate Of Hispanic Doctors Drops  - event of speakers, workshops and panels, to share ideas on how to go about signing up people who are eligible for the immigration executive action ...

New Denver Public Library branch honors Latino activist, gives back to community

New Denver Public Library branch honors Latino activist, gives back to community   - Whereas those areas have bigger populations of families with young children, there are more single people , older couples and long-term residents ...

On anniversary of mass protests in Venezuela, people eye the future with uncertainty

On anniversary of mass protests in Venezuela, people eye the future with uncertainty  - It lasted almost four months and the final balance was shocking: 43 people dead, including 10 police officers; hundreds injured and 3,517 arrested, ...

Five days before Obamacare deadline, Latinos continue to lag in sign up

Five days before Obamacare deadline, Latinos continue to lag in sign up  - The NCLR official said that these unjustified fears are causing Latinos to ... The Latino organizations are also reminding people that there is federal ...

Barelas Steps Up For Homeless, Forgotten Latino Scholar May Get School...

Barelas Steps Up For Homeless, Forgotten Latino Scholar May Get School...  - Homeless people evicted from an encampment on city-owned property in downtown Albuquerque are being allowed to move to a nearby vacant lot ...

For Blacks and Latinos, a Police Officer's Indictment Isn't Enough

For Blacks and Latinos , a Police Officer's Indictment Isn't Enough  - One in five people stopped by the department in 2011 was a teenager between ... Eight-six percent of those teens were black or Latino , mostly boys.

The New Black' raises conversations about discrimination in black, LGBT communities

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The New Black ' raises conversations about discrimination in black , LGBT communities  - In our (FIRE) mission statement, it states that our goal is to center the voices of people made invisible or marginalized and silence,” said FIRE president ... It shows that the black LGBT community is being marginalized, and this is a ...

Supporters hope movie will encourage dialogue about being black and gay

Supporters hope movie will encourage dialogue about being black and gay  - Only three members of Bluegrass Black Pride walked as a gay contingent in the Roots ... to public office and serving on influential boards as openly gay people ." ... In the black community, being gay is a negative, Tolliver explained.

Establishing LGBT Relationships: A Look Into The Regional Detroit LGBT Chamber Of Commerce

Establishing LGBT Relationships: A Look Into The Regional Detroit LGBT Chamber Of Commerce  - Two months into the New Year, the Detroit Regional LGBT ... the experiences of and educate straight black people of faith with the LGBT  ...