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What's in a name? The meanings behind LGBTQ group names on campus

What's in a name? The meanings behind LGBTQ group names on campus  - There was no name when we were just hired,” Director of the LGBT Center Bob Schoenberg said. “I was just a member of the staff of Student Life.”.

History Being Lost' As Gay Venues Close

History Being Lost' As Gay Venues Close  - It is not known exactly how many LGBT venues have disappeared in recent years but it is thought that hundreds have likely closed since the 1990s.

What do gun rights and gay rights in the US have in common? A lot

What do gun rights and gay rights in the US have in common? A lot  - Palmer encourages members of the LGBT community, and women, to arm themselves for their own protection. He acknowledges that some people ...

Why Furniture Exec Mitchell Gold is Challenging Religious Hatred

Why Furniture Exec Mitchell Gold is Challenging Religious Hatred  - One needs to look no further than July's gay pride parade in Jerusalem for evidence the danger religious bigots pose to LGBT youth. An ultra-Orthodox ...

Vatican concludes that there are 'no grounds' for same-sex marriage

Vatican concludes that there are 'no grounds' for same-sex marriage  - The Catholic Church will make no concessions for LGBT people in the church as the Family Synod concludes in Rome. As the controversial Catholic ...

A Look at State Laws Addressing LGBT Nondiscrimination

A Look at State Laws Addressing LGBT Nondiscrimination  - According to LGBT -rights advocacy groups, here's the latest breakdown: —28 states have no explicit statewide protections for sexual orientation and ...

Bernie Sanders Doesn't Share Hillary Clinton's Memory of How DOMA Passed

Bernie Sanders Doesn't Share Hillary Clinton's Memory of How DOMA Passed  - Republicans proposed DOMA in an election year, and Bill Clinton had already been tripped up by LGBT equality at the start of his term, when he tried ...

Russia seeks to criminalize 'coming out'

Russia seeks to criminalize 'coming out'  - Russian lawmakers are considering a law that would call for fines and jail time for LGBT people who come out of the closet. The new legislation would ...
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High Cost Of Crime In Latin America  - A recent study carried out by the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) has provided estimates on the economic impact of criminal activity in five Latin American countries – Chile, Costa Rica, Honduras, Paraguay and Uruguay. Its findings show

Guatemalan Candidate Says She Wants to Be “the President of the Poor”

Guatemalan Candidate Says She Wants to Be “the President of the Poor”  - A total of 53.71 percent of the population of that Central American nation of 15 million inhabitants is regarded as below the poverty line, while 13.33 ...

Health disparities persist among Utah's minorities

Health disparities persist among Utah's minorities  - The report found that American Indian or Alaska Native people were twice as likely to report having no health insurance, and Hispanic/ Latino people  ...

Argentina voters have financial woes in mind as they elect Christina Fernandez's successor

Argentina voters have financial woes in mind as they elect Christina Fernandez's successor  - Today, many people don't notice effects of the macroeconomic problems in their daily lives. Daniel Scioli, the governor of the Buenos Aires province ...

Latino Voters Call for an Aggressive Agenda to Protect the Environment

Latino Voters Call for an Aggressive Agenda to Protect the Environment  - A new national poll of Latino voters conducted by Latino Decisions in ... most dangerous industries and face harmful working conditions and poverty  ...

Anthony Mackie Says Race of 'Black Panther' Director Not Important

Anthony Mackie Says Race of ' Black Panther' Director Not Important  -  Three days after saying he was “drinking the Kool-Aid” for Donald Trump (which he has since described as a bad joke), the actor is weighing in on the director search regarding “Black Panther.”

Between the World and Me' Ponders Race in America

Between the World and Me' Ponders Race in America  - Struggle — for freedom, for equal access to education, housing, transportation and jobs, for basic respect — is a staple of the African - American  ...

What the first Democratic presidential debate showed us about the candidates

What the first Democratic presidential debate showed us about the candidates  - He also fought to include an African American soldier on the Mall. ... The fact that Bernie Sanders mentioned institutional racism is significant. While as ...