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Group Wants LGBT Civil Rights Protections on Ballot

Group Wants LGBT Civil Rights Protections on Ballot  -  Some LGBT activists worry a ballot drive could backfire and is almost certain to face the same level of hostile opposition as a campaign for a human ...

Matt Bomer Calls Ads To Repeal Houston's LGBT Protections 'Horrifying'

Matt Bomer Calls Ads To Repeal Houston's LGBT Protections 'Horrifying'  - Christian conservative groups opposed to HERO have mounted a vigorous campaign. In one ad, the group Texas Values claims the law would allow “men access to women's bathrooms, shower rooms and locker rooms.”

Anti-LGBT discrimination, attitudes common in Balkans

Anti- LGBT discrimination, attitudes common in Balkans  -  Three people were injured in February 2014 when a group of people wearing masks attacked an LGBT festival in the Bosnian capital that Sarajevo ...

Out actor Van Hansis admits he has never seen a single episode of Queer As Folk

Out actor Van Hansis admits he has never seen a single episode of Queer As Folk  - 'I think it's wonderful that LGBT actors are being cast in LGBT roles. But I mean it's called acting,' Hansis says. 'Gay actors can play straight roles and ...

78000 march for marriage equality, rights in Taipei LGBT pride parade

78000 march for marriage equality, rights in Taipei LGBT pride parade  - Nearly 80,000 locals and tourists converged in the Taiwanese capital city of Taipei on Saturday to support marriage equality and LGBT rights at the ...

LGBT Refugees In America

LGBT Refugees In America  - Recently the U.S. Department of State changed their guidelines that makes it easier for LGBT refugees & asylum seekers to have their partners join ...

Historically Latino neighborhood in San Francisco on track to lose half of its Latino population

Historically Latino neighborhood in San Francisco on track to lose half of its Latino population - But the people behind those local businesses and cultural attractions might soon be pushed out of the neighborhood they've called home for decades.

Could a Superfood Help Save Haiti's Forests?

Could a Superfood Help Save Haiti's Forests?  - Could two of Haiti's problems—deforestation and poverty —be solved by moringa? It's a potential solution floated by Oakland-based social enterprise ...

What Does It Mean for Solidarity with Latin America?

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What Does It Mean for Solidarity with Latin America?  - All five countries have made impressive advances toward achieving the UN Millennium Goals of halving poverty by 2020. Nicaragua, the second, or ...

Were African Americans at the World Bank Belittled and Betrayed by the Congressional ...

Were African Americans at the World Bank Belittled and Betrayed by the Congressional ...  - The author, an African American staff member who used a pseudonym to avoid retaliation, noted that institutional racism has “gotten worse under ...

For Clinton, a challenge to keep black voters energized about her campaign

For Clinton, a challenge to keep black voters energized about her campaign  - Hillary Rodham Clinton's visit here to court African American .... going on among African Americans about the 2016 presidential race .

Are Socio-economic or genetic factors to blame for poorer breast cancer outcomes in African ...

Are Socio-economic or genetic factors to blame for poorer breast cancer outcomes in African ...  - It is well established that there is a significant racial divide in breast cancer ... There are many systematic factors that affect African American women; ...

Pitts: 'It has nothing to do with race'

Pitts: 'It has nothing to do with race '  - For that matter, he could have acted from unconscious racial bias and had a black face; African - American people are no more immune to the drumbeat ...

Being gay in the black church

Being gay in the black church  - It's a subject many still view as taboo: gay and lesbian members of the black church. In a new BET documentary, writer/producer Clay Cane visits ...