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Fair Wisconsin, state's largest LGBT group, endorses Clinton

Fair Wisconsin, state's largest LGBT group, endorses Clinton  - In a press statement announcing the endorsement, the group's political action committee called Clinton “a champion for LGBT equality.”.

A unique Hollywood housing complex will mix LGBT youth and seniors

A unique Hollywood housing complex will mix LGBT youth and seniors  - Lorri L. Jean, CEO of the the Los Angeles LGBT Center, which is building the $100 million complex, calls the two generation groups "the two most ...

LGBT Israelis from Ethiopia to visit US

LGBT Israelis from Ethiopia to visit US  - “KALA is an extraordinary group of LGBTQ Ethiopian Israelis that is increasing its efforts to address the challenges they face, including discrimination, a relative lack of upward socio-economic mobility and the traditional attitudes of their own families and communities,” said A Wider Bridge Executive Director Arthur Slepian in a press release, referring to Kehila Lahatavit Ethiopit.

LGBT athlete roundup: Tennis player at Texas Lutheran fitting into role as team's No. 1

LGBT athlete roundup: Tennis player at Texas Lutheran fitting into role as team's No. 1  - Plus, a roundup of LGBT athletes and coaches around the country. ... Names in bold are people that have announced publicly they identify as LGBT .

Feinberg professor aims to fill gaps in LGBT research with new institute

Feinberg professor aims to fill gaps in LGBT research with new institute  - Despite last year's landmark Supreme Court decision on marriage equality, the LGBT community continues to face unique health-related and ...

The 'new Ukraine' is failing us, LGBT activists say

The 'new Ukraine' is failing us, LGBT activists say  - Kis and his partner, both LGBT activists, had decided to stage the moment to test how far Ukrainian attitudes towards the gay community had come ...

Mississippi's religious freedom bill is the worst yet, LGBT activists fear

Mississippi's religious freedom bill is the worst yet, LGBT activists fear  -  LGBT activists say the Mississippi bill is the most discriminatory yet. It seeks to protect beliefs that marriage is a union between a man and a woman; ...

Virginia Governor vetoes anti-LGBT 'religious freedom' law

Virginia Governor vetoes anti- LGBT 'religious freedom' law  - The Governor of Virginia has vetoed a 'religious freedom' bill which he claimed would legalise discrimination against LGBT people. Governor Terry ...

Minorities' homicide victimization rates fall significantly compared to whites' American Sociological ...

Minorities' homicide victimization rates fall significantly compared to whites' American Sociological ...  - "Because criminologists have long viewed group disparities in criminal violence as important indicators of broader patterns of racial/ethnic inequality, these appear to be promising trends," said Michael T. Light, an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Purdue University and the lead author of the study, which appears in the April issue of the American Sociological Review .  

What's holding black entrepreneurs back?

What's holding black entrepreneurs back?  - It's not laziness or lack of initiative that's keeping African - Americans from starting their own businesses, but instead a centuries-old racial disadvantage ...

In African-American communities, growing interest in home-schooling

In African - American communities, growing interest in home-schooling  - of African - American studies at Temple University. It's hard to determine the exact number of home-school students, let alone the racial breakdown.

Mexico's Rising Poverty Rate: 'The Idea of a Free Market System Doesn't Exist in Mexico'

Mexico's Rising Poverty Rate: 'The Idea of a Free Market System Doesn't Exist in Mexico'  - Mexico's poverty rate increased by 2.9 percent between 2008 and 2014, according to the study “Social Panorama of Latin America,” issued annually ...

Children in Poverty Likely to Have Friendship Problems, Study Suggests

Children in Poverty Likely to Have Friendship Problems, Study Suggests  - Children living in poverty are more likely to have problems with friendships and be solitary, according to a report released by the National ...

What is conservative about raising taxes?

What is conservative about raising taxes?  - Raising taxes when people have more disposable income takes money away ... Russ Latino is the State Director of Americans for Prosperity and an ...

Concentrated poverty increased in 67 of the 100 largest metro areas between 2005-09 and 2010-14.

Concentrated poverty increased in 67 of the 100 largest metro areas between 2005-09 and 2010-14.  - The increasing incidence of concentrated poverty was particularly ... more than 30 percent of poor Latino residents lived in concentrated poverty , with ...

Michael Sam: I've Been Told I'm Not Gay or Black Enough

Michael Sam: I've Been Told I'm Not Gay or Black Enough  - People have told me I'm not gay enough, people have told me I'm not black enough. I don't know what that means. You want to be accepted by other ...