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LGBT people are more likely to end up behind bars

LGBT people are more likely to end up behind bars - A new study has revealed LGBT people are disproportionately more likely to end up in prison. According to a report published in the American Journal ...

Anti-LGBTQ Junk Science And Fake News Are Poised To Harm the Future of LGBTQ Equality

Anti-LGBTQ Junk Science And Fake News Are Poised To Harm the Future of LGBTQ Equality - After scientific consensus rejected the “sickness theories” of homosexuality in the 1970s, “anti- LGBT professionals retreated from mainstream scientific ...

Looking back on 2016

Looking back on 2016 - The need for that support becomes more acute in 2017 as we strive to continue our mission of informing the LGBT community in the face of an ...

George Michael's hard journey from closeted star to gay hero

George Michael's hard journey from closeted star to gay hero - where he still felt the need to smother his gay identity, reminding us how recent are the changes in the general public's attitude about LGBT lives.

Rabbi repeats 'perverts' slur against LGBTs

Rabbi repeats 'perverts' slur against LGBTs - He also said that he prevented gay individuals from passing lectures on the subject of tolerance and respect toward the LGBT community at the IDF's ...

2016 Rewind: North Carolina's 'bathroom bill'

2016 Rewind: North Carolina's 'bathroom bill' - It was in North Carolina that LGBT civil rights advocates suffered their most significant political loss of 2016 — but also won their most significant ...

LGBT Patients at Disproportionate Risk of Cancer

LGBT Patients at Disproportionate Risk of Cancer - That's the experience of many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ( LGBT ) people, who, according to studies, face a greater risk of getting cancer ...

Was 2016 the end of progress for global LGBT rights?

Was 2016 the end of progress for global LGBT rights? - Colombia’s Supreme Court ruled in favour of same-sex marriage — although not without consequences. Marriage laws also passed in several minor territories like the Faroe Islands, Guernsey, Isle of Man, and Gibraltar, as well as in several Mexican states, and civil unions were approved in Italy and Aruba. Voters in The Gambia just threw out a dictator with one of the worst LGBT rights records in Africa, although at the moment it looks like he may not go quietly. 

More African Americans Look To Purchase Guns

More African Americans Look To Purchase Guns - Oliver saw a slight bounce in sales after the November election. He also saw his minority clientele increase as several of those customers signed up for his concealed weapons permit classes. “We’ve had a fairly consistent growth pattern of some of the minorities in our CWP classes,” he said. “It has not been fairly dramatic either way, but we’ve seen a steady growth.”

Latin Economies Face a Big China Choice

Latin Economies Face a Big China Choice - Now Latin America faces something of a diplomatic bind: China is the biggest trading partner for many Latin nations and one of the region's biggest ...

South America to Import Medical Marijuana from Southern California

South America to Import Medical Marijuana from Southern California - 

Home featured New Study Confirms Police Are Far More Likely to Use Lethal Force...

Home featured New Study Confirms Police Are Far More Likely to Use Lethal Force... - Nearly 250 African - American men have been gunned down by law ... a much-needed national discussion on the role race plays in police use of lethal ...

The Trump empathy tour stops here

The Trump empathy tour stops here - Done fielding the hateful, racist and misogynistic phone calls and emails and ... "When African Americans protest against profound racial inequality ...

Expected to Witness a Steady Growth by 2021

Expected to Witness a Steady Growth by 2021 - Region wise, global education technology and smart classroom market is segmented into North America, Latin America , Western Europe, Eastern ...

Home National Blacks In Colorado Arrested, Sentenced to Prison More Than Any Other Racial ...

Home National Blacks In Colorado Arrested, Sentenced to Prison More Than Any Other Racial ... -  African - American men and women in Colorado were arrested at disproportionate rates last year and were more likely to be sentenced to prison than ...

Year-End Best Books in Race and Religion in American History

Year-End Best Books in Race and Religion in American History - So I'll make a “top five” list for you here of works on race and religion in America , focusing here particularly on books focusing on people of African  ...