Researchers confirm substantial income disparities among lesbian, gay and bisexual Canadians – CTV News
TORONTO -- A new report on the inequities faced by LGBTQ2S+ Canadians has confirmed an economic trend that could make employers re-examine their hiring practices and how they address workplace challenges.
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James Hormel, first openly gay U.S. ambassador, dies at 88 – Minneapolis Star Tribune
SAN FRANCISCO — James Hormel, the first openly gay U.S. ambassador and a philanthropist who funded organizations to fight AIDS and promote human rights, has died. He was 88. Hormel died...
US Gay Bars Enforce ‘No Vaccine, No Entry’ Policy – Star Observer
LGBTQ+ venues across the US are sending a clear message to patrons; ‘Get the jab if you want to party.’
Gay bars and nightclubs are increasingly requiring would-be-revellers to supply not...
David T. Gay Esq. is recognized by Continental Who’s Who – PRNewswire
TAUNTON, Mass., Aug. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- David T. Gay, Esq. is being recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Trusted Attorney for his professional excellence in the field of law and...
LGBTQ Americans taking bigger economic hit amid pandemic, census data finds – NBC News
As the nation battles new variants of the Covid-19 virus, LGBTQ Americans have felt the economic brunt of the pandemic harder than the general public, according to a new report from...
Therapist Ends Challenge to Maryland’s Gay Conversion Ban – Bloomberg Law
Health Law & Business Court previously held ban didn’t violate free speech rightsFourth Circuit said suit barred by sovereign immunityA therapist who alleged...
Student and Staff Well-Being | Ohio Department of Education – Ohio Department of Education
Schools and districts play an essential role in supporting the needs of the whole child. Schools have the opportunity to provide a variety of protective factors in the lives of...
Modern Love Season 2: An Interview with Mary Elizabeth Williams – The New York...
In her 2014 Modern Love essay, “A Second Embrace, With Hearts and Eyes Open,” the writer Mary Elizabeth Williams tells the story of rekindling her marriage only to find out, shortly...
Collective Action a Remedy for Depression Among LGBT Individuals – James Moore
A recent article, published in Social Science & Medicine, investigated the psychological benefits of collective action among LGBT individuals in Hong Kong. The researchers found that collective action can increase resilience...
New Study: Suicide Prevention Support Falls on Fellow LGBTQ+ Community Members – Gay Nation
(Supplied) 2 min readThe responsibility for providing suicide prevention support for people in the LGBTQ+ communities frequently falls on peers with little or no mental health training, a recent study...
SF to become 1st US city to require proof of full vaccination for many...
San Francisco became the first major city in the country to require people to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at many indoor spaces and large events, Mayor London Breed announced August...
Guelph medical centre launches $6M lawsuit against couple after tweet alleges clinic ‘hates gay...
Warning: This story contains offensive language.The head of a Guelph medical imaging business is suing a couple for $6 million, alleging in a statement of claim that they "maliciously hurt" the...
The 40-Hour Work Week Is, in Fact, Life – The New York Times
Daily Business BriefingUpdated Aug. 12, 2021, 4:26 p.m. ETWhen to Clap BackI am a staff member at a predominantly white institution. The other week my colleague asked me to welcome a new...
NI rule change allowing blood donations from some gay men set to take effect...
A change to blood donation rules for gay and bisexual men in Northern Ireland will be implemented from Monday. en who have been in a same-sex relationship with one partner for...
LGTBQ Americans More Likely To Report Food And Economic Insecurity – NPR
A lesbian couple hold hands during the annual Gay Pride rally, on June 8, 2007. Recent survey data shows that...
Halifax Pride panel brings Dal experts together to explore 2SLGBTQ+ health disparities in Nova...
Nova Scotians who identify as members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community continue to face challenges on a variety of fronts, including their ability to access health care.A panel event hosted by the...
Opinion | Outing of a priest and data privacy in the LGBTQ community –...
Most people are transphobic.
Start with the fact that in 2020, 45 trans people were killed in the United States, most of them Black trans women. Worldwide, that number jumped to above...
Queer kids in Mississippi deserve heroes, representation in curriculum – Clarion Ledger
Most of you probably do not remember learning about queer people in high school.Mississippi is one of a handful of states to have “no promo homo” laws that specifically target public...
Doctoral candidate researching the lives of gay men from rural P.E.I. – CBC.ca
A UPEI doctoral candidate in the field of clinical psychology is looking for participants in a study on the impact of rural life on gay men living on the Island. Joshua...
HRC Foundation Survey of US LGBTQ+ Adults Shows 92% Have at Least One COVID-19...
The 2021 LGBTQ Community Survey, a 15-year research project of Community Marketing & Insights, was produced in partnership with Wells Fargo, the HRC Foundation, and CMI Media Group. The survey includes...
History of AGUILAS – San Francisco Bay Times – San Francisco Bay Times
By Eduardo Morales, PhD– AGUILAS is an acronym that stands for Asemblea Gay Unida Impactando Latinos A Superarse (Gay Assembly United Impacting Latinxs to Surpass or rise above). Founded in...
L.G.B.T.Q. Advocates Target Redistricting Ahead of 2022 Election – The New York Times
A national organization dedicated to increasing the number of L.G.B.T.Q. Americans who hold elected office began an effort on Wednesday to lobby states and localities to keep gay neighborhoods united as...
40 Years Ago: Meeting at Larry Kramer’s House as a Pandemic Began – Yahoo...
HummSomething was killing us gay men in 1981 and no one knew what was causing it. That summer there was one alarming article about it in The New York Times on...
News Briefs: Gay man named to CA aging post – Bay Area Reporter, America’s...
A gay man has been appointed executive director of the California Association of Area Agencies on Aging, or C4A.Michael Costa, who has a master's degree in public policy, began the position...
Mexican singer Vicente Fernández in ‘serious but stable’ condition after suffering a fall –...
Vicente Fernández is recovering after suffering a traumatic fall.The legendary Grammy Award-winning Mexican singer, known for hit songs such as "“El Rey” and "Para Siempre," underwent surgery in Guadalajara and is on a ventilator,...
Ruling blocking HHS ‘transgender mandate’ called ‘victory for conscience’ – CatholicPhilly.com
By Catholic News Service • Posted August 11, 2021 WASHINGTON (CNS) — A U.S. District Court judge’s Aug. 9 ruling to block the Biden administration’s mandate that doctors and hospitals perform...
Robin Just Came Out as Queer in a New ‘Batman’ Comic – menshealth.com
DC Comics just added to its roster of openly LGBTQ+ characters, revealing that one of its most famous male heroes dates men. In a new issue of anthology comic Batman: Urban...
As Tallahassee Chamber rolls out mask, COVID rules, here’s who is going to annual...
A who's who in the public, private and nonprofit sectors convene this weekend for the Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce annual conference following last year's cancelation prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference takes place at the Ritz-Carlton...
Chicago Department of Public Health Accepting Proposals From Community-Based Organizations to Connect HIV-Vulnerable Chicagoans...
CHICAGO – Today, the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued five Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for qualified smaller organizations to implement screening and support services to help accelerate efforts to...
Column: Billie Jean King lauds Osaka, Biles for leading conversations on mental health –...
When 23-year-old tennis superstar Naomi Osaka cited mental health concerns as the reason for withdrawing from Wimbledon in June and the French Open a month later, a reckoning arrived.Was it OK...
Conscience clause increases barriers to mental health care for LGBTQ youth, advocates say –...
Orion Hower is waiting until they move to Michigan for college before seeking mental health care.Hower, who is nonbinary and uses they/them pronouns, has been in the mental health care system...
How to Sleep with a Chemo Port: Suggestions and Precautions – Healthline
A chemotherapy (chemo) port is a small device implanted just under the skin in the chest. It’s usually placed on the right side, near a major vein called the vena cava,...
Religious freedom, gay rights and the Senate’s infrastructure bill – Deseret News
The bipartisan infrastructure bill passed by the Senate on Tuesday aims to help American communities rebuild roads, expand internet access and generally improve residents’ lives.
But some religious conservatives say that, unless...
#AM_Equality: August 10, 2021 – HRC – Human Rights Campaign
🥇🥈🥉 ‘TEAM LGBTQ+’ EARNS 32 MEDALS AT TOKYO OLYMPICS: A record-breaking total of at least 182 openly LGBTQ+ athletes from at least 30 countries participated in the Tokyo Olympic Games, with...
NPS rejects 2nd draft of health education standards – News Channel Nebraska
"What will keep the state from making it mandatory later?" Joan Davis a concerned grandparent asked. "Any of us, I mean my age, I'm 60 I've been around a while, you...