Nonprofit Push on Biden Plan; Preventing Gun Violence; Vartan Gregorian Has Died – The...
Getty Images Good Morning.If you’ve been ignoring the discussion about infrastructure legislation in Washington, you might want to rethink that: Nonprofits...
Advancing President Biden’s Equity Agenda — Lessons from Disparities Work – nejm.org
As of January 20, 2021, the United States has a national policy aimed at addressing systemic racism. On his first day in office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order on...
Advancing President Biden’s Equity Agenda — Lessons from Disparities Work | NEJM – nejm.org
As of January 20, 2021, the United States has a national policy aimed at addressing systemic racism. On his first day in office, President Joe Biden signed an executive order on...
Crystal meth use on the rise in LA’s LGBTQ+ community – Spectrum News 1
Between 2008 and 2018, deaths related to methamphetamine in Los Angeles have increased tenfold.Richard Zaldivar, the executive director and founder of the Wall Las Memorias, told Inside the Issues crystal meth use...
Gay Liberal MP calls on O’Toole to disavow Tory MP’s remark suggesting he’s ‘unclean’...
OTTAWA - A gay Liberal MP is calling on Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole to disavow a remark by one of his caucus members that appeared to suggest he and other LGBTQ...
First-ever concert at Bridgeport amphitheater set for Aug. 20 – Westfair Online
Country music duo Brothers Osborne will be the inaugural act at the Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater in Bridgeport.
Preshow ticket sales for the Aug. 20 concert are set to begin on April 20,...
Asmussen | NCAA doing the right thing for transfers – Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
Finally.On Thursday, the NCAA did what should have happened long ago. It granted transferring athletes one-time, immediate eligibility.The old rules didn’t make any sense. How could college sports justify coaches jumping...
Popular SF Oscar party scrapped due to pandemic – Bay Area Reporter, America’s highest...
The stylish crowd that usually enjoys watching the Oscars at the Academy of Friends gala in San Francisco won't be noshing on hors d'oeuvres or sipping bubbly this year. The event...
Longer Looks: Interesting Reads You Might Have Missed – Kaiser Health News
Each week, KHN finds longer stories for you to sit back and enjoy. This week's selections include stories on AIDS, the Oscars, gun violence, covid and more. ...
Paving a road to recovery in Rhode Island – The Boston Globe
AdvertisementAfter years of battling the opioid epidemic, which caused the deadliest year for drug overdoses on record in 2020, experts now worry about the next epidemic on the horizon: stimulants like...
States Struggle With Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause as Federal Officials Reassure Public –...
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci said on Thursday that he hoped the nation would soon be able to resume use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, as a “pause” that now looks...
For Spurs, balance between rest and winning is hard to come by – San...
Denver guard Jamal Murray went down in a heap in San Francisco on Monday and an entire league took notice.In a vacuum, the torn left ACL Murray suffered late in the...
NBA says injury rate this season down slightly from normal – WJXT News4JAX
The NBA said Thursday that the rate of players needing to miss games because of injuries is down from last season, and within the normal range for what the league has...
Readers respond: Better LGBT sex education is needed – OregonLive
Oregon’s Department of Education must do more to provide comprehensive, LGBT-inclusive sex education in schools. It is common for queer and trans youth to go through their emotional puberty in their...
Improving our health: Dal’s Doctoral Thesis Award winners share a common goal – Dal...
The Faculty of Graduate Studies has announced the winners of the 2021 Dalhousie Doctoral Thesis Awards. Doctoral graduates Phillip Joy from the PhD in Health program and Lindsay Wallace from the...
Survey shows half of LBQ women have been physically or sexually assaulted – Out...
New study provides an overview of the demographics, health, and socioeconomic status of LBQ women and girls in the U.S. The study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of...
Baylor policy denying employees’ same-sex spouses health insurance sparks controversy – The Baylor Lariat
Baylor Alumna Shannon Kelly started a petition urging Baylor to reverse its policy toward same-sex healthcare benefits. Christina Cannady | Photographer By Emily Cousins | Staff Writer
Many...
Jasan Ward Obituary (2021) – Cohoes, NY – Albany Times Union – Legacy.com
Ward, Jasan Maurice COHOES Jasan Maurice Ward, 49, formerly of Cohoes, was born on January 15, 1972, in Albany to the late Lawrence J. Ward Sr. and Mikki Lisby Ward-Harper. He...
Gay man burned in Kenya refugee camp dies – Los Angeles Blade
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An attack at the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya on March 15, 2021, left two gay refugees with second-degree burns. One of these men has died. (Photo courtesy of Gilbert...
Gay man burned in Kenya refugee camp dies – Washington Blade
An attack at the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya on March 15, 2021, left two gay refugees with second-degree burns. One of these men has died. (Photo courtesy of Gilbert Kagarura)
One...
Houses passes bill prohibiting transgender girls from playing on girls’ sports teams – Florida...
The Florida House on Wednesday passed a bill 77-40 that would ban transgender girls from participating in women’s sports.Supporters argued the legislation (HB 1475) will preserve the integrity of women’s sports...
Bachelor star Colton Underwood comes out as gay – ABC 4
Since 1948, Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) has been a proud supporter of those who have served in all branches of the U.S. Military. In 1948, the Salt Lake Area Vocational...
Mexican Netflix star, street vendor ‘Lady Tacos’ turns to politics for LGBT, workers’ rights...
MEXICO CITY - After Mexico City’s "Lady Tacos de Canasta," a street vendor featured in a Netflix series, stood up to police who she said harassed her on the street, she...
Colton Underwood Reveals ‘Suicidal Thoughts’ Before Coming Out as Gay, Details Telling His Family:...
Sharing his truth. Colton Underwood came out as gay in a Wednesday, April 14, interview, opening up to Robin Roberts about his journey to acceptance, his mental health battle and more.
The...
Syphilis Is Raging Again And Dating Apps, Meth Offer Reasons Why : Shots –...
Syphilis cases in California have contributed to soaring national caseloads of sexually transmitted diseases. Experts point to the advent of...
Biden scrambles to create Plan B on LGBT rights as Equality Act meets resistance...
NEW YORK – President Joe Biden vowed on the campaign trail to pass a law protecting LGBTQ Americans from discrimination within his first 100 days in office. But with the Senate’s...
LGBTQ Health Centers are now open in several NJ locations – Out In Jersey
It can be difficult for members of the LGTBQ community to find non-discriminatory healthcare. Now there are four major offerings in the Garden State, located in Northern, Central, and Southern...
Why Arkansas Anti-Trans Law Is Dangerous for LGBTQIA+ Youth – Healthline
Share on PinterestArkansas has passed new legislation banning gender-affirming care for trans youth. Experts say it could do a great deal of harm to their mental and physical well-being. Julie Bennett/Getty...
Hundreds of millions of women living lives ‘governed by others’, UN report shows –...
According to the UN Population Fund (UNFPA)’s State of World Population report, the lack of bodily autonomy may have worsened during the coronavirus pandemic, placing record numbers of women and girls...
Cameroon: Wave of Arrests, Abuse Against LGBT People – Human Rights Watch
(Nairobi) – Cameroonian security forces have arbitrarily arrested, beaten, or threatened at least 24 people, including a 17-year-old boy, for alleged consensual same-sex conduct or gender nonconformity, since February 2021, Human Rights Watch said today. At...
Hiltzik: Laws allowing transgender discrimination are rising – Los Angeles Times
California spent four years as a leading bulwark against the racism and other prejudices of the Trump administration. Trump and his minions may be gone from the White House, but the...
Why 2019 Was The Worst Year On Record For Syphilis – WBFO
Copyright 2021 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: New CDC data shows sexually transmitted infections reached an all-time high in 2019. The biggest spike was in...
In the Bay Area’s LGBTQ+ Square Dancing Scene, You’re ‘Instantly Welcome’ – KQED
In fact, it’s common for LGBTQ+ clubs to end up taking in straight singles from other clubs, including widows and widowers. Hurst notes that clubs not explicitly for gay dancers have...
Young People Hit Hardest By Loneliness And Depression During Covid-19 – Forbes
Young people are more likely to suffer mental health problems during the pandemic than any age group ... according to the CDC. ...
Government’s LGBT advisory panel disbanded – BBC News
Nancy Kelley, chief executive of campaign group Stonewall, who was one of the remaining panel members, said: "Many key commitments from the UK LGBT Action Plan remain incomplete, including delivering an...