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You Can Tell Just By Looking:' a no-nonsense answer to LGBT 'myths'

You Can Tell Just By Looking:' a no-nonsense answer to LGBT 'myths'  -  In the new book You Can Tell Just By Looking' And 20 Other Myths about LGBT Life and People by Michael Bronski, Ann Pellegrini and Michael  ...

A Fight for Recognition: The LGBT Community's Battle in Mozambique

A Fight for Recognition: The LGBT Community's Battle in Mozambique  -  "The LGBT community is afraid," said Danilo Da Silva, Executive Director of Lambda. "They're afraid of losing the people they love, of being rejected,  ...

There is absolutely no discrimination of LGBT community in Russia ...

There is absolutely no discrimination of LGBT community in Russia ...  -  "I elaborate on the fact that there is absolutely no discrimination of LGBT community in Russia as such. There definitely are some incidents, but  ...

Two Must-See LGBT Sundance Films: 'Love is Strange' and ...

Two Must-See LGBT Sundance Films: 'Love is Strange' and ...  -  Coincidentally, but happily given our purposes here at Towleroad, two of the best films at Sundance 2014 are LGBT films. Hopefully they'll both hit  ...

What the LGBT Movement Can Learn From Seattle Catholic High ...

What the LGBT Movement Can Learn From Seattle Catholic High ...  -  The unapologetic character of Eastside Catholic High School students serves as a model to the LGBTQ movement for how to fight for the changes we  ...

It Gets Better And Google Plus Host 'LGBTI In The Media Hangout'

It Gets Better And Google Plus Host 'LGBTI In The Media Hangout'  -  ... Gets Better Project" and Google+ held a hangout with prominent LGBT community members and allies to discuss LGBT representation in the media.

Covered California must boot Latino sign-ups

Covered California must boot Latino sign-ups  -  Even as California leads the country by signing up uninsured people , ... to extend coverage to Latinos , the largest uninsured population in the state.

Roughly 44 Percent Of Latino Males Get Arrested By Age 23, Study ...

Roughly 44 Percent Of Latino Males Get Arrested By Age 23, Study ...  -  Roughly 44 percent of Latino men are arrested at least once on non-traffic-related crimes by the time they turn 23, according to a new study.

Poll Focuses On Views From A Wide Array Of Latino Americans

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Poll Focuses On Views From A Wide Array Of Latino Americans  -  And more than 4 in 10 Latinos said in those places, all or most of those people were also Latino . (More people from each group expressed no  ...

The Numbers Don't Lie

The Numbers Don't Lie  -  Young Latino and black men drop out of high school at roughly twice the rate that young white men do. The infant morality rate for black mothers is 2.4  ...

Why Would A Major Network Cut Back On Latino News?

Why Would A Major Network Cut Back On Latino News?  -  Last Friday, they turned off the lights and let go of four of the seven staffers at NBC Latino , reassigning the others. The site, where I worked from 2011

Unemployment: Crisis Meets Opportunity

Unemployment: Crisis Meets Opportunity  -  For young Latino and African American men, it's even worse. Nationally, Latino men age 20 to 24 have an 11.5 percent unemployment rate, while for  ...

Latino Poll Highlights Distinctions Between Ethnicities, Reiterates ...

Latino Poll Highlights Distinctions Between Ethnicities, Reiterates ...  -  According to the poll, "more people from each group expressed no preference on whether they preferred to be called " Latino " or " Hispanic " compared  ...

Latino Immigrants Find A Better Life In U.S., Poll Says

Latino Immigrants Find A Better Life In U.S., Poll Says  -  So it's important - the poll was an opportunity for people to, .... Even the people who are not immigrant- Latinos are still quite optimistic for  ...

Young Latinos Offered A Chance To Discuss Obamacare Directly ...

Young Latinos Offered A Chance To Discuss Obamacare Directly ...  -  For half-hour on Thursday, Latinos across the country will have a chance to vent ... 2.6 million young and healthy people to enroll to keep costs and premiums ... The Google Hangout discussion will be moderated by Voto Latino's   ...

A Different Kind Of Catholicism Grows In Latino Communities

A Different Kind Of Catholicism Grows In Latino Communities  -  In the Saint Anthony of Padua in the Bronx, Wednesday night is prayer meeting night. Fifty people gather in the spare assembly room for a ceremony  ...

Language Remains A Barrier In Latino Health Care Enrollment

Language Remains A Barrier In Latino Health Care Enrollment  -  As the Obama administration touts an increasing number of people signing up under the Affordable Care Act, there's a push to get Latinos enrolled.

Disrespected' Obama Has Appointed Highest Percentage of Black ...

Disrespected' Obama Has Appointed Highest Percentage of Black ...  -  During the Clinton administration, 16.4 percent of the federal judicial confirmations were African American . According the alliance's website,  ...

Dartmouth College Students Protest to 'Eradicate White Supremacy ...

Dartmouth College Students Protest to 'Eradicate White Supremacy ...  -  Afro - American Society president and student Jalil Bishop led a protest at Dartmouth College on Monday against the school's alleged indifference to  ...

Symptoms of depression associated with African-American asthma ...

Symptoms of depression associated with African - American asthma ...  -  A new study from the Slone Epidemiology Center (SEC) at Boston University, Afro - American women who reported severe symptoms of depression are  ...

Program gives Cuban students advantages of an American education

Program gives Cuban students advantages of an American education   -  . opportunity, according to Juan Antonio Blanco, director of the Center for Caribbean and Latin American Initiatives (CLACI) at Miami Dade College.

The Invisible Gay Black Man

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The Invisible Gay Black Man  -  Although Black people have traditionally been portrayed as the boogiemen and boogiewomen of gay rights (disproportionately opposed to gay   ...

Education is key for middle class, and Latinos are going to college ...

Education is key for middle class, and Latinos are going to college ...  -  Perhaps a more important question is, if this is true, where does this leave the Latino population? A recently released CUNY Graduate Center study  ...

Report: US Latinos optimistic about future, still face discrimination ...

Report: US Latinos optimistic about future, still face discrimination ...  -  About 91 percent of Latino immigrants feel their children would have better educational opportunities than themselves compared to 68 percent of  ...

NAFSA: Secretary Kerry Announces First Grant Winners At President ...

NAFSA: Secretary Kerry Announces First Grant Winners At President ...    -  Up to ten more higher education institutions in Latin America will be announced in the coming weeks as winners in this first round of competitive grants  ...