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It's Hard When People Are Afraid of You

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It's Hard When People Are Afraid of You  - Perhaps (as Margaret Hamilton said about the witch), they did not know how scary their presentation of LGBTQ people would be. Perhaps they did.

The Circle: why is gay cinema so fixated on the past?

The Circle: why is gay cinema so fixated on the past?  - Why is LGBTQ film trying to reclaim history? ... There has recently been something of a backward turn in LGBTQ film-making – a surge of interest in ...

Supporting LGBT-Friendly Companies Can Be Profitable

Supporting LGBT -Friendly Companies Can Be Profitable   - We identified a long-term trend toward out-performance of companies relative to their respective sector peers after adopting LGBT -inclusive ...

European Court of Justice bans tests for LGBT asylum seekers

European Court of Justice bans tests for LGBT asylum seekers  - The highest European court has banned any kind of tests and providing evidence for people claiming refugee status in EU countries on the grounds of ...

Boston hailed for LGBT equality

Boston hailed for LGBT equality  - The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), an organization aimed at protecting the civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ( LGBT ) individuals, ...

Amazon's support of LGBT equality clashes with its charity

Amazon's support of LGBT equality clashes with its charity  - At the same time, though, Amazon also gives money to groups seeking to undermine lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ( LGBT ) equality.

What does Judaism say about LGBT people?

What does Judaism say about LGBT people?  - Eger says that Judaism has evolved on the issue of LGBT inclusion, particularly with the Reform movement's long record of support for LGBT rights.

Pakistan yet to recognise the LGBT community as human beings

Pakistan yet to recognise the LGBT community as human beings  - The United Nations has been continuously trying, for over a decade now, to ensure that the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ( LGBT ) community ...

Rights and repercussions: The paradox of LGBT life...

Rights and repercussions: The paradox of LGBT life...  - My parents died not having found out the truth about me — although they suspected something,” the invisible narrator says in a tone that oscillates ...

Equality! Diversity! Pick one.

Equality! Diversity! Pick one.  - Immigration increases poverty if immigrants have higher poverty rates than ... Importing poverty from Mexico may increase American inequality, but it ...

They got it all wrong: New data shows how Dems can win back America

They got it all wrong: New data shows how Dems can win back America  - This helps explain why support for policies that address poverty in America have weakened over time: the people who could most benefit from them ...

Economic inequality perils in United States

Economic inequality perils in United States  - There are likely to be subtle and direct consequences of growing inequality both for America's international standing and its activism. In most critical ...

Even When Minorities Do Well in the Suburbs, Racial Inequalities Follow

Even When Minorities Do Well in the Suburbs, Racial Inequalities Follow  - Mr. Logan analyzed Census data on Americans in metropolitan areas through 2010 along with figures from the National Center for Education Statistics ...

Does this definition make me look rich?

Does this definition make me look rich?   - How much income do America's households take in? ... But the CBO report goes on to show that inequality in America , even after all these statistical ...

Latin America Bets on “Convergence” to Move Past the “Crossroad”

Latin America Bets on “Convergence” to Move Past the “Crossroad”   -  Latin American integration bodies meeting in ... a preamble to a summit of the Union of South American Nations , UNASUR, ...

In Peru Lagarde Lauds Young Entrepreneurs in LatAm for Driving Innovation

In Peru Lagarde Lauds Young Entrepreneurs in LatAm for Driving Innovation   - In the meeting titled “Entrepreneurship in Latin America : Challenges and ... markets, to increase women's participation in the education systems.

Google Releases its Play and Analytics Platforms in Cuba

Google Releases its Play and Analytics Platforms in Cuba  - Cuba is perhaps a leader of Latin America education , culture, and business.” Schmidt writes, adding that “Cuba will have to open its political and ...

Advocates urge BPD to promote Hispanics

Advocates urge BPD to promote Hispanics  - Roughly one in six Boston residents, or more than 100,000 people , are Hispanic , according to the 2010 census. According to the latest figures ...

Covered California Tells Latinos Enrollment Info Isn't Shared With Immigration Authorities

Covered California Tells Latinos Enrollment Info Isn't Shared With Immigration Authorities   - Covered California officials said last year, about one in three people who enrolled in a plan were Latino . Still, an estimated 600,000 Latinos in ...

Latinos with disabilities stand to benefit from the ABLE Act

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Latinos with disabilities stand to benefit from the ABLE Act  - The ABLE Act, approved in the House on Wednesday, seeks to amend the tax code to create tax-free savings accounts for people with disabilities, ...

Message from an Angry Black Man to Decadent Police Officers: Let My People Go!!!

Message from an Angry Black Man to Decadent Police Officers: Let My People Go!!!  - If you have lived in the United States of America for a while, you will be able to envision ... remained popular among young African American males.

San Antonio Scorpions' Forbes heads to Haiti for Mission Trip

San Antonio Scorpions' Forbes heads to Haiti for Mission Trip   - According to the World Bank, 59% of the 10.4 million people living in Haiti live under the national poverty line, meaning they make less than $2 a day.

Missouri: Family of black gay man urge for killing to be treated as hate crime

Missouri: Family of black gay man urge for killing to be treated as hate crime   - The family of a young black gay man shot dead in his car are appealing for it to be treated as a hate crime. Dionte Greene, 22, was shot in the face ...

Black Influentials, Paradox Progress and LGBT Rights in Mississippi

Black Influentials, Paradox Progress and LGBT Rights in Mississippi  - However, that decision is unique among other pro-marriage-equality rulings in that it came from the pen of a Black U.S. district judge with a strong ...

Whites' Hollywood and LGBT progressivism's racial blind spot

Whites' Hollywood and LGBT progressivism's racial blind spot  - It's a pretty good bet that most of you reading this did not know that West Hollywood is referred to by African - Americans and Hispanics as White's ...