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LGBT people suffer from poorer health. Doctors must work to change that

LGBT people suffer from poorer health. Doctors must work to change that  - But LGBTQ -sensitive healthcare is much bigger than that. Physicians need to develop greater familiarity with LGBT bodies in a way that affirms and ...

The walk towards social justice

The walk towards social justice  - Steeped in the civil rights movement, I envision the movement evolving to embrace gender equity and LGBTQ rights. Through these lenses I view the ...

LGBTQ acronym an ever-growing shortcut for diverse community

LGBTQ acronym an ever-growing shortcut for diverse community  - For some, it's best not to refer to the LGBTQ community at all. The acronym, that is. Longtime activist David Rayside prefers the term ...

LGBTQ acronym not one-size-fits-all for diverse community

LGBTQ acronym not one-size-fits-all for diverse community  - For some, it's best not to refer to the LGBTQ community at all. The acronym, that is. Longtime activist David Rayside prefers the term “sexual diversity” ...

14 striking ways the global LGBTQ community protested this year

14 striking ways the global LGBTQ community protested this year  -  LGBTQ activism is bold, colorful and unapologetic. As members of a community that exists in joyful culture and deep struggle at the same time, queer ...

What It's Like to be Queer and Latinx During Pride

What It's Like to be Queer and Latinx During Pride  - Politicians, celebrities, and even some in LGBTQ communities claimed the Orlando shooting could have happened to anyone as if it was a random ...

For a Gay Dad and Head of a Gun Safety Group, Orlando Was Personal

For a Gay Dad and Head of a Gun Safety Group, Orlando Was Personal  - And as the president of the country's largest gun violence prevention group, I'm hearing from more LGBTQ Americans who feel the same way.

Cultural intersections: Strength, pride in identity for Latin LGBT individuals

Cultural intersections: Strength, pride in identity for Latin LGBT individuals  - 

For Many In Baltimore's Growing Latino Community, Health Care Is A Challenge

For Many In Baltimore's Growing Latino Community, Health Care Is A Challenge  - Nationwide, more than 5 million people living in the U.S. illegally are without medical coverage, with indications that most are Hispanic , according to ...

What is next for Latin America's middle class?

What is next for Latin America's middle class?  - Approximately 63 million people were lifted out of poverty during the period of ... Only 36 million Latin Americans have gone into the middle and ...

Spin' Into A Seat For Play On LGBT Homelessness and Brown Boy Love

Spin' Into A Seat For Play On LGBT Homelessness and Brown Boy Love  - The unfortunate reality is that men of color still have to hide their LGBT ... And think, ultimately, Black and Latinx LGBT people die everyday because of ...

Attacks on LGBT people rarely prosecuted as hate crimes

Attacks on LGBT people rarely prosecuted as hate crimes  - The handling of Greene's death is one of three killings of LGBT people in Kansas City ... questions about whether the three - all of whom were black or Latino - were ... jihadist has put a spotlight on hate crimes against LGBT people .

How a New Study on Race Relations Echoes LBJ's 1968 Kerner Report

How a New Study on Race Relations Echoes LBJ's 1968 Kerner Report  -  Blacks are searched at a bayonet point by National Guardsmen in Newark, N.J., July 17, 1967. The National Guardsmen entered the riot-torn area of ...

OJ: Made in America' a lesson in race and justice

OJ: Made in America ' a lesson in race and justice  - 1968 was one of the most consequential years in American history: Martin ... Only when race became advantageous, when being Black became ...

Program for African American moms-to-be shut down amid funding cuts

Program for African American moms-to-be shut down amid funding cuts  - However, there were significant racial and ethnic disparities, with African American infants dying at rates twice as high as all other racial groups, ...

What black America won't miss about Obama

What black America won't miss about Obama  - But some blacks saw racial venom in the way Obama was treated. White public figures called him "boy," a "food-stamp president," an "animal" and a ...