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LGBT groups criticize Pope Francis over gender comments

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LGBT groups criticize Pope Francis over gender comments  - Francis DeBernardo, executive director of New Ways Ministry, a Maryland-based group that ministers to LGBT Catholics, made a similar point in ...

California is attacking 'pluralism' by attacking Christian colleges with LGBT mandate bill

California is attacking 'pluralism' by attacking Christian colleges with LGBT mandate bill  - But it's basically what a Christian college leader is saying about California lawmakers who support a purported anti-discrimination bill that would try to ...

Indonesia considers whether to make gay sex illegal

Indonesia considers whether to make gay sex illegal  - 

An Unjust Criminal System: Demand Action Now for LGBT POC

An Unjust Criminal System: Demand Action Now for LGBT POC  - Targeting and harassment by police is very much an LGBT issue, according to shocking new numbers. Isaiah Wilson of the National Black Justice ...

8 LGBT Contradictions That Blow a Gaping Hole in the Movement

8 LGBT Contradictions That Blow a Gaping Hole in the Movement  - People almost invariably arrive at their beliefs not on the basis of proof but on the basis of what they find attractive," said Blaise Pascal. Indeed ...

LGBT people of color face bias, abuse in criminal justice system

LGBT people of color face bias, abuse in criminal justice system  - As the nation focuses on disparities in policing and criminal justice, a new report spotlights how our broken system adversely impacts LGBT people of ...

This year's Olympics will be the most queer-friendly ever, but LGBT participation stretches back ...

This year's Olympics will be the most queer-friendly ever, but LGBT participation stretches back ...  - Of course, while LGBT athletes have competed openly for a number of years, queer participation in the Olympics stretches back almost a century.

Anti-LGBT violence, impeachment threaten to overshadow Olympics

Anti- LGBT violence, impeachment threaten to overshadow Olympics  - The 2016 Summer Olympics will take place in Brazil this month against the backdrop of rampant anti- LGBT violence. Grupo Gay da Bahia, ...

LGBT People of Color Face Rampant Discrimination, Bias, and Abuse in the US ...

LGBT People of Color Face Rampant Discrimination, Bias, and Abuse in the US ...  - In the National Transgender Discrimination Survey, half or more of Latino , Native American, and black transgender people who had been incarcerated ...

Mexico's disabled cowboys display agility, toughness and bravery

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Mexico's disabled cowboys display agility, toughness and bravery  - The first charreada, or team-competition rodeo, featuring people with disabilities took place in November 2011 as part of the cultural events of the ...

Hate incidents surge in Orange County, especially against LGBT, Muslim communities

Hate incidents surge in Orange County, especially against LGBT , Muslim communities  - The LGBT community was the target of the most hate crimes in Orange County in 2015 with 11 incidents, followed by the African American and Jewish ...

Devote African Americans and LGBT Rights

Devote African Americans and LGBT Rights  - It seems like most African Americans , or at least many, even devotedly religious folks, seem to have little or no problem embracing the cause of LGBT  ...

Why some whites are waking up to racism

Why some whites are waking up to racism  - As the nation's first African American president completes his second term, the country's racial divide has grown more pronounced, bursting into full ...

Atlanta Archbishop on Racial Reconciliation: 'Everyone Has a Role to Play'

Atlanta Archbishop on Racial Reconciliation: 'Everyone Has a Role to Play'  - Whether we are African - Americans , Hispanic Americans, Asian-Americans or white ... of being treated differently in society on account of your race ?

African-American men negatively impacted by hormone therapy for treatment of prostate cancer

African - American men negatively impacted by hormone therapy for treatment of prostate cancer  -  In a retrospective study analyzing patients' medical records, researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital found that patients' race significantly ...

What does Black liberation look like under capitalism?

What does Black liberation look like under capitalism?  - Since the birth of this nation, brought about through the labor of enslaved Black people , there have been movements to deal with America's race  ...