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UConn researchers: LGBT youth vulnerable to weight-based bullying - Young LGBT people may experience more teasing and harassment about their weight — regardless of their physique — than straight ...

A West Virginia lawmaker is facing calls to resign after comparing LGBT people to the KKK - A member of the West Virginia House of Delegates is facing bipartisan criticism for a string of anti- LGBT statements, but the Republican ...

India's LGBT community hail Bollywood lesbian romance as a milestone in country's filmmaking - India's LGBT community hail Bollywood lesbian romance as a milestone in country's filmmaking. This is How I Felt When I Saw that Girl, starring ...

National LGBT Anti-Sexual Violence Organization Offers Support for Alleged Victims of Mayor Duran - The I Love Me Foundation, a non-profit founded to raise awareness nationally of LGBT sexual violence and provide support to LGBT survivors of ...

Protest planned outside Belfast church screening Matthew Grech film - A protest has been organised to take place in front of a Presbyterian Church in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which will be screening the film 'Once Gay: ...

Indonesian government forces Instagram to close pro- LGBT account -  Popular social network Instagram on Wednesday suspended an account which published comics discussing the problems and ...

Workplace policies can help LGBT inclusion - With this in mind, there are a host of business-friendly practices you can implement to better encourage LGBT inclusion in your organisation. The most ...

Japanese LGBT Couples to File Valentine's Day Lawsuits Demanding Marriage Equality - Thirteen LGBT couples across Japan will file lawsuits on Valentine's Day, hoping to add pressure on the government to recognize marriage equality, ...

Rural America needs immigrants - As rural counties are drained of young people with higher educations, ... Like it or not, legal or not, our young people are predominantly Latino . If there ...

California youth, Latino and Asian-American vote jumped in 2018 - The 2018 midterm elections saw a substantial increase in the turnout among California's young people , Latinos and Asian Americans eligible to vote ...

El Salvador's President-Elect Opposes Same-Sex Marriage, as LGBTQ Community Struggles for ... - There was this big silence when he said that,” Nóchez said in Spanish during an interview with Latino USA. “ People did not expect that response.

Brazil's LGBT+ politicians prepare for battle with Bolsonaro - "We have a president who makes very violent statements about LGBT people , about black people , about women," said Erica Malunguinho, one of two ...

US promotes gender equality in Africa - A movie, Hidden Figures,which tells the story of three female African - American mathematicians who successfully broke racial and gender barriers to ...

Ignorance can't be excuse for racist behavior - Ignorance can't be excuse for racist behavior .... Spurred by a racial incident that occurred at one of its schools last year, it is seeking to ... targeted at Annapolis High School's mostly African - American basketball team, which ...

The problem with Kentucky's hate crime law? 'It doesn't really do much of anything' - Classifying something as a hate crime , Sanders says, creates an unrealistic expectation for prosecutors and law enforcement -- and the public.

Hate crimes could be on the rise in Utah, but no one knows for sure. We need your help to find out. - Because of that, it has a squeaky clean reputation, and may seem to be an unlikely place for hate crimes , Salt Lake City-based FBI agent Michelle ...