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Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Studies
A portal about gay, lesbian and bisexual studies. Discuss news and topics related to the issues facing gays and lesbians in our society.
The Human Rights Campaign, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender lobbying group and political action committee, recently released the findings from its 2010 Corporate Equality Index.
In what the organization says has become "the premier benchmark for businesses to gauge their success on LGBT inclusion against competitors," the annual survey assesses corporate treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender employees at hundreds of...
- The Decade's Rise of Gay Marriage (news.google.com)
San Diego Gay & Lesbian NewsLGBT to hold forum on gay-rights movement statusSalt Lake TribuneA one-year moratorium on pro- and anti-gay-rights legislation has produced mixed reactions among Utah's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) ...LGBT community urged to create changeSan Diego Gay & Lesbian NewsSt. Louis Reports from the 2010 Creating Change Conference - Part IIIVital VOICEDiary: LGBT in quiet shade of pinkFT Adviserall 5 news...
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From news.google.com
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Mental health professionals have long-known that gay, lesbian and bisexual teens face significantly elevated risks of mental health problems, including suicidal thoughts and suicidal attempts. However, a group of researchers has now come to the conclusion that self-identity is the crucial risk-factor, rather than actual sexual behaviors.
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From sciencedaily.com
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For more than three decades, New Ways Ministry has been working to advance equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Catholics within the Church. That work has involved compiling lists of LGBT-friendly parishes, LGBT-friendly universities, lobbying on behalf of LGBT civil rights, and calling the Catholic Church to reach out compassionately for the inclusion of gay and lesbian people.
The organization started in the late 1970s...
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From change.org
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In August, Michael Jones reported on Change.org's Gay Rights blog on the disturbing practice of "corrective rape" -- also known as trying to rape a queer person, most often a lesbian, straight. Because all a woman really needs is a real man between her legs to realize what she's missing out on, the reasoning goes.
In South Africa, it has been an epidemic, with hundreds of queer women reporting corrective rape every year -- and many more silent...
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