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• Parents' Acceptance May Help Protect Gay Teens

  Jul 11 2011, 12:55 PM EDT (view original item)

  TUESDAY, Dec. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Positive family attitudes and behaviors towards lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) teens reduce their risk of depression, substance abuse and suicidal thoughts when they become young adults, a new study finds.

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• LGBT lawyers believe judicial selection process is discriminatory

  Jul 11 2011, 11:36 AM EDT (view original item)

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• Africa: Unpackaging the LGBTI Communities

  Jul 11 2011, 5:48 AM EDT (view original item)

  Being rooted in sexuality rather than gender, the issues of lesbian, gay and bisexual people are completely different from those of transgender people, writes Audrey Mbugua.

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• Health Highlights: March 31, 2011

  Jul 11 2011, 5:23 AM EDT (view original item)

  Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

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• Anti-imperialist league renews commitment to defend Gay Rights as Human Rights

  Jul 11 2011, 2:01 AM EDT (view original item)

  By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com During its 4th International Assembly from July 7-9, the International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS) renewed its commitment to defend Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights as human rights. In the gathering attended by over 300 representatives of people’s organizations from 40 countries from Asia, the Middle East, [...]

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• DeSean Jackson Apologizes for Gay Slur

  Jul 10 2011, 7:02 PM EDT (view original item)

  A week after inflaming the LGBT community with his choice of words on a satellite radio show, Eagles receiver DeSean Jackson issued an online apology.

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• Muncie hospital now gets high marks for LGBT care

  Jul 10 2011, 4:03 PM EDT (view original item)

  Muncie hospital now gets high marks for LGBT care

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• Desean Jackson Apologizes for Gay Slur

  Jul 10 2011, 3:26 PM EDT (view original item)

  A week after enflaming the LGBT community with his choice of words on a satellite radio show, Eagles receiver Desean Jackson issued an online apology.

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• John Kerry Defends President Obama's Gay Marriage Stance

  Jul 10 2011, 10:47 AM EDT (view original item)

  LGBT activists and allies have criticized President Obama for saying that he's "evolving" on marriage equality. Senator John Kerry, however, sees nothing technically wrong with the commander-in-chief's stance, and penned an op-ed in the Boston Globe explaining why:

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• SLIDESHOW | ‘The fight goes on’ for LGBT rights

  Jul 10 2011, 5:57 AM EDT (view original item)

  Gay activists march to reaffirm equal recognition stand. Photo: Ray Attard Some 400 gay activists this morning filled the streets in Valletta calling for equal recognition.

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• Joseph Amodeo: Gay in the Pew: LGBT Catholics and Church Teaching

  Jul 9 2011, 12:15 PM EDT (view original item)

  We should choose to stay in the Church while embracing Christ's guidance -- ask questions, seek answers and never stop knocking -- because one day the door will be opened.

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• Lesbian community utilise benefits from a 24-hour helpline in Bangalore

  Jul 9 2011, 9:27 AM EDT (view original item)

  Bangalore, July 9 : Members of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) community utilised the benefits of a 24-hour helpline that has been running in Bangalore to counsel and assist them.

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• Peninsula nonprofit expands LGBT counseling program

  Jul 9 2011, 8:15 AM EDT (view original item)

  The counselors -- who are also all seniors themselves and identify as members of the LGBT community -- are available to offer free assistance to homosexual and transgender adults aged 55 and older. More: Politics | Elections

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• Lesbian community utilise benefits from a 24-hour helpline in Bangalore

  Jul 9 2011, 7:31 AM EDT (view original item)

  Bangalore, July 9 (ANI): Members of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) community utilised the benefits of a 24-hour helpline that has been running in Bangalore to counsel and assist them.

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• Transgenders happy with 24-hour helpline in Bangalore

  Jul 9 2011, 6:40 AM EDT (view original item)

  Bangalore, July 9 (ANI): Members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) community are happy with the 24-hour helpline, that has been running in Bangalore to counsel and assist them. The helpline named 'Samara', that was launched five years back for the LGBT community, has been running successfully. Suma, Director of Sampangiram Nagar branch of 'Samara' said the need for...

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• Power 105.1 Questions Miguels Sexuality; LGBT Org Didn’t Like It

  Jul 8 2011, 10:23 PM EDT (view original item)

  *Instead of singer Miguel sharing a tune or two on New York City’s Power 105.1’s Breakfast Club fans Wednesday morning, the station took a shot at his sexuality in a spoof. His No.2 hit song, “Sure Thing,” was played with some new lyrics. “You can bet that, you don’t have to sweat that” was replaced [...]

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• At Saturday in the Park, Vancouver LGBT community toasts a turbulent year

  Jul 8 2011, 10:13 PM EDT (view original item)

  The past year has brought the Vancouver LGBT community some ups (its top-10 ranking from "The Advocate") and downs (the closure of the Northbank, an iconic gay bar). But today's low-key gathering in Esther Short Park will be somewhere in the middle.

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• Gay marriage legal in New York; is Ohio next?

  Jul 8 2011, 2:01 PM EDT (view original item)

  LGBT must gain equal rights before taking the next steps toward legalizing same-sex marriage.

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• LGBT pride parades

  Jul 8 2011, 1:11 PM EDT (view original item)

  Around the world, the LGBT community celebrates and affirms itself in environments ranging from welcoming to tolerant to violently hostile. Many cities stage gay pride parades on or around June 28, the anniversary of New York's Stonewall Inn uprising in 1969 -- what many consider the beginning of the gay rights movement. New York enjoyed its parade this year on June 26, a celebration given...

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• Freedom From Fear Awards: “Coming Out” a Political Act for Queer Undocumented Youth

  Jul 8 2011, 3:34 AM EDT (view original item)

  Immigrant rights activists are increasingly taking a page from the LGBT rights movement, encouraging more students to “come out” as undocumented.Drawing inspiration from openly gay San Francisco politician Harvey Milk, who saw coming out as a political act, undocumented immigrants...

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