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The next big legal fight for LGBTQ rights may have just begun  - With same-sex marriage now legal in the US, the next big legal fight for LGBTQ rights may finally be underway. On Tuesday, the Equal Employment ...

No, Trans People Should Not Be “Divorced” From Lesbians and Gays  - Over the weekend, USA Today ran a terrible op-ed advocating for a “divorce” between the LG and T branches of LGBTQ . (Bisexuals and members of ...

School Finally Asks Anti-Gay Students to Stop Wearing Anti-Gay Badges, 'For Now'  - It's hard to imagine an LGBTQ teenager who sees the anti-gay symbol not feeling harassed. What, as one teacher asked, if it were a swastika?

Brokeback Mountain' producers sponsor right-wing conference that honors antigay reality star  - Despite having two canonical LGBTQ movies under their belt, a new film distributed by the company does an abrupt about-face: The Young Messiah is ...

Destruction of LGBTQ symbol  - When they approached the pole it became evident that the flag, an international symbol of the LGBTQ community, was burned. The university's Pride ...

PSBJ announces first-ever LGBTQ -owned businesses list  - The U.S. Small Business Administration estimates that there were more than 1.4 million LGBTQ -owned small businesses in the U.S. in 2013.

LGBTQ school guidelines would 'harm' Alberta children, social media campaign says  -  Three Alberta mothers say the provincial government's guidelines to keep LGBTQ students and staff safe in schools "pose a significant risk of harm to ...

Clinton solidifies lead with wins in 6 states  - Hillary Clinton widened her lead over Democratic rival Bernie Sanders as black voters helped her secure key victories in Alabama, ...

Why the rich are getting richer  - Equal is Unfair argues that efforts to solve economic inequality are actually hindering the American Dream, while in contrast, Wealth Secrets of the 1% ...

The costs of inequality : A goal of justice, a reality of unfairness  - Fifth in a series on what Harvard scholars are doing to identify and understand inequality , in seeking solutions to one of America's most vexing ...

How to promote good mental health among teachers and students in your school  - Find ways to incorporate exercise into the school day to improve mental wellbeing among your students. Photograph: Sean Smith for the Guardian.

Understanding mental illness  - People with mental illness are often ignored and mistreated. In some cases they are often chained and locked up in a room. Not only that but taking a ...

Poor nutrition can put children at higher risk of mental illness  - Children who go to bed hungry are likely to experience mental health ... hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) compared to 15% in control children from the ...

Person with mental disorder entitled to same fundamental rights  - Person with mental disorder entitled to same fundamental rights. The magnitude of the mental health problem in Ghana requires equal attention as ...

Depression is more than a mental disorder —it affects the whole body  - The lead author of this work is Sara Jiménez Fernández, Ph.D. student at the UGR and psychiatrist at the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit at ...

Depression is more than a mental disorder : It affects the whole organism University of Granada - The lead author of this work is Sara Jiménez Fernández, PhD student at the UGR and psychiatrist at the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit at ...