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Gay Arab activist wraps himself in the flags  - The gay Arab activist was one of the three young men profiled in Jake ... Not that Abu-Seif, a gay Arab from a prominent Muslim mafia family in Jaffa, ...

LGBTQ domestic violence center opens  - A quiet office in a busy entertainment district is a rare space for LGBTQ people to find help in times of crisis or to meet others for ...

Tyler Ford Is the Transgender Writer All Your Favorite Celebs Are Obsessed With  - With the impact they're making on transgender and queer conversation in the media, Tyler Ford is on their way to world domination — and we're not ...

Five Black LGBTQ Blogs You Need To Start Reading ASAP  - Let's face it, the blogosphere, even the queer sliver, could use a bit more…flavor. So, here are some black LGBTQ blogs that are certain to bring more ...

Hashtag Allows LGBTQ People Share Their Stories  - An Instagram account set up by LGBTQ pioneer and YouTube marketing whizz Raymond Braun is allowing people to come forward and share their ...

Supergirl Cast and Crew Talk Feminism, Superhero Crossovers, and LGBTQ+ Characters at ...  - I'm tired of LGBTQ identity being treated as a spoiler or a twist or a surprise. No more hints - if a character is LGBTQ just say it. We don't consider a ...

Viceland hosts open up on marijuana, LGBTQ issues, food and music  - Leave it to Vice Media to add four-letter words and marijuana puns to their show titles. The company, in partnership with A&E, rolled out a series of ...

Hate group leader elected to GOP platform committee  - Perkins was also elected to the GOP platform committee, a group that sets the official priorities and positions for the Republican party. His inclusion ...

How Much Wealth and Income Does America's 1 Percent Really Have?  - In recent years, as economic inequality in America has grown, many researchers have tried to figure out just how much wealth and income those at the ...

President Trump? It's about income inequality , stupid  - And I'm astounded that Trump, the poster boy for America's most pressing problem -- massive and escalating wealth and income inequality -- is seen ...

Vaping Age Bans Makes Even Harder For Teens To Quit Tobacco, Says Study  - Raising the vaping age actually leads to an increase in teen smoking, ... Going against the tide of anti-vaping activism, health experts are now warning ...

Joan Bakewell says teenage anorexia a sign of narcissism  - The rise of eating disorders such as anorexia among teenagers is a sign of ... The NHS describes anorexia as a "serious mental health condition".

This May Be the Biggest Health Threat From Fukushima—And It's Still Ongoing  - The lingering chaos of the disaster represents perhaps the biggest contributor to ongoing mental health issues. Research published this week in the ...

Wearable health tech about to get much smaller and possibly more invasive  - Nearly one in eight Hong Kong residents suffers from common mental disorders , most frequently mixed anxiety and depressive disorder, a recent ...

Aboriginal campaigner and suicide survivor shines light on mental health issues  - Now aged 32 and a self-described survivor of mental illness and child sexual abuse, Ms Cumming was one of several campaigners who shared their ...

Oliver James is dangerously wrong to blame parents for their children's mental illness  - The psychologist Oliver James has for many years been a part of the cultural landscape, writing best-selling books, making television programmes, ...