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LGBTQ conversion therapy has no place in iowa  - In 1867, Alexander G. Clark sued the Muscatine Public School district when his daughter was denied admission because of her race. The Iowa ...

Chestnut Hill resident to be honored for promoting LGBTQ inclusion, acceptance at Brookline High ...  - Greater Boston Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer People will honor Brookline High School senior ...

9 lessons for bi-curious beginners  - According to a statement from the HRC titled "A Call to Action: LGBTQ Youth Need Inclusive Sex Education": "Fewer than 5 percent of LGBT students ...

Former world champ would beat Manny Pacquiao for gay rights  - Shane Mosley, former world champ, just told TMZ that he'd happily give Manny Pacquiao a beatdown in the name of gay rights. Thanks to some gentle ...

This North Carolina couple have been together for 49 years  - The passing of North Carolina's House Bill 2 is a nightmarish horror show, true — but the story of Lennie and Pearl is a gentle reminder that love is ...

A safe place: LGBTQ conference talks about acceptance  - The conference, hosted by LGBTQ Connection Napa, was exciting to see, he said. When Rivera first got involved with LGBTQ Connection, he finally ...

Negative experiences,' lack of research impede cancer care in LGBTQ community - However, research has shown that patients who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer ( LGBTQ ) regularly experience increased ...

The Case For Bruce Springsteen NOT Boycotting North Carolina  - Boycotts also heap a second or third helping of hurt on to LGBTQ folks, families and allies who would have enjoyed those events. As we've seen when ...

'A kind of creeping euthanasia': Needless early deaths among mentally ill cost the economy $15 ...  - But the 61-year-old figures she's a good chance instead to be one of the 9000 Australians a year with mental illness whose lives are cut short, on ...

Beyond bathrooms: Transgender symposium to educate health care providers  - She is with the Transgender Health Alliance of Central Virginia and she's the parent of a transgender teen . She says her son's primary care physician ...

Investigating the Relationship Between Inflammation and Sleep Quality  - The possibility that sleep disturbance, and more specifically chronobiological perturbations, may be an endophenotype of mental disorder is ...

Mental Illness Could Become A Deciding Factor When Sentencing Criminals  - The court may consider, in mitigation, information that at the time of the offense the defendant was suffering from a serious mental illness ," she said.

Talking about mental illness  - At the breakfast, Margaret, the mother of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, will share her journey with mental illness , and how she has learned to live with ...

Could Your Child Be Drinking Lead-Tainted Water at School?  - they trust administrators and teachers with more than their child's education — they're trusting the school with their child's health and safety.

Please stop wishing for a healthy baby . Focus instead on nurturing a joyful child .  - You mean to say you aren't fixated on antiquated notions of sex and gender; all you want is a healthy baby . Your intentions are good — I know.

Time to end the toothless approach to children's health  - It used to be that the Tooth Fairy would visit youngsters after days on end of a wobbly tooth ended with a coin under the pillow when the baby tooth ...