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LGBTQ gun violence survivor says Congress must act  - The LGBTQ community is no stranger to vitriol and hatred – but to have something so terrible happen in a place that was so safe and filled with joy ...

Homicides of LGBTQ and HIV-Affected Communities Increased In 2015  - According to the annual report released on June 13, hate violence homicides against LGBTQ and HIV-affected people increased in 2015.

LGBTQ religion activist: it's time to talk about America's faith-based homophobia problem  - The Pulse shooting was a direct attack on Orlando's LGBTQ community, which is consistently targeted by some politicians of faith who claim religious ...

Local LGBTQ Community Fights to Donate Blood  - Blood donor centers in Orlando, Fla., are filled to capacity, but you won't find any members of the community hit hardest by the attack. "The fact that we ...

Call for Rights for LGBTQ People - It said 24 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer ( LGBTQ ) people and people with HIV were murdered in the US, a 20 percent increase from ...

LGBTQ library houses more than just books - The library has 14,000 books, 150 archival collections, thousands of newspapers, hundreds of videos and countless posters, according to Carrie Barnett, president of Gerber/Hart's board of directors. But that's just part of the story.

More Than 190 Chinese LGBTQ Orgs Denounce Orlando Massacre  - China-based LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexuals, transgender, queer) groups released a joint letter on Monday, extending their sympathies to the victims' ...

An Open Letter to LGBTQ Teens Everywhere  - In a beautiful parallel, in cities throughout the world, LGBTQ people joined together at Pride Festivals in celebration of their lives as whole, proud, and ...

Teen alcohol use affects grades and mental health  -  Teenagers who consume alcohol and marijuana during middle school and high school are at greater risk of poor academic performance and mental ...

How Texas is creating a mental health care crisis  - The state of Texas is experiencing a health care workforce crisis, and the most severe shortage is in mental health . So why, then, has the Texas ...

Institute of Mental Health opens new wards to treat mood disorders, early psychosis  - The Institute of Mental Health (IMH) opened two new wards - the Mood Disorders Unit (MDU) Inpatient Service and the Early Psychosis ...

Does NBA have right plan for mental health going forward?  - Can the NBA and its teams find better ways to help players suffering from mental illness ? He has thought about what it will be like when he gets on the ...

Kids' Mental Health Risks Rise with Poor Air Quality  - Higher levels of air pollution may correspond to higher rates of mental health disorders in kids and teens, according to a new study conducted in ...

Mother with bipolar disorder lost her entire life savings in manic spending sprees  - But what if you have more bad days than other people because you have a mental health condition such as depression or bipolar disorder?

Mental - illness tag not so simple to explain shootings  - Invariably, after someone steps into a crowd of strangers and begins firing a gun, the words mental illness appear in the social dissection of what went ...

$14M funding boost for prison mental health services  - A new report has prompted the justice sector to stump up $14 million for offenders with mental health issues. The Corrections study found 62 percent ...