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Approximately 2.2 Million LGBTQ Adults Struggle with Food Insecurity in the US  - A new study by The Williams Institute found that one in four LGBTQ adults, approximately 2.2 million LGBTQ people, struggled to feed themselves or ...

New health center offering low-cost services to LGBTQ community opens in Long Beach  - A new health center offering free and low-cost services to LGBTQ residents in Long Beach and the surrounding area marked its official grand opening ...

LGBTQ school opens in Atlanta  - He said it provides a safe place for LGBTQ kids to focus on their education. The school is open to students in elementary through high school.

If Hollywood Won't Tell Our Stories, We Must  - at Adaptive Studios when they first took a meeting with me, the founder of Section II, a startup streaming platform for LGBTQ content and audiences.

New Star Trek show will have female lead and gay character  - Following up a Comic-Con panel in July about “Star Trek: Discovery,” executive producer Bryan Fuller shared details about the 13-episode series’ setting, characters and innovations at a Television Critics Association meeting Wednesday.

Ethics charges against homophobic Texas Attorney General dismissed  - Paxton on Wednesday called the complaint co-signed by more than 200 attorneys “baseless.” It asked the State Bar of Texas to investigate whether the Republican violated professional conduct rules by telling county clerks they could still refuse to issue same-sex marriage licenses on religious grounds.

In scary times, families helping families  - The idea of lived equality and of equality within LGBTQ —I think we're just now starting to scrape the surface of that. That's where I see Family Equality ...

Activist Challenges LGBTQ Community's 'Unrealistic' Beauty Standards - Some might equate a small waistline with perfection. But gay writer and activist Benjamin O'Keefe weighs his worth on a scale that's not based on ...

How Mental Illness Can Lead to Overspending and Poverty  - We already understand the link between money and mental health pretty well. "Chronic mental health makes people poor, because it can mean they ...

The key to effectively treating mental illness —eliminate the stigma  - Roopa Grewal says the social stigma around mental illness in her culture prevented her from receiving treatment for decades. Here she shows a photo ...

Donald Trump Doesn't Need To Have A Mental Illness To Be Horrible  - Not only is it wrong to speculate either way, but such claims can actually damage individuals with a mental health disorder by perpetuating negative ...

Empowerment of Women is the Key to Sustainable Development in Africa  - As the national honorary ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund ( UNFPA ) Kenya, I am well aware of just how far women in Africa still have to go not only in their quest for access to political participation, but also in the fight for the basic rights that will enable them to live healthily and safely. In fact, the

Keeping Your Child Healthy  -  Children will be heading back to schools throughout the Ohio Valley in just a few days. That means getting up earlier, seeing old friends and making ...

Is the school run damaging your child's health ?  - But what effect is this having on children's health as they grow up? One concerned mother agreed to measure the levels of air pollution her and her ...

More US Teens May Be Facing Depression: Here's Why  - In the report, the researchers looked at data from the government's National Surveys on Drug Use and Health , in which adolescents ages 12 to 17 ...

Can exercise help relieve teen depression?  - Depressive episodes in teens can contribute to poor grades, poor interpersonal relationships, and worse physical health . Depression can also ...