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LGBT group releases 'shame list' of religious colleges

LGBT group releases 'shame list' of religious colleges  - A leading LGBTQ non-profit has released a “shame list” of more than 100 schools whose religious affiliations apparently make them “the absolute ...

Golden Girl: Bea Arthur's shelter for homeless LGBT youth will open in 2017

Golden Girl: Bea Arthur's shelter for homeless LGBT youth will open in 2017 - When actress Bea Arthur died, she bequeathed $300,000 to New York City's Ali Forney Center for homeless LGBT youth. The Golden Girls and ...

Will the Supreme Court tell this transgender boy he has to pee with girls?

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Will the Supreme Court tell this transgender boy he has to pee with girls?  - The question of where transgender student Gavin Grimm pees may now rest with the three women and five men who wear flowing black gowns to ...

Alarming Comments on LGBTQ Youth, from the Woman Who Wants to Be Washington State's Top ...

Alarming Comments on LGBTQ Youth, from the Woman Who Wants to Be Washington State's Top ...  - Earlier this year, Erin Jones, a former assistant state superintendent and award-winning educator, responded to a conservative blog’s question about “teaching transgenderism” in elementary schools by saying “I do not think it is appropriate” and that such instruction could cause students to “feel additional pressure to ‘choose an orientation.’” Jones’s comments accepted the flawed premise of the right-wing blog’s talking points and language

6 Times Parents Celebrated Their LGBTQ Children

6 Times Parents Celebrated Their LGBTQ Children  - Which is why all the times parents celebrated their LGBTQ children in public — whether those parents were celebs or not — mean everything. Not just ...

There's now LGBTQ Donald Trump merchandise — but only in men's sizes, of course

There's now LGBTQ Donald Trump merchandise — but only in men's sizes, of course  - And while this may seem like a win for any LGBTQ person who is a Trump supporter (they do exist), the shirt is only available in men's sizes. Although ...

Andrews University Rated Among Worst For LGBTQ Students

Andrews University Rated Among Worst For LGBTQ Students  - A new list of colleges considered “dangerous” for LGBTQ students includes two in Michigan. LGBTQ advocacy organization Campus Pride released its ...

LGBeat: The Importance of Women-Only Events

LGBeat: The Importance of Women-Only Events  - These are valid concerns, but both women's rights and LGBTQ rights have a long way to go before women-only spaces no longer serve a purpose.

Is the Decline of Unions Making Inequality Worse?

Is the Decline of Unions Making Inequality Worse?  - Today’s wealth inequality is, in a sense, a return to the Gilded Age. In 1928, the economic divide was large: The bottom 90 percent of Americans earned 50.7 percent of all pretax income, while the top 1 percent earned 23.9 percent, according to research by Berkeley economist Emmanuel Saez. The Great Depression and World War II acted as equalizers, and by 1944, the bottom 90 percent earned 67.5 percent of income, while the top 1 percent earned  just 11.3 percent.

Polarization in America: The role of media fragmentation

Polarization in America : The role of media fragmentation  - Until the 1980s, most Americans could choose from only three evening ... Inequality — the divide between rich and poor — may have contributed to ...

Let's Call The Conspiracy Theories About Hillary's Health What They Are

Let's Call The Conspiracy Theories About Hillary's Health What They Are  - He declared that Clinton lacks the “ mental and physical stamina” to take on ISIS. He's characterized her as “unstable,” “unbalanced” and “totally ...

20 years later, government still fails the poor

20 years later, government still fails the poor  - A consensus plan for reducing poverty was produced by the Brookings Institute and American Enterprise Institute's working group on poverty last fall ...

How much should we tell children about their own health?

How much should we tell children about their own health ?  - When it comes to deciding whether and how to talk to children about their own health , there's no one-size-fits-all formula, some doctors argue.

6 signs your child might have a mental health problem

6 signs your child might have a mental health problem  - There's no denying that mental health problems are a big issue. What's more concerning is that we are now seeing more and more children presenting ...

Moving home can affect your children's health and education

Moving home can affect your children's health and education  - The sources of data included community and child health records, primary care data, secondary care data, births and death, and educational data.

The Food We Eat Daily that Leads to Poor Heart Health for Our Children

The Food We Eat Daily that Leads to Poor Heart Health for Our Children  - Earlier this year, I called attention to the dangers added sugars pose to cardiovascular health and other health outcomes. In the months since, many ...