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Gov. Cuomo tells New Yorkers to fight for tolerance, justice in stirring speech - harassment after the election “targeting blacks and people of color, as well as Muslims, immigrants, women, and members of the LGBTQ community.

Second annual U of C LGBTQ health forum focuses on transgender health - A group of University of Calgary medical students are hoping to educate those in the medical community—as well as the generally curious—about ...

LGBTQ community rallies around TransLawHelp to get trans people legal services before Trump ...  - Many members of the LGBTQ community are fearful that they will face new obstacles after Trump takes over. To help them take advantage of the ...

Trump's SCOTUS picks justify LGBTQ fears - The LGBTQ community is justifiably concerned about several of the Supreme Court picks Trump has named, and their reputations shouldn't come as a ...

Orlando and On' event addresses violence against LGBTQ community - GUPride and Georgetown Against Gun Violence partnered Nov. 9 to host “Orlando and On: Violence, Healing and Community,” as part of the LGBTQ  ...

We Are Still 2004 - Conversion therapy, odd as it may have seemed on the surface, was merely a microcosm of a larger cultural statement against LGBTQ individuals, ...

NC governor's race drama continues as Democrat Cooper picks transition team - McCrory saw his approval numbers plummet after signing anti- LGBTQ House Bill 2 (HB2) into law, costing the state thousands of jobs and millions of ...

A Proposed Texas Law Would Require Teachers To Out LGBT Students To Their Parents - Konni Burton of the Dallas/Fort Worth area proposed a new bill that, if interpreted a certain way, would require teachers to tell their LGBT students' ...

Why are Tennessee teens more likely to get pregnant in rural areas than urban areas? -  Health experts say that is probably because rural teens have more limited access to contraceptives. "They are probably getting less access to the most ...

Serving teens with special diets: A tricky Thanksgiving recipe - Parents gave a variety of reasons for why their teen tried the special diet: 32 percent said it was health -related, while 29 percent said it was because ...

Men take note! Sexism may harm your mental health - Being sexist may affect your mental health , says a study published by the American Psychological Association. The study published in the Journal of ...

How Food Affects Mental Health , From Depression To Insomnia - Therapy and medication are likely going to be part of the medical arsenal for mental illnesses for the foreseeable future, but scientists are increasingly ...

America Has More Millionaire Households Than Any Nation In The World - With the majority of wealth being held by the oldest of Americans , our ... America's Millionaires: Sign Of Income Inequality Or The American Dream?

1700 People in America Are Becoming Millionaires Every Day - Much of America's wealth is concentrated among older generations, whose mostly ... For more on wealth inequality in the U.S. , watch Fortune's video: ...

The Richest 10 Percent Now Control 89 Percent Of The World's Wealth - The wealthiest 10 percent of adults are mostly in North America , Europe and ... Data on China shows great inequality as home to both 9 percent of the ...

Black Wealth in the Age of Trump - The wealth discrepancy between black and white Americans is the consequence of decades of housing, land, and education discrimination . Bringing ...