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Record Number of Top U.S. Companies Embracing Inclusive Policies for LGBTQ Workers

Record Number of Top U.S. Companies Embracing Inclusive Policies for LGBTQ Workers - Through their actions, taken as LGBTQ workers and customers have been facing a record number of anti- LGBTQ bills in state legislatures across the ...

After Attacks, Gay Bangladeshis Retreat Into Closet, Flee Abroad

After Attacks, Gay Bangladeshis Retreat Into Closet, Flee Abroad - More than 700 LGBTQ people from around the world convened in Bangkok last week for a conference organized by the International Lesbian, Gay, ...

Ben Carson to HUD Marks Yet Another Trump Cabinet Candidate with Long Anti ...

Ben Carson to HUD Marks Yet Another Trump Cabinet Candidate with Long Anti ... - HRC blasted President-Elect Donald Trump's nomination of retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, an outspoken opponent of LGBTQ equality, to run the ...

In Egypt, shocking cases of HIV discrimination still occur regularly

In Egypt, shocking cases of HIV discrimination still occur regularly - I was lucky my mother was still alive,” said Ahmed, a 40-year-old who is among the around 11,000 Egyptians living with HIV. She passed away recently, and now he wants to leave Egypt. He can no longer stand the social stigma around HIV and AIDS.

Walmart, McDonald's Among America's Most Gay-Friendly Employers

Walmart, McDonald's Among America's Most Gay-Friendly Employers - The report evaluated 1,043 companies based on whether they have inclusive benefits and protections that promote equality for LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, ...

New Survey Highlights Lack of LGBTQ Sexual Education

New Survey Highlights Lack of LGBTQ Sexual Education - Although the survey was conducted in the United Kingdom, the status of LGBTQ -inclusive sex education in the U.S. has yielded similar results.

New collection of essays sheds light on LGBTQ health care in Canada

New collection of essays sheds light on LGBTQ health care in Canada - Although Canada is often praised for its seemingly progressive health care system, it's not perfect. This is particularly true for queer and trans people ...

Shelter for LGBTQ Young Adults Opening in the Bronx

Shelter for LGBTQ Young Adults Opening in the Bronx - An LGBTQ shelter for young adults between the ages of 21-30, the first of its kind, will be opening in the Bronx in December. According to a statement ...

Is Our Celebrity Obsession Helping to De-Stigmatize Mental Illness?

Is Our Celebrity Obsession Helping to De-Stigmatize Mental Illness ? - Yet, as humans, our high regard for the brain, intellect, and stability make mental illness seem more shocking and less acceptable. Perhaps for certain ...

This Scientist Is Studying Mental Illness As An Electrical Issue

This Scientist Is Studying Mental Illness As An Electrical Issue - Why is electric shock therapy, originally invented in the late 1930s, still considered an effective treatment for alleviating the symptoms of mental illness  ...

Medical Marijuana For Pets: A Growing Trend In Toronto

Medical Marijuana For Pets: A Growing Trend In Toronto - The use of medical marijuana is the topic of many debates, especially in the United States. There have been a lot claims on the benefits of cannabis to ...

Mental disorders tied to specific physical diseases

Mental disorders tied to specific physical diseases - Scientists have known for a while that mental disorders are often observed in conjunction with physical diseases. Previous studies have primarily ...

The trouble with romanticizing mental illness

The trouble with romanticizing mental illness - Major depressive disorder affects about 14.8 million American adults, or about 6.7 percent of the U.S. adult population, in a given year. Each year ...

Attempted suicide rates, risk groups essentially unchanged, new study shows

Attempted suicide rates, risk groups essentially unchanged, new study shows - also affirm that a significant majority of those who attempted suicide had a concurrent mental disorder , that the attempts as documented in ...

Ecstasy could become a prescription drug for mental health treatment in US

Ecstasy could become a prescription drug for mental health treatment in US - Divorced, alcoholic and at times suicidal, he had tried almost all the accepted treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder : psychotherapy, group ...

Demi Lovato wants to change the face of mental illness

Demi Lovato wants to change the face of mental illness - But for the 44 million American adults struggling with mental illness , it's the 24-year-old's decision to share her own mental health battles that may rank ...