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Congressional Right-Wingers Urge Trump to Repeal Key LGBT Protections - It's time for folks to stand up, speak out, and demand lawmakers keep these fundamental protections for LGBTQ people in place.” As evidence of ...

Napa's welcome signs give new visibility for gay rights group - Ian Stanley, director of LGBTQ Connection, stands near the Welcome to Napa sign near Napa State Hospital. LGBTQ Connection recently had its logo ...

Student refuses to let her professor whitewash the Stonewall riots - A college student received a surprising note from her professor regarding the Stonewall riots on an essay she wrote about the role of anger in activism.

Pittsburgh lawmakers ban conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors - The city of Pittsburgh took an important step toward protecting LGBTQ youth this week, voting to ban conversion therapy for minors. When Mayor Bill ...

Everything You Need to Know About FADA, a 'Religious Freedom' Bill Supported by Trump's Cabinet - Donald Trump's pick for budget director, South Carolina Republican congressman Mick Mulvaney, is the most recent addition to an anti- LGBTQ  ...

Trump exploits Pulse shooting at Orlando rally where he calls supporters violent - he called it “the worst mass shooting in American history and the deadliest assault on the LGBTQ community,” and promised to keep “radical Islamic ...

American schools are failing LGBTQ students, report finds  - New research carried out by the Human Rights Watch shows that state-run schools in the United States are failing their LGBTQ students when it ...

LGBTQ Youngsters are Increasingly being Forced into Homelessness - Despite LGBT equality laws and marriage equality, a growing number of LGBT youngsters are being thrown out by their homophobic parents in the US ...

Teens May Not Heed Health Warnings on Cigars - The researchers surveyed more than 1,100 U.S. teens ages 13 to 17 by phone, and told them about three types of warning labels that appear on ...

Gymnastics is a vital part of your child's development - The types of activities performed by a gymnast creates proper body alignment and a healthy posture allowing these children to have better control over ...

If Your Child is Cyberbullied - Teach your child to ignore the bully and not to respond with more bullying. Save all messages that show cyberbullying. If it continues, take the ...

6 ways to help kids deal with negative emotions - All children have negative emotions from time to time. Helping them deal effectively with those emotions can help them grow into emotionally ...

Children dying preventable deaths from congenital heart disease - When children with CHD receive timely treatment, 85% can survive into adulthood to live healthy , productive lives. Sadly, 90% of the children with ...

Teen e-cigarette use falls for the first time - For instance, the survey found that teens increasingly view e-cigarette use as ... if people do not see any immediate health consequences from vaping.

Teen Obesity Linked to Smartphones and Tablets  -  Health in particular their weight is a serious concern in today's digital ... As per Webmd, these teens were 43% more susceptible to obesity than kids of ...

Latino Child Health Coverage Rate Reaches Record High, But Threats Loom - Latino children with health coverage reached a record high 92.5 percent in 2015, the second year after key provisions of the Affordable Care Act ...