NEW YORK — GLAAD has called to end a ban on gay, bisexual and men having sex with men from donating blood.
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Study: Black LGBTQ youth less likely to receive help
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NEW YORK — A study released by the Trevor Project last week found that black LGBTQ youth suffer from depression and suicide at similar rates to other LGBTQ youth, but are less likely to receive help.
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Study: More LGBTQ teens coming out but suicide rate still high
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BOSTON — A new study from Boston University School of Public Health found that the proportion of high school students identifying as LGBTQ doubled from 2009 to 2017, but their suicide rate is still high compared to straight students.
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HRC releases 2020 Corporate Equality Index
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WASHINGTON — The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released their annual Corporate Equality Index this week, saying the largest number of companies yet had gotten a perfect 100.
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ACLU asking for participation in trans elder survey
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NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union is asking for people to participate in a survey to find the experiences of transgender elders.
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Federal court upholds injunction against discharging HIV-positive airmen
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RICHMOND, Va. — On Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld a lower court ruling in Roe & Voe v. Esper.
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‘We need everyone in the streets’: More than 180 Events planned across US to protest Trump’s march to war with Iran
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WASHINGTON — After Iran’s retaliation for the killing of Gen. Qasem Soleimani intensified fears of another catastrophic Middle East war, a coalition of progressive advocacy groups Tuesday reiterated their call for massive demonstrations across the U.S.
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United Methodist Church to split over LGBTQ issues
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NASHVILLE — A group of United Methodist Church leaders announced a plan for the denomination to split on Friday.
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Transgender man killed in Oklahoma on Jan. 1
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McALESTER, Okla. — Not even a full day into the new year, a transgender man has been killed in McAlester, Okla.
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Trevor Project files brief in Maryland ‘conversion therapy’ ban case
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BALTIMORE — The Trevor Project has filed an amicus brief to support a “conversion therapy” ban that’s been challenged in federal court.