Transgender athletes face the painful challenge of gaining acceptance and overcoming prejudice as sports federations grapple with the thorny question of how to balance women’s rights and fair competition. The issue was brought into sharp focus at the recent Commonwealth Games when…
The Kirk’s General Assembly backed a motion which tasked a committee with drafting church law on the issue. Its legal questions committee was asked to report back to the annual meeting of the decision-making body in 2020. Under the plans outlined in the motion, ministers and deacons would be allowed to conduct same-sex weddings “if they wish”.
Greensboro researcher and Missouri colleague study the same-sex experiences of straight-identified college students. If you took even a cursory look at the most popular gay blogs and websites at the end of April, a titillating array of headlines popped to the surface. “Straight men have a lot of gay sex, study shows.” “A lot of straight college students are having gay sex.” “Straight guys absolutely cannot stop having gay sex, study finds.”
Apple is running into a backlash from gay-rights advocates just like Amazon has over the companies’ consideration of North Carolina for major expansions. Opposition stems from the legacy of the HB2 “bathroom” law that became a national flashpoint for anti-discrimination efforts. It was later partially repealed.
On May 15, the FDA announced that gay and bisexual teens can now take PrEPto help prevent HIV infection along with other preventative measures, the Advocate reported. The FDA approved PrEP — aka, pre-exposure prophylaxis — for adults in 2012. An initial trial revealed that Truvada (the drug for PrEP) reduced the risk of HIV infection by…
Connecticut is working to actively recruit LGBT families to adopt and foster children, even as other states pass laws allowing agencies to ban them. The Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF) has launched an outreach campaign and will begin working with LGBT organizations and community centers to encourage people to apply…
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