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More pressure on the LGBT community in Indonesia.

September 6, 2017 compassq Comments Off on More pressure on the LGBT community in Indonesia.

Twelve women have been evicted from their home in the conservative Indonesian province of West Java amid renewed fears of crackdown on sexual diversity. The group had been renting a shared house in the village of Tugu Jaya, where their cohabitation and “unfeminine” appearance had unsettled conservatives. Responding to a complaint from religious leaders and an Islamic youth group that the women’s living arrangements was “against the teaching of Islam”, police raided the women’s home last Saturday, giving them three days notice to leave.

HEROES

Jewish + gay = losing kids.

September 6, 2017 compassq Comments Off on Jewish + gay = losing kids.

A formerly Hasidic mom lost custody of her kids after coming out as gay — and was barred from even telling her youngest children about her sexuality, according to a first-of-its-kind Brooklyn court ruling. The shocking decision was finally struck down by an appeals court in August, but only after months of legal wrangling.

HEALTH

Matching the voice with the appearance after transitioning.

September 6, 2017 compassq Comments Off on Matching the voice with the appearance after transitioning.

When a transgender person decides to transition from one sex to another, there are a lot of steps involved. They might change their appearance and their name. They might take hormones and have gender reassignment surgery. But after all of this is complete, many may find their old voice doesn’t match their new appearance.

5 THINGS TO KNOW

Rainbow lifeguard tower to become ‘monument of acceptance’.

September 6, 2017 compassq Comments Off on Rainbow lifeguard tower to become ‘monument of acceptance’.

A Venice Beach lifeguard tower gets to keep its gay pride rainbow stripes after the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to rescue it from getting repainted to the iconic blue. “We received 11,000 signatures on a petition from that area, saying no no, we love it, we’d really like to keep it,” said Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, who introduced the motion to let the stripes stand.

HEALTH

PrEP helps keep gay and bisexual teens negative from HIV.

September 6, 2017 compassq Comments Off on PrEP helps keep gay and bisexual teens negative from HIV.

A group of gay and bisexual teenage males safely used a medication that prevents HIV infection, though some failed to follow the drug regimen fully and became infected, researchers report. People at risk for becoming infected with the virus that causes AIDS can dramatically lower their risk of infection by taking the drug Truvada in what is known as the PrEP regimen, but its use is only approved for adults.

BUSINESS

BART reaches out to LGBT small businesses.

September 6, 2017 compassq Comments Off on BART reaches out to LGBT small businesses.

BART organizers are making moves toward updating the agency’s Small Business Program to include more local LGBT small businesses as BART works to rebuild its aging transportation system. On Sept. 14, the agency’s Board of Directors will vote on whether to add these contractors to the program which, as the official site writes, “provides bid preferences for qualified small businesses.”

GayARP

Older LGBT adults find support in New Jersey.

September 6, 2017 compassq Comments Off on Older LGBT adults find support in New Jersey.

Could you or someone you know that is older benefit from a Buddy Program? Jersey Shore QSpot has partnered with Monmouth University’s Social Work and Nursing schools Buddy Program for Older LGBT Adults. The program created by Dr. Laura Kelly has been a part of the University’s Social Work and Nursing schools for many years.