“If you could take a test that would tell if you would be alive in two years, would you take it?” That was the question Mark S. King said he had to ask himself in the early ’80s when friends and loved ones were dying of the “gay plague.” Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
Early in this decade, the state government of Indiana achieved a long-running goal among some conservative family-values crusaders and deficit hawks: It defunded Planned Parenthood. The ostensible purpose was to reduce the number of abortions, but because Planned Parenthood provides a wealth of health services, there were ancillary effects. Among them, southern Indiana lost its only HIV-testing site. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
In 2012, Prudential Financial released the first exhaustive survey of its kind about queer money. Four years later, in 2016, after both the Windsor and Obergefell decisions, Prudential took a deeper dive into the financial status of LGBT people across the country. We interviewed Prudential’s Supriya Sanyal, director of audience insights… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
Data quietly published by the UK government today shows that thousands of gay, lesbian and bisexual asylum seekers have been refused asylum from countries where they could face prison, violence, or death. After facing repeated calls to release data on its treatment… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
LGBT youth are 120 percent more likely to experience homelessness than their heterosexual and cisgendered peers, according to a study released Thuursday. There are about 1.6 million homeless youth in the U.S., and they disproportionately identify as LGBT individuals. Less than ten percent of young people identify as LGBT… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
President Trump failed to mention the LGBT community in his World AIDS day proclamation, drawing criticism from several prominent civil rights organizations. “Today, on World AIDS Day, we honor those who have lost their lives to AIDS, we celebrate the remarkable progress… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
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