Month: January 2018

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LGBT workers in the U.S. lead global LGBT community in retirement readiness.

January 27, 2018 compassq Comments Off on LGBT workers in the U.S. lead global LGBT community in retirement readiness.

A new study released today finds that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) workers in the U.S. are outperforming LGBT workers in eight other countries with regard to retirement readiness. This first-of-its-kind study, LGBT: Retirement Preparations Amid Social Progress, is a collaboration between Aegon Center for Longevity and Retirement (ACLR) and nonprofits Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies® (TCRS)…  

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Josh Weed, famous married gay Mormon announces divorce, apology to LGBTQ community.

January 27, 2018 compassq Comments Off on Josh Weed, famous married gay Mormon announces divorce, apology to LGBTQ community.

Josh and Lolly Weed, viewed as proof, and used as an example, that a gay man and a straight woman can make a successful Mormon marriage, have announced their divorce. And in the same blog post where they announce their divorce, they offered an apology to the LGBTQ community.

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20,000 + LGBT teenagers in US risk subjection to ‘gay conversion therapy’.

January 26, 2018 compassq Comments Off on 20,000 + LGBT teenagers in US risk subjection to ‘gay conversion therapy’.

Thousands of young American LGBT people will undergo conversion therapy from a licensed healthcare professional before they turn 18, a study has found. An estimated 20,000 Teenagers aged 13 to 17 will go through an attempt to change their sexual orientation according to researchers at the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law.

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Support for LGBTQ people suffers ‘alarming erosion,’ report finds.

January 26, 2018 compassq Comments Off on Support for LGBTQ people suffers ‘alarming erosion,’ report finds.

Support for LGBTQ people across the country has fallen, according to a national survey indexing attitudes toward the community. It is the first time in the survey’s four-year history to register a decline. The Harris Poll, which has been tracking public opinion and social sentiment since 1963, was commissioned by LGBTQ advocacy group GLAAD four years ago to annually survey attitudes toward lesbian, gay, bisexual…

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Despite legal hurdles, Cambodia’s LGBT couples are adopting – and changing minds.

January 26, 2018 compassq Comments Off on Despite legal hurdles, Cambodia’s LGBT couples are adopting – and changing minds.

When Heng Ny laughs, hundreds of lines run across his face. Sitting in front of his simple house with cats and chickens at his feet, discussing his relationship is what brings out a smile. He and his wife seem like an average couple, but one thing is different: Ny is transgender. Although they now live peacefully in their home in Takeo’s Trapaing Sap commune, in Bati district, day-to-day life was not always easy.

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NZ Rugby to feature in Auckland Pride Parade.

January 26, 2018 compassq Comments Off on NZ Rugby to feature in Auckland Pride Parade.

Newshub can reveal that the All Blacks could be part of this year’s Auckland Pride Parade for the first time, as New Zealand Rugby (NZR) will have its own float. NZR general manager of rugby Neil Sorenson took part in the parade last year on board the ASB float and says he couldn’t wait to get his organisation involved…