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How to be a healthier LGBT person in 2018.

Everyone deserves excellent non-biased, non-judgmental, LGBT-affirming care. Seeing practitioners who are part of the LGBT community can heighten the relationship and improve outcomes. We can all maximize our health care by understanding our own personal needs and desires, with constant reevaluation and reassessment. Read the full article HERE.

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Sydney rings in 2018 with rainbow fireworks honoring Australian marriage equality.

The future looks bright! Sydney, one of the world’s first major cities to welcome the new year, did so with an epic New Year’s Eve fireworks display at Sydney Harbour Bridge. Attended by an estimated 1.5 million people, the show featured a section with rainbow-colored fireworks and matching waterfall effect in honor of Australian parliament passing marriage equality earlier this month. Read the full article HERE.

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Five ways to be a better queer in 2018.

Here are 5 New Year’s Resolutions That Will Help You and Help the LGBTQ Community. Replace the traditional New Year’s resolutions that you probably won’t keep—I know how hard it is to stick to an everyday gym routine when it’s arctic degrees outside—with something more meaningful, like committing to ways to be a better queer. Here’s a shortlist to get you started. Read the full article HERE.

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For LGBTQ community, 2017 was a mixed bag.

From the historical political wins of transgender people in the U.S. to the reported anti-gay purge in Chechnya, 2017 has produced a series of dizzying highs and lows for the global lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community. While there’s not enough space in one article to list all the year’s noteworthy LGBTQ news, here’s a roundup of some of the year’s… Read the full article HERE.

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Outrage over Malaysia’s plans to run a conversion therapy course aimed at transgender women.

Government plans in Malaysia to set up a conversion therapy course aimed at transgender women have sparked outrage. LGBT activists in the country have slammed the proposed course, which is being organised after a survey of the transgender population by Malaysian authorities. White participation in the course would be voluntary, transgender activist Nisha Ayub said the course would only deepen the community’s isolation. Read the full article HERE.

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How this 100-year old company is negotiating innovative benefits for LGTBQ families.

Attitudes in the United States are radically and positively shifting when it comes to gay marriage, and with that change comes enthusiasm about becoming parents, too. Making space to support this in your company can also help build a winning corporate culture. Research has show how fostering an inclusive culture can help organizations make better, faster and more innovative decisions that positively effect the bottom line. Read the full article HERE.