A THIRD of young people describe themselves as gay or bisexual, a new survey has revealed. Where as just seven per cent of baby boomers are equally attracted to both sexes or “mostly” attracted to the opposite sex – marking a stark generational shift.
October is LGBT History Month, and for queer folks and allies alike, that means a month dedicated to spreading not only love for, but knowledge of and awareness about the queer community.
Knoxville will have its first-ever health-care conference focused on the specific needs of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people and other gender minorities next month – during LGBT History Month.
Brazilian federal court judge Waldemar de Carvalho has overturned an almost 20-year-old ban on “gay conversion therapy,” now allowing homosexuality to be treated as a “disease.” De Carvalho’s decision reverses a 1999 Federal Council of Psychology, CFP, ruling that banned licensed psychologists from attempting to “convert” people who identify as LGBTI.
Seeing a Harvard Medical School diploma hanging in your doctor’s office may in itself be impressive, but now, for some LGBTQ patients, the degree may provide some additional comfort. With a new LGBTQ elective course, the incorporation of LGBTQ health needs into existing courses and an LGBTQ-specific scholarship, the school is taking a leadership role in the health care of gender and sexual minorities.
In the early days of 2005, flush with $350,000 of Health Canada and provincial funding, community activist Steven RodRozen was hired to do something about the number of gay men who smoke. A new study at the time showed that while only 19 percent of British Columbians smoked cigarettes, the number jumped to 29 percent among LGBT people.
Saying all marriages are created equal, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the wife of a gay woman who has given birth is entitled to the same parental rights as any husband would be.
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