The proportion of women who say they are bisexual has almost doubled in five years as celebrities open up about their sexuality. According to data from the Office for National Statistics, the number of women who identify as bisexual has increased from 142,000 to 236,000 between 2012 and 2016.
The Houston Business Journal is now surveying for a new List — top LGBT-owned businesses in the Houston area. The HBJ will survey those companies that are at least 51 percent LGBT-owned and headquartered in the Houston area. The deadline to submit completed surveys is Oct. 20.
The LGBTQ Resource Center launched a new mentorship program for underclassmen and transfer students this past week. The program, “Passages,” which was announced earlier in the semester, is entirely student-led. Several upperclassmen developed the program over the summer.
Gay and bisexual men making less than $30,000 a year and without a university degree have more than five times the odds of attempting suicide compared with their more advantaged peers, according to new research from the University of British Columbia.
Yesterday, a gunman in Las Vegas killed 59 people and injured another 527 in the most deadly mass shooting in US history. Armed with 16 guns, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock opened fire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel, shooting at those attending an open-air music festival.
New official figures released by Public Health England (PHE) show a decline in the number of new diagnoses of HIV in gay and bisexual men in the UK. PHE’s figures for 2016 show a 21% decline in the number of gay and bisexual men in the UK being newly diagnosed with HIV, falling from 3,570 new cases in 2015 to 2,810 new cases last year.
Penn’s LGBT Center celebrates its 35th anniversary this fall with events including a rededication of the Carriage House, noon-1 p.m. on Saturday, October 14 (free), in honor of its founding director, Bob Schoenberg, upon his retirement; followed by an Anniversary Celebration at Houston Hall. Register at LGBT35.com or call (215) 898-5044. Cost of admission is $35 per person or $10 for students.
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