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LGBT property search portal launched by LGBT Capital.

LGBT Capital, the Hong Kong- and UK-based  investment specialist dedicated to serving the specialist needs of lesbian, gay, bi- and trans-sexual individuals, today unveiled what it says is the first-ever global property search portal for the international LGBT community.

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UK psychiatrists admit causing harm to lesbian, gay and bisexual people.

The Royal College of Psychiatrists has issued a historic statement acknowledging for the first time the harm done to lesbian, gay, and bisexual people who were subjected to aversion therapy, the practice of using electric shocks or nausea-inducing drugs to try to “cure” people of their sexual orientation. “We hold our hands up,” it said. READ MORE ABOUT THIS STORY HERE: https://www.buzzfeed.com/patrickstrudwick/uk-psychiatrists-have-issued-an-historic-admission-of-the?utm_term=.jfez2NW8ax#.dbKdA35pVZ #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender

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According to the CDC, teens in the U.S. Capital suffer from highest rate of STDs

Teens who reside in the nation’s capital have, by far, the highest rate of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. Teens in Washington, D.C. report suffering from various STDs at a rate of… #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender READ MORE ABOUT THIS STORY HERE: CDC reports D.C. teens have by far highest rates of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

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Azerbaijan is the worst place to be gay in Europe.

During the last two weeks of September, Azerbaijani police launched a violent campaign of “arresting and torturing men presumed to be gay or bisexual, as well as transgender women,” according to Human Rights Watch and local advocacy organizations.

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Long-term care insurance important to the LGBT community.

An alarming 36% of LGBTQ people say they’d rather spend for today than prepare for tomorrow. But what happens at the end of life and medical or nursing-assistance, either in-home or in a nursing facility is needed? The answer for queer people may be long-term care insurance (LTCI).

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Sexual orientation to be a part of the patient information for the NHS.

Gay rights campaigners have backed an NHS policy demanding that doctors and nurses start asking all patients from the age of 16 about their sexual orientation. NHS England has issued a new standard requiring staff to “record sexual orientation at every face to face contact with the patient, where no record of this data already exists”.