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Sexual assault in the gay community.

I have never told anyone this ― not my best friend, not my boyfriend, not my mother, not my brothers: nine months ago I invited a stranger over to have sex and it went further than I wanted it to.. READ MORE HERE #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sexual-assault-gay-men_us_59e4badfe4b04d1d51834114

HEALTH

Muscle dysmorphia a side effect of gay porn.

Men are resorting to drastic measures to live up to an unrealistic body-image ideal, with pornography fuelling their desire for perfection. Gay men especially are vulnerable to body dissatisfaction which can bring with it a psychological disorder called muscle dysmorphia — the flipside of anorexia — a condition characterised by obsessive worrying over a perceived small body. READ MORE HERE

BUSINESS

LGBT affordable housing coming to Islip, New York.

Islip Town Board officials have approved plans for an affordable housing complex in Bay Shore aimed at senior citizens who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender and their allies. Board members voted in favor of the project at their Sept. 25 meeting… READ MORE ABOUT THIS STORY HERE: https://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/islip-town-board-approves-1st-apartments-aimed-at-lgbt-seniors-1.14500350

BUSINESS

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