HEALTH
Edmonton adopts new LGBT guidelines for shelters and housing programs.
Damien McAndrews has everything he dreamed about as a child; a dog and a safe place to call home. Two years ago, the teen didn’t know where he would end up.
LIFESTYLES
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LGBT community is underrepresented in business and leadership roles around the world.
Brace yourself. According to Business Insider, the average person will spend 90,000 hours of their life in the workplace. That is an awful lot of time, particularly if something integral to you is considered taboo.
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The numbers are in favor of LGBT rights.
Most Americans oppose restricting the rights of LGBTQ people, a new report from Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) has found.
DESTINATIONS
Europe welcomes the LGBT traveler with open arms.
Choosing a travel destination as a gay, lesbian or transgender individual can be tricky, especially when travelling with your partner. You’ll want to choose a location where you’ll feel comfortable, safe and can enjoy all the activities, sights and attractions, just as anyone else would.
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Connecting LGBT suicides with depression and debt.
September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. LGBTQ suicide and suicide attempts occur disproportionally more than the general population, and people who die by suicide are eight times more likely to have debt. On this Queer Money, we partner with Melanie Lockert of Dear Debt.
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To earn more money, become part of a same-sex couple.
If you’re in a same-sex relationship there’s a good chance you’ve got more bills to rub together than your straight neighbours, census data from Statistics Canada showed Wednesday. Same-sex households continue to have a higher median income than heterosexual ones. The median income for same-sex male couples was $100,707, with female couples making $92,857.
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Risky sex on the rise with gay men.
After the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s, one would think that gay men would take a lesson from their forebears and exercise extra caution (in addition to exercising their penises) in their bedroom activities.