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Support for Aussie same-sex marriage from our four legged friends.

September 12, 2017 compassq Comments Off

Nearly 30,000 people flooded the streets of Sydney over the weekend to show their support for marriage equality in Australia, but it was many of their pets that stole the show. Event organizers said that the rally, which was held ahead of the upcoming postal vote on same-sex marriage, was the largest LGBT demonstration in Australian history. And while thousands of activists proved that a massive segment of the population is in support of marriage equality, it was their rainbow-clad dogs that helped to spread the word even further.

India steps up to make transgender healthcare more accessible.

September 11, 2017 compassq Comments Off

Kerala state Health minister KK Shailaja has declared that transgender clinics will be opened in all the government medical colleges of the state. As a beginning to it, one such clinic has already opened in Kottayam medical college and is functioning once a month for the time being. A statement released by the minister’s office says that all the departments of the hospital are coordinating well with the transgender clinic. The clinic functions on the first Tuesday of every month.

Counting the gay and bi population in Vancouver is like herding cats.

September 11, 2017 compassq Comments Off

How many gay and bisexual men do you think there are in Metro Vancouver? Think of a number. I’ll wait. If you guessed 30,000, or three percent of Vancouver men, you’re probably not far off, according to a new study by a Vancouver researcher. But if you were way off the mark, don’t feel bad about it. It turns out counting gay and bisexual men isn’t easy, even for scientists.

Southern states need their own rules for the transgender population.

September 11, 2017 compassq Comments Off

Nashville medical providers say southern states need help figuring out how to care for transgender people. Panelists from Middle Tennessee addressed a transgender health conference in Philadelphia this weekend. There is the complicated issue of cultural acceptance in conservative parts of the country. But Vanderbilt-trained neuroscientist Kale Edmiston, who is a transgender person, says the more basic issue is access to specialists.

STD testing at LGBTQ health center show dramatic statistics.

September 11, 2017 compassq Comments Off

A Chicago LGBTQ health center dramatically increased STD screening over 5 years, but many of its patients are still disproportionately burdened by STDs, according to a recent epidemiology report. In the report, researchers assessed the extent and results of testing for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia from 2012 to 2016 at Howard Brown Health — the largest LGBTQ health center in the Midwest.

Let’s not forget, Castro’s Cuba is still anti-gay.

September 10, 2017 compassq Comments Off

For years, Cuba was not very friendly to homosexuals – i.e., concentration camps for gays and segregation of people with HIV. About 20 years ago, Reynaldo Arenas wrote his memoirs and reminded the world that homosexuality is a crime in Cuba, and he was one of the many exhibits of that repression.

Rainbow Camp welcomes LGBT youth.

September 10, 2017 compassq Comments Off

On a cold late August morning, 14-year-old Max Yemelyanov huddles into a circle of groggy teens, some still wrapped in their blankets. A homemade rainbow flag flaps in the brisk wind as more young people trickle out of their cabins and gather around. There’s a welcome practicality to the morning ritual. “Everyone rub their hands together, let’s create some warm vibes,” shouts a cheery counsellor.