Transgender Children More Likely to Suffer From Mental Illness
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- Published on Saturday, 03 March 2012 16:28
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41 percent of transgender people in the United States have attempted to commit suicide, according to Yahoo news. The Endocrine division at Childrens' Hospital Boston sampled children in their care and found out that children who suffer from gender dysphoria are more likely to suffer from mental health problems.
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Lady Gaga Starts Born This Way Foundation
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- Published on Friday, 02 March 2012 15:57
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Lady Gaga has been called an Asexual copycat, although the pop star, noted for her strange behavior, has not confirmed whether she is Lesbian, Bisexual, Pansexual, Straight or Asexual. The singer’s orientation has little to do with her most recent effort, nor should it be construed as a way to reach out specifically to the LGBT community. Lady Gaga and her mother founded the Born This Way Foundation.
“Led by Lady Gaga and her mother Cynthia Germanotta, the Born This Way Foundation was founded in 2011 to foster a more accepting society, where differences are embraced and individuality is celebrated. The Foundation is dedicated to creating a safe community that helps connect young people with the skills and opportunities they need to build a braver, kinder world,” read the mission statement for the Born this Way website.
New York City Opens Full Service Senior Center
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- Published on Wednesday, 29 February 2012 21:48
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New York City opened a new LGBT senior service center. City officials believe the new center is the first full-sized center for older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Americans.
Archie Comics, One Million Moms At Odds Over Recent Comic Book
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- Published on Thursday, 01 March 2012 15:19
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Toys R Us has not commented on the battle brewing between Archie comics and the American Family Association's satellite group, One Million Moms. One Million Moms has raised concern over a recent issue of the popular comic book that depicted a same-sex marriage. One Million Moms has demanded the toy retailer pull the books from the shelves before children become exposed to same sex marriage.
The same group recently demanded JC Penney fire spokesperson Ellen Degeneres. The demands to remove Degeneres as a spokesperson were not met. Kevin and Clay Keller tied the knot in the most recent issue of “Life With Archie”.
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LGBT Utah Residents To Rally At Capitol Tomorrow
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- Published on Tuesday, 28 February 2012 21:10
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LGBT residents of Utah will participate in the Rally for Dignity and Human Rights. 300 people have indicated that they will attend the rally using Facebook. The rally is scheduled to start tomorrow at 4 pm Mountain Time.
Many Utah counties and cities prevent employment and housing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. Mormon leaders praised the bill as being resonance and the Catholic Diocese in the area praised the bill as fair.