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The state of Indiana has passed several laws aimed at the LGBTQ community. Now, many believe a ban on drag performances could be next. View article...

Bullying : What happens if it's a teacher who does it? Teachers have the power to become unforgettable figures in a person's life and there's a high degree of consensus about what kind of teacher someone is.

Zuckerberg gets it right, kind of. His success is not an 'only in America ' story. - Zuckerberg was correct again. If anything, he shatters this American myth by embodying the reality of elite American colleges as inequality -perpetuation machines. And if he was talking about becoming a multibillionaire in the tech industry? Then it's silly to say it only happens in America . In fact, it mostly ...

When to Take a Mental Health Day, According to a Psychologist - But when it happens the night before or morning of a workday, you have to decide if a taking a mental health or personal day off from your job is called ...

How women who feel ignored splash out on expensive labels in bid to get noticed The researchers, from the universities of Houston-Clear Lake and Texas, wanted to find out what happens when consumers experience social exclusion and if it influences their spending habits. They conducted four experiments which were designed to leave ...

What happens to a child who won't eat veggies?  - I would prioritize it as an important issue because there are life-long consequences to your child's health if he never eats a vegetable.

Same-sex marriage is socially conservative : In June, the U.S. Supreme Court could restore it in California. If that happens, nearly 30 percent of the population will live in gay -marriage states. The cascade extends beyond marriage. America is rethinking its whole relationship with its gay citizens.

The tricky issue of consent in adolescent mental health care  - What happens if a teen refuses to consent to treatment, be it medication or talk therapy? Ethics codes say health -care practitioners require their ...