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LGBTQ Youth Disproportionately Experience Homelessness

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, November 16, 2017

LGBTQ Youth Disproportionately Experience Homelessness
- These findings are consistent with other research that also shows that LGBTQ youth are overrepresented among the homeless. Estimates show that ...

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The Kansas Quarantine

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, April 02, 2013

The Kansas Quarantine “The concerns about quarantine and isolation related to HIV are completely unwarranted,” said Charlie Hunt, the state epidemiologist at KDHE. “Existing law states that any isolation or quarantine actions have to be reasonable and medically necessary ...

Mean girls are ganging up and 'roasting' boys in latest cyber bullying craze

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Mean girls are ganging up and 'roasting' boys in latest cyber bullying craze - Now teachers and parents have been warned to be aware of the new form of cyber bullying . Schools across Britain are "in the grip of a roasting ...

One year after George Floyd's death, Latino activists continue to seek police reform

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, June 01, 2021

Yet again, a Black man in America had died at the hand of a police officer and with that viral video, once again, the Black Lives Matter movement had ... View article...

Johns Hopkins Medical LGBT Leaders: Carson's Comments "Extremely ...

Pacific Standard Time — Friday, March 29, 2013

Johns Hopkins Medical LGBT Leaders: Carson's Comments "Extremely ... Current and former leaders of the organization representing the LGBT members of the Johns Hopkins medical institutions say they found recent comments from Dr. Ben Carson comparing marriage equality supporters to advocates of pedophilia and bestiality ...

Religious schools discrimination law update merits bipartisan support

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, September 20, 2021

It has been the source of anguish for members of Victoria's LGBTQ community, who have felt the need to hide their true selves for fear of being sacked, have ... View article...

Closing the door? How visa policies in Europe's Schengen area fail human rights defenders

Pacific Standard Time — Thursday, October 30, 2025

These experiences occur within a broader context of systemic racism , a legacy of colonial practices that shape visa policies and practices to this ... View article...

14% of Afghanistan veterans diagnosed with mental disorder

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, July 02, 2013

14% of Afghanistan veterans diagnosed with mental disorder Nearly 14 per cent of Canadian Forces personnel who were deployed to Afghanistan have been diagnosed with a mental disorder such as post-traumatic stress, a new study suggests. Since 2001, more than 40,000 Canadian Forces members have been ...

Youth unrest fueled by joblessness and inequality

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, November 03, 2025

Instead, they stemmed largely from frustration over unemployment, inequality , corruption and financial hardship. Youth anger, built up over years ... View article...

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Education as an antidote to violence and social inequality

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, November 24, 2025

The research findings reveal that social inequalities increase social violence by limiting access to educational opportunities. On the other hand, ... View article...

'Unacceptable' — Norway's prime minister decries US boycott of G20 Summit

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, November 24, 2025

He highlights global inequality , technological advancement challenges, and Norway's commitment to equality and cooperation in international affairs. ' ... View article...

Luxury goods surge in North Korea as deepening poverty widens inequality

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, November 24, 2025

In cities such as Hoeryong in North Hamgyong Province and Hyesan in Ryanggang Province, cross-border commerce through customs offices has increased, and the number of high-end luxury items brought in by ethnic Chinese traders has risen. View article...

Examine the key structural determinants of India's digital skill inequality. How should policy ...

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, November 24, 2025

To assess understanding of the deep structural reasons behind India's digital skill inequality and the ability to link it with inter-generational ... View article...

Health insurance now covers LGBTQ partners under one plan

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, November 26, 2025

health insurance plans will now add other kinds of relationships including samesex partners inlaws dependents nieces and nephews under a single ... View article...

'Suffs' star Gwynne Wood wants us to continue to find hope

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, November 24, 2025

What Suffs, a musical about the suffragette movement, can teach us about fighting for LGBTQ Rights. We chat with star Gwynne Wood. View article...

Groundbreaking bisexual activist Loraine Hutchins passes away at age 81

Pacific Standard Time — Tuesday, November 25, 2025

She co-edited the influential anthology "Bi Any Other Name" and helped bring bi activism into the modern era. View article...

NFL players support heroes, homophobes for My Cause My Cleats

Pacific Standard Time — Monday, November 24, 2025

Over 99% of NFL players are supporting groups with their cleats that seem to not have anti- LGBTQ policies. But a few do. View article...

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