HRC Report: Record number of healthcare facilities commit to equal care for LGBT patients

WASHINGTON – American hospitals and clinics are increasingly committed to equality for their lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) patients, according to a report published July 11 by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights organization, at a press conference at the Department of Veterans Affairs…

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New York City AIDS Memorial reaches $4 million fundraising goal

NEW YORK — The New York City AIDS Memorial’s Board of Directors  have announced that the organization has reached its initial goal of $4 million to finance the design and construction of the new memorial, which will be located in the planned St. Vincent’s Hospital Park at the intersection of West 12th Street and Greenwich Avenue in the…

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White House statement on the murder of Cameroonian LGBT and AIDS activist Eric Ohena Lembembe

Today, White House Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf issued the following statement on the murder of Cameroonian LGBT and AIDS activist Eric Ohena Lembembe: We deplore the brutal murder of Eric Ohena Lembembe, who was found tortured to death in his home in Yaoundé yesterday.  We condemn this terrible act in the strongest terms and urge the Cameroonian authorities to thoroughly…

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New study: In raising children parents’ relationships more important than their sexual orientation

AMHERST, Mass. – A new study by psychology researchers suggests that whether parents are gay, lesbian or straight, how well they work together as a couple and support each other in parenting is linked to fewer behavior problems among their adopted children and is more important than their sexual orientation. Rachel H. Farr at the…

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LGBTI activist found dead in Cameroon

YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Activist and journalist Eric Ohena Lembembe has been found dead at his home in Yaoundé.  Lembembe, executive director of the Cameroonian Foundation for AIDS (CAMFAIDS), was an outspoken activist who defended the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people. According to Human Rights Watch, Lembembe’s friends discovered his body…

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