GWU annual LGBT Health Forum to examine transgender health and rights

The last few years have seen increasing public awareness about transgender people, including  the inclusion of transgender characters in television and movie roles and with well-known figures from popular culture coming out as transgender, most notably Caitlyn Jenner. The George Washington University (GWU) will hold its annual LGBT Health Forum, which will focus this year…

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In wake of SCOTUS ruling, HRC releases map showing how many states still lack clear non-discrimination protections

WASHINGTON – Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Obergefell v Hodges, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) today released a new map explaining the need for non-discrimination laws protecting LGBT people at the federal level. The map shows that the Supreme Court’s ruling has brought marriage equality to a number of states that still lack clear,…

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Overcoming LGBTQ youth homelessness in The South (VIDEO)

Watch as YouTube content creator Raymond Braun shares the touching story of Ryan Peterson, a former addict that had been displaced at the age of 16 and forced to live on the streets. Raymond met Ryan during GLAAD’s Southern Stories Tour where he captured personal stories from LGBT Southerners that have experienced the culture gap…

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Calamus Foundation awards SAGE $1 million to expand its national LGBT Elder Housing Initiative

NEW YORK — Making a major investment to advance anti-discrimination protections for the growing number of older LGBT Americans, The Calamus Foundation of New York has awarded SAGE (Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders) $1 million to expand its national LGBT Elder Housing Initiative, launched in early 2015 to combat widespread discrimination against LGBT older…

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