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January 6, 2016

Transgender veterans diagnosed with significantly more mental and medical health disorders

Steve Lee, Editor03 mins

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – The first large, controlled study of health disparities between clinically diagnosed transgender and non-transgender patients—based on the medical records of more than 5,000 patients treated in the Veterans Health Administration—showed that transgender veterans had a significantly greater prevalence of numerous psychiatric and medical conditions. The specific disorders examined and the implications…

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Ben Carson says bringing back ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ might be a good idea

Steve Lee, Editor03 mins

Ben Carson may have re-invigorated his presidential campaign with firings and hirings but his anti-LGBT stance shows no signs of abating. During an interview with CNN Carson’s new campaign chair, retired Major Gen. Robert F. Dees, said he wanted to restrict the role of women in the military and bring back the days of “Don’t Ask,…

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Federal judge dismisses marijuana credit union lawsuit against the Federal Reserve

Steve Lee, Editor03 mins

WASHINGTON, DC – A federal judge day dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Fourth Corner Credit Union against the Federal Reserve in hopes of providing banking services to the legal cannabis industry. In his ruling, Judge R. Brooke Jackson said Congress must provide the answer, stating, “I regard the [cannabis banking] situation as untenable and…

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Broad coalition of LGBTQ, racial justice and health groups file amicus brief in SCOTUS challenge to Texas abortion restrictions

Steve Lee, Editor04 mins

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National LGBTQ Task Force has joined a coalition of LGBTQ, racial justice, and health equity organizations in filing an amicus brief in Whole Woman’s Health v. Cole asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down draconian restrictions on abortion providers enacted by the State of Texas in 2013. If the restrictions are upheld, it…

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