New study: Sex-related risks judged more harshly than comparable health hazards

ANN ARBOR—People with sexually transmitted infections are often irrationally stigmatized by the public, who overestimate the risk for STIs when compared to other health risks, according to a new University of Michigan study. Individuals who feel stigmatized often make riskier decisions, which can affect potential sexual partners, says Terri Conley, U-M associate professor of psychology…

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LGBT Mormons call on stars to to boycott the Mormon Tabernacle Choir performance after anti-gay policy

A petition on Change.org is calling for stars to boycott the Mormon Tabernacle Choir after a recent anti-LGBT policy from the church. Scott Fausett, the starter, has three children, all of whom have been raised in the church. He had this to say about the new ruling, “I am afraid [the] new policy from the…

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The hidden history of gay purges at colleges

New paper details cases from Texas, Wisconsin and Missouri where presumed-to-be-gay students and faculty were purged from colleges in the 1940s. RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) — Uncovering a little known aspect of history, a University of California, Riverside associate professor has published a paper about purges of gay students and faculty at at least three universities…

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HRC President Chad Griffin testifies at first-ever Congressional Forum on Anti-Transgender Violence

WASHINGTON – Today, the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus held the first-ever Congressional Forum on Violence Against the Transgender Community in an effort to raise awareness of the scourge of violence impacting the transgender community – particularly transgender women of color. Chad Griffin, President of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) testified before Congress emphasizing the need…

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Congress forms new Transgender Equality Task Force

WASHINGTON, D.C. –The Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus has announced the creation of the new Transgender Equality Task Force, to be chaired by Rep. Mike Honda (D-Silicon Valley). “To this day, transgender people face formidable barriers in employment, housing, health, education, and other areas. And to end the ongoing violence and discrimination transgender people experience, we…

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