September 16-23, GLAAD, the Bisexual Resource Center, and Still Bisexual recognize the bisexual+ community for Bisexual Awareness Week — leading up to Celebrate Bisexuality+ Day on September 23. To celebrate bis everywhere, here’s an essay originally published in April 2016…
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Transgender Adults’ Mental Health Improves With Desired Surgeries
Transgender adults who have undergone desired gender-affirming surgical transition show significant improvements in mental health, with reduced rates of psychological distress and suicidality, compared with those who have not received surgery, according to results from the largest study of its…
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Disgraced Doctor Surrenders License After OSU Sex Abuse Scandal
Ted W. Grace, MD, a doctor implicated in the Ohio State University sex abuse scandal dating back decades, has surrendered his license to practice medicine and surgery in the state of Ohio, according to the State Medical Board. The surrender…
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Arkansas Governor Vetoes Transgender Youth Treatment Ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday vetoed legislation that would have made his state the first to ban gender confirming treatments or surgery for transgender youth, though lawmakers could enact the restriction over his objections….
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LGBT+ workers experience higher levels of conflict at work, shows new report
The CIPD is today launching a new research report, co-authored by the University of Bath’s Dr. Luke Fletcher, to highlight how LGBT+ workers tend to have a more negative experience of work. ‘Inclusion at work: Perspectives on LGBT+ working lives’…
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Why the LGBT community is at greater risk from COVID-19
More than 200,000 LGBT adults in California have medical conditions that increase their vulnerability to the effects of COVID-19, according to new research by Kathryn O’Neill, a policy analyst with the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law. O’Neill…
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