Being a news and facebook junkie sometimes pays off.  Found this incredibly powerful article from Rolling Stone.  A rare occurence when you find information on spirituality, LGBT youth, and politics.  Bullying and suicides by LGBT youth have been in mainstream discussion for over a year now and still occur on ...

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A 24 year old friend of mine had a stroke a couple of weeks ago. He was shocked when he found out that he had suffered a stroke as it is thought of as something that only happens in old age.  Strokes are less common and often go unnoticed in ...

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New Hampshire state legislature is currently considering a bill that will allow marriage equality discrimination. The language does not specifically single out LGBT couples and thus would allow businesses to pick and choose who they provide services to and legally be able to decline provision of  services to couples based ...

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This month Fenway Health, a leader in LGBT healthcare, published a policy brief entitled: "How to Gather Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Clinical Settings."

The guide includes information on: intake forms, facilitating provider/patient conversations about sexual orientation and gender identity, barriers related to data collection around ...

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Celebrate National Glaucoma Awareness Month by getting screened and learning the facts about this disease!

What is glaucoma?

A group of diseases that can damage the optic nerve and potentially cause blindness.

Does increased eye pressure mean I have glaucoma?

Not necessarily. However, you may be at risk for glaucoma ...

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Los Angeles city council has given final approval in a 9-1 vote requiring actors in pornographic films to wear condoms during production of films.  Actors will be required to use condoms regardless of personal objection if they want to film within Los Angeles.  Will legislation and the subsquent enforcement effectively ...

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CORRECTION TO ORIGINAL REPORT ON SUPPOSED DISSOLVING OF FOREIGN SAME-SEX MARRIAGES IN CANADA

LAMDA LEGAL AND OTHER NATIONAL LGBT ORGANIZATION'S JOINT STATEMENT:

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After recently explaining bisexuality to a friend their response was, "So...you're an unwanted unicorn?" Meaning like unicorns no one believes we exist and due to biphobia potential partners and institutions ignore us. (Plus he figured unicorns make a great gay icon). At first I laughed at his absurdity ...

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Recently I had the opportunity to speak with Stacy Fogarty, Program Manager at CompeerCorps. Our conversation focused on the services offered by the Veterans Outreach Center and CompeerCorps to veterans, as well as intentional friendship services CompeerCorps offers to the general youth and adult population here in Rochester, NY. Within ...

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The FDA recently put out a video on avoiding health fraud scams. You know, the quick fix, going to remedy every health issue you have while allowing you to drop that last 30 pounds and improving sexual performance kind of a scheme. Well, fortunately for you I've watched the ...

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