There can be some inherent dangers in dating and hooking up within the LGBT community, especially if you are not in a committed relationship.  Now there’s a new way to keep yourself safe while you’re out enjoying yourself.  It’s a new iPhone app called Circle of 6 ...

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"Queering" or reexaming a topic from a queer or LGBT lense is nothing new. However, instead of "queering" pop culture (ala topics like Sex in the City) we should apply this concept to health issues.

As someone who trains healthcare providers about the healthcare issues affecting the LGBT community I ...

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Last week Mujeres Latinas en Accion, a Latina advocacy organization, and Amigas Latinas, a support agency for lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning Latinas, released a study that provides insight in the identities and experiences of LGBT latinas. The study sample included 300 women within the Chicago area.

While the ...

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   The Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley (GAGV) has recently announced the creation of new pages on their website dedicated specifically to the issue of Partner Violence and Abuse.

   These new pages will provide information, education, important safety planning tools, and resources to find help, including the Gay Alliance Anti-Violence ...

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LGBT people are often the target of violence---from strangers and even at the hands of people we love and trust. Domestic Violence occurs in about 1 in 4 LGBT relationships. 20% of respondents in a recent study reported experiencing a sexual orientation based personal or property crime, and another recent ...

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February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness & Prevention Month, and it's a good opportunity to say a few words about intimate partner violence among LGBT youth.

We know that intimate partner violence in general occurs in same-sex and same-gender relationships at the same rates as opposite-sex or gender ones.

We ...

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The following information was borrowed from Another Closet, a great website that has a wealth of information and resources around same-sex and queer relationship violence.

Domestic violence is any type of abusive behaviour by one partner that attempts to gain and maintain control over the other. It's when one ...

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