Today is International Women of Color Day! And because it's also the first day of LGBT Health Month in Rochester, NY AND the first day of Women's History Month, I wanted to take this opportunity to show some extra special love to women of African, Alaskan Native, American ...

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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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Okay, so it's definitely been a lot longer than I promised in On the Bright Side, where I said I'd try to post everyday about something that I'm grateful for. But nonetheless, here it is...

In light of the vote on marriage last week in the New ...

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I was amazed this morning when I came across a blog on Feministe that was written last week about the 'gratefulness ritual' some bloggers incorporate on their blogs. It's so simple, but its a really great idea. It basically entails posting a short piece everyday (or somewhere in that ...

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Welcome, welcome everybody!!

The making of this website has been a really exciting experience! I hope you enjoy reading, exploring, and interacting here as much as we enjoyed creating it.

Before I get too carried away, let me introduce myself. My name is Allegra Anka, I'm an LGBT Health ...

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We all deal with difficult circumstances in our lives, but we don't have to do it alone. Talking to someone can really help. The following are just a few good resources (both local and national) that we would recommend for emotional support.  Do you know of a great resource ...

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