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Quick Facts: LGBT Poverty Rates
About.com Gay Life Nov 12 09The following are LGBT poverty facts collected from the 2000 census:
-Gay men are sometimes poorer and sometimes less poor than heterosexual men.
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AMA Dives Into DADT and Gay Marriage Debate
Men of Color Nov 10 09And on both issues we can now call them FOGS (friends of gays). Citing evidence, the American Medical Association notes that the lack of marriage benefits afforded our heterosexual counterparts in and the "chilling effect on open communication between gays.
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Family Research Council Seeks to Conceal, Ostracize Gay Senior Citizens
Truth Wins Out Oct 28 09Aging gay people face a few more obstacles than their heterosexual counterparts, according to Newsweek: They face discrimination in housing, medical, and social services, and elder couples are denied the benefits that are taken for granted by heterosexual spouses.
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Cost of living is £300,000 more for homosexuals
Pink Paper Oct 06 09The cost of living for American gay couples can total $467,562 (£293,377) more than their heterosexual counterparts over their lifetime, according to The New York Times.
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The High Cost Of Being A Gay Couple
Joe My God Oct 03 09Today's New York Times features a fascinating breakdown of the added costs that gay couples bear as incomplete and unrecognized members of society.
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LGBT Teens at High Risk for Eating Disorders
Gay Agenda Sep 18 09According to a new study, LGBT teenagers may be at higher risk of binge-eating and purging than their heterosexual peers.
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LGBT People More Optimistic About Direction of U.S.
Straight Not Narrow Sep 14 09I found this article and the results from this poll in the Examiner very interesting:67% of polled LGBT adults responded that they feel things in this country are going in the right direction.
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The LGBT's are doing just fine
Bilerico Sep 09 09
If this poll is to be believed, it seems like LGBT folks are among the happiest with Obama. 67% of LGBT adults think the country is headed in the right direction; only 45% of straight adults agree.
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Poll: Gays More Optimistic Than Straights About Nation's Direction
Towleroad Sep 08 09A recent poll of 2,709 adults (of whom 2,274 indicated they are heterosexual and 378 self-identified as gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender) shows that gays are more hopeful than their heterosexual counterparts about the direction the country is heading: "A.
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Two-Thirds of GLBT Americans Think Nation Headed in the Right Direction
Cherry Grrl Sep 08 09Survey Shows GLBT Adults More Confident and Hopeful than Others on Economy
President Barack Obama focuses his attention on a multitude of critical issues facing the nation today, GLBT adults in the country say they are more optimistic for the future than their heterosexual counterparts.
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Atlantic City Casino Vies for Gay and Lesbian Dollars
Topix Gay News Aug 30 09
Saying its "marketing strategy is coming out of the closet," Harrah's Atlantic City New Jersey operations announced this week they are courting gay and lesbian travelers in hopes of attracting new customers to a market that has been demolished by the recession and competition from neighboring states.
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Gay Men Twice As Likely To Seek Help For Mental Health Issues
About.com Gay Life Aug 19 09
A person's sexual orientation and gender play a large role in whether or not they seek mental health and substance use treatment according to researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Smoking rates higher among gays
Q Notes Aug 08 09CHAPEL HILL — Men and women who are gay or lesbian are more likely than their heterosexual counterparts to smoke, according to findings from a review study carried out by the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
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Smoking Rates Higher Among Gay Men & Lesbians
Google Lesbian News / Outcome Buffalo Jul 24 09
Smoking Rates Higher Among Gay Men & LesbiansOutcome BuffaloCHAPEL HILL, NC— Men and women who are gay or lesbian are more likely than their heterosexual counterparts to smoke, according to findings from a review .
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Closet Case: How Intolerance Fuels Africa's AIDS Crisis
Gay News Blog Jul 21 09
New research has challenged the long-standing belief that HIV and AIDS in Africa primarily affect heterosexuals.
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Africa’s Gay Male HIV Rate Skyrocketing
Gay Agenda Jul 20 09From BET.com:
In some African nations, the HIV rate among gay men is 10 times higher than their heterosexual counterparts, according to a report.
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Million For Marriage Petition
Queers United Jun 14 09Sign the Human Rights Campaign petition to remove legal obstacles preventing lesbian and gay couples from receiving rights and responsibilities under federal law.
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Marriage for Chuckles: Two New Reality Shows Wed Strangers
Wicked Gay Blog Jun 08 09So much for the sanctity of marriage. Even as gay and lesbian families continue to come under attack for wanting the same rights and protections as their heterosexual counterparts, straights are delving deep into the murky waters of matritainment, reducing marriage to the level of reality show fodder.
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Sexual-Minority Patients Face Challenges in Receiving Care
Topix Gay News May 29 09
Although sexual-minority cancer patients who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender face many of the same challenges faced by their heterosexual counterparts, many other obstacles are specific to their sexual-minority status.
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