Health
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22 March 2013US: New Jersey Governor announces opposition to ‘gay cure’ therapy 7 The Governor or New Jersey has official announced his opposition to gay conversion therapy, after previously saying he had been undecided on the issue. -
22 March 2013US: Bill to lift ban on HIV positive organ donation passes Senate committee 7 The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), on Thursday praised a US Senate committee for approving a bill which would allow the donation of HIV positive organs to HIV positive recipients. -
21 March 2013US: University pulls state funding from sex education week following Fox News ‘lesbian bondage’ complaint 14 The University of Tennessee (UT) has made the decision to pull state funding from a week-long sex education event, following a complaint by a Fox News radio host who claimed that it was giving the money to a "lesbian bondage" expert. -
21 March 2013UK: Government criticised for failing to mention LGBT youngsters in sex education report 4 The National AIDS Trust (NAT) says the government’s sex education review “makes no mention of sex education which addresses the needs of LGBT young people.” -
21 March 2013US Paediatricians: Equal marriage for same-sex parents is the most beneficial option 5 A group of top US paediatricians on Thursday announced its endorsement of equal marriage, as a way of ensuring that children receive security and benefits in their upbringing. -
20 March 2013Video: Colombian model claims that eating chicken injected with hormones turns boys gay 31 A Colombian model has taken to the country's capital to make claims that boys eating chickens treated with hormones "turns" them gay, and that people need to be careful what they eat. -
19 March 2013Video: Activists launch campaign against gay conversion therapy in Israel’s Orthodox Jewish neighbourhoods 4 Activists have put up anti-gay conversion therapy posters in some of Israel's most religious neighbourhoods. -
19 March 2013Video: Gay teen in viral coming out video urges New Jersey Senate committee to ban gay ‘cure’ therapy 6 A gay teenager from New Jersey gave an impassioned speech to a Senate committee considering a ban on gay conversion therapy in the state, after he started a petition with over 110,000 signatures against the therapy, and his recent coming out video went viral. -
19 March 2013Study: Gay US student athletes twice as likely to get bullied compared to heterosexuals 2 Gay student athletes are twice as likely to get bullied compared to their straight teammates, and one in four said they felt pressured to remain silent about their sexual identity, according to a new survey in the US. -
19 March 2013US: Gay conversion therapy ban passed by Senate committee New Jersey 3 A bill which would ban controversial gay "cure" therapy was approved by a Senate committee in the US state of New Jersey, after impassioned testimony from those who had undergone such practice. -
19 March 2013London: LGBT mental health service Outcome faces uncertain future 4 A charitable service in north London which supports LGBT people with mental health issues could be forced to close. -
18 March 2013New Jersey Senate panel considers anti-gay conversion therapy bill 12 A New Jersey Senate panel is to discuss a proposed bill that would ban gay conversion therapy. -
18 March 2013US: California bill would require schools to allow trans students to use appropriate toilets and locker rooms + Under a newly introduced bill in California, schools would have to allow transgender students to use facilities and participate on sports teams which match their gender identity. -
15 March 2013US: Fraternity to donate $18,000 to charity after insurance agrees to cover trans brother’s surgery 3 The trans student whose fraternity banded together to pay for his top surgery has learned that his insurance will cover the operation after all, meaning the $20,000 (£13,209) raised can go to helping other trans people in need. -
15 March 2013Labour MP Diane Abbott: ‘The government has run out of ideas on sexual health’ 9 Shadow public health minister Diane Abbott has dismissed the government’s new sexual health framework which is designed to lower rates of sexually transmitted infections and HIV. -
15 March 2013Terrence Higgins Trust: Half of HIV prevention funding cut in London 93 The Terrence Higgins Trust has described the Department of Health’s new sexual health framework as a “starting point” – but warns it comes against a cut of around £1.2 million to the Pan-London HIV Prevention Programme. -
15 March 2013UK: National AIDS Trust: ‘We are getting closer to a cure for HIV’ 10 NAT says research out of France that shows 14 patients when treated early for HIV were able to stay off of antiretroviral drugs “is further evidence that we are getting closer to a cure for HIV.”
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14 March 2013Iran, Russia and Egypt threaten to scupper UN women’s declaration due to gay rights opposition 23 Iran, Russia and Egypt have threatened to derail a UN declaration urging an end to violence against women and girls by objecting to language concerning LGBT rights. -
13 March 2013Video: Minnesota ‘concerned father’ makes bizarre claims about equal marriage and HIV 23 In bizarre and incorrect testimony a “concerned father” has told politicians that he believes equal marriage could lead to greater HIV transmission in Minnesota. -
13 March 2013UK: LGBT community urged to give up cigarettes as part of No Smoking Day 13 With figures showing LGBT people are more likely to smoke compared to heterosexuals, LGBT smokers are being encouraged to quit as part of No Smoking Day.
