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In Search of the Eagle

In at least nine countries and 15 U.S. states, you can find the Eagle. In Montreal, it’s called L’Aigle Noir; in Minneapolis, it’s the Eagle Bolt Bar; in New Orleans, it’s a room above another bird bar. But all of these places are unmistakably the Eagle: A family of gay bars with no formal relationship. Think black walls, Bud Light, bearded men and perhaps a large wooden cross with cuffs dangling off. It’s the closest thing gay men have to a global franchise. You can walk into one in many cities and know what you’re in for, like a gay […]

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A Third Of Endocrinologists Are Unwilling To Care For Transgender Patients

  Members of the Amnesty International LGBTIQ network march during the MidSumma festival Pride march in Australia, calling for marriage equality Reuters Health – People who are transgender may have difficulty finding endocrinologists who feel comfortable and competent in providing needed care, according to a new survey of physicians. Endocrinologists are often key healthcare providers for people who are transgender. But about a third of endocrinologists are unwilling to care for patients who are transgender, and less than half say they feel at least somewhat competent in providing that care, said Dr. Michael Irwig, who surveyed the doctors at an […]

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Petaluma’s Lesbian-owned Wild Goat Bistro is a Hidden Treasure

  The two chefs were having a good time at Wild Goat Bistro in Petaluma. “Gutty note,” said one guy to the other. “It won’t take long, it’s just a ball of cheese.” Then he started humming, as he prepared the real dish: The Nutty Goat, a signature platter with a large round of warm local chevre crusted in chunky pistachio and dried fruit crumbles, presented with toasted pepitas and orange marmalade for spreading on crostini ($11). Throughout the evening, the duo bantered, teasing the servers and nimbly excusing themselves when it was learned that no one would be eating […]

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There are Twice as Many LGBTQ People in Prison as in the General Population

Twenty-one percent of transgender women have spent time in prison or jail, versus 5 percent of all people in general. The number of people in prison or jail who identify as LGBTQ is roughly twice that of their general population. And whereas about 8 percent of all youth identify as LGBTQ or gender non-conforming, 20 percent of youth in several juvenile detention sites across the country identified that way, including 40 percent of girls. All these findings are included in a new report from the Center for American Progress and the Movement Advancement Project called Unjust: How the Broken Criminal Justice System Fails LGBT People. The […]

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Number of Women at Boardroom Level Influences Whether a Company is LGBT-friendly

  A comprehensive, 10-year study of Fortune 500 companies has conclude that greater gender diversity at boardroom level makes for a far more inclusive workplace for LGBT people. The study has been published by SAGE in the journal of Human Relations, in partnership with The Tavistock Institute. The report’s authors note that non-discrimination policies and domestic partner health insurance benefits are implemented only with the support of top leadership. They looked at whether the gender of the CEO influenced the likelihood of a company having LGBT inclusive policies, and then at the gender diversity of that company’s board. On both […]

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We Aren’t the Sex Police: What PrEP Providers Say About Condoms & STIs

  The potent protection from HIV afforded by Truvada as PrEP allows men to have sex with less worry and fear of HIV. But some worry that the inclusion of PrEP as a public health strategy will lead people to abandon condoms—which still have a role to play in further reducing risk of HIV and other STIs. In San Francisco—even before PrEP’s availability in 2012—rates of STIs among men who have sex with men have been steadily increasing and rates of condom use have gone down. BETA wanted to know—what do PrEP providers think? How do these practitioners, who see […]

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Study Shows Positive Psychological Effects of Hormone Therapy in Transgender Individuals

Transgender individuals may experience significant improvement in psychological functioning after as little as 3–6 months of hormone therapy, with improved quality of life reported within 12 months of initiating therapy by both female-to-male and male-to-female transgender individuals, according to an article published in Transgender Health, a new peer-reviewed open access journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available open access on the Transgender Health Web site. Jaclyn White Hughto and Sari Reisner, Fenway Health, Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Boston, MA), and Yale School of Public Health (New Haven, CT), reviewed […]

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Report: Unprecedented Onslaught of State Legislation Targeting Trans Americans

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) released a report detailing an alarming onslaught of legislation nationwide targeting transgender people, and particularly children. An unprecedented 44 anti-transgender bills are being considered in 16 states, and the quantity of these harmful bills is as striking as their diversity: some undercut the ability of transgender people to access gender-affirming health care; some create state-sanctioned avenues of anti-transgender discrimination; and others deny transgender people access to bathrooms, locker rooms, and athletic teams consistent with their gender identity. The disturbing proliferation of anti-trans bills, including 23 that target children in schools and school sports, is part of a […]

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World Tourism up 4.4% Despite Terrorism Threat – and France Remains Most Popular Destination

  The number of tourists taking international trips increased by 4.4% to 1.2 billion in 2015, according to new figures from the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). This is an increase of around 50 million tourists, and the sixth year of growth in a row. Figures last declined in 2009, by 4%. The top destination in the world last year was France, followed by the US, Spain and China. The figures were influenced by exchange rates, oil prices and natural and man-made crises, the organization said. UNWTO Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai commented: ‘The robust performance of the sector is contributing […]

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New Blog: Aging Gayfully

This is the first of what I hope will be a forum for older LGBT adults. I hope you will share your thoughts and experiences about aging with me. As some of you may know, I am passionate about the “conscious aging” movement and eager to share it with my LGBT community. This movement is all about changing “the aging paradigm” in a youth-obsessed culture and exploring how we can better prepare for the challenges and as well as utilize the opportunities afforded by our extended life span. As part of a project sponsored by Adult and Aging Services and […]

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