Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation

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How Florida's Expansion of 'Don't Say Gay' Law Will Hurt Students and Teachers Across the United States
Policies restricting discussion of LGBTQ+ issues and representation of LGBTQ+ individuals are likely to make schools less welcoming to America's estimated two million LGBTQ+ youth. Policymakers should develop policies that cultivate learning and work environments where all students and educators feel safe and valued.
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May 13, 2023
USA Today
Ashley Woo, Melissa Kay Diliberti

LGBTQ+ Populations

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What the First-Ever EU LGBTIQ Strategy Means for Rainbow Families with Children
Rainbow families can face challenges because of ongoing discrimination against LGBTIQ people. The first-ever EU strategy for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, nonbinary, intersex, and queer equality unveiled in November sets out actions and initiatives to ensure the safety and equal rights of LGBTIQ people in the EU.
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Dec 21, 2020
EU Observer
Natalie Picken
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Revisiting Restrictions on Blood Donations from Gay and Bisexual Men
The FDA does not accept blood from male donors who have had sex with a man in the last 12 months. Is this restriction supported by scientific evidence? Or, is it related to lingering stigma and discrimination related to HIV/AIDS?
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Jul 5, 2016
U.S. News & World Report
Sarah MacCarthy
Military Personnel

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Gays in the Military: New Facts Conquer Old Taboos
RAND's updated research on sexual orientation and U.S. military personnel policy played a role in the likely repeal of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.' But it also tells a story of how public opinion has shifted on the issue since we first studied it in 1993.
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Apr 29, 2011
Bernard D. Rostker, Susan D. Hosek, et al.

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The Biden administration's lack of a competitive economic strategy, not just in Oceania but throughout the Indo-Pacific, is providing China with unique opportunities to leverage its Belt and Road Initiative to deepen trade, investment, and infrastructure development. Chinese economic overtures tend to be successful, given that Pacific Island countries are overwhelmingly small and impoverished.

Derek Grossman

Senior Defense Analyst

Source: Foreign Policy

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Cortney Weinbaum

Senior Management Scientist

Source: Modern War Institute (West Point)

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How Florida's Expansion of 'Don't Say Gay' Law Will Hurt Students and Teachers Across the United States

What the First-Ever EU LGBTIQ Strategy Means for Rainbow Families with Children

Revisiting Restrictions on Blood Donations from Gay and Bisexual Men

Gays in the Military: New Facts Conquer Old Taboos

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