News tagged with gay marriage ban
AMA votes to seek repeal of 'don't ask,don't tell'
(AP) -- The American Medical Association on Tuesday voted to oppose the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy, and declared that gay marriage bans contribute to health disparities.
Nov 10, 2009 |
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KU researcher: Same-sex marriage bans helped create empathy for change
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Kansas political scientist who has researched gay and lesbian political movements in the United States says states’ statutory bans on same-sex marriages may have helped shift public empathy ...
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Feb 28, 2012 |
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High court to rule on TV indecency, GPS tracking
(AP) -- The Supreme Court has added a couple of high-profile constitutional challenges to its lineup of cases for next term: One looking at governmental regulation of television content and the other dealing with the authority ...
Jun 28, 2011 |
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MDs gather at AMA meeting amid reform uncertainty
(AP) -- Medicare crises, looming doctor shortages, more patients without health insurance. And that doesn't even count the big changes coming from a revamped health care system.
Jun 17, 2011 |
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Children raised by gay couples show good progress through school: study
(PhysOrg.com) -- By mining data from the 2000 Census, sociologist Michael Rosenfeld figured out the rates at which kids raised by gay and straight couples repeated a grade during elementary or middle school. He found that ...
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Aug 31, 2010 |
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual individuals risk psychiatric disorders from discriminatory policies
A Mailman School of Public Health study examining the effects of institutional discrimination on the psychiatric health of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) individuals found an increase in psychiatric disorders among the LGB ...
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Mar 02, 2010 |
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Do children need both a mother and a father?
The presumption that children need both a mother and a father is widespread. It has been used by proponents of Proposition 8 to argue against same-sex marriage and to uphold a ban on same-sex adoption.
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Jan 21, 2010 |
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Columbia prof says Prop 8 adds to gay health woes
(AP) -- A Columbia University social scientist says California's voter-enacted ban on same-sex marriages contributed to the social stigma that makes gay men and lesbians more susceptible to depression, suicide ...
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Jan 15, 2010 |
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New poll provides snapshot of New Yorkers' views
(PhysOrg.com) -- New York state residents are concerned about the obesity epidemic -- but only 24 percent support a junk food tax, and 39 percent support banning TV ads for junk food.
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Jun 25, 2009 |
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Sports go mad for online pastime Twitter
Yes, mark Washington Huskies basketball star Jon Brockman as one of the 69 "tweeters" keeping me from writing.
May 01, 2009 |
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Anti-same-sex marriage amendments spark distress among GLBT adults and families, says new research
Amendments that restrict civil marriage rights of same-sex couples – such as Proposition 8 that recently passed in California – have led to higher levels of stress and anxiety among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender ...
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Nov 18, 2008 |
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