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May, 2012
The news: A March study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, based on experiences of 246 lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth around Chicago, found that low social support and victimization among LGBT youth contribute to the higher risk of suicidal thoughts and self-harm.Behind the news: In Chicago Public Schools, Gay-Straight Alliance, an extracurricular club aimed at...
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May, 2012
The news: In February, President Barack Obama announced “accommodation” to faith-based organizations by directing their health insurance companies to cover the costs for the new requirement that contraception be covered under insurance.Behind the news: Minority teens are more likely to have unprotected sex than white teens in Illinois, according to The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and...
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March, 2012
The news: The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People criticized presidential candidate Newt Gingrich for saying that African-American communities should “demand paychecks and not be satisfied with food stamps.”Behind the news: Nationally, far more white people participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program than African Americans, but the opposite is true for...
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March, 2012
The news: In January, a 24-year-old man was charged with arson—one of eight “index crime” categories tracked nationwide by the FBI—after he allegedly set off a rash of car and building fires across Los Angeles.Behind the news: Overall, index crimes, including arson, are down in Chicago, but in the past five years, four police districts on the North and Northwest sides posted an increase in at...
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March, 2012
In June 1994, more than 30 gay Latino men set out to march in the Chicago Puerto Rican Parade, carrying for the first time the banner for The Association of Latino Men for Action. By the time the procession reached the finish line, only 20 remained. The others dropped out one by one, realizing that each step they took was a step toward coming out—a process that was and still is controversial in...
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