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UN LGBTI Core Group High Level Event: Building Back Better. - Save the Date

Those who suffer from intersecting forms of discrimination are often pushed into a vicious circle during their entire lives. The UN LGBTI Core Group will hear from a panel to address these intersecting forms of discrimination that impact LGBTI people.

New handbook on sexual and gender minority mental health

The Oxford Handbook of Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health provides a comprehensive and authoritative review of research on the mental health of sexual and gender minorities

US: Native LGBTQ2S+ Young Adults’ Conceptions of Trauma

Intersecting sources of stigma influence harmful mental health outcomes for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and Two-Spirit (LGBTQ2S+) young adults (YA) of color as they must manage multiple oppressions. Experiencing both mental health challenges and victimization, LGBTQ2S+ YA of color struggle with distinctive psychological traumas.

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Canada: 'Genocide' Has Been Committed Against Indigenous Women And Girls

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A years-long government inquiry says human rights abuses "perpetrated historically and maintained today by the Canadian state" has led to violence against Indigenous women and girls that amounts to genocide.

Persons of Nonbinary Gender — Awareness, Visibility, and Health Disparities

As our society’s concept of gender evolves, so does the visibility of contemporary nonbinary people. Yet many members of the medical community may not know how to interact with nonbinary patients respectfully or recognize their unique needs and barriers to care.