Monthly Archives: November 2011
DREAMer commits suicide citing immigration troubles
In tragic news, 18-year-old Joaquin Luna, a DREAMer, committed suicide last week. Luna’s brother says he planned to become an engineer one day. Luna was a senior at Juarez Lincoln High School in Mission, Texas. DREAMers are undocumented youth who were brought to the United States by their parents as children. They grew up here, [...]
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Gynecologists told to prepare to treat transgender patients
The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology has come out with a new statement for their members: it’s time to prepare to work with transgender patients. To address the significant health care disparities of transgender individuals and to improve their access to care, ob-gyns should prepare to provide routine treatment and screening or refer them [...]
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What’s a Republican girl to do?
Seriously, if I were a Republican woman looking at this current slate of candidates for the Republican presidential nomination I would be very unhappy. First, there’s Mitt Romney, who is a chameleon. He’s like that guy you dated back in college who had the pearly white smile and who said all the right things. To you [...]
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