Young gay teens forced into conversion "therapy" may suffer mental health issues. Pekic/Shutterstock President Barack Obama took a significant step on April 9 when he approved a statement supporting state-level bans on “conversion or reparative” therapies for LGBT youth.
One part of the statement merits special attention:
“The...
If sexual orientation is not static, where does that leave 'Born This Way?'Steve Baker, CC BY-NDFollowing the death of 17-year-old Leelah Alcorn, a transgender teen who committed suicide after forced “conversion therapy,” President Barack Obama called for a nationwide ban on psychotherapy aimed at changing sexual orientation or gender...
About 1.8 billion people in Asia lack basic sanitation services, like this slum in Jakarta, Indonesia. ReutersLess than two years after reports first appeared in October 2013 about the formation of a new specialized development bank focused on Asia, China’s Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has become a reality.
While its birth has...
Deep-water coral Paramuricea sp. from 1000 meter depth at a site in the Atwater Valley region of the Gulf of MexicoOcean Exploration Trust, Author providedWe are still trying to fully understand the extent of the damage caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill five years ago, one of the worst environmental disasters in US history.
Following the...
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