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  • initialism An initialism for lesbian, gay, bisexual people, to the exclusion of transgenders and other sexual minorities.

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  • The article reported: In a study that examines possible root causes of mental disorders in LGB people, [Susan] Cochran [PhD] and psychologist Vickie M. Mays, PhD, of the University of California, Los Angeles, explored whether ongoing discrimination fuels anxiety, depression and other stress-related mental health problems among LGB people.

    Alvin McEwen: FRC's Tony Perkins plays the victim but won't addressing the errors in his anti-gay column Alvin McEwen 2010

  • The article reported: In a study that examines possible root causes of mental disorders in LGB people, [Susan] Cochran [PhD] and psychologist Vickie M. Mays, PhD, of the University of California, Los Angeles, explored whether ongoing discrimination fuels anxiety, depression and other stress-related mental health problems among LGB people.

    WaPo Invites Anti-Gay Editorial For National Coming Out Day The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • The article reported: In a study that examines possible root causes of mental disorders in LGB people, [Susan] Cochran [PhD] and psychologist Vickie M. Mays, PhD, of the University of California, Los Angeles, explored whether ongoing discrimination fuels anxiety, depression and other stress-related mental health problems among LGB people.

    WaPo Invites Anti-Gay Editorial For National Coming Out Day The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • LGB is not an island; if you are looking for ‘integration’ then where better to start but your own society?

    Prism « Sven’s guide to… 2006

  • Hunter College released the results of a groundbreaking poll Wednesday that found only 2.9% of Americans over 18 identify as LGB, lower than the 4-5% often cited in voter exit polls.

    OpEdNews - Quicklink: Poll: Only 2.9 percent of Americans are LGB 2008

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    OpEdNews - Quicklink: Poll: Only 2.9 percent of Americans are LGB 2008

  • Our criminalization statutes in the U.S. were outlawed in 2003, but LGBTs continue to face de facto criminalization through adoption bans and immigration and asylum denials, trans and gender non-conforming people are arrested in bathrooms, and astounding numbers of homeless kids identify as LGB and / or T.

    UUpdates - All updates 2009

  • The surveys that do measure the LGB population often have such a small sample of respondents who identify as LGB that they present a woefully inadequate picture of LGBT health overall.

    PageOneQ.com Latest 2009

  • Instead of a steel skin, the bombcase was made of Kevlar-reinforced cellulose-an idea borrowed from the French, who made shell casings from the naturally produced fibers-with only enough metal fittings to allow attachment of fins, or the more extensive hardware that would convert it into an "LGB," able to track in on a specific point target.

    Clear and Present Danger Clancy, Tom, 1947- 1989

  • Los Angeles International (LAX), Long Beach (LGB), John Wayne (SNA) and Ontario (ONT), each having a variety of transportation options, are all within easy driving distance to the Anaheim Convention Center.

    Anaheim Wants To Be Comic-Con’s New Home | /Film 2010

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