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WA Liquor Board Suspends ‘Lewd Conduct’ Enforcement After LGBTQ+ Bar Inspections
By Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks Feb. 1, 2024 at 7:38 pm The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board will immediately suspend enforcement of its lewd conduct rule after inspections at Seattle LGBTQ+ nightlife venues…
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Native American Communities Have the Highest Suicide Rates, Yet Interventions Are Scarce
By Cheryl Platzman WeinstockUPDATED JANUARY 26, 2024ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JANUARY 25, 2024 If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline…
Read MoreThe Impact of Limited English Proficiency on Healthcare Access and Outcomes in the U.S.: A Scoping Review
By Sylvia E. Twersky, Rebeca Jefferson, Lisbet Garcia-Ortiz, Erin Williams and Carol Pina Healthcare 2024, 12(3), 364; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12030364 Submission received: 29 December 2023 / Revised: 24 January 2024 / Accepted: 25 January 2024 / Published: 31 January 2024 Abstract A majority…
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10 Conflicts to Watch in 2024
More leaders are pursuing their ends militarily. More believe they can get away with it. JANUARY 1, 2024, 1:00 AM By Comfort Ero, the president and CEO of the International Crisis…
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‘Collective Rapes’ Surge as Weapon in Haiti’s Gang War
By Widlore Mérancourt and Amanda Coletta January 29, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. EST PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Mislande’s nightmare began as it does for so many women and girls here, with a trip across…
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‘Gutter-level’ talk: China-Philippines discord deepens over Taiwan
A. Anantha Lakshmi in Hong Kong and Kathrin Hille in Taipei FEBRUARY 1 2024 Ferdinand Marcos Jr has strengthened resistance to Beijing’s assertive tactics in South China Sea After Taiwan’s presidential election last month,…
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College in Prison? In Florida, Not So Much
Only 326 of Florida’s 80,000 prisoners can go to college. By Ryan Moser January 30, 2024 Marina Bueno lives at a women’s correctional institution only six miles from the campus of…
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Department of Anti-TRANSportation? Florida Bans Driver’s License Gender Changes
State DMV’s move exposes trans people to criminal liability for listing gender identity on their driver’s license. By Naomi Feinstein January 30, 2024 The State of Florida will no longer allow…
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Man Charged With Hate Crime in Beating of LGBTQ Women in Wynwood
Two women were hospitalized after Daiken Fernandez allegedly pummeled them following a verbal dispute in Wynwood, police say. By Izzy Kapnick December 28, 2023 A Sweetwater man has been charged with…
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