Barbara Raab, Author at Women's eNews

Amnesty Reports Abuse of Lesbians, Gays Worldwide

By Barbara Raab ● Arts & Culture ● June 28, 2001

Persecution based on sexual orientation is grounds for U.S. political asylum, but most gay people don’t know it. And a new human rights report documents abuse and torture of gay men, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people worldwide.

Study: Lesbians Have Higher Risk for Some Cancers

By Barbara Raab ● Arts & Culture ● April 25, 2001

Lesbians are more likely to be overweight and to smoke and drink alcohol than U.S. women generally–risk factors for cancer, cardiovascular and other diseases. They are also more likely to avoid regular checkups in an indifferent health care system.

Scholars Contrast Childhood’s Rhetoric, Reality

By Barbara Raab ● Employment ● October 26, 2000

They claim treatment of kids is hypocritical. We say all kids need care, protection and education, but kids who commit crimes are prosecuted as adults, and kids who become parents are said to be responsible for most of the nation’s social problems.

Girl Scouts Blazing Its Own Trail on Lesbian Issue

By Barbara Raab ● Arts & Culture ● July 7, 2000

The Boy Scouts vow to continue to exclude homosexuals, a position upheld by the Supreme Court, however the Girl Scouts and others organizations have anti-discrimination policies while barring sexual interactions between leaders and children.

Youth Ignore Aging Lesbians, Seniors Shun Them

By Barbara Raab ● Arts & Culture ● June 20, 2000

During Gay and Lesbian Pride events this week, many are taking stock of their lives. Some now 60 and above, look back in anger, while others are delighted with the new freedoms that age brings them.

Gay Parents Face Worldwide Bias

By Barbara Raab ● Arts & Culture ● May 7, 2000

The reports coauthors, Scott Long, policy director for the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission and consultant Leslie Minot, conclude that there is an agonizing divide between the promise of equality, enshrined in internationally accepted protections, and the reality of discrimination.

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