by Francesca Rome-Marie | Jul 12, 2022 | Marginalized Groups
The AACR released its annual report on cancer disparities, highlighting the various health conditions that disproportionately affect minority groups, such as the LGBTQ+ community and racial and ethnic minorities. The organization found that the medical community...
by Francesca Rome-Marie | Jun 29, 2022 | Marginalized Groups
Pride Month is a month dedicated to uplifting LGBTQ+ voices, celebrating LGBTQ+ culture, and the support of LGBTQ+ rights. Throughout June, there have traditionally been parades, protests, drag performances, live theater, and memorials and celebrations of life for...
by Francesca Rome-Marie | Jun 10, 2022 | Marginalized Groups
On Thursday, April 7, 2022, the legislature of Alabama, in which the Republican party has a majority, approved a bill that would make it a crime for doctors to prescribe hormone blockers or hormone replacement therapy to transgender children. The sentence for this...
by Francesca Rome-Marie | Apr 20, 2022 | Marginalized Groups
Every year Indigenous Women in both the United States and Canada go missing or are killed. Yet these instances are rarely reported or investigated. According to the National Crime Information Center, out of 5,712 missing women and girls reports, only 116 cases were...
by Francesca Rome-Marie | Mar 24, 2022 | Marginalized Groups
Black Lives Matter (BLM) was an important social and political movement that first emerged in 2013 after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting that resulted in the death of Trayvon Martin in 2012. This movement swept the globe from 2013 to 2014, then...
