Alcohol addiction and abuse in the LGBTQ community remain a public health concern. Alcohol addiction has numerous collateral consequences that can impact a person's physical and mental health, finances, and overall well-being. Let's examine the statistics, collateral consequences, and help for LGBTQ individuals battling alcoholism. Alcohol Addiction and Abuse in the LGBTQ Community The NIAAA
A recent study found that LGBT people were nearly four times more likely to be victims of violent acts compared with non-LGBT people. Possibly more disturbing is that LGBT people were six times more likely to experience violence by a person who was well-known to them. That raises the question of whether LGBT couples are
According to a new report, nearly half of LGBTQ employees have experienced job discrimination at some point in their careers. The Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law report surveyed more than 2,000 people about their experiences with workplace discrimination and harassment. It found that 46 percent of LGBTQ workers have faced unfair treatment because
Same-sex couples have the same right to marry their partners as heterosexual couples. Likewise, when LGBT couples separate, they go through the same process to obtain a legal divorce as all other couples. However, when a same-sex couple has children, custody can bring up unique issues. Often, one parent is not the biological parent of
After a hard-fought battle for equal marriage rights, some same-sex couples find that it is more difficult to get divorced than it was for them to get married. LGBT couples face several unique challenges when getting a divorce. Hiring an experienced divorce lawyer is one way to navigate the problems of ending a same-sex marriage.
Thirteen same-sex couples across Japan filed lawsuits in 2019 demanding that the courts grant them the right to be legally married. In a landmark case decided on March 17, 2021, three same-sex couples won their case seeking marriage equality. However, this ruling is not the only hurdle they must overcome on their journeys to get
