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Many nonbinary and genderqueer identities face a difficult time when attempting to transition. While transgender health care framework is available for dealing with such instances, many health professionals simply are not aware or educated on the subject to accommodate to the needs of nonbinary or genderqueer people. The lack of awareness on the subject thus can cause complications or obstacles for people as people can be denied access to these services if the health professional believes that the person is not transgender.

U of A student groups plan protest to stand in solidarity with a student from the University of Columbia who was a victim of sexual assault. Students will carry pillow in place of mattress as a symbol to bring awareness to sexual assault on campuses nationwide.

U of A student groups plan protest to stand in solidarity with a student from the University of Columbia who was a victim of sexual assault. Students will carry pillow in place of mattress as a symbol to bring awareness to sexual assault on campuses nationwide.

This article aims to inform on Project G.O.A.T. and the reason behind the 15 painted goats in the International Plaza in Tampa. Project G.O.A.T is a awareness campaign for human trafficking and the 55 goats placed across Tampa Bay is meant to bring awareness to their cause. The article also mentions that the goats will later be auctioned off with the proceeds going to organizations that fight human trafficking.

Raising awareness of social injustices women around the world have faced and still face today. March 8th is celebrated as International womens day.

Raising awareness of social injustices women around the world have faced and still face today. March 8th is celebrated as International womens day.

The rising suicide rates across the globe are disturbing. Over the past 45 years, the suicide rates have risen by 60%, they have nearly doubled, and are getting worse every year. As of 2016, a person commits suicide every 40 seconds, and the CDC believes that that number will rise to one every 20 seconds by 2020, a disturbing figure. The phenomenon has had little explanation as to cause, however i believe it is the fall in the number of people of faith, or religion. Over the past 50 years, more and more people have lost faith, and crime rates, and suicide rates have skyrocketed. But that is just a theory.

We all are aware and know how scary suicide can be but it is heartbreaking to know that every year the growing rate is rising. We see on the news and on social media that teens are committing suicide but we need to realize that it is not just teens, its all people. The best thing we can do for those who have thought of committing suicide is to be there and listen to them when help is needed.

It's sad to hear about how often suicide happens. I wasn't aware of how bad it actually was. There are many different reasons people decide to take their life away. All we can really do is to try to be there for anyone who needs help and show people that you care. Sometimes it can be from the people we least expect.

"Mental Health Awareness Week" and its equivalents are pleas to administrators to be proactive in helping students deal with our mental health more than anything. We don't need anymore funding for free yoga or cookies. We just need administrators to listen.

Recent media reports have revealed that a little-known Defense Department office is developing a computer system called "Total Information Awareness"" that threatens to turn us all into "suspects" without proof of criminal wrongdoing.

This article dives into the on going issue of bullying in the workplace. According to the article, more than 47% of people of have been bullied at work. This is an important issue that we as a society need to bring more awareness to.

I am not sure what to think about this article. Am I the only one that thinks it is a little absurd? I say absurd because it seems people are increasingly sensitive. I do not condone bullying. However, an adult should not be bullied at work. I can not think of a profession that it would actually take place. One might say well that is part of the problem. No, just because somebody can't take a joke; are they going to report a coworker to a supervisor. Too many people are too sensitive.

Bullying can happen anywhere and we may just not realize it. Most people don't realize when someones being bullied because it's all seen as a joke.

Healthcare services for retired military are strained. State-level Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals are working to rebuild their reputation after the 2014 allegations of widespread patient neglect and long wait times. The responsibility private medical providers have toward veterans is clear - one-third of VA hospitals and clinics report inadequate mental health staff and patients wait an average of eight weeks to see a VA counselor for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

This website explains the negative effects that pollution and transportation has on the environment. More awareness should be made.

President Obama has recently made a statement regarding proposed reforms to the government surveillance programs U.S. citizens recently became aware of. Among the things proposed are reforms to section 215 of The Patriot Act which grants a lot of power to override the constitution to the executive branch. The author contends that these proposed reforms could go either way and that is why they are "vague".

An organization website that outlines Human trafficking as an epidemic. Global and local awareness is discussed as the main proponent to ending human trafficking. A list of current efforts is also provided to inspire action in the reader, to join and help end trafficking of any kind.

I think this website is relevant to what I posted about abuse. Many people that abuse their kids sell/traffic their children as well or eventually will.

After Trump chose to allow Medicaid to require its member's work, this author is rather disappointed. He describes the lack in awareness of the events that lead to someone to need government health care.

The American Prospect is a "liberal intelligence" publication that posts articles about worldly and national issues to spread awareness in order to help attain a more just society and serve the greater good of the public. This article in particular focuses on different reasons for Americas poverty issues including low wage work and little to no work. It also points out the steady decline in Americas poverty levels since 2000.

This website link takes you directly to their article on poverty in America, but by going to the home page there are other articles on social justice issues. This site gives statistics to the problems to show the severity of the issues.

This website is from the sex trafficking national hotline. It defines what sex trafficking means, and provides data to the issue here in the United States. It provides us with resources to help stop sex trafficking if you or someone you know is in danger.

Still undecided about my topic but I am leaning more toward sex trafficking so this website will be significant in my research. It's wonderful that they have sites out here that clearly show a phone number immediately when they get on the site. You never know how much this could help someone!

This topic is one that we can all agree needs to be stopped. Its awesome that the site offers advice on how to get involved available in many different languages to read.

This is knowledge on what stores use real animal fur. This is animal cruelty and it's good to make people aware !

This articles explains the passion of people marching to get heard. They're trying to be heard so the government can focus on saving our children from human trafficking. This is a state problem it's a problem all over the world.

The website offers links to various sources of information on the collection and distribution of surveilled data from government agencies in an attempt to inform its readers and covers the paranoia tinted tone of those who find government surveillance in todays society to be too close to "Big Brother" methods and presents an argument for their point of view through the methods of MIT professor Gary Marx. The argument is presented in a series of questions on the ethical stance of what the government surveils, what the surveillance consists of as well as the consequences of any action taken as a result of surveillance and the reality that American citizens never consented to the constant surveillance of their personal lives. The position of inclination towards complacency is concisely summed with a strong amount of surveillance being presented by the double edged statement of "If you haven't done anything wrong, you have nothing to fear.".

The prevention of obesity is very important because even though it may seem bad already, it just gets worse. Awareness is key that way those who are struggling with obesity will understand that being overweight will just lead to certain deaths or disabilities.

Editorial Project in Education of Education Week is a quality source for Americas educational awareness that uses it's articles, blogs, online chats "24/7" to help advance the quality of education in America. This article in particular explains what the ten most major educational issues are and the reasons they are contributing to a failing educational system in America.

I like this article, even though it does show us why the education system is failing drastically apparently we don't know how to fix it. In my opinion I feel like we should maybe look into other education systems that other countries have that have a strong education system and start going off that. I feel like this could be a god topic to have for a research paper, I will most definitively look into that more.