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"I'd like to use the knowledge I gain in the community herbalist program to provide much needed healing to communities far under-served by "modern medicine" because of race, gender, s*xuality, ability and lack of funds. I'd like to build with other holistic healers- herbalists, acupuncturists, massage therapists, yoga and movement instructors, and other spiritual healers to assist in the healing of communities of color, the q***r community, and low-income communities on all levels- physically, emotionally, and spiritually"

Click here to support Community Herbalist Program by Toi Scott Why Hello. I'm Toi. A community organizer for food, health and economic justice. I'm also an artivist, a healer and a visionary. My committment to being an organizer and activist for social justice for my community has led me to pursue a path as an herbalist. As many may know, there aren't many ...

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Gender Identity Disorder Officially Removed From DSM-5 The board of trustees of the American Psychiatric Association have approved the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The DSM-5 is due out in March of next year. The new DSM will eliminate several disorders including Asperger’s, which has been folded into Autism...

For people like Donna, [a transgender 25-year-old who started selling s*x at 13 after running away from abusive foster and group homes,] ending demand for prostitution is not the answer; satisfying the demand for basic social services is. Shelter, job opportunities and a responsive and sensitive law-enforcement system are vital to those who want to leave the trade. “People call you a survivor after you leave the life,” Donna told me. “But I was a survivor when I was in it.” She added: “I didn’t really like prostituting. But then, I had no other way out.”

Ending Demand Won’t Stop Prostitution A campaign to end demand for prostitution will harm trafficking victims and s*x workers more than it helps them.