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Added on: 01/03/2022

Mother-daughter therapists focus on BIPOC, LGBTQ communities

01/02/2022

For the owners of Magnolia Wellness, LLC, mental health is more than just a brain issue. Rather, say Gizelle Tircuit and her daughter Janelle Posey-Green, emotional wellness…

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Added on: 01/02/2022

Queer kiss-a-thon staged at Six Flags Mexico theme park in response to ‘homophobia’

1/1/22

A “besotón”, or kiss-a-thon, has been staged at the Six Flags Mexico theme park after a queer couple visiting said they were victims of “homophobia”. A friend…

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Added on: 01/02/2022

30% of children in foster care identify as LGBTQ. Here’s one transgender teen’s story in Virginia.

1/1/22

Taliah, a 14-year-old transgender girl, looks and acts like any teenager growing up in Chesterfield County. She loves YouTube and TikTok and texting her friends. She listens…

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Added on: 12/31/2021

Trans man who took school bathroom case all the way to the Supreme Court facing homelessness

12/31/2021

The LGBT+ community and allies are raising funds for trans trailblazer Gavin Grimm, who is at risk of homelessness. Grimm was involved in a seven-year-long battle that…

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Added on: 12/31/2021

Mexico: Six Flags amusement park drops PDA ban

12/31/21

The Six Flags amusement park in Mexico City has decided to drop a ban on “affectionate behavior” on its grounds. It comes after criticism members of the…

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Added on: 12/31/2021

Anti-Trans Violence and Rhetoric Reached Record Highs Across America in 2021

12/30/2021

2021 was the deadliest year for transgender and gender non-conforming people in the U.S. on record. At least 50 trans and gender non-conforming people were killed this year alone,…

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Added on: 12/30/2021

“Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas’ teammates considered boycotting final meet in protest “

12/29/2021

A group of UPenn swimmers were so upset by transgender athlete Lia Thomas’ advantages that they mulled boycotting their final home meet — but decided not to for…

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Added on: 12/29/2021

Bid to block release of landmark gay marriage trial video fails, again

12/28/2021

A federal appeals court on Tuesday said it would not reconsider its November decision upholding the release of rare federal court video from the 2010 landmark trial…

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Added on: 12/28/2021

30,000 People Volunteer To Act As Stand-In Parents For LGBTQ+ Couples Whose Family Disowned Them For Getting Married

12/27/2021

A viral TikTok video, which offers families to stand in as parents for same-sex couples on their wedding day, has led the creation of an LGBTQ+ Facebook…

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Added on: 12/25/2021

Students sued their school for the right to form a Gay-Straight Alliance. They just won.

12/24/2021

Students of an Indiana high school’s Gay-Straight Alliance group (GSA) who sued their school for the right to be treated like all other clubs were finally granted…

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Added on: 12/20/2021

U.S. okays veteran diplomat as Cameroon ambassador. Also, he’s gay.

12/19/2021

The U.S. Senate confirmed Christopher John Lamora’s appointment on Saturday. His was one of dozens of Democratic president Joe Biden’s ambassador nominations that had been stalled since…

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Added on: 12/17/2021

This Gay Man Escaped From Afghanistan. America Has Abandoned Him in a ‘Terrifying’ Limbo.

12/16/2021

C says all he can see are tall buildings surrounding him. “It feels like I have escaped death, but now I am in a prison,” he told…

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Added on: 12/16/2021

“Jury awards $4 million to Missouri transgender student “

12/15/2021

A Kansas City-area school district must pay a transgender student $4 million after it refused to let him use the boys’ restrooms or locker rooms, a Jackson…

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Added on: 12/16/2021

Idaho: Methodist church replaces image of founding fathers with female bishop wearing LGBT scarf

12/14/2021

A Methodist church in Boise, Idaho, has sparked controversy by replacing a vast stained glass window that depicted founding fathers Robert E Lee, George Washington, and Abe…

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Added on: 12/14/2021

‘A safe place.’ For LGBT asylum seekers, a new shot at life

12/13/2021

The church volunteers assembled furniture and hung decorations in the newly renovated apartment building. They laid out nearly every necessity, down to the bath towels, bed linens,…

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Added on: 12/12/2021

How dismantling Roe v Wade could imperil other ‘core, basic human rights’

12/11/2021

Constitutional scholars in the US said a litany of rights, from same-sex marriage and sex to birth control and in vitro fertilization, could come into question if…

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Added on: 12/11/2021

Gay Indian-American to Become Top LGBTQ+ White House Staffer

12/10/21

Gautam Raghavan, a gay Indian-American, will be the highest-ranking out member of the White House staff when he advances to director of the Office of Presidential Personnel….

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Added on: 12/10/2021

There could be twice as many LGBT adults in US than previously estimated, report says

12/09/2021

At least 20 million adults in the U.S. could be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, according to a new report released by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation….

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Added on: 12/06/2021

Anti-LGBT+ hate group appeals to Supreme Court to stop people calling it a hate group

12/05/2021

An anti-LGBT+ hate group has asked the US Supreme Court to allow it to sue the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) to overturn its hate group status….

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Added on: 12/06/2021

“I’m Proud to Be Trans—but For Now Want to Feel Invisible MY CHOICE”

12/5/2021

After years of distance between myself and my hometown of Amityville, Long Island, I returned in the spring for my cousin’s birthday. But this time, I had…

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Added on: 12/05/2021

On This Gay Day: The Bisexual Pride flag was unveiled for the first time

12/5/21

The Bisexual Pride flag with it’s three stripes of pink, lavender, and blue, was unveiled for the first time on this day in 1998. The flag was…

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Added on: 12/04/2021

Former Owner of Moscow Gay Club Brings BK’s Russian-Speaking Queer Community Together

12/3/21

Three years ago this week, Leo Allenby arrived in New York, leaving Russia after an attack left him with injuries so severe he required surgery. As the…

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Added on: 12/03/2021

Bisexual goddess and anti-Nazi fighter Josephine Baker given one of France’s highest honours

12/2/2021

French-American cabaret star and civil rights activist Josephine Baker has become the first Black woman to enter the Panthéon, nearly 50 years after her death. The bisexual…

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Added on: 12/02/2021

Canada’s House of Commons approves bill to ban LGBT conversion therapy

12/1/2021

OTTAWA, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Canada’s House of Commons on Wednesday voted unanimously to ban LGBT conversion therapy, which seeks to change a person’s sexual orientation or…

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Added on: 12/01/2021

Five LGBTQ & two-spirit Native American people who are making the world a better place

11/30/2021

As Native American Heritage Month comes to a close, we wanted to honor some of the many LGBTQ and two-spirit Native American people working every day to…

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Added on: 11/29/2021

How a Seattle man became a lifeline for persecuted LGBTQ people in other countries

11/28/2021

Michael Failla doesn’t get much sleep. In the dead of the night, the Seattle resident gets panicked calls and messages from members of the LGBTQ community in…

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Added on: 11/27/2021

UNM Sociology Professor Takes Part In White House Intersex Awareness Event

11/26/21

Associate Professor Georgiann Davis from the Department of Sociology at The University of New Mexico was an invited speaker at a recent virtual roundtable event with the…

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Added on: 11/26/2021

Google literally erases bisexuals and pansexuals in woeful LGBT+ glossary

11/25/2021

In a new LGBT+ glossary, aiming to educate the public and media on LGBT+ language and community, Google has literally erased bisexuality. Last week, the Google News…

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Added on: 11/25/2021

Texas mother organizes transgender story time after library faced threats over ‘Rainbow Storytime’

11/23/2021

A mother in Texas last week organized a children’s book reading featuring transgender characters after her local public library canceled their Rainbow Storytime on Transgender Day of…

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Added on: 11/23/2021

Petitioners Seek to End Nebraska Education Board Over LGBTQ-Inclusive Curricula

11/22/2021

Apetition drive in Nebraska is trying to change the state’s constitution to eliminate the Nebraska State Board of Education and replace it with a new department accountable…