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Lesbian police officer was fired by her terrible boss – now she’s running to replace him

03/17/2020

A lesbian sheriff who was allegedly fired because of her sexuality is running to replace her boss and become the first female LGBT+ sheriff in her state….

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Transgender adults question gender identity before age 7, study finds

03/16/2020

Transgender adults who undergo gender-affirming surgery may first begin questioning their biological sex as early as age 7, a new study has found. In research published Monday…

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Added on: 03/17/2020

Coronavirus: Three Lessons from the AIDS Crisis

03/16/2020

As of March 15, Seattle had recorded 420 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 37 deaths. As a historian of 20th-century queer and trans politics, I know that’s nothing…

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A very queer and very vibrant art scene is thriving across Mexico

03/15/2020

Unlike Puerto Vallarta, Chiapas is a less familiar state among tourists travelling to Mexico but San Cristóbal de las Casas is the perfect location to discover Chiapa’s…

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Growing List Of Postponed LGBT Pride Festivals Over Coronavirus Concerns

03/15/2020

At least three cities have postponed events related to LGBT Pride celebrations due to concerns over the virus sweeping over the globe. The cancellations come just days…

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NY now lets minors switch gender on birth certificates

03/15/2020

A new policy in New York state allows minors to change the biological sex on their birth certificates to their preferred sex – as a result of…

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The struggle for LGBT inclusion in US St Patrick’s Day parades

03/14/2020

In 1992, Cork made history when its St Patrick’s parade included the first-ever LGBT float to take part, which also won best new entry in that year’s…

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Added on: 03/15/2020

Unique transgender vulnerabilities require tailored and specific interventions

03/14/2020

The virtual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2020) this week has included research assessing HIV prevalence, risk, access and adherence to medication in transgender women…

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A Clash Across America Over Transgender Rights

03/13/2020

By the time Peyton Badalucco came out to his mother as transgender, he had been secretly binding his chest in a desperate attempt to hide his body….

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Advocates: Transgender Woman Sexually Assaulted at ICE Site

03/12/2020

A transgender woman seeking asylum should be released after she was sexually assaulted and harassed while being detained in an Arizona immigration facility with men for nine…

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Toxic masculinity is literally toxic, causing health problems for men in later life

03/2/2020

Toxic masculinity can actually be harmful to men’s health, causing a host of health problems in later life, according to a new study. The study, published in…

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Trans whistleblower Chelsea Manning has just been made a free woman

03/12/2020

A judge has ordered the release of whistleblower Chelsea Manning, after she spent a year back behind bars. Manning, a former intelligence analyst, is best known for…

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LGBT+ community at heightened risk of coronavirus, groups warn

03/11/2020

More than 100 LGBT+ rights groups on Wednesday called on U.S. public health officials to address the heightened vulnerability of gay and trans people to the coronavirus,…

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Miami Mayor to Honor Brazil’s Anti-LGBT, Climate-Change-Denying President

03/10/2020

Miami politicians, quite reasonably, do not like communists. But Miami Mayor Francis Suarez apparently has no problem with raging right-wingers who hate LGBTQ people, heap praise on…

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Added on: 03/09/2020

Right-Wing Pastor Compares Gay People to Coronavirus

03/08/2020

COVID-19 is literally sweeping the globe and not in a good way, with almost 90,000 confirmed cases around the world. While people should be focused on preventing…

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Added on: 03/09/2020

South Carolina lawmaker wants referendum to make county similar to Poland’s ‘LGBT-free’ zones

03/08/2020

Earlier this week councilman Joe Dill voted to block the repeal of an anti-gay resolution from 1996, which stated that “lifestyles advocated by the gay community should…

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Mayor condemns posters spreading ‘fear and hate’ that targeted Saskatoon LGBT, newcomer groups

03/07/2020

Saskatoon’s mayor says a poster campaign spreading “fear and hate” that targeted OUTSaskatoon and the Saskatoon Open Door Society has no place in the city. The posters,…

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Coming out as gay doesn’t absolve you of your anti-LGBTQ+ history

03/07/2020

Aaron Schock, a four-term Illinois congressman, was once a GOP wunderkind. He was the first member of the US Congress born in the 1980s but had the…

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China tech firm to sell gay dating app Grindr for $608 million

03/07/2020

One of China’s biggest mobile gaming companies is selling popular gay dating app Grindr for $608 million after pressure from US authorities concerned over the potential misuse…

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LGBTQ voters flock to Bernie Sanders

03/03/2020

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans — long a reliable voting bloc for Democrats — made up a disproportionately high 9 percent of the electorate in the…

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Queer Mormons say they’ve been put in danger by ‘cruel’ university as it U-turns on homosexuality policy

03/05/2020

The Mormon Brigham Young University (BYU) has backtracked on removing a ban “homosexual behaviour”, announcing that “same-sex romantic behaviour” is still outlawed. BYU in Utah is run…

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LGBT+ candidates win big in U.S. Super Tuesday contests

03/04/2020

Most of the openly LGBT+ candidates competing in this week’s Super Tuesday elections won their races, campaigners said, showing acceptance and momentum building among the nation’s largest-ever…

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LGBTQ people fought for decades to be recognized in the census. This time they will be — sort of.

03/03/2020

Kayla Bates knows the 2020 census is important, but filling it out will mean yet another form that won’t allow the 30-year-old to correctly self-identify. “If you…

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‘Whiplash’ Of LGBTQ Protections And Rights, From Obama To Trump

03/02/2020

At the heart of a story now playing out in schools, workplaces and courts across the U.S. is a disagreement over the legal meaning of the word…

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Puberty blockers can be ‘life-saving’ drugs for trans teens, study shows

02/26/2020

Transgender youth have a much greater risk of suicide, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, if they have access to a puberty…

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Hashtag ‘ThankYouPete’ trends on Twitter after Buttigieg suspends presidential bid

03/01/2020

Shortly after word got out that former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg was ending his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, the hashtag #thankyoupete began trending nationally…

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Pressure to keep up: status imbalance a major factor in stress in gay men

02/29/2020

The persistence of mental health hardships among gay and bisexual men, which endure even as LGBTQ people gain greater acceptance and civil rights, can be explained at…

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Washington state passes ban on gay and trans panic defenses for homicide

02/28/2020

A measure prohibiting homicide defendants from claiming a defense based on panic over a victim’s sexual orientation or gender identity has been passed by lawmakers in Washington…

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Four years, two continents: a gay Chinese couple’s journey for a surrogate son

02/28/2020

Before Qiguang Li could pass through customs and step on to US soil for the first time, he faced a three-hour detention where he learned that he…

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Added on: 02/27/2020

Pro-Trump preacher says Pete Buttigieg should be jailed for talking to 9-year-old about being gay

02/26/2020

A pro-Trump preacher has said that Democratic candidate Pete Buttigieg should be jailed for speaking to a nine-year-old. Dave Daubenmire, more commonly known as right-wing internet persona…