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Added on: 06/25/2019

FEWER MILLENNIALS ACCEPTING OF LGBTQ PEOPLE, STUDY FINDS

06/24/2019

Young people are often assumed to be progressive, especially when it comes to gay rights. But a new study reveals that acceptance of the LGBTQ community by…

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Added on: 06/23/2019

Struggle among progress as countries restrict LGBTQ rights

06/23/2019

The world has been transformed in many ways in the 50 years since the uprising at the Stonewall Inn, with major shifts in the past decade alone…

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Added on: 06/23/2019

With gay couple as stars, Mexican telenovela set to make history

06/22/2019

A Mexican soap opera that debuts on Sunday is set to make television history as the country’s first telenovela to feature a gay couple as the leading…

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Added on: 06/23/2019

How the US shapes queer activism in Liberia

06/22/2019

As the sun set over the Atlantic Ocean, dozens of queer Liberians and their friends and family gathered on a stretch of beach outside Monrovia, the West…

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Added on: 06/22/2019

Senate confirms judge who’s so anti-LGBTQ even Susan Collins voted no

06/21/2019

The Senate voted to confirm a Trump-appointed federal judge with a long history of anti-LGBTQ statements to a lifetime appointment Wednesday. The Senate voted to confirm Matthew…

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Added on: 06/20/2019

Transgender migrants find safe haven in Juarez

06/19/2019

A rainbow flag sways in the wind outside a pink two-story house in an out-of-the-way Juarez neighborhood. Inside, 38 men and boys tell jokes, try on new…

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Added on: 06/20/2019

Sinaloa Congress says no to same-sex marriage by 20-18

06/19/2019

Sinaloa lawmakers voted Tuesday against a measure that would have legalized same-sex marriage in the state with 20 votes against and 18 in favor. Most of the…

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Added on: 06/18/2019

Scuffles break out at anti-trans rally in Vancouver

06/17/2019

Tempers flared between pro- and anti-trans rights protestors in Vancouver on Saturday (15 June). Several hundred people from both sides converged outside the Vancouver Art Gallery in…

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Added on: 06/18/2019

The Lavender Scare: the shocking true story of an anti-LGBT witch-hunt

06/18/2019

When Josh Howard began working on his documentary The Lavender Scare, way back in 2009, America was a very different place – not least for its LGBT…

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Added on: 06/17/2019

The Biggest LGBT Center In The World Just Got Bigger — And Better

06/17/2019

The construction wasn’t quite finished on the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s new Anita May Rosenstein Campus in mid-May. There was still caution tape on some of the…

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Added on: 06/16/2019

‘Police are a force of terror’: The LGBT activists who want cops out of Pride

06/14/2019

It took half a century, but this LGBT Pride month, the New York police department (NYPD) finally apologized for the infamous 1969 raid on the Stonewall gay…

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Added on: 06/16/2019

Detective investigated for calling for execution of LGBT people

06/13/2019

A church sermon by a sheriff’s detective is being investigated after it called LGBT+ people to be arrested and executed. The Knox County Attorney General’s Office is…

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Added on: 06/15/2019

AP Explains: The rocky rise of LGBT rights in Latin America

06/13/2019

Despite a dark past, today many LGBT citizens in Latin America are enjoying the right to marry, choose their gender identity and adopt children. But while laws…

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Added on: 06/14/2019

Mexico City’s LGBT-Inclusive School Uniforms Policy

06/14/2019

Mexico City’s Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum announced on June 3 that children in Mexico City would be allowed to choose the uniform they wear to school. The policy…

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Added on: 06/11/2019

Pence says it was ‘right decision’ to prohibit flying LGBT rainbow flag outside US embassies

06/10/2019

Vice President Pence on Monday defended the State Department’s decision to bar U.S. embassies from flying rainbow flags on their flagpoles during LGBT Pride Month, saying that…

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Added on: 06/10/2019

LGBT+ pride marches in US interrupted by neo-Nazis and stampede

06/09/2019

Separate LGBT+ pride marches in the US were disrupted on Saturday, one by a stampede triggered over fears of a shooting and another by one of America’s…

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Added on: 06/09/2019

U.S. embassies display pride flag, despite Trump administration advisory against it

06/08/2019

On Friday, the Trump Administration was reportedly rejecting requests from U.S. embassies to display the rainbow pride flag on official flagpoles in celebration of Pride Month, according…

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Added on: 06/08/2019

Queer in the caravan: The dangers LGBT migrants face in search for asylum

06/07/2019

The journey north for migrants traveling through Mexico carries multiple risks—food insecurity, exposure to elements, assault, injury and more. Traveling with a caravan offers a measure of…

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Added on: 06/07/2019

Boys can wear skirts, girls can wear pants for school uniforms in Mexico City

06/06/2019

Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum recently announced the city is doing away with gender restrictions on school uniforms. ‘We are announcing something very simple but for us…

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Added on: 06/07/2019

NYPD apologizes for 1969 raid at Stonewall Inn gay bar, cradle of U.S. LGBT rights movement

06/07/2019

Nearly 50 years after a police raid at the Stonewall Inn catalyzed the modern LGBT rights movement, New York’s police commissioner apologized Tuesday for what his department…

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Added on: 06/07/2019

YouTube’s ‘confused’ response to anti-gay slurs

06/05/2019

YouTube is one of many companies that has given its logo a rainbow-themed makeover to show support for LGBT rights – but, underneath the colourful veneer, a…

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Added on: 06/06/2019

Why we should (try to) take the Boston Straight Pride parade seriously

06/05/2019

“It’s LGBT Pride Month, but straight people aren’t going to let that stop them. Yesterday, news hit the wires that a group of men referring to themselves…

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Added on: 06/06/2019

LGBT tour operator faces death threats over Ethiopia trip

06/05/2019

An LGBT tour operator has received death threats and hate messages on social media after launching a holiday to Ethiopia. Chicago-based Toto Tours’ 16-day trip to Ethiopia…

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Added on: 06/05/2019

Lyft will now let passengers specify their preferred pronouns

06/04/2019

June is LGBT Pride month, and as part of its observance, ride-share company Lyft has announced a new feature which lets passengers specify their preferred pronouns. In…

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Added on: 06/04/2019

17 Pictures That Changed The Course Of LGBT History

06/03/2019

In the 1960s and ’70s, amid a climate of political upheaval and civil rights activism, LGBT communities across the US were uniting for visibility and change. Events…

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Added on: 06/02/2019

President Trump’s Anti-LGBT Agenda Is Louder Than His Pride Message

05/31/2019

On Friday, President Trump tweeted a message in support of Pride month, which was breathtakingly disingenuous given his administration’s systematic assault on LGBT rights. After ignoring LGBTQ…

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Added on: 06/02/2019

U.S. embassy in Seoul faces backlash for flying Pride flag

05/31/2019

The American embassy in South Korea is facing backlash from the country’s conservative and Christian groups for displaying a Pride flag on its building during Pride celebrations…

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Added on: 06/02/2019

Rainbow flags set on fire outside New York City LGBTQ bar

06/01/2019

Two rainbow flags were set ablaze outside a New York City LGBTQ bar just as Pride Month festivities were set to get underway, police told NBC New…

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Added on: 05/29/2019

In a survey of American Muslims, 0% identified as lesbian or gay. Here’s the story behind that statistic

05/28/2019

In the United States, you could count the number of mosques like Masjid al-Rabia on two hands. It’s a small community built on “five pillars of inclusivity,”…

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Added on: 05/27/2019

Gillette ad features dad teaching trans son how to shave

05/26/2019

The latest advert from Gillette features a trans man being taught how to shave for the first time by his dad. The advert, as part of the…