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Added on: 04/12/2019

Councillors in Castlegar, B.C., condemn controversial comments made at public meeting, offer apology

04/10/2019

Two city councillors and the mayor of Castlegar have condemned controversial comments made during a question period at last week’s televised council meeting. During question period, resident…

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Added on: 04/10/2019

Calls for pastor who celebrated Orlando massacre to be banned from Ireland

04/09/2019

A petition has been signed almost 5,000 times calling for anti-LGBT+ pastor Steven Anderson to be banned from entering Ireland. Anderson—a preacher with the Faithful Word Baptist…

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Added on: 04/10/2019

Luxembourg’s gay premier praises Mexico LGBT+ progress, sees more work ahead

04/09/2019

Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel addressed the Mexican Senate on Tuesday, calling on lawmakers to advance LGBT rights in the country of some 120 million people. On…

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Added on: 04/09/2019

More than half of banned books challenged for LGBTQ content

04/08/2019

More than half of the top 11 most frequently challenged and banned books of 2018 include LGBTQ content, according to a report released Monday by the American…

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Added on: 04/08/2019

Quebec City police investigate online threat against LGBTQ community

04/07/2019

The owner of Le Drague Cabaret Club in Quebec City filed a complaint with police after a hate message was discovered on social media — a message…

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Added on: 04/08/2019

Two-Spirit: Meet the Native Americans embracing their LGBT+ tribe members

04/06/2019

The sound of drums, singing and prayers marks the opening of a powwow in Phoenix on a Saturday afternoon. Marchers carry the flags of the United States…

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Added on: 04/06/2019

New Study: LGBT People A ‘Fundamental Part of The Fabric Of Rural Communities’

04/04/2019

LGBT people are typically depicted as city and coastal dwellers. And those who live in rural America are often characterized as people yearning to escape rural life…

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Added on: 04/06/2019

Most Albertans say parents shouldn’t be notified when child joins GSA, online survey suggests

04/01/2019

Most people think parents should not be notified when their children join gay-straight alliance groups at school, according to a recent survey of more than 74,000 people…

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Added on: 04/04/2019

Most Americans are a-OK with a gay presidential candidate. That’s a big shift in less than 15 years.

04/02/2019

With Pete Buttigieg’s campaign saying he raised an impressive $7 million in the first fundraising quarter, the South Bend, Indiana mayor is looking more and more like…

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Added on: 04/01/2019

Calgary LGBT advocates protest UCP plan they say would ‘out’ kids

03/29/2019

Hundreds of people marched in southwest Calgary Thursday in support of gay-straight alliances, and to oppose a plan that they say could see LGBT kids outed without…

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Added on: 03/31/2019

For many Native Americans, embracing LGBT members is a return to the past

03/29/2019

The sound of drums, singing and prayers marked the opening of a powwow in Phoenix on a Saturday afternoon this month. Marchers carried the flags of the…

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Added on: 03/30/2019

Revealed: Trump-linked US Christian ‘fundamentalists’ pour millions of ‘dark money’ into Europe, boosting the far right

03/27/2019

US Christian right ‘fundamentalists’ linked to the Trump administration and Steve Bannon are among a dozen American groups that have poured at least $50 million of ‘dark…

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Added on: 03/29/2019

New UCP candidate under fire for link to Christian group’s conversion therapy-style programs

03/24/2019

A newly appointed United Conservative Party candidate strongly denies claims that when he promoted religious sexuality and relationship programming, he was supporting conversion therapy, a widely-discredited practice…

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Added on: 03/28/2019

Trump’s transgender ban on the military gets full legal blessing

03/27/2019

The Trump administration’s long-wished-for transgender military ban now is officially – and legally – cleared to proceed. Different variations of the ban have been floating in legal…

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Added on: 03/26/2019

Majority of Americans back LGBTQ protections — but support is sliding

03/26/2019

Nearly 70 percent support nondiscrimination protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, though support has fallen since 2015. A majority of Americans across every state and…

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Added on: 03/26/2019

LGBT Groups Want Pete Buttigieg to Be More Than the ‘Gay Candidate for President’

03/21/2019

LGBT political movers and shakers were thrilled when Pete Buttigieg won a spot on the debate stage—but say he has to keep impressing them if he wants…

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Added on: 03/26/2019

For transgender people, visiting family in Mexico often means hiding their gender identity

03/23/2019

In the pictures, Jess Enriquez Taylor wears artful makeup and her hair is carefully styled. But her face was bare as she rode the bus toward the…

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Added on: 03/25/2019

Michigan will no longer fund adoption agencies that deny LGBT parents

03/22/2019

Michigan will no longer fund adoption agencies that turn away parents who are LGBT because of religious objections, a move that was part of the terms of…

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Added on: 03/24/2019

Canada’s military issues new policies to welcome transgender troops as Trump insists on ban

03/19/2019

As U.S. President Donald Trump moves to banish transgender troops from the ranks, Canada’s military is welcoming such recruits with revamped policies that promote equality, respect and…

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Added on: 03/23/2019

United Airlines now offers nonbinary gender options for travelers booking flights

03/23/2019

United Airlines will now offer travellers booking flights non-binary gender options for identifying themselves, the airline announced Friday. “United is determined to lead the industry in LGBT…

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Added on: 03/23/2019

Puerto Rico to ban gay conversion therapy for minors

03/21/2019

Puerto Rico governor Ricardo Rosselló said he will sign an executive order banning so-called gay conversion therapy on minors. Rosselló announced the decision on Wednesday (March 20),…

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Added on: 03/22/2019

Students press city for LGBT protections

03/22/2019

Two students from Blue Springs South High School made a presentation to the city’s Human Relations Commission this week, asking for assistance in lobbying for increased protection…

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Added on: 03/20/2019

Presidential Hopeful Cory Booker Pledges to Reverse Trump’s anti-LGBTI Policies

03/19/2019

Presidential challenger Cory Booker has pledged to reverse a number of Trump administration policies undermining LGBT+ rights. The Democratic senator, one of 14 candidates who are seeking…

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Added on: 03/20/2019

U.S. Top Court Hands Defeat to Hawaii B&B That Spurned Lesbian Couple

03/18/2019

The U.S. Supreme Court handed a defeat on Monday to a bed and breakfast owner in Hawaii who turned away a lesbian couple due to her Christian…

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Added on: 03/19/2019

Google’s queer female pi world record breaker hopes to inspire LGBT community

03/18/2019

Emma Haruka Iwao, a queer software engineer at Google, who calculated pi to a new world record, has said that she hopes her achievement will inspire others…

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Added on: 03/17/2019

LGBT Purge survivors urge education, awareness

03/15/2019

From the 1950s to mid-1990s, thousands of LGBT members of RCMP, the Canadian Armed Forces, and Federal Public Services were weeded out through an unspoken policy known…

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Added on: 03/16/2019

Fresno’s LGBT community ‘outraged’ over plea deal for man in transgender woman’s death

03/15/2019

Members of Fresno’s LGBT community are “outraged” over a plea deal reached with a man charged in the fatal stabbing of a transgender woman nearly four years…

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Added on: 03/15/2019

How ‘Real America’ Became Queer America

03/13/2019

This may seem like a strange time to feel optimistic about the future of L.G.B.T. rights in America. But as a queer transgender woman who has spent…

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Added on: 03/13/2019

Adoption assessment tool is not LGBT-inclusive, claims study

03/11/2019

The tool that assesses potential candidates as adoptive parents does not meet the needs of lesbian, gay or gender minority adults, a new study has observed. Sarah…

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Added on: 03/12/2019

American Transgender ‘Woman’ Named ‘Miss International Queen’

03/09/2019

American contestant Jazell Barbie Royale was crowned “Miss International Queen” in Thailand on Friday at a beauty pageant for transgender women, becoming the first person of colour…