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Added on: 07/24/2021

Senate unanimously confirms 2 LGBTQ women to top military positions

7/23/21

The U.S. Senate has unanimously confirmed two LGBTQ women to top military positions. “President Biden nominated two historic #LGBTQ+ nominees for key roles” at the Department of…

Global News

Added on: 07/20/2021

ACLU files suit over Montana transgender birth certificate law

07/19/2021

The ACLU of Montana filed a lawsuit against the state, seeking to challenge a recently passed birth certificate law that it alleges makes it “difficult, if not…

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Added on: 07/18/2021

Protests over transgender rights at LA spa turn violent

7/17/21

Police arrested several dozen people and fired non-lethal projectiles to disperse an unruly crowd on Saturday after a dueling protest over transgender rights at a Los Angeles…

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Added on: 07/17/2021

New York City Hospitals Prohibit Unnecessary Intersex Surgeries

7/16/21

New York City Health & Hospitals, the largest public healthcare system in the United States, has instituted a policy to defer all medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex…

Global News

Added on: 07/16/2021

These 15 Historical Examples Of LGBTQ Culture Around The World You Might Not Have Known About

07/13/2021

Nonbinary Vikings – Viking imagery in contemporary culture is heavily associated with stereotypes surrounding masculinity; long-haired, heavily muscled warriors are used to sell everything from beer to…

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Added on: 07/16/2021

At the Tenacious Unicorn Ranch, trans farmers raise alpaca, patrol for threats

07/15/2021

WESTCLIFFE, Colorado, July 16 (Reuters) – The ranch hand walks along rocky ground, the beam of her flashlight cutting through the moonlit night. She holds a shotgun…

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Added on: 07/15/2021

American LGBTQ+ Museum coming to N.Y.C.’s oldest museum as part of expansion

07/14/2021

New York’s oldest museum will soon expand to incorporate a museum dedicated to LGBTQ history. Representatives for the New-York Historical Society, established in 1804, announced earlier this…

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Added on: 07/08/2021

The fight to save one of America’s last lesbian bars: ‘We’re like an endangered species’

07/07/2021

There are only 21 lesbian bars remaining in the US – a vertiginous drop from 200 in the 1980s. The much-loved Cubbyhole is one of them. Everyone…

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Added on: 07/08/2021

U.S. concerned by reports of China LGBTQI Plus social media curbs

07/07/2021

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday it was concerned about reports that China had restricted use of social media accounts of LGBTQI Plus…

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Added on: 07/04/2021

Gay couple wins case against florist after Supreme Court rejects appeal

7/2/21

Over the objections of three conservative justices, the US Supreme Court has turned away an appeal from a Washington State flower shop that violated state anti-discrimination law…

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Added on: 07/01/2021

White House Names Jessica Stern as Next US Envoy for Global LGBT Rights

06/30/2021

(WB) The White House on Friday announced it has named Jessica Stern as the next special U.S. envoy for the promotion of LGBT rights abroad. Stern for…

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Added on: 06/25/2021

Ray Yeung has been telling queer Asian stories for years and people are finally taking notice

06/25/2021

In the ongoing conversation about LGBTQ representation, sometimes the need to expand beyond the American zeitgeist gets lost. Last year, writer/director Ray Yeung managed to do just…

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Added on: 06/25/2021

School principal ‘tried to censor’ queer graduate’s moving valedictorian speech. It backfired, spectacularly

06/25/2021

Bryce Dershem was sharing his turbulent experience of coming out at Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees, New Jersey, when his microphone was muted. Wearing a Pride…

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Added on: 06/24/2021

Cultural Closet: It’s a challenge for LGBT Asians to come out to relatives in their homelands

06/24/2021

Xiukui Ji, a then-22-year old Chinese international student at the University of Arizona, was on the phone with his sister when he told her, “Oh, by the…

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Added on: 06/22/2021

Carl Nassib Is The First Active NFL Player To Come Out As Gay

06/21/2021

Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib came out in a personal Instagram post on Monday, saying he has “agonized over this moment for the last 15 years.” “I…

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Added on: 06/21/2021

Stonewall Inn to pour Bud Light down the drain in Anheuser-Busch protest

06/21/2021

The owners of the Stonewall Inn in New York say they will not serve some beers at the famous LGBTQ+ bar during Pride weekend – and will…

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Added on: 06/21/2021

V.A. Plans to Offer Gender-Affirming Surgeries for Transgender Veterans

06/20/2021

The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to offer gender confirmation surgery to transgender veterans, Denis McDonough, the secretary of veterans affairs, announced over the weekend at a…

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Added on: 06/19/2021

Pride Exhibit Debuts on White House Ground Floor

6/18/21

The White House partnered with the Smithsonian Institution for an exhibit that displays information on LGBTQ+ history and features photos, documents, and memorabilia. The exhibit is on…

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Added on: 06/18/2021

Supreme Court sides with Catholic adoption agency that refuses to work with LGBT couples

06/17/2021

The Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a unanimous defeat to LGBT couples in a high-profile case over whether Philadelphia could refuse to contract with a Roman Catholic…

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Added on: 06/17/2021

I’m a gay, Christian pediatrician and have no doubt: Jesus would reject anti-trans laws

06/15/2021

“What would Jesus do?” This slogan has been used by Christians for decades, serving as a reminder to act in the way Jesus did (and would today)…

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Added on: 06/15/2021

Brooklyn Liberation March Brings Attention to Trans Youth

06/14/2021

For a second consecutive year, a large crowd of people donning white shirts marched in the historic Brooklyn Liberation demonstration — and this time the focus was…

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Added on: 06/14/2021

In US, wave of anti-transgender legislation casts shadow on Pride Month festivities

06/13/2021

It’s Pride Month, and gay Americans should have a lot to celebrate: A new president who has pledged to advocate for LGBTQ people, an easing of a…

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Added on: 06/13/2021

Transgender athletes fight Florida’s new ban

6/12/21

They’ve spent months in limbo, anxiously waiting to figure out how they would be able to celebrate Pride Month 2021. They could emerge from more than a…

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Added on: 06/12/2021

LGBTQ activists react to Justice Department defense of Title IX religious exemption

6/11/21

LGBTQ advocates are criticizing the Justice Department for a court filing in which the DOJ wrote it would “vigorously” defend a religious exemption that allows federally funded…

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Added on: 06/11/2021

Eli Rigatuso – Two Spirit of the Menominee Nation

Savita Sukul

Alturi Contributor

“I think I started advocating the moment I was born, I just didn’t have the language,” Eli says his focus for advocacy is currently very specific to…

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Added on: 06/08/2021

‘Hope In A Box’ Program Aims To Promote LGBTQ-Inclusive Curriculums At Public Schools

06/07/2021

“Hope in a Box ultimately wants to make LGBTQ-inclusive education the norm, rather than the exception in every single public school in this country,” said founder and…

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Added on: 06/07/2021

The Pentagon Is Keeping Its Ban On The Pride Flag At Installations

06/06/2021

The Pentagon confirmed Friday it will not allow rainbow pride flags to fly at military facilities in celebration of Pride Month. That fell in line with the…

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Added on: 06/06/2021

Hundreds of Catholics share sacred blessings with LGBT+ worshippers in defiance of Vatican

6/5/21

Hundreds of Catholics stepped forward to bless LGBT+ people during a virtual service in response to the Vatican’s ban on blessings for same-sex couples. The live-streamed event…

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Added on: 06/06/2021

Pentagon not to allow pride flags to be flown on installations

6/5/21

The Pentagon said on Friday that it would not make an exception to allow U.S. military installations to fly rainbow pride flags in June, keeping a policy…

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Added on: 06/05/2021

The Lives Of LGBTQ+ Youth In Puerto Rico Are In Danger — More Than Ever

6/4/21

A transgender woman, Mila García, was 12 years old when she started conversion therapy in Puerto Rico. Her parents found a love letter she had exchanged with…