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Added on: 03/31/2020

Idaho governor signs two bills that limit the rights of transgender people

03/30/2020

Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed two bills into law Monday that limit the rights of transgender people. One measure bans transgender girls from playing on girls’ and…

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Added on: 03/30/2020

Isolation and HIV memories hit LGBT+ elderly hard in lockdowns

03/29/2020

As lockdowns are imposed around the world to stop the spread of coronavirus, LGBT+ groups are scrambling to support older members of their community who are more…

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Added on: 03/30/2020

HIV-Positive Service Members Targeted by Trump Win Partial Victory

03/27/2020

A federal judge has refused the Trump administration’s request to remove the Modern Military Association of America from a lawsuit challenging discrimination against HIV-positive service members, meaning…

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Added on: 03/29/2020

Quarantine Chronicles: Returning Home as a Gay Person

03/28/2020

For as long as I felt possible, I put off making the decision to leave behind my life in San Diego and return to my hometown to…

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Added on: 03/27/2020

First NYC Nurse Reported to Die of COVID-19 Is a Gay Man

03/26/2020

Kious Kelly has died after a battle with COVID-19. The 48-year-old assistant nurse manager at Manhattan’s Mount Sinai West is the first nurse reported to have died…

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Added on: 03/27/2020

Teen with lesbian moms forced to listen to anti-LGBTQ “sermons” before school basketball practice

03/26/2020

In a lawsuit filed earlier this month, two mothers in Tennessee allege that their son’s middle school basketball coach forced kids to attend his sermons in order…

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Added on: 03/26/2020

Trump Cabinet’s Bible teacher says gays cause ‘God’s wrath’ in COVID-19 blog post

03/25/2020

In a blog post titled “Is God Judging America Today?” a pastor who leads a weekly bible study group for members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet appeared…

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Added on: 03/25/2020

Petition urges repeal of restrictions on gay donors amid blood shortage

03/24/2020

LGBTQ advocates are calling on the U.S. government to allow gay and bisexual men to give lifesaving blood without restriction to address donation shortages amid the global…

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Added on: 03/24/2020

LGBT+ homeless fear violence, illness as coronavirus shuts U.S. shelters

03/23/2020

The coronavirus is causing the closure of homeless centers across the United States, putting LGBT+ people without housing at increased risk of suicide, health complications or hate…

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Added on: 03/23/2020

These South Korean women went abroad to get married. Then one spoke out at home, and the backlash began.

03/22/2020

Kim Kyu-jin doesn’t describe herself as an activist. That’s a label that tends to scare people in South Korea’s conformist society. She sees herself as just a…

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Added on: 03/23/2020

AS PEOPLE SOCIALLY DISTANCE, AN EMOTIONAL SUPPORT APP SEES A BOOST IN LISTENERS

03/22/2020

Adam Lippin is the founder of a peer emotional support app called HearMe. Lippin was inspired to create this app because of his own experience dealing with…

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Added on: 03/23/2020

‘Unresolved grief’: coronavirus presents eerie parallels for many Aids advocates

03/22/020

Because of the coronavirus, the 7 million people who live in the San Francisco Bay Area have been one step shy of a full lockdown since Tuesday….

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Added on: 03/22/2020

Ryan Murphy donates medical supplies left over from Pose to coronavirus effort

03/21/2020

Ryan Murphy has donated medical supplies used during filming for Pose to a hospital treating coronavirus victims in the US. The screenwriter, 54, shared a photo of…

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Added on: 03/21/2020

Global Methodist conference in Minneapolis to address LGBT inclusion is postponed

03/20/2020

A historic meeting of the global United Methodist Church — one in which its future position on LGBT clergy and marriage was expected to be determined —…

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Added on: 03/20/2020

Rural, gay Americans have more children

03/19/2020

For more than a decade, America’s most prominent gay family have lived on abc. Gay and lesbian television characters were once such a rare sight that glaad,…

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Added on: 03/19/2020

VIRAL VIGILANTES ARE TURNING YOUTUBE AND TIKTOK INTO A WEAPON

03/18/2020

The video begins with an accidental, amateurish lens flare against the window of a car, before the teen’s phone camera settles on a supposedly 35-year-old man who…

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Added on: 03/19/2020

White nationalist groups surge as they move online

03/18/2020

A new report on hate groups in the United States detailed an increase in the number of white nationalist groups even as the overall number of hate…

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Added on: 03/19/2020

Lesbian doctor with coronavirus documents her illness on video

03/18/2020

Lesbian surgical trainee Greta McLachlan is documenting her experience with coronavirus in a series of videos on Twitter. Over the past few days, 36-year-old McLachlan has taken…

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Added on: 03/18/2020

Drag queens take their shows online as coronavirus shuts clubs

03/17/2020

As bars and clubs shutter around the world, drag queens are performing online to make up for lost income and keep their fans in good spirits during…

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Added on: 03/18/2020

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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Added on: 03/17/2020

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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Added on: 03/16/2020

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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Added on: 03/16/2020

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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Added on: 03/16/2020

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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Added on: 03/15/2020

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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Added on: 03/14/2020

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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Added on: 03/13/2020

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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Added on: 03/13/2020

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…