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Added on: 06/22/2020

After SCOTUS ruling Texas lawmakers want to add more LGTBQ safeguards

Brownsville Herald
06/21/2020
LGBTQ Texans marked a major victory Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal civil rights law prevents employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation…
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Added on: 06/22/2020

A lonely and dangerous lockdown for LGBTQ Indians

Rappler
06/21/2020
In conservative India, many in the LGBTQ community hide their real selves. But being stuck inside with their families for months in the coronavirus lockdown has made…
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Added on: 06/21/2020

900 LGBT couples have been certified in Japan since 2015, survey finds

Japan Times
06/20/2020
A total of 900 lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender couples have been recognized by municipal and other governments in Japan since 2015, when the use of certificates…
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Added on: 06/21/2020

British Museum adds five priceless LGBT+ artefacts to its collection to improve diversity

Pink News
06/20/2020
The British Museum has added five new LGBT+ artefacts to its collection, improving the diversity of its collection with priceless pieces of queer history. The pieces, which…
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Added on: 06/21/2020

Poles run for LGBT equality ahead of presidential vote

Reuters
06/20/2020
Around a hundred Poles took part in an “Equality Run” on Saturday, condemning discrimination against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community during a presidential election…
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Added on: 06/21/2020

‘Mama Dragons’, protecting LGBT+ Mormon kids in Utah

Pink News
06/20/2020
A fierce group of Mormon mothers who call themselves the “Mama Dragons” are on a mission to protect LGBT+ kids in Utah, where suicide among young church…
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Added on: 06/20/2020

New directors at federal media agency have ties to anti-LGBT groups

CNBC
06/19/2020
Michael Pack, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media, has appointed to the organization’s board a person with ties to an anti-LGBT…
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Added on: 06/20/2020

Gay Indian comic busts biases without judgment

Reuters
06/19/2020
Indian stand-up comic Vasu Primlani does not shy away from her sexuality in her gigs – even though until very recently, being gay put her at odds…
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Added on: 06/20/2020

LGBT refugees find a haven in Kenya despite persecution

WTOP
06/19/2020
When he was attacked by a mob for being gay, Martin Okello said the kicks and blows from his assailants came so fast that he couldn’t stop…
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Added on: 06/19/2020

Gender Recognition Act: LGBT political group anger at trans law ‘changes’

BBC
06/18/2020
LGBT groups from the UK political parties have expressed “disappointment and anger” over potential changes to laws affecting trans people. Leaders of the groups representing lesbian, gay,…
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Added on: 06/19/2020

Gay Rights and Trans Rights Are Indivisible. SCOTUS Just Showed Why.

Slate
06/18/2020
Since the start of the modern LGBT movement in the 1960s, some members of the community have questioned the degree of common interest between lesbian, gay, and…
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Added on: 06/19/2020

Study links opposition to ‘LGBT rights’ to desire for Christian dominance

Christian Post
06/18/2020
A study led by a University of Illinois professor suggests that Americans who oppose same-sex marriage or adding LGBT classifications to discrimination laws want to maintain a…
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Added on: 06/19/2020

TV exposé from Iran targets LGBTQ safe houses in Iraq

Erasing 76 Crimes
06/18/2020
The Iranian state-run news channel Al-Alam released a 22-minute television program labeling the Iraqi organization IraQueer and its network of LGBTQ safe houses as agents of a…
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Added on: 06/18/2020

Poland’s Jewish leaders deplore stigmatization of LGBTQ people

NBC News
06/17/2020
Jewish community leaders in Warsaw on Tuesday voiced their opposition to the “dehumanizing” language they say is being used against LGBTQ (lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgender and queer)…
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Added on: 06/18/2020

How one Egyptian lesbian stood up to homophobia and paid the ultimate price

CNN
06/17/2020
In 2017, Sarah Hegazi was arrested and said she was tortured for waving a rainbow gay pride flag at a concert in Cairo. Last weekend, the 30-year-old…
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Added on: 06/18/2020

Romanian rights groups condemn ban on gender identity studies

Reuters
06/17/2020
Romanian human rights groups and universities on Wednesday condemned a blanket ban on gender identity studies voted through by lawmakers, which they said would legitimise discrimination against…
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Added on: 06/17/2020

LGBTQI+ youth still have a long way to go to be truly free in South Africa

IOL
06/16/2020
This Youth Day, as much as we look back on that iconic moment in South Africa’s history that was the 1976 Soweto Uprising, where young men and…
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Added on: 06/17/2020

Supreme Court LGBT Ruling Leaves Out 1 in 6 American Workers

Washington Post
06/17/2020
The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision holding that employers can’t discriminate against workers based on their sexual orientation or gender identity has a glaring loophole: It doesn’t…
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Added on: 06/17/2020

How globalisation has transformed the fight for LGBTQ+ rights

The Guardian
06/16/2020
Much progress has been made in attitudes towards sexual equality and gender identity – but in many places a dramatic backlash by conservative forces has followed. On…
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Added on: 06/17/2020

Birdwatcher Christian Cooper was an LGBT pioneer at Marvel Comics

Daily Mail
06/16/2020
Birdwatcher Christian Cooper was thrust into the media spotlight last month following a racially-charged encounter he shared with a hysterical dog walker in Central Park, but years…
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Added on: 06/16/2020

LGBT activists protest at Polish president’s campaign rally

Reuters
06/15/2020
About a hundred protesters held up banners at an election rally for the Polish president on Monday, after he said over the weekend that LGBT “ideology” was…
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Added on: 06/16/2020

Is SpongeBob SquarePants gay? Tweet creates rainbow of speculation

The Guardian
06/15/2020
Clearly, most people will know about SpongeBob, but do you think you should give a bit of basic info for the odd reader who has, say, been…
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Added on: 06/16/2020

Swiss women stage a mass scream to protest gender pay gap, domestic and anti-LGBT violence

Australian Broadcasting
06/15/2020
Women across Switzerland have staged a mass screaming protest as part of demands for equal treatment and an end to violence at the hands of men. On…
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Added on: 06/16/2020

In landmark ruling, Supreme Court bars discrimination against LGBT workers

Reuters
05/15/2020
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday delivered a watershed victory for LGBT rights and a defeat for President Donald Trump’s administration by ruling that a longstanding federal…
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Added on: 06/15/2020

Lesbian mothers recognized by Chilean court in historic verdict

Santiago Times
06/14/2020
This week, the Second Family Court of Chile ordered the Civil Registry Service to register a child on his birth certificate as the son of two women….
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Added on: 06/15/2020

Pride events kick off in Shanghai with city run

Reuters
06/14/2020
More than 100 people took part in the Shanghai’s eighth annual Pride Run on Sunday, one of a series of events over nine days in China’s financial…
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Added on: 06/15/2020

Health Care Advocates Push Back Against Trump’s Erasure of Transgender Rights

New York Times
06/14/2020
Health advocates representing American hospitals, medical groups, insurers and civil rights associations condemned the Trump administration on Saturday for rolling back protections for transgender patients, and for…
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Added on: 06/14/2020

Some of the Best Movies About Racism in America

Goomba Stomp
06/13/2020
We’ve been asked by friends, family, and readers to recommend movies about systemic racism, police brutality, and civic unrest that can help contextualize the current Black Lives…
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Added on: 06/14/2020

Boris Johnson Scraps Plans To Make Changing Gender Easier In Blow For Trans Rights

Forbes
06/13/2020
Boris Johnson has reportedly scrapped plans to make changing your gender easier, in a blow for trans rights. On the first day, Boris Johnson came to power…
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Added on: 06/14/2020

Polish election: Andrzej Duda says LGBT ‘ideology’ worse than communism

BBC
06/13/2020
Polish President Andrzej Duda has called the promotion of LGBT rights an “ideology” more destructive than communism, in a campaign speech. He is an ally of the…
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