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Added on: 12/05/2021

On This Gay Day: The Bisexual Pride flag was unveiled for the first time

12/5/21

The Bisexual Pride flag with it’s three stripes of pink, lavender, and blue, was unveiled for the first time on this day in 1998. The flag was…

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Added on: 12/04/2021

Former Owner of Moscow Gay Club Brings BK’s Russian-Speaking Queer Community Together

12/3/21

Three years ago this week, Leo Allenby arrived in New York, leaving Russia after an attack left him with injuries so severe he required surgery. As the…

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Added on: 12/03/2021

Bisexual goddess and anti-Nazi fighter Josephine Baker given one of France’s highest honours

12/2/2021

French-American cabaret star and civil rights activist Josephine Baker has become the first Black woman to enter the Panthéon, nearly 50 years after her death. The bisexual…

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Added on: 12/02/2021

Canada’s House of Commons approves bill to ban LGBT conversion therapy

12/1/2021

OTTAWA, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Canada’s House of Commons on Wednesday voted unanimously to ban LGBT conversion therapy, which seeks to change a person’s sexual orientation or…

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Added on: 12/01/2021

Five LGBTQ & two-spirit Native American people who are making the world a better place

11/30/2021

As Native American Heritage Month comes to a close, we wanted to honor some of the many LGBTQ and two-spirit Native American people working every day to…

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Added on: 11/29/2021

How a Seattle man became a lifeline for persecuted LGBTQ people in other countries

11/28/2021

Michael Failla doesn’t get much sleep. In the dead of the night, the Seattle resident gets panicked calls and messages from members of the LGBTQ community in…

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Added on: 11/27/2021

UNM Sociology Professor Takes Part In White House Intersex Awareness Event

11/26/21

Associate Professor Georgiann Davis from the Department of Sociology at The University of New Mexico was an invited speaker at a recent virtual roundtable event with the…

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Added on: 11/26/2021

Google literally erases bisexuals and pansexuals in woeful LGBT+ glossary

11/25/2021

In a new LGBT+ glossary, aiming to educate the public and media on LGBT+ language and community, Google has literally erased bisexuality. Last week, the Google News…

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Added on: 11/25/2021

Texas mother organizes transgender story time after library faced threats over ‘Rainbow Storytime’

11/23/2021

A mother in Texas last week organized a children’s book reading featuring transgender characters after her local public library canceled their Rainbow Storytime on Transgender Day of…

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Added on: 11/23/2021

Petitioners Seek to End Nebraska Education Board Over LGBTQ-Inclusive Curricula

11/22/2021

Apetition drive in Nebraska is trying to change the state’s constitution to eliminate the Nebraska State Board of Education and replace it with a new department accountable…

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Added on: 11/22/2021

How a Sex Scene in a Young Adult Novel Touched Off Texas’s Latest Culture War

11/21/2021

Kathy May was getting her four kids ready for another day at school in late October when she got an urgent voicemail from a friend. “OMG, OMG,…

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Added on: 11/21/2021

Biden honors transgender people killed in US: ‘Each of these lives was precious’

11/20/21

Joe Biden issued a statement in honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance, memorializing the dozens of transgender people who were killed this year in America and saying…

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Added on: 11/20/2021

Biden Nixes Trump Policy Allowing Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination in Foster Care

11/19/21

The Biden administration’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is nixing a Trump-era rule that exempted federally-funded foster care providers from following non-discrimination rules in Michigan,…

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Added on: 11/17/2021

In 102 anti-trans bills in 7 states, the word ‘transgender’ appears just 7 times. It’s not an accident.

11/16/2021

Over three special legislative sessions this year, Texas legislators introduced 47 proposed bills that aimed to restrict transgender kids’ access to sports or gender-affirming care, plus three…

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Added on: 11/16/2021

Trans Army veteran rejected by multiple nursing homes almost couldn’t find help anywhere

11/15/2021

A U.S. Army veteran was rejected by dozens of long-term care facilities, with some even saying that she’s being denied care because she’s transgender. When Lisa Oakley…

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Added on: 11/15/2021

Virginia’s governor-elect appoints several anti-LGBTQ leaders to transition team

11/14/2021

After narrowly winning the Virginia gubernatorial race over a week ago, governor-elect Glenn Youngkin (R) has begun naming officials to his transition team as he prepares to…

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Added on: 11/13/2021

It was the deadliest year on record for transgender and non-binary people

11/12/21

This year proved to be the deadliest on record for transgender and nonbinary people, with at least 45 recorded deaths in 2021. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC)…

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Added on: 11/12/2021

Gay Navy veteran’s widower fights for benefits in historic appeal

11/11/2021

Navy veteran Rhett Chalk was rendered quadriplegic on Thanksgiving Day in 2003 after his knee — which he severely impaired while serving in Vietnam — gave out,…

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Added on: 11/10/2021

LGBTQ American Indians report high levels of depression and abuse, study finds

11/09/2021

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender American Indian and Alaskan Native (AIAN) adults have higher levels of mental health issues, physical abuse and economic instability than their non-LGBTQ…

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Added on: 11/08/2021

Failed by the healthcare system, transgender people find help elsewhere

11/07/2021

For many transgender people, accessing gender-affirming care is a labyrinth of insurance coverage trap doors, referral letter hoops, and discriminatory falling axes. Social media and online communities…

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Added on: 11/07/2021

Navy launches ship named for gay rights leader Harvey Milk

11/6/21

A Navy ship named for slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk, who served four years in the Navy before being forced out, was christened and launched in…

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Added on: 11/05/2021

Gay Polish politician asks SF supervisors to reinstate Lech Walesa street name

11/04/2021

A gay Polish politician is asking the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to reverse a street name change made seven years ago that saw a gay icon…

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Added on: 11/05/2021

Texas Ruling Opens Route for Religious Carveouts to LGBT Rights

11/04/2021

A Texas federal judge recently laid a path allowing for-profit businesses to use religion as a shield against LGBT anti-discrimination claims, but attorneys and academics question whether…

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Added on: 11/04/2021

Mexico punished again for homophobic chant, will play more World Cup qualifiers without fans

11/1/2021

Mexico’s men’s national soccer team will be forced to play two more World Cup qualifiers in empty stadiums after its fans continued yelling an anti-gay slur at…

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Added on: 11/03/2021

Penn State students condemn message of Milo Yiannopoulos’ ‘Pray the Gay Away’ event

11/02/2021

“Pray the Gay Away.” These words, plastered on large posters above the face of British alt-right political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos, greeted visitors at Penn State’s HUB-Robeson Center…

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Added on: 11/03/2021

Supreme Court turns down Northern California Catholic hospital appeal over transgender patient

11/02/2021

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is declining to wade into a case involving transgender rights and leaving in place a lower court decision against a Catholic hospital…

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Added on: 11/02/2021

LGBTQ Activists Create Día de Muertos Altar To Honor Trans Victims Who Died While in ICE Custody

11/01/2021

As many of us sit down with friends and family to celebrate Día de Muertos, and honor those we’ve lost, it’s also an important reminder to honor…

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Added on: 10/31/2021

Critically queer: L Heidenreich explores transgender Mestiz@ history

10/29/2021

As someone who identifies as genderqueer, Mestiz@, materialist, and Catholic, L Heidenreich brings a unique perspective to the study of history that is hard to find in…

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Added on: 10/28/2021

United States Issues Its 1st Passport With ‘X’ Gender Marker

10/27/2021

The United States has issued its first passport with an “X” gender designation — a milestone in the recognition of the rights of people who don’t identify…

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Added on: 10/27/2021

Intersex people have been challenging ‘gender-normalizing surgery.’ Doctors are starting to listen

10/26/2021

Bria Brown-King, 29, a Pennsylvania native, was raised as a girl. As Brown-King got older, however, they realized they were developing differently. “I didn’t have the feminizing…