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Added on: 08/09/2021

US Census starts asking sexual orientation, gender identity questions

08/08/2021

The U.S. Census Bureau announced Thursday that its Household Pulse Survey is now asking respondents their sexual orientation and gender identity in addition to their sex. The…

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Added on: 08/08/2021

US expands citizenship for children born abroad in win for same-sex couples

8/8/21

The US says children born abroad using assisted reproductive technology can now qualify for citizenship, in a move seen as a win for same-sex couples. To be…

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Added on: 08/07/2021

How A Gay Community Helped The CDC Spot A COVID Outbreak — And Learn More About Delta

8/6/21

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a lot of ways to pick up on COVID-19 outbreaks, but those methods often take awhile to bear fruit….

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Added on: 08/07/2021

American Medical Association says sex should be removed from birth certificates

8/6/21

The American Medical Association (AMA) says that sex should be removed as a legal designation on the public part of birth certificates. The group says including the…

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Added on: 08/06/2021

Why it matters that Tucker Carlson is broadcasting from Hungary this week

08/05/2021

This week, America’s most watched cable news host is broadcasting from an authoritarian state — not to criticize its leadership but to praise it. Fox’s Tucker Carlson…

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Added on: 08/04/2021

How This Florida Woman’s Case Impacts LGBTQ+ Workplace Discrimination

8/2/21

Christie Leonard’s at Gospel Crusade seemed secure. But when her unfulfilling marriage to a man she didn’t desire fell apart amid rumors she had grown too close…

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Added on: 08/03/2021

Joe Biden nominates lesbian rabbi for religious freedom position

08/01/2021

President Joe Biden has nominated lesbian rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum to serve on the US Commission on International Religious Freedom. Under her position as commissioner, she will help…

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Added on: 08/02/2021

New film on gay Indo-Canadians explores the challenges they face

08/01/2021

A new Vancouver-based production house, formed to tell stories of gay Indo-Canadians through the medium of cinema, will soon release its first documentary feature that explores the…

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Added on: 08/01/2021

Trans rights divides political rivals, young and old in the United States

7/28/21

Americans are deeply divided over transgender rights, data released on Tuesday showed, with experts accusing politicians of exploiting clear differences along party lines to foment a culture…

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Added on: 08/01/2021

Welcome to the ‘Gay Games,’ an alternative to the Olympics, where activism is encouraged and everyone’s an athlete

7/31/21

Tom Waddell knew what to expect from an Olympics opening ceremony. He’d experienced one before as a decathlete at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. He remembered the…

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Added on: 08/01/2021

Close to 1,000 LGBT officials elected nationwide, report says

7/31/21

Close to 1,000 elected officials nationwide identify as LGBT, according to a report from the LGBTQ Victory Institute. The are currently 986 LGBT officials across the U.S….

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Added on: 07/28/2021

Pervasive racism a toxic problem in Vancouver’s LGBTQ community, say activists

07/27/2021

Vancouver will be awash with rainbow flags this weekend as people celebrate LGBTQ pride and yet, while the city is perceived by many as an inclusive and…

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Added on: 07/28/2021

Judge dismisses legal challenges to transgender student protections

07/27/2021

A Lynchburg Circut Court Judge dismissed legal challenges to block the Virginia Department of Education’s new policies on protecting transgender students. Earlier this spring, two lawsuits were…

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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…

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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…

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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: 07/03/2021

In Mexico, transgender politicians make strides

7/2/21

Salma Luévano was arrested for publicly identifying herself as transgender in provincial Mexico in 1985. Now she is set to take office as a member of Congress…

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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: 07/01/2021

Canada’s Senate puts LGBT conversion therapy bill on hold for summer

06/30/2021

OTTAWA, June 30 (Reuters) – A pledge by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to ban LGBT conversion therapy has been delayed until at least September, after an…

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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

Canadian lawmakers pass bill criminalizing LGBT conversion therapy

06/22/2021

OTTAWA, June 22 (Reuters) – Canada’s House of Commons on Tuesday passed a bill criminalizing LGBT conversion therapy 263 to 63, handing a win to the minority…