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Added on: 05/13/2019

This group of gay Mexicans arrested in 1935 are inspiring people in 2019

05/10/2019

The internet has sent a picture of LGBTI Mexicans, purportedly arrested for homosexuality in 1935, viral in the past few days. The photo belongs to the collection…

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Added on: 05/12/2019

Mexico’s top court says new birth certificate must be issued after sex change

05/09/2019

Mexico’s Supreme Court asked the state of Jalisco on Wednesday to grant a new birth certificate to a resident there to reflect the fact the person changed…

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Added on: 05/10/2019

Could Pete Buttigieg make history in LGBTQ-friendly Nevada?

04/10/2019

Pete Buttigieg has focused heavily on his background when stumping across the nation, touting his identity as a younger voice in the Democratic party, a veteran of…

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Added on: 05/08/2019

First It was the Word ‘Gay”

05/06/2019

First, it was the word “gay.” For decades, conservatives objected to people using the word to describe homosexuality on the grounds that it corrupted a perfectly good…

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Added on: 05/07/2019

Looted art, gay rights merge in recovery of Polish painting

05/05/2019

A same-sex Los Angeles couple was dumbfounded when Homeland Security agents showed up at their home in 2016 with the news that a beloved old portrait hanging…

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Added on: 05/05/2019

Ireland ‘still on’ for gay-hate preacher Steven Anderson after Dutch ban

05/05/2019

An American preacher who says homosexuals should be executed, and who was banned by Dutch authorities last week from entering the Schengen area, still plans to visit…

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Added on: 05/02/2019

LGBTs visit US-Mexico border, meet asylum seekers

05/01/2019

President Donald Trump threw asylum seekers and immigration advocates another wrench April 29, proposing new restrictions targeting the United States’ southwestern border. Late Monday, Trump ordered acting…

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Added on: 05/01/2019

Is America Ready for a Gay President? ‘You’re Going to See the Wall Crumble’

04/30/2019

In 2009, Raymond Buckley was the only openly gay state chairman in the Democratic Party. His state, New Hampshire, was one of very few that had passed…

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Added on: 04/30/2019

Bolsonaro Backlash: Event Honoring Brazilian President Calls into Question Corporate Support of LGBT Rights

04/30/2019

Marriott International, among many big corporations, has gone on record in support of the LGBT community. Its CEO, Arne Sorenson, has been one of the most vocal…

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Added on: 04/27/2019

New hub for queer and trans youth is ‘first of its kind’ in Regina, says UR Pride Centre

04/25/2019

A new space in downtown Regina will be a hub for queer and trans youth — one that organizers hope will help combat problems like depression and…

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Added on: 04/26/2019

“Pride” Film Tells True Story of a 1984 LGBT Group

04/24/2019

On April 23, the film “Pride” showcased for an audience of approximately 100 people in Flex Theatre in the HUB-Robeson Center at 7 p.m. Directed by Matthew…

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Added on: 04/24/2019

Supreme Court to Decide Whether Landmark Civil Rights Law Applies to Gay and Transgender Workers

04/23/2019

The Supreme Court announced on Monday that it would decide whether the Civil Rights Act of 1964 guarantees protections from workplace discrimination to gay and transgender people…

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Added on: 04/22/2019

United Methodists edge toward breakup over LGBT policies

04/20/2019

There’s at least one area of agreement among conservative, centrist and liberal leaders in the United Methodist Church: America’s largest mainline Protestant denomination is on a path…

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Added on: 04/22/2019

Our time to seek justice is now’: Transgender woman speaks for first time since Oak Cliff attack

04/20/2019

A transgender woman made her first public comments Saturday, a week after she was attacked by a large group in east Oak Cliff. Edward Dominic Thomas was…

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Added on: 04/21/2019

Converse releases new Pride collection that features both rainbow and trans flag designs

04/20/2019

Converse has unveiled its Pride collection for 2019 and we couldn’t be happier to finally see the flag that represents the transgender community be included in the…

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Added on: 04/21/2019

Honduran transgender woman freed after a year in US detention

04/19/2019

A Honduran transgender woman who was detained in a US immigration facility for seven months despite being granted asylum has been released after a legal challenge. Nicole…

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Added on: 04/21/2019

LGBT ally and psychiatrist who argued homosexuality isn’t a disorder dies

04/19/2019

A pioneering LGBTQ ally and psychiatrist has died at the age of 82. Richard Green was one of the first psychiatrists to speak out against labelling homosexuality…

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Added on: 04/19/2019

Thousands feared at risk after Mexico reforms HIV+ regime

04/17/2019

Thousands of Mexicans living with HIV or at risk of infection could be left without life-saving services after the government changed the way it funds treatment, according…

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Added on: 04/18/2019

Buttigieg shrugs off anti-LGBT protesters in Iowa swing

04/17/2019

Pete Buttigieg is confronting another sign that his history-making candidacy is rising to the top tier of the Democratic presidential race: protesters. A few anti-LGBT protesters, including…

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Added on: 04/17/2019

New gay rights coin divides LGBT community — and outrages social conservatives

04/16/12019

A new dollar coin designed to commemorate 50 years of homosexual rights has sparked a dual backlash — from both members of Canada’s LGBT community and from…

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Added on: 04/15/2019

OutSaskatoon gets $1.1M to help LGBT survivors of gender violence

04/12/2019

OutSaskatoon says $1.1 million in new federal funding to provide support for LGBT people, particularly youth, who are survivors of gender-based violence will help the organization make…

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Added on: 04/15/2019

Brunei once held off on strict Islamic law to stay in a U.S.-backed trade pact. Then Trump pulled out.

04/12/2019

When more than 100 members of Congress raised worries in 2014 over plans to include Brunei in a sweeping Pacific trade deal, envoys from the tiny sultanate…

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Added on: 04/15/2019

Navy will allow off-duty sailors to ‘live socially’ according to their preferred gender, but not do so on duty

04/11/2019

For transgender people in the U.S. military, April is shaping up to be a bittersweet month. But mostly bitter. Just a few days before the implementation of…

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Added on: 04/14/2019

Why I’m angry about Edmonton Pride’s cancellation in Canada

04/11/2019

The cancellation of an LGBT Pride festival in Edmonton, Canada is both shocking and cause for concern. It comes in the same year that Pride festivals around…

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Added on: 04/13/2019

The LGBT Equality Act began life in 1974. It’s still waiting to be passed.

04/12/2019

When the news broke that Rep. Bella Abzug had introduced a bill to protect lesbian and gay people from discrimination to Congress, David Mixner cut out the…

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Added on: 04/12/2019

Councillors in Castlegar, B.C., condemn controversial comments made at public meeting, offer apology

04/10/2019

Two city councillors and the mayor of Castlegar have condemned controversial comments made during a question period at last week’s televised council meeting. During question period, resident…

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Added on: 04/10/2019

Calls for pastor who celebrated Orlando massacre to be banned from Ireland

04/09/2019

A petition has been signed almost 5,000 times calling for anti-LGBT+ pastor Steven Anderson to be banned from entering Ireland. Anderson—a preacher with the Faithful Word Baptist…

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Added on: 04/10/2019

Luxembourg’s gay premier praises Mexico LGBT+ progress, sees more work ahead

04/09/2019

Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel addressed the Mexican Senate on Tuesday, calling on lawmakers to advance LGBT rights in the country of some 120 million people. On…

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Added on: 04/09/2019

More than half of banned books challenged for LGBTQ content

04/08/2019

More than half of the top 11 most frequently challenged and banned books of 2018 include LGBTQ content, according to a report released Monday by the American…

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Added on: 04/08/2019

Quebec City police investigate online threat against LGBTQ community

04/07/2019

The owner of Le Drague Cabaret Club in Quebec City filed a complaint with police after a hate message was discovered on social media — a message…