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Added on: 06/09/2019

U.S. embassies display pride flag, despite Trump administration advisory against it

06/08/2019

On Friday, the Trump Administration was reportedly rejecting requests from U.S. embassies to display the rainbow pride flag on official flagpoles in celebration of Pride Month, according…

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Added on: 06/08/2019

Queer in the caravan: The dangers LGBT migrants face in search for asylum

06/07/2019

The journey north for migrants traveling through Mexico carries multiple risks—food insecurity, exposure to elements, assault, injury and more. Traveling with a caravan offers a measure of…

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Added on: 06/07/2019

Boys can wear skirts, girls can wear pants for school uniforms in Mexico City

06/06/2019

Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum recently announced the city is doing away with gender restrictions on school uniforms. ‘We are announcing something very simple but for us…

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Added on: 06/07/2019

NYPD apologizes for 1969 raid at Stonewall Inn gay bar, cradle of U.S. LGBT rights movement

06/07/2019

Nearly 50 years after a police raid at the Stonewall Inn catalyzed the modern LGBT rights movement, New York’s police commissioner apologized Tuesday for what his department…

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Added on: 06/07/2019

YouTube’s ‘confused’ response to anti-gay slurs

06/05/2019

YouTube is one of many companies that has given its logo a rainbow-themed makeover to show support for LGBT rights – but, underneath the colourful veneer, a…

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Added on: 06/06/2019

Why we should (try to) take the Boston Straight Pride parade seriously

06/05/2019

“It’s LGBT Pride Month, but straight people aren’t going to let that stop them. Yesterday, news hit the wires that a group of men referring to themselves…

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Added on: 06/06/2019

LGBT tour operator faces death threats over Ethiopia trip

06/05/2019

An LGBT tour operator has received death threats and hate messages on social media after launching a holiday to Ethiopia. Chicago-based Toto Tours’ 16-day trip to Ethiopia…

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Added on: 06/05/2019

Lyft will now let passengers specify their preferred pronouns

06/04/2019

June is LGBT Pride month, and as part of its observance, ride-share company Lyft has announced a new feature which lets passengers specify their preferred pronouns. In…

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Added on: 06/04/2019

17 Pictures That Changed The Course Of LGBT History

06/03/2019

In the 1960s and ’70s, amid a climate of political upheaval and civil rights activism, LGBT communities across the US were uniting for visibility and change. Events…

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Added on: 06/02/2019

President Trump’s Anti-LGBT Agenda Is Louder Than His Pride Message

05/31/2019

On Friday, President Trump tweeted a message in support of Pride month, which was breathtakingly disingenuous given his administration’s systematic assault on LGBT rights. After ignoring LGBTQ…

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Added on: 06/02/2019

U.S. embassy in Seoul faces backlash for flying Pride flag

05/31/2019

The American embassy in South Korea is facing backlash from the country’s conservative and Christian groups for displaying a Pride flag on its building during Pride celebrations…

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Added on: 06/02/2019

Rainbow flags set on fire outside New York City LGBTQ bar

06/01/2019

Two rainbow flags were set ablaze outside a New York City LGBTQ bar just as Pride Month festivities were set to get underway, police told NBC New…

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Added on: 05/29/2019

In a survey of American Muslims, 0% identified as lesbian or gay. Here’s the story behind that statistic

05/28/2019

In the United States, you could count the number of mosques like Masjid al-Rabia on two hands. It’s a small community built on “five pillars of inclusivity,”…

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Added on: 05/27/2019

Gillette ad features dad teaching trans son how to shave

05/26/2019

The latest advert from Gillette features a trans man being taught how to shave for the first time by his dad. The advert, as part of the…

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Added on: 05/26/2019

Protesters demand end to killings of transgender women, Trump rollbacks

05/24/2019

Protesters chanting “black trans lives matter” and “we will not be erased” on Friday demanded an end to the killings of black transgender women in the United…

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Added on: 05/22/2019

Philadelphia Woman Becomes Fifth Transgender Person Killed in 2019

05/21/2019

Michelle “Tamika” Washington, 40, is the fifth transgender person killed in 2019, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) reports. A longtime trans-rights advocate, Washington was fatally shot Sunday…

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Added on: 05/19/2019

Undocumented and unafraid, as Philly’s Latino LGBT immigrants and organizers push back on immigration crackdown

05/18/2019

Artist Nicolas Gonzalez-Medina spoke out from the stage on Saturday, in front of about 200 people: He’s an undocumented immigrant, living in the United States without government…

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Added on: 05/17/2019

Mexican icon Vicente Fernandez refused liver transplant, fearing gay donor

05/16/2019

Mexican singer and actor Vicente Fernandez said in a recent interview he refused a liver transplant fearing the donor was gay, or a drug addict, causing controversy….

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Added on: 05/15/2019

Trump administration opposes Equality Act ‘filled with poison pills’

05/14/2019

The Trump administration does not support the Equality Act, which the House is expected to take a vote on Friday. “The Trump administration absolutely opposes discrimination of…

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‘I Knew I Had to Get Out to Survive’—Violence Drives LGBT Central Americans North

05/13/2019

The desperation of daily life in Honduras is driving thousands of people to join other Central American migrants in their long march northward toward what they hope…

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Added on: 05/13/2019

Lavender Scare’ bill seeks to address midcentury purging of gay federal workers

05/09/2019

Democratic lawmakers are trying to make amends for a dark period in U.S. history — when thousands of federal employees were fired or forced to resign between…

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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…