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Added on: 10/03/2020

When politicians use hate speech, political violence increases

10/02/2020

Politicians deepen existing divides when they use inflammatory language, such as hate speech, and this makes their societies more likely to experience political violence and terrorism. That’s…

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Added on: 10/03/2020

Canada reintroduces bill to ban LGBT+ conversion therapy

10/02/2020

Canada’s Liberal Party has reintroduced a bill to parliament that if passed will criminalise LGBT+ conversion therapy in the country. LGBT+ conversion therapy is defined as any…

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Added on: 10/03/2020

LGBT people nearly four times more likely to be victims of violent crime

10/02/2020

LGBT people are nearly four times more likely than non-LGBT people to experience violent victimization, including rape, sexual assault, and aggravated or simple assault, according to a…

Added on: 10/01/2020

Joey – Massachusetts

Hello! My name is Joey (he/him/his) and I am registered to vote in Cambridge, Massachusetts! I moved to Cambridge in the Spring of 2019, and recently…

Added on: 10/01/2020

Jonathan – New York

My name is Jonathan (he/him/his) and I am registered to vote in New York. I plan to vote in person, and also plan to volunteer at…

Added on: 10/01/2020

Zach – Minnesota

My name is Zach and I’m registered in Minnesota. I’m voting by mail from Boston, where I’m currently a student. I think voting is important because…

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Added on: 10/01/2020

New study examines pathways into poverty for LGBTQ adults

09/30/2020

A new report by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law provides an exploration of common pathways into and prolonging poverty among a diverse population of…

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Added on: 09/28/2020

California requires correctional facilities to house transgender inmates by gender identity

09/27/2020

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law on Saturday a package of measures intended to strengthen protections for LGBTQ people, including one that requires the state’s correctional…

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Added on: 09/27/2020

Key Rights at Stake in US Supreme Court Pick

09/26/2020

The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 18, 2020 leaves a vacancy on the United States Supreme Court and enormous uncertainty over the court’s future…

Added on: 09/27/2020

Emille – Washington, DC

Hello! My name is Emille (she/her) and I am a registered Washington, D.C. voter. The D.C. Board of Elections has opted for mail-in ballots, with the…

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Added on: 09/23/2020

A refuge for homeless transgender people is in the works in New Orleans

09/22/2020

A group of advocates in New Orleans have raised more than $400,000 to create what will be the city’s first home for transgender and gender non-confirming people…

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Added on: 09/20/2020

‘Vote like your life depends on it’: Pete Buttigieg’s message to LGBTQ youth

09/19/2020

For Pete Buttigieg, the first openly gay candidate to win a presidential primary or caucus, the threat of a second Trump term is both political and deeply…

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Added on: 09/20/2020

‘Love Falls on Us’ explores the intersection of African LGBT rights and American activism

09/19/2020

The book in this installment of the African Politics Summer Reading Spectacular — “Love Falls on Us: A Story of American Ideas and African LGBT Lives” —…

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Added on: 09/18/2020

Could the parents of LGBTQ kids decide the presidential election? Advocates say yes.

09/17/2020

LGBTQ voters are becoming an increasingly key constituency for presidential candidates. On Super Tuesday, 10% of voters identified as queer, a marked jump from the 6% recorded…

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Added on: 09/17/2020

The Most Powerful Man in the World Thinks My Family Is ‘Less Than’

09/16/2020

It was the worst of times; it was the worst of times. I’m an optimist at heart, but there were days this year when looking on the…

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Added on: 09/17/2020

Andrew Gillum comes back to public life, starting with coming out as bisexual

09/16/2020

Former Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum isn’t the first bisexual politician in the United States. But he is certainly the most prominent Black man to come out…

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Added on: 09/14/2020

Woman Opens 1st Mississippi Clinic Dedicated to Trans Healthcare

09/13/2020

When Gulf Coast native Stacie Pace decided to open her own clinic, the nurse practitioner carefully considered one question: Whose healthcare needs were not being met? The…

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Added on: 09/13/2020

Meet the South Dakota swimmer who pushed back against homophobia to become Homecoming King

09/12/2020

Meet Josh Sorbe, the 23-year-old swimming champion for the University of South Dakota. Sorbe captained the school’s Division 1 swim team his senior year, leading the men’s…

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Added on: 09/13/2020

Transgender anarchist wins GOP nomination for sheriff in Cheshire County

09/12/2020

Keene’s Aria DiMezzo is the first transgender person to win the GOP’s nomination for Cheshire County sheriff after running unopposed in Tuesday’s primary. DiMezzo, associated with the…

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Added on: 09/12/2020

I’m a Muslim Iranian-American With a 9/11 Birthday. Here’s How I’ve Come to Terms With My Identity

09/11/2020

My ninth birthday fell on a school day, a bright and clear-skied Tuesday in September. I expected my mom to bring cupcakes to school during lunch, a…

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Added on: 09/11/2020

Trump rally speaker calls for LGBT Democrats to be murdered. People cheered.

09/10/2020

A Labor Day rally for Trump supporters in Salem, Ore., took a dark turn when a speaker called for the murder of pro-LGBTQ Democratic lawmakers, prompting cheers…

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Added on: 09/10/2020

The conversation surrounding the word ‘queer’ is evolving

09/09/2020

Reclamation is an immensely powerful tool as communities and individuals have been reclaiming hate speech to take the power of these words back. Recently, a large part…

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Added on: 09/10/2020

Trump lists NC native as potential pick for Supreme Court

09/10/2020

A Duke University graduate with ties to an anti-LGBT group has been included in President Donald Trump’s list of nominees for the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge Allison…

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Added on: 09/06/2020

Mexico’s transgender community in fear after second murder

09/05/2020

The gruesome killing on Saturday of a second transgender woman in northern Mexico has unnerved the local transgender community and amplified calls for greater protections in the…

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Added on: 09/06/2020

White nationalism upsurge in U.S. echoes historical pattern, say scholars

09/05/2020

The first Black woman is on a major party presidential ticket, Americans of all races are showing their support for the Black Lives Matter movement and at…

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Added on: 09/04/2020

Family of transgender woman slain by U.S. Marine in Philippines contests killer’s early release

09/03/2020

A U.S. Marine convicted of killing a transgender woman in the Philippines will remain behind bars while a court considers an appeal against a decision to release…

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Added on: 09/02/2020

Looking at implementation of an LGBTQ+ curriculum in state public schools

09/01/2020

On Aug. 9, 2019, Gov. JB Pritzker signed Illinois House Bill 246 into law, amending the school code to include contributions of LGBTQ+ figures in public schools…

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Added on: 08/31/2020

Homophobic group’s offices declared COVID-19 outbreak site

08/30/2020

The Colorado headquarters of the viciously anti-LGBT+ organisation Focus on the Family, which insists being gay causes “death and disease”, has been declared a COVID-19 outbreak site….

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Added on: 08/30/2020

Student goes viral after drowning out homophobic, racist demonstrator with his trombone

08/29/2020

A US college student has gone viral after he used his trombone to drown out a homophobic and racist demonstrator on campus. According to WLTX, Trey Hogan…

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Added on: 08/30/2020

‘We Are Making Up For Lost Time’: Tracking Little-Known Stories Of African American, LGBTQ And Women’s Colorado History

08/30/2020

There’s a growing movement to locate places in Colorado where historic events happened but were never recorded. The Colorado Historical Foundation is on a mission to change…