From BLM to LGBT+: why Sex and the City will need a 2020 rethink

• Released Date: 11-Jan-2021

Sex and the City is back, with a new name – And Just Like That … – and a new cast, which is to say, the old cast, minus Samantha (Kim Cattrall). Anyone who is surprised to see them recovered from the bruising experience of the movie sequel just has t

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A brief history of Arnold Schwarzenegger’s stance on LGBT+ rights: Is the Terminator an ally?

• Released Date: 11-Jan-2021

As Arnold Schwarzenegger delivers a scathing takedown of Donald Trump and the US Capitol riots, it’s easy to paint the Terminator as a liberal hero. But that’s not how many LGBT+ people remember him.

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Ariz. Republicans Target Cindy McCain for Biden, LGBTQ+ Rights Support

• Released Date: 11-Jan-2021

A group of Maricopa County, Ariz., Republicans are considering censuring Cindy McCain, the widow of Sen. John McCain, over her support for President-elect Biden and his policies, including support for marriage equality.

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Betsy DeVos fires horrifying parting shot at trans kids before resigning from Donald Trump’s cabinet

• Released Date: 11-Jan-2021

As anti-LGBT+ education secretary Betsy DeVos departed Donald Trump’s cabinet, she fired off a horrifying parting shot at transgender children.

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Manchester's LGBT Foundation has been caught up in a 'malicious' online hoax... it hasn't donated $10m to a Ugandan political party

• Released Date: 11-Jan-2021

Manchester’s LGBT Foundation has been caught up in an online hoax, with false claims circulating the charity has donated millions to a political party in Uganda.

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Dayton LGBT advocate, founder of Rainbow Elder Care dies

• Released Date: 11-Jan-2021

Jerry Mallicoat, co-founder and board chair of Rainbow Elder Care of Greater Dayton, died Friday, the organization reported Saturday.

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Desperate mayor pleads with people flying to Mexico for gay circuit parties: ‘Don’t be stupid’

• Released Date: 11-Jan-2021

Eric Garcetti, the mayor of Los Angeles, has urged anyone travelling abroad to party during the coronavirus pandemic to rethink their actions.

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Comedian Mary Bourke sparks outrage by mocking trans-inclusive language for cheap laughs

• Released Date: 11-Jan-2021

Comedian Mary Bourke is facing backlash over a set pillorying trans-inclusive language around cervical smear tests that also sees her cracking jokes at the expense of poor people.

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This anti-gay politician was best known for complaining about a book. Until he stormed the Capitol.

• Released Date: 11-Jan-2021

Derrick Evans, a recently-elected Republican noted for an anti-LGBTQ rant on Facebook, has resigned after his participation in the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6 and his subsequent arrest on January 8.

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Graham Norton declares trans people must be ‘protected, rather than feared’

• Released Date: 10-Jan-2021

Graham Norton has insisted that trans people “need to be protected, rather than feared”, and condemned the abuse the trans community receives online.

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Donald Trump launches ‘parting assault on the LGBT+ community’ by stripping discrimination protections

• Released Date: 10-Jan-2021

Donald Trump has launched a “parting assault on the LGBT+ community” in America by stripping discrimination protections, days before he leaves office.

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Billy Porter reveals his church told him he would ‘never be blessed’ if he ‘chose to be gay’

• Released Date: 10-Jan-2021

Pose star and queer icon Billy Porter has revealed that when he was young, his church told him he would “never be blessed” if he “chose to be gay”.

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