Indiana asks Supreme Court to strip parental rights from gay couples they may succeed

• Released Date: 25-Nov-2020

The United States Supreme Court is taking unusual steps that could start the unraveling of marriage equality. The newly conservative court waited until far-right Justice Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed before considering a case involving whether same

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Boulder Community Health earns distinction for LGBTQ care equality

• Released Date: 25-Nov-2020

The Boulder Community Health’s Foothills Hospital has earned the national designation of an “LGBTQ Health Care Equality Top Performer” from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. The award, given Nov. 4, has been earned nationally by 193 facilities,

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Argentina’s army now has a 1% transgender quota while the US still bans transgender service members

• Released Date: 24-Nov-2020

While the U.S. still bans transgender people from serving in the military, a new employment quota for Argentina’s army will soon require the service’s personnel to be at least 1% transgender.

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Sarah McBride made history by winning her election to be a state senator in Delaware. McBride will the highest-ranking transgender elected official as the only trans state senator in the nation.

• Released Date: 24-Nov-2020

Sarah McBride made history by winning her election to be a state senator in Delaware. McBride will the highest-ranking transgender elected official as the only trans state senator in the nation.

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As the pandemic rages, Hungary ramps up anti-LGBTQ legislation

• Released Date: 24-Nov-2020

A constitutional amendment before the Hungarian Parliament would effectively ban LGBTQ people from adopting, drawing the ire of human rights activists

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Trans state senator Sarah McBride’s stunning clapback shut down a Twitter troll immediately

• Released Date: 24-Nov-2020

Sarah McBride made history by winning her election to be a state senator in Delaware. McBride will the highest-ranking transgender elected official as the only trans state senator in the nation.

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Black trans woman sues after being sexually assaulted over 14 times in men’s prison

• Released Date: 24-Nov-2020

Ashley Diamond, a Black transgender woman, is suing the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) for failing to keep her safe during incarceration, saying she was sexually assaulted over a dozen times in the past year

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Atlanta-based federal court: Can’t ban LGBTQ youth conversion therapy

• Released Date: 24-Nov-2020

The federal appeals court in Atlanta has thrown out bans that prevented therapists from performing conversion therapy on children grappling with their sexual orientation and gender identity.

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Kenya's LGBTQ Community Faces Increased Abuse During Pandemic

• Released Date: 24-Nov-2020

Kenya has acknowledged that COVID-19 restrictions are fueling cases of gender-based-violence but has been less open on abuses against the LGBTQ community. Homosexuality is illegal in Kenya and activists say many are afraid to report abuse or get medi

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Trans teen in legal action over gender clinic wait

• Released Date: 23-Nov-2020

A 14-year-old transgender boy is starting legal proceedings against NHS England over delays to gender reassignment treatment. The teenager has waited over a year for referral to the only NHS gender clinic for children and adolescents.

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Delaware’s new class of LGBTQ representatives

• Released Date: 23-Nov-2020

Delaware has never sworn an openly gay person into its General Assembly. That will change this January, when three members of the LGBTQ community join the legislature, making history for the state.

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Where Your Sexuality Can Make You Enemy of the State

• Released Date: 22-Nov-2020

Mikolaj Milcke is a writer and broadcaster in Poland, publishing half a dozen novels, hosting radio shows and starring as a commentator on reality show “Big Brother” last year. Yet when he’s spotted in his hometown, he’s seen as a menace rather than

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