UN expert says COVID has increased exclusion and violence against LGBT+ people

• Released Date: 10-Nov-2020

The coronavirus pandemic has harmed LGBT+ lives around the world, leading to more social exclusion and violence. That’s according to Victor Madrigal-Borloz, the UN independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity.

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Swiss support for same-sex marriage soars to 82% ahead of parliamentary debates

• Released Date: 09-Nov-2020

An overwhelming 82% of Swiss people want marriage to be open to all as the country’s parliament prepares to decide on the issue. Umbrella LGBT+ group Pink Cross commissioned the new poll by independent organization gfs-zurich. It also showed a growi

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LGBT+ hate in sport has barely changed in a decade and most victims don’t even report it

• Released Date: 09-Nov-2020

Meanwhile there appears to be little shift in the levels of homophobia on the sports pitch and in stadiums in the last decade.

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These 8 heinous attacks on transgender lives by the Trump administration would be put right by a Biden presidency. Quickly

• Released Date: 03-Nov-2020

British political activist Femi Oluwole sought to challenge new BBC guidance that bars news journalists from flagging their support for Black Lives Matter or LGBT+ rights – but allows them to wear poppies.

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Political activist Femi Oluwole questions why BBC presenters can wear poppies if they can’t support Black or gay rights

• Released Date: 03-Nov-2020

British political activist Femi Oluwole sought to challenge new BBC guidance that bars news journalists from flagging their support for Black Lives Matter or LGBT+ rights – but allows them to wear poppies.

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Melania Trump claimed Donald ‘was the first’ to support equal marriage. His own words quickly proved her wrong

• Released Date: 03-Nov-2020

Melania Trump mistakenly tried to claim that her husband is the “first president to enter the White House supporting gay marriage” and was swiftly proven wrong.

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Donald Trump can’t be homophobic as he had gay friends in the 1980s, insists former cabinet member

• Released Date: 02-Nov-2020

With election day looming, Trump’s allies have sought to shore up support by revising history itself – four years of rescinded LGBT+ rights and protections by administration officials.

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Mayor links anatomy to biological sex, LGBT activists vandalize his house

• Released Date: 02-Nov-2020

Perth’s Lord Mayor faced widespread criticism and had his house vandalized after saying physical anatomy denotes one’s sex. Basil Zempilas, the city’s recently inaugurated mayor, angered listeners of his radio show last Wednesday, when he bluntly d

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Melania Trump doesn’t understand why people think her husband is anti-gay. Yes, she’s being completely serious

• Released Date: 02-Nov-2020

The First Lady has, throughout the president’s pique and caustic leadership, positioned herself almost as a balm of sorts to Trump – softer and more private on social issues.

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New Zealand gets first gay deputy PM and a foreign minister with a Maori facial tattoo

• Released Date: 02-Nov-2020

New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern unveiled what she called an “incredibly diverse” cabinet on Monday that includes the country’s first openly gay deputy prime minister and a foreign minister with a Maori facial tattoo.

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Pioneering trans lawmaker targeted with transphobic smears and deadnamed in degenerate attempt to unseat her

• Released Date: 02-Nov-2020

Colorado’s first out transgender lawmaker, Titone was elected to serve in the Colorado House of Representatives in 2018 and is facing a tough election challenge from Republican Vicki Pyne on Tuesday (November 3).

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez urges Democrats to ‘play hardball’ and radically reform Supreme Court after Amy Coney Barrett ‘bulldozed’ in

• Released Date: 27-Oct-2020

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez led the Squad in calling for Democrats to expand the Supreme Court immediately after Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed by the Senate.

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