Beloved Star Trek: Discovery star wants you to know she’s ‘queer and proud’

• Released Date: 17-Jan-2021

Discovery‘s LGBT+ crew just grew a little bigger as actor Mary Wiseman confirms she is “queer and proud”.

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Court rules trans teen can start puberty blockers without the consent of her ‘threatening and demeaning’ father

• Released Date: 17-Jan-2021

A court in Australia has ruled that a 13-year-old trans girl can start puberty blockers “without delay,” even though her father did not give his consent.

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Guterres welcomes Palestinian announcement of elections as ‘crucial step’ towards unity

• Released Date: 16-Jan-2021

“The holding of elections in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza will be a crucial step towards Palestinian unity”, said a statement issued on behalf of António Guterres on Saturday which would give “renewed legitimacy to natio

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‘Hero’ LGBT+ activist Ken Jones, who helped fund the original Pride flag, dies after brave cancer battle

• Released Date: 15-Jan-2021

Trailblazing LGBT+ activist Ken Jones, who helped fund Gilbert Baker‘s Pride flag, has passed away after a battle with cancer.

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Ugandan president Museveni wins sixth consecutive term after campaign marred by homophobia and violence

• Released Date: 15-Jan-2021

The incumbent president of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni, has won his sixth consecutive term after an election campaign marred by aggressive homophobic rhetoric.

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Trans man killed amid Puerto Rico's 'wave of homophobic and transphobic violence'

• Released Date: 15-Jan-2021

Puerto Rican police are investigating the death of a transgender man found with multiple gunshot wounds Jan. 9.

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Poland proposes social media ‘free speech’ law to make censoring hateful content illegal

• Released Date: 15-Jan-2021

The government of Poland has proposed a new law to stop social media platforms deleting posts or banning users who spread hateful content.

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Arizona GOP wants to censure Cindy McCain over gay marriage, Biden support

• Released Date: 15-Jan-2021

The Arizona Republican Party will vote on a measure to censure Cindy McCain, the widow of Sen. John McCain, on Jan. 23, in part because of her support for President-elect Joe Biden and for same-sex marriage.

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Falsely claiming someone is gay is no longer defamation per se, N.Y. court rules

• Released Date: 14-Jan-2021

Falsely accusing someone of being gay is no longer considered defamation per se, a New York appeals court ruled recently.

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Legacy of Bayard Rustin, Advisor to Martin Luther King Jr., Is Forever a Part of Center’s Main Campus

• Released Date: 14-Jan-2021

Whenever senior client Clarence R. Williams visits the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Anita May Rosenstein Campus, he feels a swelling of pride while walking through the Bayard Rustin Courtyard.

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Is it defamatory to falsely claim someone is gay? N.Y. court weighs in

• Released Date: 14-Jan-2021

Defamation is a false statement that damages someone’s reputation. To win a defamation suit in most cases, plaintiffs must be able to show that the statement against them is false and that it caused them to suffer damages or harm, such as losing thei

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Don Lemon taking down ‘lapdog’ Lindsey Graham is a read for the ages

• Released Date: 14-Jan-2021

Don Lemon has absolutely eviscerated anti-LGBT+ Republican Lindsey Graham for pandering to Donald Trump – and it is truly a read for the ages.

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