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Google appoints ‘transphobic’ conservative to AI ethics board
Google has come under fire for appointing a conservative ex-White House staffer, Kay Coles James, to its new artificial intelligence (AI) ethics board. James is one of eight members set to join...
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Nevada allows non-binary people to self-identify on IDs
Nevada has become the 10th state to allow trans and intersex people to obtain gender neutral IDs. In addition to the current “M” for male and “F’ for female markers, residents can ask for an “X” to be...
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World AIDS Day: Sunil Gupta feared he would die—like so many friends
“I went into this melodramatic moment of ‘I’m in these pleasant surroundings, with a lot of people. But I’m dying,'” photographer Sunil Gupta tells me, as he recalls being diagnosed as HIV-positive on...
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Trump signs law giving billions to HIV treatment
US President Donald Trump has signed a bill into law that will give billions to lifesaving HIV treatment. On Tuesday (December 11), Trump renewed a law called PEPFAR—President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS...
View ArticleChick-fil-A donated almost $2 million to anti-LGBT groups in 2017
American fast food chain Chick-fil-A reportedly donated over $1.8 million to organisations with an anti-LGBT+ record in 2017. The restaurant company, which has around 2,000 branches in the US, gave...
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Drag queen story time organisers quit over Christian ‘death threats’
The organisers of Houston’s Drag Queen Story Time in Texas have said they are quitting following death threats and harassment from conservative Christians. Trent Lira and Devin Will, hosts of the...
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Google appoints ‘transphobic’ conservative to AI ethics board
Google has come under fire for appointing a conservative ex-White House staffer, Kay Coles James, to its new artificial intelligence (AI) ethics board. James is one of eight members set to join...
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Nevada allows non-binary people to self-identify on IDs
Nevada has become the 10th state to allow trans and intersex people to obtain gender neutral IDs. In addition to the current “M” for male and “F’ for female markers, residents can ask for an “X” to be...
View ArticleDonald Trump sued over plan to discriminate against LGBT families
Donald Trump is being sued over his reported plan to let adoption and foster agencies reject same-sex couples. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said that it is suing the Trump administration...
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Hate crimes rise to decade high in US with LGBT people among most targeted,...
Hate crimes have risen across the USA to a decade high, with most extremist homicides carried out by white nationalists or those in the far right, according to a new report. The latest research found...
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This gay teen played the ultimate prank on Donald Trump
There were reportedly empty seats at a New Hampshire rally for US president Donald Trump earlier this month after a LGBT+ teen played a prank on Twitter. Twitter user Noah hinted to his followers that...
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Loved-up gay and bi teens more likely to use drugs than straight counterparts
A new study has found that lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) teens are more likely to take drugs and drink alcohol than their straight counterparts. The latest research also found that both straight and...
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Donald Trump used his UN speech to say he stands ‘in solidarity with LGBT...
US president Donald Trump has claimed he “stands in solidarity” with LGBT+ people in countries where being gay is illegal – despite rolling back policies that protect the LGBT+ community at home. Trump...
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New York Yankees announces LGBT scholarships for 50th anniversary of...
American baseball team New York Yankees has revealed plans to spend $50,000 on scholarships, which will act “as a springboard for young LGBTQ student community members,” to mark the 50th anniversary of...
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Los Angeles is going to host the first Bisexual Pride in the US
Los Angeles is set to host the first ever city-wide Bisexual Pride celebration in the US. The event will be held in West Hollywood on 22 September ahead of Bisexual Visibility Day. It will also...
View ArticleBlack and Gold singer Sam Sparro marries boyfriend in California
Australian singer Sam Sparro has married his American boyfriend Zion Lennox in Joshua Tree, California. Posting a photo of the pair to Instagram this week, Lennox wrote: “So excited to be marrying the...
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‘Fear-mongering’ anti-trans bathroom advert condemned by campaigners
A “fear-mongering” anti-transgender advert featuring a man lurking in a women’s changing room has been slammed by trans campaigners. The advert, which premiered last week, was created by opponents of a...
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Christian university drops ban on LGBT relationships—but not on gay sex
An Evangelical university in California, USA, has dropped its ban on LGBT+ relationships on campus—but it still rejects gay sex and same-sex marriage. Azusa Pacific University (APU) changed the...
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Students protest after Christian university reinstates ban on LGBT relationships
Students are protesting after an Evangelical university in California, USA, reinstated a ban on LGBT+ romantic relationships between students on campus. In September, Azusa Pacific University (APU)...
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Drag queen reading for kids crashed over ‘homosexual agenda’
A woman was filmed gatecrashing a drag queen storytelling event for children, saying that it promoted promoted homosexual “perversion.” The Cellar Door Bookstore in Riverside, California, was hosting a...
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