Swiss voters to decide whether homophobia should be a crime

• Released Date: 08-Feb-2020

GENEVA — Last November, a private daycare provider in northern Switzerland <a href="https://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/ny-twins-refected-same-sex-couple-daycare-switzerland-20191105-gvwdbe7bxff2ppi6hycnbkih7u-story.html">generated headlines</a> w

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Switzerland to vote on LGBT protection law, as critics decry censorship

• Released Date: 08-Feb-2020

When Jehanne, 41, an artist and mother of an eight-year-old boy, was repeatedly insulted for supporting  <a href="https://www.scmp.com/topics/lgbt">LGBT rights during a tram ride in the Swiss city of Geneva last month, she threatened to call the poli

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LGBT History Month: Gay bars are refuges for all says Canterbury's Limes Lounge and Thanet's The Sundowners

• Released Date: 08-Feb-2020

The owner of a gay bar has said we shouldn't need to have them in the 21st century, but they have become a beacon of acceptance to many in recent years Parents of LGBT+ children in  <a href="https://www.kentonline.co.uk/">Kent</a> are now using them

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LGBT-friendly Sacred Oxford to launch at Christ Church Cathedral

• Released Date: 08-Feb-2020

OXFORD'S iconic cathedral is set to launch a series of inclusive services for the LGBT+ community. Christ Church Cathedral will host services called Sacred over a six-month period, starting this month. Gay evangelical Christians Jayne Ozanne, a high-

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Billy Porter reads Trump, but also gives us hope, in LGBTQ State of the Union address

• Released Date: 08-Feb-2020

Pose star Billy Porter was tapped for the second year in a row to deliver the “LGBTQ State of the Union”, a pre-response to the official State of the Union address by Donald Trump. Released by Logo TV, the nearly-eight minute speech features Porter a

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Watch these firefighters troll anti-LGBT people upset about their Pride flag

• Released Date: 08-Feb-2020

This time last year, the South Yorkshire Fire Rescue received several hateful messages from people online, because it changed its profile picture on Facebook to a version of its logo that incorporated the Pride flag. This was South Yorkshire’s way o

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After Pete’s Iowa win, his rivals are attacking him for his limited experience

• Released Date: 08-Feb-2020

Pete Buttigieg emerged from the Iowa caucuses as <a href="https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/02/pete-buttigieg-declares-victory-iowa-results-announced/">a self-declared winner</a> — although Bernie Sanders is very close and <a href="https://www.buzzfe

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BET is celebrating Black LGBTQ people with #29DaysofQueerExcellence

• Released Date: 08-Feb-2020

Television network BET (Black Entertainment Television) is celebrating Black LGBTQ people on their social media channels for Black History Month. The digital arm of the Viacom/CBS-owned channel is telling the story of several Black people leading in

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LGBT to be a no-show in Long Beach this summer

• Released Date: 07-Feb-2020

The three-day LGBT Pride Festival, which brought thousands of people and dollars to Long Beach for the last few years, will not be returning this summer, City Manager John Mirando said Wednesday. The LGBT Network and the city are in a dispute over mo

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Don't ask, don't tell': Less than 1 in 5 LGBT teachers come out over career fear

• Released Date: 07-Feb-2020

A 'don't ask, don't tell' culture still exists in schools with a religious ethos when it comes to LGBT teachers.That is the finding of a new survey by the INTO which shows that 10% of teachers identify as LGBT. However, less than one in five LGBT tea

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MARDI GRAS FILM FESTIVAL’S 2020 VISION

• Released Date: 07-Feb-2020

Now in its 27th year, Mardi Gras Film Festival will, from February 13th, bring a diverse range of queer film to Sydney audiences. For the first time the festival will feature an Australian film as the festival’s opening night offering.  Ellie Abbie

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First same-sex marriage takes place in Northern Ireland during LGBT history month

• Released Date: 07-Feb-2020

A couple have become the first same-sex couple to marry in Northern Ireland, saying "it's amazing" to see "history being made". Sharni Edwards and Robyn Peoples tied the knot in County Antrim on February 11, during LGBT history month. The pair said t

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