Social tolerance not a substitute for LGBT rights

• Released Date: 07-Aug-2017

After US President Donald Trump’s distasteful tweet announcing his intention to ban transgender people from serving in the military, there was a strong reaction. His announcement backfired as people within and outside of the United States called on h

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Fresno Unified releases statement on tolerance after board president’s LGBT comments Read more here: http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/education/article165919527.html#storylink=cpy

• Released Date: 07-Aug-2017

In a news release Monday, Fresno Unified affirmed its commitment to tolerance, diversity and inclusiveness after school board president Brooke Ashjian made controversial comments regarding LGBT-inclusive sex education. Read more here: http://www.fres

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Absent, Sir: Why a trans student dropped out of DU

• Released Date: 06-Aug-2017

Three years ago, when the Supreme Court affirmed the fundamental rights of the people of the third gender, Sneha Sharma, 23, was at the court complex in Delhi, dancing in celebration. A year later, when the Delhi University decided to admit trans stu

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LGBT refugees in Lower Mainland face service gaps

• Released Date: 06-Aug-2017

While living in Indonesia, Ranier Oktovianus would tell anyone who asked, that his now-husband was just a friend or a cousin, in order to hide the fact they were living together as a couple.

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Brighton Pride parade 2017: 300,000 people gather for LGBT celebration

• Released Date: 05-Aug-2017

Hundreds of thousands of people have joined together in Brighton for one of the UK’s biggest summer Pride celebrations.Iconic musical duo the Pet Shop Boys headlined this year’s gathering for their first Pride performance in 20 years.This year’s annu

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South Korea Supreme Court Ruling Considered A Victory For LGBT Rights

• Released Date: 05-Aug-2017

South Korea’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to allow an LGBT rights foundation to legally register as a charity, reaffirming respect for LGBT rights in the country, Human Rights Watch reports.The Beyond the Rainbow Foundation has faced dis

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Australian LGBT Center Adds Black And Brown Stripes To Pride Logo, Honors Aboriginal And Indigenous Queer People

• Released Date: 04-Aug-2017

The upcoming Victorian Pride Centre in Melbourne, Australia added black and brown stripes to its rainbow logo in support of indigenous Australians and Australians of color.The bold political move was inspired by activists halfway around the world in

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South Korea: Supreme Court Affirms LGBT Rights

• Released Date: 04-Aug-2017

(New York, August 4, 2017) – South Korea’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to allow a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights foundation to legally register as a charity, ending three years of the foundation’s leaders facing di

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Firm on gay rights - US Embassy says LGBT equality still big on its agenda

• Released Date: 03-Aug-2017

The Kingston-based United States Embassy has no plans to relent in its push for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons to be given due recognition in Jamaica.Following the departure of former ambassador to the island, Lui

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WATCH: Lady Gaga tells fans ’everybody’s got to love each other’ at concert

• Released Date: 03-Aug-2017

Lady Gaga had a message for her LGBTI fans Monday night. At the opening night concert of her Joanne world tour in Vancouver, Canada, the singer took a moment out of performing to speak to the audience. Watch the full moment below.

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Have a listen to India’s first LGBTI radio show

• Released Date: 02-Aug-2017

In Arabic the word ‘ishq’ means love and means the same thing in the South Asian languages Urdu and Hindi.It’s also the name of a popular Indian radio station. ISHQ 104.8 is India’s ‘first romantic radio station’.ISHQ decided recently that the celebr

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Anti-LGBT Roundup of Events and Activities 8.2.17

• Released Date: 02-Aug-2017

The Family Research Council (FRC) hosted Distinguished University Chair and professor of law Michael Stokes Paulsen (St. Thomas University) on July 21 at FRC headquarters. According to a July 18 email from FRC, Paulsen spoke on the main controversies

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