Take Pride in diversity: how to support LGBTI people at work

• Released Date: 03-Jul-2017

When Joseph Williams came out as gay in front of a former boss and client, he didn’t expect to be fired. He was dismissed, he was told by human resources, for intentionally damaging the company brand and committing gross misconduct in front of the cl

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Timor Leste PM comes out supporting LGBTI rights

• Released Date: 03-Jul-2017

In an act described as a ‘breath of hope in the region’, Timor Leste’s Prime Minister has made a definitive statement in support of LGBTI rights.Rui Maria De Araujo is the Prime Minister of Timor Leste (East Timor) and is now the first Southeast Asia

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Thousands march for marriage in Northern Ireland

• Released Date: 03-Jul-2017

Belfast was awash in rainbow banners Saturday as marchers by the thousands filled the streets of Northern Ireland‘s capital and largest city, calling for the government to end its ban on same-sex marriage. It is the only part of the United Kingdom wh

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Trans boy welcomed at all-girls school

• Released Date: 03-Jul-2017

The number of trans students at single-sex schools is on the rise in one state in Australia.A number of single-sex private schools in Victoria have confirmed trans students have stayed on at the same school after transitioning.One such school is Ment

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Hundreds of thousands celebrate world’s largest pride in Madrid

• Released Date: 03-Jul-2017

Hundreds of thousands flocked to Madrid World Pride, the largest LGBTQ pride event in the world, for over a week of events, wrapping up on Sunday night.Madrid World Pride coincided with the 40th anniversary of the first LGBT pride protest in Spain, t

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Colombia legally recognises union between three men

• Released Date: 03-Jul-2017

When the officiant at the ceremony says you may now kiss the groom, Victor Hugo Prada will have to choose which of the two men standing with him he’ll kiss first: Manuel or Alejandro.

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Gay men and trans people face discrimination in housing market

• Released Date: 02-Jul-2017

Gay men are less likely to be told about available housing and, when they are, are quoted higher prices than straight men are. Researchers also found that transgender people are less likely to hear about available units compared to cisgender people.

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All of Germany’s Muslim MPs voted for same-sex marriage equality

• Released Date: 02-Jul-2017

It was the best news of last week: Germany finally followed its European neighbors by voting in favor of same-sex marriage equality on Friday morning.The snap vote showed 393 MPs voted in favor, while seven abstained or

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Trans women will soon have access to womb transplants so they can carry children

• Released Date: 02-Jul-2017

Transgender women in the UK will soon have access to womb transplants funded by the NHS. It’s believed that medical research and funding will make the procedure possible in less than 10 years.Transgender women in the UK will soon have access to womb

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All of Germany’s Muslim members of parliament voted for marriage equality

• Released Date: 02-Jul-2017

In a hastily scheduled vote last Friday, Germany’s Bundestag, the lower house of parliament, voted to open marriage up to same-sex couples in a 393 to 226 vote, with 4 abstentions. The upper house is expected to do the same next week.

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Missouri Republican compares transgender people to ISIS

• Released Date: 01-Jul-2017

Representative Vicky Hartzler said in a radio interview this past Thursday that transgender people in the military were a threat to America comparable to North Korea, and Putin, and ISIS.This is not the first time Hartzler has gotten attention for ha

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Trump appoints anti-trans activist to key human rights post

• Released Date: 01-Jul-2017

Donald Trump has appointed a person whose most recent work was activism against transgender rights to be the senior adviser for women’s empowerment in the US Agency for International Development (USAID).USAID is an independent agency that administers

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