Three Muslims reflect on Ramadan during London’s Big Gay Iftar

• Released Date: 25-Jun-2017

London’s second ever Big Gay Iftar proved communities can come together to show love and solidarity.Held in St Andrew’s Church in Waterloo, the Big Gay Iftar brought together the Muslim and LGBTI communities to celebrate the end of Ramadan.With

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Turkish police break up gay pride protest in Istanbul

• Released Date: 25-Jun-2017

Turkish police have thwarted an attempt by gay pride activists to hold a parade in Istanbul in defiance of an official ban from the local authorities.Police fired rubber bullets at a group of around 40 activists in the country’s largest city, an AFP

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Teen arrested after threatening to kill gay people with machete at Pride event

• Released Date: 25-Jun-2017

Police arrested a teenager after he threatened to go into a British pub with a machete and kill gay people at a Pride event.The teenager, who cannot be named, posted a photo of the machete he bought for £19.99 ($25.40 €22.70), as well as hi

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Man who stalked transgender couple with baseball bat in the Bronx still at large

• Released Date: 24-Jun-2017

A transgender couple was followed for two blocks by a man with a baseball bat in the Bronx.On 18 June at around 11:30pm, Andi Dier, age 24 and her girlfriend Danielle Rye, age 23, were harassed by this man who made transphobic comments as he stalked

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Mormon girl who says she is gay has microphone cut off, stirring protest

• Released Date: 24-Jun-2017

A video of a young Mormon girl in Utah telling her congregation that she is gay and still loved by God, before her microphone is turned off by local church leaders, has sparked a new round of discussions about how the religion handles LGBTQ issues.Th

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London’s bikes, bus stops and tube stations go rainbow for Pride

• Released Date: 23-Jun-2017

London’s transport network is celebrating Pride with its biggest ever campaign, wrapping vehicles and stations in rainbows.A new rainbow design to raise awareness of Pride across the capital will be applied to Santander Cycle hire bikes, bus stops an

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Gay activist claims she was spiritually abused by evangelical churches

• Released Date: 23-Jun-2017

A leading gay activist in the Church of England who says she endured spiritual abuse because of her sexuality is urging the church to ensure the safety of LGBTI Christians.Jayne Ozanne, whose experience in a charismatic evangelical church led to a br

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California bans travel to four more states over anti-LGBT laws

• Released Date: 23-Jun-2017

The US state of California has banned state-funded travel to four more states over anti-LGBT laws.The announcement, made by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra in San Francisco this week, doubles the number of banned states from four to eight.

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An open letter to Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy from the LGBTQ community

• Released Date: 22-Jun-2017

Dear Justice Kennedy,We know that Supreme Court justices traditionally announce their departure from the bench when the Court ends its term in late June. Fresh off their victory at the appointment of Neil Gorsuch–the only victory that Republicans can

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Post-graduation, trailblazing trans teen Gavin Grimm reflects on his high school years

• Released Date: 22-Jun-2017

Gavin Grimm didn’t make it to the US Supreme Court but he did make it through high school. The transgender teen from Virginia juggled his studies with a landmark legal case that centered on his battle to use the bathroom at school matching his gender

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Federal court rules Mississippi businesses can discriminate against LGBTQ people

• Released Date: 22-Jun-2017

A federal appeals court says Mississippi can start enforcing a law that will let merchants and government employees cite religious beliefs to deny services to same-sex couples.The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday reversed a judge’s decis

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Lesbians Who Tech: How do we improve diversity?

• Released Date: 21-Jun-2017

The digital development department’s Diversity and Inclusion Group works to ensure we live our values and is constantly looking for new and innovative ways to do this. Attending Lesbians Who Tech (LWT) was a really valuable opportunity to hear how ot

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