First gay rights protest in US history re-created 50 years later outside LA’s Black Cat

• Released Date: 13-Feb-2017

As far as historic gay rights uprisings go, the 1969 Stonewall riots get most of the attention.But on Saturday (11 February), more than 500 people gathered outside of the Black Cat in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Silver Lake to mark a milestone an

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Transgender people in Nepal join public service

• Released Date: 13-Feb-2017

For the first time ever in Nepal’s history, transgender people have sat the civil service exam.Those vying for government jobs in Nepal must sit civil service exams run by the Public Service Commission (PSC).

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Two injured in attack on LGBT nightclub in Croatia’s capital

• Released Date: 12-Feb-2017

Two people have been injured in an attack on an LGBT club in Croatia.A still unidentified attack released tear gas into the nightclub located in the Trnje neighbourhood of the country’s capital, Zagreb.

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Businesses more inclusive than ever in adopting transgender equality

• Released Date: 12-Feb-2017

A new report highlights the ‘greatest increase in a single year’ for transgender-inclusive initiatives across businesses.The Human Rights Campaign released their Corporate Equality Index highlighting how far businesses have come with transgender equa

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The District of Columbia almost doubles any other American state for people identifying as LGBTI

• Released Date: 11-Feb-2017

A new report shows the District of Columbia (D.C.) in Washington has the highest population of self-identifying LGBTI people.8.6% of people identify as LGBTI in the American state of D.C., followed by 5.3% in Vermont and 4.9% in California, Massachus

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North Dakota fails to introduce anti-LGBTI discrimination bill

• Released Date: 11-Feb-2017

The North Dakota House rejected a bill that would protect LGBTI from discrimination.House Bill 1386 hoped to add legal protections for LGBTI people against workplace and housing discrimination

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Gay people raised religious are 12 times more likely to suffer from poor mental health

• Released Date: 10-Feb-2017

Gay people raised religious are 12 times more likely to suffer from poor mental healthPeople raised religious are more likely to suffer poor mental health10 February 2017 by Joe Morgan

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Trans woman stoned to death in Brazil

• Released Date: 10-Feb-2017

Thugs stoned a trans woman to death in Brazil in a dawn attack on Wednesdau (8 February).The unidentified woman was killed at around 4:30am near the Cove in Guarujá, a 310,000 city in São Paulo state.

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Tennessee lawmakers want to abolish same-sex marriage

• Released Date: 10-Feb-2017

Lawmakers in Tennessee are attacking same-sex marriage and transgender rights.Senator Mae Beavers and Representative Mark Pody filed a bathroom bill as well as the Tennessee Natural Marriage Defence Act.

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New Zealand to scrap records of men who were convicted for having gay sex

• Released Date: 09-Feb-2017

Men who were convicted for gay sex during a time when New Zealand considered it a criminal act will be pardoned.Parliament may also give them an official apology if all parties agree to it.Justice Minister Amy Adams announced today the move will allo

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Japan: Transgender man fights courts on forced sterilization

• Released Date: 09-Feb-2017

A transgender man is challenging a Japanese law that forces transgender people to undergo sterilization surgery before they can be officially recognised as their true gender.

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Lawmaker shrugs off anti-trans violence as ’dudes walking around in dresses getting beat up’

• Released Date: 09-Feb-2017

A trans man or woman has never A Republican Texas lawmaker has dismissed transphobic violence as ‘dudes walking around in dresses getting beat up’ wasn’t a problem when he was younger.

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