Day: June 16, 2016
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Pink Pistols, LGBT gun-rights group, sees membership spike after Orlando attack
A U.S nationwide gun club geared towards the LGBT community has reportedly seen its membership more than double following Sunday’s mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
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Jackson City Council Approves Landmark LGBTQ-Inclusive Non-Discrimination Ordinance
Tuesday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Mississippi hailed the Jackson, Mississippi City Council for voting to advance city-wide non-discrimination protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity in housing, public accommodations and employment.
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The Orlando gunman used Facebook during the massacre
Gunman Omar Mateen was active on Facebook before and during his rampage at a gay nightclub in Orlando, and he published several posts raging against the “filthy ways of the West” and blaming the United States for the deaths of “innocent women and children” abroad, according to a letter released Wednesday by the Senate Homeland Security Committee.
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Japanese employers take initiative on LGBT rights in workplace
Thirty Japanese employers, including IBM Japan, Sony and Panasonic, have collaborated on new workplace guidelines designed to welcome LGBT people.