Tag: gay rights
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LGBTQ Leaders Protest Against Navy Ship Renaming Amid Pride Month
Dropping Harvey Milk’s name from a Navy ship during Pride Month sparked LGBTQ outrage. This article examines Milk’s legacy, activist responses, and the implications for LGBTQ representation. It highlights the importance of resisting erasure during Pride Month.
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Poland goes homophobic nuclear and veto blocks EU on rights of gays
Poland has vetoed an EU human rights statement on the grounds that it covered gay people but not Christians and Jews.
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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar discusses gay rights issue with Mike Pence
Taoiseach meets for private breakfast at Pence’s Washington home.
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Pop star Denise Ho denied Malaysia permit ‘over LGBTQ views’
Hong Kong pop star Denise Ho says she has been denied a performance permit in Malaysia over her views on gay rights.
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Jose Julio Sarria, founder of the International Court System, Passes Away
One of America’s gay rights pioneering leaders, José Julio Sarria, passed away Monday morning quietly in his home in New Mexico. He was 91. Funeral and Memorial Service arrangements will be announced by the Imperial Court of San Francisco.
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Russell T Davies: A Call to Action for LGBTQ Rights
Russell T Davies stresses the LGBTQ rights struggle, noting societal regressions. Recalling «Queer as Folk», he encourages activists to defend rights amid threats to transgender rights and gender discussions, urging unity to protect progress.