Tag: LGBTQ
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Survey reveals NZ’s rainbow community more than twice as likely to experience sexual violence, family harm
People who are lesbian, gay or bisexual are more than twice as likely to experience sexual violence or be harmed by family members than the national average, a new survey finds.
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The SLAPPs against LGBTI activists in Poland are attempts at stifling democratic participation
As acknowledged by the European Commission in the European Democracy Action Plan,i strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) are «a particular form of harassment increasingly used against journalists and others involved in protecting the public interest. […] Their purpose is to censor, intimidate and silence critics by burdening them with the cost of a legal defence until they abandon their criticism or opposition».
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LGBTQ Georgians hopeful following Warnock, Ossoff Senate victories
For the first time in the state’s history, Georgia is sending two senators to Washington who have vowed to address federal protections for LGBTQ individuals.
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4 Progressive Ways Businesses Can Build an Inclusive Workplace for LGBTQ+ Employees
Jackie gives advice of how to get an inclusive workplace for your LGBTQ+ employees.
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Greek government reshuffle doubles women and appoints openly gay minister
Nicholas Yatromanolakis is the first openly gay deputy appointed in a ministerial role in Greek Parliament.
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Joan Dressen, co-founder of first Minneapolis chapter of PFLAG and champion of LGBTQ rights, dies at 86
After Joan Dressen learned her son was gay in the early 1980s, she immediately started looking for resources and support for her child and her family.