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Biden Foundation releases «As You Are» educational acceptance video
As part of its family and community acceptance campaign, «As You Are», and in partnership with the Institute for Innovation and Implementation at the University of Maryland, Baltimore School of Social Work, the Biden Foundation today published an educational animated video about family acceptance for LGBTQ youth.
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Transgender Woman Files Federal Employment Discrimination Lawsuit
A former field organiser has filed a federal lawsuit against the campaign of JB Pritzker for Governor in Illinois for her firing on the basis of sex in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Two percent of high school students identify as transgender, CDC report finds
More than a third of these trans high school students, the CDC found, have attempted suicide in the past 12 months.
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Gay fathers face stigma and mistreatment as parents
Even as parenting by same-sex couples becomes more common in the U.S., many gay men and their families still experience discrimination and are stigmatised by relatives, neighbours, salespeople and other members of their communities, a study suggests.
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New Exhibition Highlights LGBTQ Native American Organising
A new exhibition opening January 31 at the GLBT Historical Society Museum celebrates the 20th anniversary of Bay Area American Indian Two Spirits, an organisation committed to activism and service for the Two-Spirit and ally communities of the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Trump administration to deny U.S visas to unmarried same-sex partners of UN diplomats
Exemption that recognised difficulties faced by LGBTQ+ couples around the world revoked under new rules.