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Month: November 2017
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Canada PM apologizes for oppression of LGBTQ communities.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized Tuesday to members of the LGBTQ community for actions taken by the government against thousands of workers in the military and public service during the Cold War. Trudeau said in a speech to Parliament that from… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
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Dutch coalition parties call for better assessment of gay asylum seekers.
MPs are calling on the immigration service to improve its screening of gay and Christian convert asylum seekers to make sure that no-one is sent back to their country of origin if they could face persecution. The four coalition parties will submit a motion calling for better checks during… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
HEROES
Jenny Durkan, Seattle’s first lesbian mayor, sworn in.
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan became the city’s first lesbian mayor after she was sworn in on Tuesday. “We must remember our common bonds and our common purpose are so much more powerful than our challenges and our differences,” Durkan said. “And as mayor, that will be my goal … Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
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San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus presents ELFSTRAVAGANZA!
San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus (SFGMC) and Dr. Timothy Seelig, Artistic Director have announced the holiday performances for Season 40: Unstoppable, featuring three performances of Elfstravaganza, running December 8-9 at the Nourse Theater (275 Hayes St, San Francisco). Performances are Friday, December 8 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, December 9 at 2:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
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Teaching LGBT history complicated by historical figures who didn’t ‘out’ themselves.
By next fall, millions of K-8 students in California schools may be learning from history textbooks that astronaut Sally Ride was a lesbian, Walt Whitman was gay, and a Gold Rush era stagecoach driver named Charley Parkhurst was born a woman, but lived as a man. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
NEWS
Roy Moore revives anti-gay rhetoric in deflecting sexual assault allegations.
Roy Moore, the embattled Republican Senate candidate in Alabama, on Wednesday revived the anti-gay rhetoric that first thrust him into the spotlight years ago by accusing LGBT people and others of coordinating a “conspiracy” to discredit him and undermine his campaign. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality