Month: November 2017

5 THINGS TO KNOW

Russia will allow rainbow flags at World Cup despite ‘gay propaganda law’.

November 30, 2017 compassq Comments Off on Russia will allow rainbow flags at World Cup despite ‘gay propaganda law’.

Russia has said that rainbow flags will be tolerated at the World Cup, despite a “gay propaganda law”that bans the “promotion” of homosexuality to under-18s. Former Chelsea midfielder and Russian World Cup ambassador Alexei Smertin said on Thursday (30 November) that football spectators will not be affected by the law and are allowed to wear rainbow symbols. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality

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US HIV diagnoses improving, but progress varies, CDC says.

November 29, 2017 compassq Comments Off on US HIV diagnoses improving, but progress varies, CDC says.

Delays in the time between becoming infected with HIV and getting a diagnosis are shortening, helped by efforts to increase testing for the virus that causes AIDS, U.S. health officials said. The report, released on Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, found that 50 percent of the 39,720 people… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality

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Gay marriage passes Australian Senate after conservatives fail to amend bill.

November 29, 2017 compassq Comments Off on Gay marriage passes Australian Senate after conservatives fail to amend bill.

GAY marriage is one step closer to being legal in Australia after a historic bill to change the Marriage Act passed the upper house of Parliament today. The bill passed just after 1.30pm after senators dealt with final amendments this morning. Forty three senators voted in favour of the bill and 12 were opposed. There were four abstentions. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality  

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Is this ‘LGGBDTTTIQQAAPP’ inclusiveness training session flyer real?

November 29, 2017 compassq Comments Off on Is this ‘LGGBDTTTIQQAAPP’ inclusiveness training session flyer real?

A months-old photograph purportedly showing a flyer for a “LGGBDTTTIQQAAPP” inclusiveness training session hosted by the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (EFTO) was recirculated on social media in November 2017 after it was featured in an article in the Daily Mail: Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality

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World Cup in Russia could be dangerous for homosexual fans.

November 29, 2017 compassq Comments Off on World Cup in Russia could be dangerous for homosexual fans.

FIFA’s anti-discrimination advisers are warning gay soccer fans going to the 2018 World Cup in Russia that displays of affection could be met with an aggressive response from intolerant locals. Homosexuality was decriminalized in Russia in 1993, but anti-gay sentiment remains strong and intensified after a law was introduced in 2013 prohibiting dissemination to minors of “propaganda” legitimizing homosexuality. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality

A & E

Gay Nativity scene lights up Twitter.

November 29, 2017 compassq Comments Off on Gay Nativity scene lights up Twitter.

A California-based comedian who has appeared on “Conan” and other popular television shows is lighting up social media with an LGBT-inspired Nativity scene. The story of Christ’s birth has received an LGBT makeover in stand-up comedian Cameron Esposito’s Los Angeles neighborhood, and the result has shown itself to be quite popular on Twitter. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality