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Month: July 2018
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Delaware becomes the 14th state to protect LGBTQ youth from conversion therapy.
Today, Delaware Governor John Carney signed into law SB 65, legislation that protects LGBTQ youth from the practice of conversion therapy. Every major medical and mental health organization has denounced conversion therapy as both harmful and ineffective. Delaware State Senators Debra Heffernan and Harris McDowell, III…
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High risk of ‘losing control’ of AIDS epidemic: experts.
The AIDS epidemic risks resurging and spiralling out of control unless billions of extra dollars are pumped into prevention and treatment, experts warned Sunday on the eve of a major world conference. An alarming rate of new infections, coupled with an exploding population of young people in hard-hit countries, meant the world could be steering for “a crisis of epic proportions,”…
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Beyond Stonewall: A comprehensive list of documentaries that explore LGBTQ history.
Queer cinema is inherently political by its very nature, defying the heteronormative status quo by virtue of its very existence. However, LGBTQ documentaries are arguably even more potent than their fictional counterparts, shining a much-needed light on the history of the queer community.
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Cuba set to become the next country to recognize same-sex marriage.
Cuba is set to become the next country in the world to fully legalize gay marriage after the island nation’s National Assembly agreed to reform the constitution. A draft of a new constitution was approved by the Caribbean nation’s legislative body on Sunday, Spanish newspaper El País reported.
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Connecticut McDonald’s trolls anti-LGBT Chick-fil-A with inclusive sign.
A Connecticut McDonald’s trolled its infamously anti-LGBT new neighbor, Chick-fil-A, with a note on the sign out front that reads, “We Welcome Everyone,” reports local TV station WVIT. The manager of the Glastonbury McDonald’s, who spoke off camera with the station, said she wanted to merely send a message of inclusivity, considering Chick-fil-A’s hateful anti-LGBT history…
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