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Month: December 2018
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Attorney General pick has horrifying anti-LGBT record.
William Barr, President Trump’s nominee to replace the ousted Jeff Sessions as US Attorney General, has an extensive anti-LGBT record. On December 7, Trump announced he had picked William Barr to head the Department of Justice and crucially claim responsibility to…
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Facebook funded pro-conversion therapy candidates.
Facebook prides itself on its support of LGBT rights. The social network has partnered with the Trevor Project—a suicide prevention organization for LGBT youth. The company maintains a perfect 100 score on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index…
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How Elton John helped influence gay culture.
Elton John has been a groundbreaker for much of his career. As a stage performer. On the pop charts. On Broadway. And in the LGBT community. Being gay, of course, isn’t the defining aspect of John’s persona. He’s much more than that…
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21 of the top human rights milestones in the last 100 years.
Widespread women’s suffrage, the end of segregation in the United States, and regulations on working conditions are a few milestones that today’s society can credit to the last 100 years. Widespread women’s suffrage, the end of segregation in the United States…
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A battle is raging in the EU for support for LGBT+ rights.
In an attempt to appease Poland and Hungary’s opposition to LGBT+ rights, Austria deleted references to LGBT+ people in an EU declaration in order to secure Polish and Hungarian support. Hungary and Poland have long opposed the inclusion of gay rights in…
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