5 THINGS TO KNOW
Month: December 2018
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On World AIDS Day, why the politics of AIDS is so important.
Dec. 1 is World AIDS Day, a day intended to increase awareness about a disease that has led to the deaths of more than 35 million people since 1981, when the first cases appeared among gay men in the United States. From the outset…
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George H.W. Bush leaves behind a mixed record on LGBT rights.
Former President George H.W. Bush, has died on November 30, aged 94. Bush served as the 41st President of the United States for one term, from 1989 to 1992 and leaves behind a mixed record on LGBT+ rights…
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World AIDS Day: ‘Gay plague’ – how media reported AIDS crisis.
In the 1980s, the AIDS crisis hit the UK, killing thousands and disproportionately claiming the lives of young men in the gay community. PinkNews looks at headlines from the 1980s as we mark the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day on…
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12 homophobes who were defeated in the midterm elections.
The midterm election’s blue and rainbow waves washed away a lot of homophobic incumbents. The list of defeated phobes could go on and on, but we’ve whittled it down to a dirty dozen of the worst public officials we…
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Trump agrees to new NAFTA deal with LGBT provisions.
Despite opposition from Republicans in the U.S. House, President Trump agreed on Friday to an updated trade agreement with Canada and Mexico that includes aspirational language encouraging member states to adopt policies against LGBT discrimination in the workforce…