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WHO drops transgender from list of mental disorders.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has passed legislation that will no longer categorise being transgender as a mental health condition. The move has been said to have the potential to ‘liberate’ trans and non-binary people worldwide, making the route to…

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Conservatives cancel plan to ban gay conversion therapy.

The right-wing government in Alberta, Canada has closed a working group tasked with banning so-called gay conversion therapy. The United Conservative party (UCP), which came into power following an election on April 17, said it was ending the group because it…

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Assimilation is changing what it means to be LGBT.

What exactly is “queerness”? Is it identifying somewhere beneath the LGBTQ+ umbrella? Is it prescribing to a certain set of ideals, ones which deviate from the heteronormative frameworks we were raised with? Or is it more fluid and intangible than that?…

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Buttigieg’s marriage is inspiring gay men to find love online.

Mayor Pete could be influencing fellow millennials to swipe right. The 37-year-old from South Bend, Indiana is the first openly gay person to make a serious bid for presidency, bringing greater representation to the LGBTQ community. Like many young people…

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The DOT launches probes into Chick-fil-A bans after complaints.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced on Friday that it will investigate whether two airports violated federal law or transportation regulations by denying a contract to Chick-fil-A on religious grounds. “The Department has received complaints alleging discrimination by two…

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Could this anti-LGBT crusader head the immigration system?

When we last heard from Ken Cuccinelli, he was heading to an ignominious defeat in the Virginia governor’s race. That was almost six years ago. But no extremist is unemployed for long when the Trump administration is seeking appointees…