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Nazi violence against LGBT people must never be forgotten.

It is 75 years today since Auschwitz concentration camp was liberated, which signalled the beginning of the end of one of the most horrifying chapters in modern history: the Holocaust. Every year on this day, the world remembers the millions of people…

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Study concludes the term queer is a ‘distinct’ sexuality.

According to a study conducted by the Williams Institute of the UCLA School of Law, it’s time to regard the term queer as a “distinct sexual identity” within the LGBTQ+ spectrum. “We explored the demographics and sexuality (e.g., sexual partnering…

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Anti-LGBT hate preacher gets the boot in Liverpool.

An event by anti-LGBT+ hate preacher Franklin Graham has been cancelled in Liverpool, after the venue said his views were “incompatible with our values”. Graham preached at Donald Trump’s inauguration, has said gay people caused a “moral 9/11” in America and…

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Bernie defends accepting support of a racist homophobe.

Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign is defending amid LGBTQ backlash its acceptance of support from podcast host Joe Rogan, who in the past has made comments condemned as transphobic, used anti-gay epithets and jokingly compared a black neighborhood to “Planet of the Apes.”…

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Judge who legalized same-sex marriage is thanked every week.

Margaret Marshall, one of the judges who legalised same-sex marriage in Massachusetts back in 2003, says she is thanked by someone every week for her part in the landmark ruling. Speaking at a Duke Law event, Margaret said: “Goodridge was in November 2003…