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Gay penguin couples are preparing for eggs this mating season
(Photo: ZSL London Zoo) […]
Month: May 2021
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Britain to host the first global conference on LGBT rights
The first-ever global conference on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights is to be hosted in the UK next year, as the government races to fulfil its pledges to the international 42-country Equal Rights Coalition. The “Safe To Be Me” event…
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FX’s ‘Pride’ docuseries chronicles 6 decades of LGBT activism
Ahead of Pride Month in June, FX Networks will air a documentary series chronicling the LGBTQ community’s fight for civil rights in the United States across six decades. Directed by seven renowned queer filmmakers, “Pride” is a six-episode limited series…
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UN calls on religious leaders to dial down anti-LGBT rhetoric
Religious leaders and institutions should stamp out rhetoric or practices that could incite discrimination or violence against LGBT+ people, the United Nations and international human rights experts said on Friday. Their call came amid debate about the relationship between…
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Rep. Brian Sims gave one of his kidneys to dying, gay neighbor
Brian Sims, a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 182nd district since 2012, has shared an inspiring story about family, sacrifice, and going above and beyond the call of duty to help others. Sims, 42, a Democratic lawmaker who…
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How a small beach town became a gay ‘safe haven’ in the 50s
In the summer of 1953, Audrey Hartmann was 23 years old and on vacation with friends. She was staying in Ocean Bay Park, a small beach town on Fire Island, 60 miles from New York City. She’d heard whispers about a place down…
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LGBT youth are 3 times more likely to have an eating disorder
The charity for LGBTQ+ youth surveyed 2,934 pupils aged 11-18 (1,140 of whom are LGBTQ+) across 375 schools in the UK. It will form part of a larger report into inclusive education and the experiences of queer students, which will be published in full…