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Few states require LGBT-inclusive sex education

Reps. Barbara Lee and Alma Adams and Sens. Cory Booker and Mazie Hirono on May 18 introduced the Real Education and Access for Healthy Youth Act, which addresses “both education and access to care for young people, with a focus on…

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Kentucky ties to Baptist kids agency at risk over gay rights

A cultural clash pitting religious beliefs against gay rights has jeopardized Kentucky’s long-running relationship with a foster care and adoption agency affiliated with the Baptist church that serves some of the state’s most vulnerable children. The standoff revolves around a…

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Texas firm petitions court be able to fire LGBT people

A management services firm in Texas is asking a federal court to grant it a religious exemption to discriminate against LGBTQ people because the owner says he runs a “Christian business.” And if they’re not allowed to summarily fire all…

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Number of over-65s identifying as GLB rises for first time

The number of older people identifying as gay, lesbian or bisexual (LGB) has increased for the first time, figures show. Proportions of people aged 65 and over in the UK who classed themselves as LGB increased from 0.7% in 2018 to 1% in 2019, according…

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Airline bans senator after she calls its gay CEO an anti-gay slur

Qantas, the national airline carrier for Australia, has banned a senator from Tasmania for six months after she went on a foul-mouthed rant at staff. The incident took place on March 25 at Melbourne Airport. Qantas staff had apparently stopped Tasmanian…