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LGBT statistics: The proportion of straight people has fallen.

There is a lower proportion of straight people in Britain than there has been since the government started releasing LGBT statistics. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed in its 2017 release on Monday (January 21) that 93.2 percent of people identify as straight…

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Two thirds of gay fathers have been discriminated against.

Despite 2013 US Supreme Court decision establishing the full right of same-gender partners, including the legitimacy and legal recognition of their children as beneficiaries, a new studypublished on January 14 by the American Academy of Pediatrics highlights the overwhelming barriers and…

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Right-wing media are inciting violence against transgenders.

Hate crimes against transgender people have been rising in both the United States and the U.K., and 2017 saw the first federal conviction of a hate crime against a transgender person in the U.S. Meanwhile, members of extreme anti-LGBTQ groups have…

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Believe it or not, LGBT rights might improve in 2019.

It may be hard to believe, given the Trump administration’s history on the matter and the threats that still loom large in more conservative states, but 2019 could be a landmark year for LGBT rights. Thanks in part to the results of…