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US Marine Found Guilty in Jennifer Laude’s Death but Not of Murder, Given Short Sentence
Joseph Scott Pemberton was convicted for the death of transgender woman Jennifer Laude, the New York Times uses the gender-neutral honorific Mx., Canada welcomes LGBT Syrian refugees and more news!
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News Fix: Nine Killed in Racist Attack at Black Charleston Church and More News
A third-grade teacher who has to resign after reading a book to his class that was deemed too gay, Kenlissia Jones’ murder charges for taking abortion medication are dropped, a woman will be on the face of the $10 bill, and more.
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Daily Fix: California First State to Pay for Trans Inmate’s Surgery and More News Stories
Lesbian couples in Mississippi are challenging the state’s gay adoption ban, while Mexico found their gay adoption ban to be unconstitutional and Chelsea Manning is threatened with solitary confinement for “absurd” violations and more news.
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Daily Fix: New South Wales Education Minister Nixes High School Showing of “Gayby Baby” and More News
Kids in New South Wales won’t see Gayby Baby at school for Wear It Purple Day, Donald Trump kicks Jorge Ramos out of his press conference, women vote in Saudi Arabia, Walmart no longer selling assault weapons, and more.
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Amnesty International’s Policy Calling for Decriminalization of Sex Work is a Move in the Right Direction
Amnesty International’s Board has put together a draft policy on sex work that could lift up and protect some of the most vulnerable and marginalized folks around the world – and feminists and human rights advocates alike could learn a lot from it. The only problem is that they’re too busy speaking over the sex workers and researchers who emphatically support the proposal to really do so.
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Daily Fix: No New Friends for Scott Walker This Week and More News Stories
Bill O’Reilly’s dumb thoughts, the Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act, some really alarming high school educators, violence against a trans woman in Brazil, an anti-abortion lawsuit in Virginia, and more!
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Female Students Arrested in Malaysia, Suspected of Criminal “Same-Sex Relations”
Nabbed in an early morning hotel raid, the pair face prosecution under state syariah laws criminalising lesbian sex.
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Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Iceland’s Former Prime Minister, Proves Lesbians Can Rule the World
“There are a lot of things you’re not supposed to be able to do when you’re gay: get married, have children, be the head of a national government, etc. But stereotypes exist to be broken, at least when you’re former Icelandic Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir.”
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Equaldex: Exploring the New Virtual Information-Sharing Network for Global LGBT Rights
Equaldex is giving LGBT folks around the world the ability to define and explain their own movements for the rest of us. And it’s helping us all to learn from one another in our parallel movements for equality.
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Survey Says: Gay is Okay in the UK, Will Probably Continue to Be
The annual British Social Attitudes survey indicates increasing acceptance of homosexuality, though same-sex adoption and parenting remain controversial.
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France Removes “Mère” and “Père” From French Forms For Gay Families, Which Is Magnifique
While the change in language may seem like a small thing, it’s indicative of something quite a bit larger brewing en France.
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Toronto Decides Whether It Needs Separate Gay High Schools, Or Just Gay Equality
Yes, it’s good for there to be a safe refuge where gay students can learn and thrive in safety, but the goal should be to create this kind of safe environment in mainstream schools.
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Sweden’s Got A New Gender-Neutral Pronoun
And its critics are madder than a wet hen.
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LGBT Equality, Activism and Inspiration at the Celebration of Courage Award Ceremony
Last week the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission hosted their annual “Celebration of Courage” Gala and I was there (and accidentally chatted with Judith Butler!).
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New Book Claims Gandhi “Gay Or Bisexual,” Already Banned in Gujarat
A new book claims Gandhi was in love with a man named Herman Kallenbach, and the state of Gujarat has already banned it for because “the book denigrates the national pride and leadership.”
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Sweden’s Only One of 17 Countries That Requires Forced Sterilization of Trans People
“Considering how shocking people find Sweden’s law, it’s worth pointing out the country is 1 of 17 in Europe (shown in red below) that require trans people to have a surgical procedure that results in sterilization before legal gender change is made to their identification ID.”
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Being A Gay “Good Example” in Australia
All sorts of things are being done and said about gay and trans people in Australia; here are some of them.
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Gym Teacher Suspended Over Lesbian Affair With Student, Just Like in the Movies!
Is there a double standard for gender when considering inappropriate and often criminal sexual misconduct between teachers and students?
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“Gay Girl in Damascus” is Actually a Delusional Guy in Turkey
Straight guy poses as a lesbian on the internet, acquires internet girlfriend — with a devastating and appalling political twist.
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The Gay Girl in Damascus May Be Fake, But Her Story Isn’t
“…for some of us realities are actually reality, tragedies are actually tragic and the unbelievable is actually to be believed.”