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President-Elect Joe Biden name-checks gay and transgender Americans in victory speech

President-elect Joe Biden name-checked gay and transgender American in his victory speech Saturday night, which made a call for unity after a tumultuous presidential election and four years of President

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Joe Biden to Become the 46th President of the United States of America

America has chosen Democrat Joe Biden as its 46th president, turning to a veteran voice who has projected calm and compassion, promised a more empathetic and scientific approach to the

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Anti-gay Tanzanian leader barred from the United States amid reports of country’s obstruction of LGBT Access to Healthcare

A powerful Tanzanian government official responsible for sweeping anti-gay crackdowns, surveillance squads and arrests of homosexuals has been banned from the United States. The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

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Opinion: After Jussie Smollett, Will Real Victims of Anti-LGBT Hate Crimes Be Heard?

Jussie Smollett just made it that much harder for the United States to have an honest conversation about anti-LGBT violence. What’s especially painful is how urgent that conversation remains. On

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The Trump Administration Will Not Punish African Countries That Discriminate Against LGBTQ People

Mick Mulvaney, a former Republican lawmaker who is Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Trump administration, has made comments which imply that the Trump administration will

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United States votes against the Banning of the Death Penalty for Homosexuality

The United States was one of just 13 countries to vote against a U.N. resolution banning the death penalty for homosexuality. The mandate condemns the use of capital punishment in

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Anti-LGBT activists set out their plan to roll back equality under President Trump

The National Organisation for Marriage has set out its strategy for rolling back LGBT rights under the Trump administration. When Trump takes office in January, the GOP will be in

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Donald Trump Wins The Presidency Of The United States

The race for the White House has reached its conclusion. After the candidates traded increasingly vicious blows to become Barack Obama’s successor ahead of one of the most talked about

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Donald Trump Promises To Do Everything In His Power To Protect The LGBTQ Community, Twitter Reacts

Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump has claimed he’ll do “everything in his power” to protect LGBT people – despite his actively anti-LGBT stances. Don’t let the Republican Party’s homophobic and

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US Governor of Indiana Bans Boys from Wearing Clothes with ‘Gay’ Colors

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed an executive order on Wednesday that bans what he called “gay colors” to be worn by boys in public elementary and secondary schools in the

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