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For the LGBTQ community in India, online dating platforms are helping break down stigmas
Of those who chose to disclose their sexuality via online dating platforms, 67% were millenn…
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India's first trans beauty pageant winner's journey from hunger and abandonment to a symbol of empowerment
The LGBTQIA+ community (an acronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, queer, intersex …
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An Olympic diving gold medalist has called for countries with anti-LGBT laws to be completely banned from the games
The British diver won gold at the Tokyo Olympics and says it is now his "mission" to ban anti-LGBT …
Sam Cooper
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Poland's LGBT community feels fear and anger after election
He said he also felt anger "at the ignorance of people, at indifference - a big disappointment tha…
PTI
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'Out and proud': Boris Johnson made this confusing Brexit video about gay rights
I'm very proud to say, we in Britain have the most progressive attitudes towards LGBT issues anywhe…
Jeremy Wilson
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A 22-year-old trans journalist tells us why many like her are forced to beg or dance for a living
Heidi Saadiya, a 22-year-old trans woman, won our hearts when she reported a news story on Chandray…
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An IBM chief explains how the tech giant has influenced the wider business world on LGBT+ diversity
Claudia Brind-Woody: We have done a lot over several years that have influenced a lot of other corp…
Lianna Brinded
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The top 10 brands for LGBT Americans
The founder of Amazon Jeff Bezos pledged $2.5 million to support same-sex marriage in 2012, which m…
Hayley Fitzpatrick
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Trump seemed to know nothing about his own administration's plan to decriminalize homosexuality around the world
Stuart Milk, an LGBT activist and nephew of civil rights leader Harvey Milk, who was at Grenell's d…
Sinéad Baker,Sinéad Baker,Sin…
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IBM just published a strong statement on how companies can do more to support their LGBT employees
IBM joined American Express, Google and 11 other global companies in September 2015 to launch the f…
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A Colorado high school volleyball coach says he was told to 'denounce' being gay and become a 'child of God,' or resign
Following Inoke Tonga's accusations about Valor Christian, a second coach, Lauren Benner, said she …
Cheryl Teh
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A trans woman says the manager of a New Jersey diner followed her into the bathroom and demanded she 'use the men's room'
"You're a woman in your dreams," Erin Kinahan said the night manager told her after following her o…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Virginia is the first southern state to ban the 'trans panic' defense that previously gave lighter sentences to assailants claiming to react to someone's gender identity
A dozen other states have already banned the defense, which has traditionally been used in murder a…
Yelena Dzhanova
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A Florida homeowner's association fined a couple for displaying a small pride flag on their front yard
The Eastland Cove Homeowner's Association said the flag violates a neighborhood rule, but the two m…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Capgemini has five lessons to give India Inc on gender inclusivity
It’s been a year since the draconian law of Section 377 was abolished, yet, the society is far aw…
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World’s first openly gay prince, who opened up his palace for LGBT people, hung condoms on trees, was last seen raising $400,000 during the NYC Pride Parade
His experiences motivated him to work for the rights of all the LGBTQIA+ community in India, to …
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Hillary Clinton calls for greater measures to combat ISIS, advocates for stricter gun control
"We need to redouble our efforts to defend our country from threats at home and abroad," she added.…
Maxwell Tani
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Trans kids in Alabama are officially banned from playing sports that don't correspond to the gender they were assigned at birth
The Alabama bill is the latest amid a surge of anti-trans bills being considered in state legislatu…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Section 377 Verdict: India’s top court decriminalises homosexuality in landmark verdict
The court has observed: A five-person bench headed by India’s Chief Justice Dipak Misra…
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Singapore, where sex between men had carried a 2-year prison sentence for decades, finally repeals 'antiquated law'
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said that while Singapore remains a "broadly conservative" society, …