On LGBTQ rights:Hickenlooper has supported LGBTQ rights throughout his whole career.
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But he's not necessarily the favorite with all LGBTQ adults — and 73% of LGBTQ respondents think it's harder for LGBTQ candidates to run for office.
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In terms of Social Services, The Center provides housing for homeless LGBTQ youth, affordable housing for LGBTQ seniors, and legal services tailored to LGBTQ needs.
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LGBTQ rights advocates argue that since anti-LGBTQ discrimination is fundamentally about sex-based expectations, anti-LGBTQ discrimination is prohibited under bans against sex discrimination.
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In some cases YouTube also placed anti-LGBTQ ads next to LGBTQ content.
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He also started adopting more LGBTQ-sympathetic rhetoric, talking more and more about the difficulty of being LGBTQ in the church and advocating compassion for LGBTQ teens.
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There are only six openly LGBTQ+ U.S. Representatives and only one openly LGBTQ+ Senator.
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Every LGBTQ person knows our safety is never guaranteed, especially LGBTQ people of color.
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If federal civil rights law protects LGBTQ people, then LGBTQ people are protected everywhere.
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They're also less likely to: have teachers who are supportive of LGBTQ+ students, learn about LGBTQ+ topics on the curriculum, be protected by anti-bullying policies, have LGBTQ+ resources in the library, and have LGBTQ+ inclusive health services, according to the report.
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Aces often identify as LGBTQ+, Aces & Aros notes, possibly because they view asexuality as an LGBTQ+ identity or because they have another identity that falls under the LGBTQ+ umbrella.
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Pulse was a space for LGBTQ+ people and, on that night, specifically Latinx LGBTQ+ people.
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Nixon is a longtime advocate for LGBTQ+ rights and a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
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Once considered a pejorative term, queer has been reclaimed by some LGBTQ+ people to describe themselves; however, it is not a universally accepted term, even within the LGBTQ+ community. LGBTQ+
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But the lifestyle choices of his LGBTQ patients are often poorer than his non-LGBTQ patients.
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Over 400 LGBTQ New Zealanders and over 400 LGBTQ travelers wed in New Zealand in 2016.
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That support can include offering LGBTQ benefits, creating employee network groups and donating to LGBTQ causes.
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Collecting #lgbtq information on the census would have been monumental for the LGBTQ anti-violence movement.
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While LGBTQ-themed ads can lure in LGBTQ consumers, they may have an even wider reach.
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In simple terms, there are some LGBTQ people who will fight for LGBTQ-specific rights — e.g.
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Both the substance of anti-LGBTQ theology and the process of hiding it harm LGBTQ people.
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One of the many harmful effects of anti-LGBTQ theology is its effect on LGBTQ youth.
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LGBTQ+ Clinics These health centers offer services targeted at low-income members of the LGBTQ+ community.
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The LGBTQ Victory Fund, a political action committee that supports LGBTQ candidates, found that, as of Wednesday afternoon, 28500 out of the 6900 LGBTQ candidates on the ballot won their races.
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But any churchgoer can lodge a complaint against openly LGBTQ clergy or LGBTQ allies, which then go before the Church's Judicial Council, which has defrocked several LGBTQ clergy in the past.
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Today, while roughly 80% of non-LGBTQ+ people say LGBTQ+ people shouldn't hide who they are at work, it is estimated that 46% of LGBTQ+ Americans are in the closet at work.
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The findings by LGBTQ charity Stonewall and YouGov found that almost 32 percent of LGBTQ people have experienced some form of discrimination or poor treatment from others in their local LGBTQ community.
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Sean Meloy from the LGBTQ Victory Fund told the Washington Blade that McIntosh could encourage other LGBTQ lawmakers to step into leadership roles and help secure pro-LGBTQ laws in the state.
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Leading the charge to put LGBTQ leaders in office is Victory Fund, an American political action committee that promotes LGBTQ equality, by increasing the number of LGBTQ elected officials across the nation.
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LGBTQ and employees with disabilities:7.8% of U.S. employees and 7.6% of U.S. managers identify as LGBTQ.
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LGBTQ [el-jee-bee-tee-kyoo] | acronym (LGBTQ people) Acronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer.
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LGBTQ workers shouldn't be curating their lives just so their non-LGBTQ co-workers feel more comfortable.
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Halt and Catch Fire is also an LGBTQ positive show, but it's not about the LGBTQ community.
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But otherwise, his first year in office was marked by anti-LGBTQ action after anti-LGBTQ action.
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It has been described by LGBTQ advocates as the most sweeping anti-LGBTQ law in the country.
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Shifting tides for LGBTQ AmericansUnfortunately, after the 2016 election, the political climate shifted away from LGBTQ equality.
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Some videos by LGBTQ creators were restricted even if the content had nothing to do with LGBTQ issues.
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I found out what the situation was for LGBTQ people in Poland and how the LGBTQ community operated.
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Kadyrov has brushed off criticism of the LGBTQ purges and insists there are no LGBTQ people in Chechnya.
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Additionally, 46% of non-LGBTQ workers say that they wouldn't feel comfortable working with an LGBTQ co-worker.
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LGBTQ groups were furious, saying that the Trump administration had "erased" LGBTQ people from the biggest national survey.
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The majority of homeless youth are LGBTQ, and the majority of LGBTQ homeless youth are people of color.
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Even if the law really didn't allow discrimination against LGBTQ people, anti-LGBTQ advocates sure thought it did.
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Kaplan says her teenage son and his peers don't see any difference between LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ people.
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LGBTQ youth are at significant risk of becoming homeless, with 40% of all homeless youth identifying as LGBTQ.
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There are also the unique challenges LGBTQ people face in the criminal justice system, LGBTQ youth homelessness, health issues like HIV/AIDS, and the extreme threat of deportation for undocumented immigrants fleeing anti-LGBTQ persecution.
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Some LGBTQ advocates have labeled the compromise a "Trojan Horse" for LGBTQ rights because it offers limited or watered-down protections, and continues to position the rights of LGBTQ people as secondary to religious concerns.
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In 2003, LGBTQ+ individuals were severely underrepresented on TV — as in only five characters on TV identified as LGBTQ+.
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GLAAD reports that, in 242, there are more LGBTQ characters of color than white LGBTQ characters in broadcast television.
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As part of its outreach to the LGBTQ community, Dallas police will hold a LGBTQ town hall on Thursday.
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Even so, across the board, LGBTQ people overwhelmingly (90%) believe Pride Month helps advance equal rights for LGBTQ people.
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The gender disparity among LGBTQ people is even more stark on Instagram, which 2135% of all LGBTQ people use.
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October 19 is Spirit Day, a day run by LGBTQ organization GLAAD to raise awareness about anti-LGBTQ bullying.
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It was another example of a brand failing to hire actual LGBTQ+ people for campaigns profiting from LGBTQ+ themes.
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Many LGBTQ entrepreneurs—even those based in LGBTQ-friendly locations—choose to remain closeted to potential investors when fundraising.
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However, among non-LGBTQ adults, percentages remained stable with 49% reporting being "very" or "somewhat" comfortable with LGBTQ people.
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As LGBTQ media advocacy organization GLAAD noted in 2019, there were 90 LGBTQ characters on prime-time broadcast shows.
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Indeed, studies show LGBTQ youth are much more likely to attempt suicide than those who don't identify as LGBTQ.
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He was invited as a representative of the Jewish LGBTQ+ community, along with other leaders of Jewish LGBTQ+ organizations.
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At Friday's LGBTQ Presidential Forum, Former Vice President Joe Biden got defensive over his history on LGBTQ rights, Sen.
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When Jane wins, she will be Tampa's first LGBTQ mayor, the first LGBTQ woman to lead one of Florida's largest cities and the only LGBTQ woman leading a major U.S. city in the southeast United States.
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The LGBTQ characters featured on the shows are still predominantly white (77% of LGBTQ characters on streaming, 62% on broadcast, 183% on cable) and the majority are men (55% of LGBTQ characters on broadcast), and cisgender.
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These legal protections for the LGBTQ+ community mean that refugees from countries with anti-LGBTQ+ laws seek asylum in Argentina.
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Even if closeted politicians advocate for anti-LGBTQ policies, 60% of LGBTQ people think it's unacceptable to out them publicly.
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And by identical numbers, LGBTQ people said the Trump adminstration has been worse for LGBTQ people than former president Obama.
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Morales has also spoken about LGBTQ issues and advocacy at the National LGBTQ Task Force's Creating Change conference and SXSW.
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And for the first time, LGBTQ people of color outnumbered white LGBTQ characters on-screen by 50 to 49 percent.
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Ryu wants LGBTQ Olympians to experience South Korea's already thriving LGBTQ scene, and by doing so, make it more powerful.
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Pat McCrory argued that the anti-LGBTQ law was necessary after Charlotte passed an ordinance protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination.
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A longtime supporter of LGBTQ rights, Cyrus established the Happy Hippie Foundation in 2014, which helps homeless and LGBTQ youth.
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LGBTQ advocacy organizations are encouraging LGBTQ people and allies to call their representatives to voice their opposition to the erasure.
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LGBTQ people of color, meanwhile, were more than twice as likely to avoid a doctor's office as white LGBTQ respondents.
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The report also found that non-LGBTQ people feel less comfortable interacting with the LGBTQ community, rising sharply in 2017.
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Not only can LGBTQ teens learn about themselves, but heterosexual students can also better understand and respect their LGBTQ peers.
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Even in the United States, research by GLAAD, an LGBTQ media watchdog group, shows that LGBTQ media visibility is lacking.
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LGBTQ men ran in higher numbers than LGBTQ women, but women won at a higher rate, according to Victory Fund.
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There needs to be a collaborative effort between the people and the government and between LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ groups.
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Too often, LGBTQ actors come out of the closet only to discover that they can only play LGBTQ film roles.
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LGBTQ advocacy organization GLAAD will host its own presidential forum centered on LGBTQ-specific issues in Iowa on Sept. 20.
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This, of course, also ignores the ongoing discrimination faced by LGBTQ people, especially LGBTQ people of color, in Western countries.
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Once a straight person meets someone who is LGBTQ, they are overwhelmingly more likely to be pro-LGBTQ equal rights.
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Protesters with PETA and the LGBTQ community demonstrate against Chick-fil-A's views on LGBTQ issues in Hollywood, California, Aug.
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In India, it worked with users and consultants, including an LGBTQ organization working for the health and human rights of the LGBTQ community since 1994, The Humsafar Trust, as well as LGBTQ author and inclusion advocate, Parmesh Shahani.
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"Conversion therapy can amplify 'shame and stigma' among LGBTQ youthThe Trevor Project, which provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention to LGBTQ youth, says conversion therapy "amplifies the shame and stigma that so many LGBTQ young people already experience.
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"Over time, we added protected classes to that — people with disabilities in some states, for example." advocates want explicit legal protections for LGBTQ people Some LGBTQ advocates argue that legal prohibitions against sex discrimination already protect LGBTQ people.
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They're also well-known for their anti-LGBTQ measures and have been actively collecting signatures to stop anti-LGBTQ discrimination laws.
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More Americans became comfortable with LGBTQ people, because more Americans got to know LGBTQ people in their day-to-day lives.
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Anti-LGBTQ advocates are already gearing up to weaken LGBTQ rights in the US now that Kennedy is leaving the Court.
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Among the parties, 83.2 percent of LGBTQ candidates ran as Democrats, and just 2.4 percent of LGBTQ candidates ran as Republicans.
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LGBTQ advocates hailed the move as a win, but said they hoped the census will also start to count LGBTQ individuals.
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The goal: to make it "not just accepting of LGBTQ people, but an enthusiastically accepting atmosphere for LGBTQ people," he said.
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The LGBTQ New York City based organization builds "leadership, political consciousness, and organizing skills of LGBTQ youth," according to its mission.
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Until then, anti-LGBTQ bullying and abuse is not only common for LGBTQ students but also tacitly endorsed under state law.
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AFC is the largest LGBTQ community center in the US, and has been offering support to homeless LGBTQ youth since 2002.
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Trump "doesn't talk a lot about LGBTQ people," Rebecca Isaacs, executive director of the LGBTQ rights group Equality Federation, told me.
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LGBTQ people of faith are often erased from our public discourse that portrays LGBTQ rights as mutually exclusive from religious belief.
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I contributed two puzzles to Queer Qrosswords, a puzzle pack organized by Nate Cardin by LGBTQ+ constructors to benefit LGBTQ+ charities.
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Since 2013's law forbidding the spread of "LGBTQ propaganda," anti-LGBTQ violence in Russian doubled according to a 2017 study.
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The state also has a record number of openly LGBTQ candidates this year, with 35 LGBTQ people running for public office.
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Pence has drawn the ire of members of the LGBTQ community in the past for his positions on various LGBTQ issues.
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Polish LGBTQ groups hailed the European resolution, describing it as important support in their fight to revoke the LGBTQ-free zones.
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But they also do all sorts of other things, such as hire LGBTQ liaisons to work closely with local LGBTQ communities.
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Now, some LGBTQ activists argue that federal law prohibiting sex-based discrimination already protects LGBTQ people in some of these settings.
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And if the church does not affirm LGBTQ people, he has three options as an ally: Leave his church and join one that actually affirms LGBTQ people (here's a map of affirming churches), stay and publicly voice his belief in a need to affirm LGBTQ Christians in his church or stop portraying himself as an LGBTQ ally.
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As Isabella's mom hopefully comes to terms with her daughter's sexuality, Isabella has found community support with other LGBTQ+ people on Instagram, Twitter, and Tumblr, and by going to marches for LGBTQ+ rights and to concerts of LGBTQ+ artists.
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"To improve LGBTQ representation, magazines can ensure that they're hiring a diverse staff, commit to raising the profile of important issues and notable LGBTQ people, and continue to educate themselves on how to report on LGBTQ issues," Ellis said.
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What if we worked for an LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum in history classes, so that all students — not just LGBTQ students — learn about the contributions that LGBTQ individuals have made throughout the history of the United States and the world?
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A new GLAAD report analyzing LGBTQ representation in television finds a "record high percentage of LGBTQ characters on broadcast TV" in 20183.
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Instead it focuses on how they paved the way for future LGBTQ activism and created a new, uplifting symbol for LGBTQ individuals.
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At the same time, anti-LGBTQ harassment is on the rise, and there are no federal laws protecting LGBTQ Americans against discrimination.
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LGBTQ people with disabilities reported disparities as well, with 20.4 percent avoiding public places versus 9.1 percent of LGBTQ respondents without disabilities.
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It both reflects LGBTQ children's identities back to them in a healthy way, and helps promote tolerance and acceptance of LGBTQ individuals.
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This deeper representation allows for a much more nuanced understanding of LGBTQ communities not only for us, but non-LGBTQ viewers too.
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There remains a lack of LGBTQ folks on TV, according to GLAAD, an advocacy organization that promotes more LGBTQ narratives in media.
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The nation's largest LGBTQ civil rights organization is launching a campaign effort to "expose" Vice President Pence's views on the LGBTQ community.
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Police bias, abuse and profiling of LGBTQ people—especially trans women of color—means more LGBTQ people are targeted by law enforcement.
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On LGBTQ rights:Yang supports extending protected status under federal law to LGBTQ individuals to safeguard them against discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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I am proud to support my LGBTQ friends and the LGBTQ Americans who have made immense contributions to our society and economy.
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Television producer Ryan Murphy is announcing a multimillion-dollar initiative to help elect pro-LGBTQ candidates and vote out anti-LGBTQ incumbents.
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The effects of race are even more dramatic: Additionally, LGBTQ women and men are offered less money than their non-LGBTQ counterparts.
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By expanding LGBTQ employment, creating equal opportunity workplaces, and advocating for LGBTQ-friendly public policy, we can begin to reach our potential.
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has sent messages supporting LGBTQ individuals as the top US diplomat, with statements celebrating LGBTQ pride month.
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Ever since then, GLAAD has worked tirelessly to monitor LGBTQ issues in the media, empower LGBTQ individuals to tell their stories, and hold the powers that be accountable for their inclusion of LGBTQ narratives across film, television, radio and journalism.
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And whether that was intended to protect LGBTQ people or not, a plain reading of the law and a very basic understanding of how anti-LGBTQ discrimination works indicates LGBTQ people should be protected regardless of the motives behind the statute.
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LGBTQ rights Sessions was repeatedly pressed on whether the department's Civil Rights Division will protect LGBTQ people from discrimination, following newly released agency guidance on protecting religious liberty that civil rights groups claim paves the way for discrimination against LGBTQ people.
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The NCAA won't punish North Carolina for LGBTQ discrimination after all The NCAA won't punish North Carolina for LGBTQ discrimination after all North Carolina can discriminate against LGBTQ Americans and still host a championship sports game, as it turns out.
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It also found that the 2018-'19 TV season marks the first time that LGBTQ characters of color outnumber white LGBTQ characters, and reported that all TV platforms (broadcast, cable, and streaming) have shown significant increases in LGBTQ characters of color.
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These results, and the findings from the LGBTQ in America survey, suggest that Republicans continue to ignore LGBTQ voters at their own peril.
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But, while LGBTQ+ visibility might have been enough to call a show "groundbreaking" in 1998, LGBTQ+ people now expect more from queer characters.
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It's difficult for LGBTQ people to exist in these areas—LGBTQ people of color are facing an even more severe degree of hardship.
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State legislatures -- with bills like North Carolina's HB2 and Texas's SB6 -- are making LGBTQ individuals, and those with LGBTQ family members, feel unwelcome.
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It's a remarkable shift in just a few years — one of the biggest LGBTQ victories in a time period full of LGBTQ victories.
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It seems highly likely that these students have LGBTQ peers, and education is key to preventing the bullying and stigmatization of LGBTQ students.
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Taxpayer-funded government contractors could fire their LGBTQ employees, and taxpayer-funded agencies could turn away the LGBTQ community from ostensibly public services.
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We learned about LGBTQ movies and books, slowly mapping out the American LGBTQ community's piecemeal history of beauty, survival, oppression, resistance, and death.
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Tonight, the LGBTQ prisoner advocacy group Black and Pink is debuting an exhibition of artwork by incarcerated LGBTQ artists called On the Inside.
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LGBTQ: Walsh described himself as a "big supporter" of LGBTQ people serving in the military in a September debate with former Massachusetts Gov.
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In July, LGBTQ activist Yelena Grigoryeva was found dead after her name appeared on a site advocating for people to hunt LGBTQ individuals.
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And she did so while being an LGBTQ pioneer at a time when it was rare for LGBTQ celebrities to be publicly out.
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It was their chance to refine their approach to LGBTQ issues and current affairs ahead of CNN's more exclusive LGBTQ 2020 town hall.
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But it's clear who's to blame: The Republicans who are so focused with allowing discrimination against LGBTQ people that even their repeal of an anti-LGBTQ law had to include a ban, even a temporary one, on municipalities protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination.
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"At a time when the Trump administration is trying to render LGBTQ people invisible, representing LGBTQ people in all of our diversity in scripted TV programs is an essential counterbalance that gives LGBTQ people stories to relate to," Ellis said in a statement.
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"An LGBTQ woman winning a U.S. Senate seat in a state that voted for Trump is a game-changer, both for the LGBTQ community and the Democratic party," CEO and President of LGBTQ Victory Fund Annise Parker said in a statement on Monday.
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"We have spent countless hours advocating for our company to improve policies and practices regarding the treatment of LGBTQ+ persons, the depiction of LGBTQ+ persons, and harassment and hate speech directed at LGBTQ+ persons, on YouTube and other Google products," the letter read.
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"Everyone should be aware that the administration is asking the Supreme Court to make it legal to fire workers just because they're LGBTQ and this is actually going to transform the lives of LGBTQ people and people who are not LGBTQ," Stangio said.
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The lessons were developed by a group of teachers working with the Massachusetts Safe Schools Program for LGBTQ Students and the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth and will include lessons on events like the 85033 Stonewall Riots and LGBTQ writers like Langston Hughes.
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By tapping into business interests in Georgia to get the legislation vetoed, LGBTQ advocates may have developed a potential model for stopping future anti-LGBTQ laws — unfortunately perhaps too late for the sweeping anti-LGBTQ law that passed in North Carolina on Wednesday.
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In 2017, Philadelphia-based LGBTQ+ activist group More Color, More Pride added a black and a brown stripe to symbolize LGBTQ+ people of color.
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Do you think LGBTQ Roma are more likely to hide their sexual orientation from their friends and family than LGBTQ people from other backgrounds?
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A longtime supporter of LGBTQ rights, Kesha's single is included in a collection of reimagined wedding songs for the LGBTQ community titled Universal Love.
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In 2016, only 4.8 percent of characters on TV were LGBTQ, and an overwhelming majority — about 71 percent — of these LGBTQ characters were white.
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But he has since pursued anti-LGBTQ policies and is deeply unpopular with LGBTQ Americans overall — 81% disapprove of the job he is doing.
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Although LGBTQ representation is at an all time high, many LGBTQ teens say they are still facing violence and harassment in schools from peers.
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Dulay said all the plaintiffs have experienced different issues, some overlapping, but the common denominator is that they're all LGBTQ creators creating LGBTQ content.
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According to Variety, there were more LGBTQ characters of color on broadcast shows this season than white LGBTQ characters, which was also a first.
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O'Rourke says he will also fight against practices that harm the LGBTQ community such as conversion therapy and appoint judges who support LGBTQ rights.
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Nearly 50 percent of LGBTQ Americans currently reside in the 30 states that lack statewide legal protections for LGBTQ people, according to the HRC.
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Syrian refugee and LGBTQ refugee activist Subhi Nahas, left, with Gwenn Craig, Bay Area LGBTQ activist and noted member of Harvey Milk's inner circle.
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LGBTQ rights groups decried the research, saying it's based in pseudoscience and poses a danger to members of the LGBTQ community around the world.
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After decades of anti-LGBTQ discrimination in the workplace, housing, schools, and other settings, most states haven't passed laws that explicitly protect LGBTQ people.
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LGBTQ visa applicants such as Omid's boyfriend are doubly affected because the new visa rules don't recognize LGBTQ partnerships as "bona fide" qualifying connections.
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Her big picture: Klobuchar stressed that a president can take action to support LGBTQ people "without Congress," like collecting census data from LGBTQ Americans.
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More than More than 2019 was a nail biter for LGBTQ+ legisl 2019 was a nail biter for LGBTQ+ legisl America is changing fast!
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"First non female cover star in 35 years [LGBTQ flag and heart emojis] thanks for having me [LGBTQ flag and heart emojis] ," he wrote.
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The LGBTQ NGO Warna Lentera Indonesia has, for years, advocated for the LGBTQ community's right to receive treatment and testing at national healthcare facilities.
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The policy whiplash is threatening a partnership with a local LGBTQ organization in Philadelphia that's agreed to provide mentors to LGBTQ would-be refugees.
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"Trevor will always be here to let LGBTQ youth know they are not alone, we will always fight to keep LGBTQ youth safe, and we are exploring options to push back against any policy decisions that tell LGBTQ youth they should not exist," they said.
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It's the first since Donald Trump — the man who calls himself a "friend" to LGBTQ people, yet has revoked rights for transgender students, threatened much-needed resources for LGBTQ health care, and is choosing to ignore LGBTQ people on the upcoming census — took office.
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Within the past three years, the White House has rolled back protections and resources for LGBTQ workers, trans people who need gender-affirming access to homeless shelters, LGBTQ seniors, people with HIV serving in the armed forces, and LGBTQ people seeking life-saving medical care.
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His administration has also scaled back some workplace protections for LGBTQ+ people and argued that a federal anti-discrimination law would not protect LGBTQ+ employees.
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LGBTQ advocates aren't happy with the partial repeal of North Carolina's anti-LGBTQ law, saying it leaves too much of the old law in place.
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The organization also commended her efforts to support her LGBTQ dancers and speak out against anti-LGBTQ laws in countries like Romania, Malawi and Russia.
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She was the lead spokesperson for her local LGBTQ rights group in Mexico and organized protests against an anti-LGBTQ gubernatorial candidate in her state.
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LGBTQ Americans are often described as a "community," and historically, LGBTQ people have faced similar types of discrimination for failing to meet strict gender norms.
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Most cities that have parades also have other events throughout the month, like LGBTQ+ family movie nights, rooftop parties, and get-togethers for LGBTQ+ teens.
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According to a survey conducted by LGBTQ Nation and SurveyMonkey, only 40% of LGBTQ people felt comfortable holding their partner's hand in public, Queerty reports.
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Black LGBTQ+ people have hardly been given their due in the stories of the LGBTQ+ community's past and present, and it's time to change that.
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Strengthen global safeguards for the LGBTQ community: O'Rourke plans to partner with other nations to reform the asylum and refugee processes for persecuted LGBTQ immigrants.
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But there's a twist: The state is already so lacking in LGBTQ legal protections that this new law isn't needed to allow anti-LGBTQ discrimination.
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For anyone LGBTQ+ or interested in LGBTQ+ culture, it should not have gone unnoticed that this year marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising.
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It isn't at first glance an obvious LGBTQ issue, but advocates raised it again and again as perhaps the biggest blemish on Obama's LGBTQ record.
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I've got an LGBTQ project I'm working on — 80 percent of homeless youth are LGBTQ, homeless youth that have been tossed out by their parents.
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Nearly half of all LGBTQ business travelers (174%) hid their true selves because they were concerned about anti-LGBTQ laws in the country they visited.
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Murphy said the new multimillion-dollar organization will both fund candidates running against someone with anti-LGBTQ views and aim to increase LGBTQ voter registration.
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Based solely on the agency's religious beliefs, a loving, LGBTQ grandparent, for example, or a qualified LGBTQ sibling could be deemed unsuitable by the contractor.
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Even Donald Trump's nomination acceptance speech left room for applause lines for LGBTQ citizens (though the party's platform left no such room for LGBTQ rights).
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"LGBTQ students experienced more victimization based on sexual orientation, gender expression, gender, appearance/body size, and disability than non-LGBTQ students," the report's authors write.
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Together, these bills represent a wide-ranging assault on LGBTQ Iowans' daily lives, according to One Iowa Action, a grassroots advocacy group for LGBTQ rights.
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The awards, handed out by the world's largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, recognizes media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues.
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As far as Trump's seemingly LGBTQ-friendly rhetoric goes, there's another reason to be cautious: He's essentially trying to turn LGBTQ people into Islamophobic bigots.
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The same Tinder survey found that 1 in 3 LGBTQ+ adults never formally came out, partly due to normalization and reduced stigma of LGBTQ+ identities.
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A full 773% of LGBTQ Americans said the country was headed in the wrong direction, and 72% said the Trump administration was bad on LGBTQ issues.
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Kansas, which had previously lacked LGBTQ representation in its state legislature, will now have two LGBTQ leaders, Brandon Woodard and Susan Ruiz, in the state House.
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The HUD secretary has also opposed same-sex marriage and LGBTQ rights, and the agency has actively moved away from combating anti-LGBTQ discrimination in housing.
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Harris, Buttigieg and Warren pledge to work to ensure schools are a safe environment for LGBTQ students, and would increase access to housing for LGBTQ Americans.
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For many, an anti-LGBTQ stance is absolutely not a de facto part of being a Christian — including those who identify as LGBTQ people of faith.
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The move represents Trump's latest flip-flop on his stance on LGBTQ rights; He promised on the campaign trail to protect and support the LGBTQ community.
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For LGBTQ advocates, pointing out the potential business and political backlash has become a key strategy for fighting back against anti-LGBTQ bills, including bathroom bills.
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At the two-day event, which addresses LGBTQ homelessness, Ramirez rallied support for LGBTQ youth across the country and revealed that she identifies as queer/bisexual.
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So your average (male) teenage skateboarder never sees an LGBTQ person they can relate to, and LGBTQ kids never see a skateboarder they can identify with.
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"I am proud to support my LGBTQ friends and the LGBTQ Americans who have made immense contributions to our society and economy," she wrote in June.
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Visit local LGBTQ-owned businesses, and check out the Human Rights Campaign's 2019 Corporate Equality Index, which identifies hundreds of LGBTQ-friendly businesses you can support.
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Through their culture and education programs, The Center provides spaces for LGBTQ performance and art, scholarships to deserving LGBTQ youth and even operates a charter school.
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"Homelessness disproportionately affects the LGBTQ community, with almost 40% of homeless youth identifying as LGBTQ," Brian Wenke, the executive director of the foundation, told Vanity Fair.
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A leaked internal document a couple of years ago showed them publicly saying they were LGBTQ-inclusive, but privately admitting the sanctioned exclusion of LGBTQ people.
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With a background and expertise in social work, Ellen is sought out as an expert on topics ranging from LGBTQ adoption to creating LGBTQ- inclusive schools.
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When LGBTQ characters show up in media, it's usually as emissaries to the straight world rather than as part of a fully realized, dynamic LGBTQ community.
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That's deeply concerning to LGBTQ and civil rights advocates, who worry that a pro–Masterpiece Cakeshop ruling could unravel anti-discrimination laws, particularly for LGBTQ people.
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After LGBTQ victories in marriage equality and the end of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," transgender rights and protections are the biggest LGBTQ issue of our time.
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Supporting the LGBTQ community is more complicated, since it's not a monolithic entity, and there are myriad issues that affect different cross-sections of LGBTQ people.
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After days of criticism from the LGBTQ community, YouTube has released a statement on the impact of their Restricted Mode on LGBTQ content on their site.
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For Annise Parker of the LGBTQ Victory Fund, which seeks to elect LGBTQ candidates up and down the ballot, Buttigieg's candidacy filled a more urgent need.
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With the Supreme Court weighing LGBTQ rights in the workforce this week, it's more important than ever we honor the immense contributions of the LGBTQ community.
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And Buttigieg further antagonized some advocates by initially declining an invitation to address a major LGBTQ forum in Iowa last year and by criticizing LGBTQ media.
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YouTube apologized to the LGBTQ community on Saturday over its enforcement of certain policies on its platform that have been criticized by LGBTQ YouTube video creators.
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Earlier this summer, a number of LGBTQ creators filed a lawsuit against YouTube for alleged discriminatory practices, including unfairly demonetizing content that included LGBTQ-friendly terms.
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The harm these laws pose to LGBTQ people is just one reason why any credible LGBTQ rights agenda must also involve a criminal justice reform agenda.
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Despite LGBTQ advocates' victory, there remains a big problem in Georgia today: The state still legally allows anti-LGBTQ discrimination, even without a religious freedom law.
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So despite losing in this particular instance, LGBTQ advocates have avoided a ruling that they feared could set a bad national standard for LGBTQ rights nationwide.
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"Until they really get to know LGBTQ people — including LGBTQ Christians — and hear our stories, some Christians have mistaken beliefs about us and our lives," says Justin Lee, an LGBTQ Christian activist and the author of 2012's Torn: Rescuing The Gospel From the Gays-vs.
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"In addition to refraining from financially supporting anti-LGBTQ organizations, Chick-fil-A still lacks policies to ensure safe workplaces for LGBTQ employees and should unequivocally speak out against the anti-LGBTQ reputation that their brand represents," said Drew Anderson, GLAAD's director of campaigns and rapid response.
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Story at a glance On Thursday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization, released "Coming Out: Living Authentically as Black LGBTQ People," a resource for members of the black LGBTQ+ community.
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In the spirit of that celebration, we asked nine LGBTQ+ celebrities who attended the prom what they love most about being queer, trans, or an LGBTQ+ ally.
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For some, drag becomes a way to make a direct political statement about the LGBTQ community itself, like Harish Iyer, a well-known Indian LGBTQ rights activist.
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This means it's difficult for international organizations to gather information about the lives of the LGBTQ+ community in Mauritania or make contact with LGBTQ+ people living there.
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LGBTQ Americans are also into leather daddies gyrating in assless chaps, despite screeches this month from conservative pundits and LGBTQ critics who say pride is too raunchy.
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LGBTQ people skew more female than Americans at large — 463% — while 46% of all LGBTQ people identify as bisexual, a group that is also three-quarters female.
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But, as the administration's positions on LGBTQ issues emerged, it would have been a sound management practice for DOJ leadership to take conciliatory actions with LGBTQ employees.
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Harris would appoint a chief advocate for LGBTQ+ affairs in the White House, and fund a new office designed to work across agencies to address LGBTQ issues.
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However, the meetings are being led in the White House by an anti-LGBTQ minister, which does raise concerns about the administration rolling back more LGBTQ protections.
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Similarly, 0.43 percent of LGBTQ respondents who didn't face discrimination avoided speaking about LGBTQ issues in social situations, while 53.5 percent of those who faced discrimination did.
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Initially created to support queer civil rights legislation and LGBTQ-friendly political candidates, the HRC has since grown into the largest LGBTQ advocacy group in the country.
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Like the delivery service, there are a number of companies partnering with organizations to make donations in support of LGBTQ rights and to celebrate the LGBTQ community.
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Here are some of the major examples: The administration's anti-LGBTQ agenda even extends to more minor issues, such as Trump's refusal to acknowledge LGBTQ Pride Month.
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YouTube is being sued by LGBTQ content creators alleging the company discriminated against LGBTQ creators on the platform and restricted their reach and ability to make money.
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YouTube is being sued by LGBTQ content creators alleging the company discriminated against LGBTQ creators on the platform and restricted their reach and ability to make money.
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Less widely discussed, however, has been the disproportionate impact that it has had on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) communities, particularly LGBTQ people of color.
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The percentage of young non-LGBTQ Americans who were either "very" or "somewhat" comfortable around LGBTQ people decreased for the second year in a row in 2018.
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Eighty-one percent of LGBTQ candidates ran as Democrats and 61 percent won, while 85033 percent of LGBTQ candidates ran as Republicans, with 17 percent claiming victory.
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The 2010s marked a decade of legal triumph for LGBTQ people, with landmark court cases in issues like same-sex marriage, LGBTQ adoption, and transgender bathroom rights.
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Gabbard previously worked for an anti-LGBTQ organization run by her father and opposed the expansion of LGBTQ rights during her time in the Hawaii state legislature.
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Under the Obama administration, the federal government used National LGBTQ Pride Month every June as an opportunity to recognize, celebrate, and encourage greater equality for LGBTQ people.
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HaddadRegarding members of the LGBTQ community, Haddad's plan highlights the creation of a law that would specify different types of hate crimes, including violence against LGBTQ individuals.
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The LGBTQ community is well organized and is ready to flex its political muscle so that no LGBTQ person or our allies have to live in fear.
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After the controversy, LGBTQ advocates hoped one good thing would come out of it: Maybe Indiana could finally pass a statewide law that legally protects LGBTQ people.
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The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs reported a spike in anti-LGBTQ hate violence between May 15 and July 15 and counted 22 anti-LGBTQ protests.
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Although the Episcopal Church has generally been more affirming of LGBTQ people than other Christian denominations, LGBTQ individuals tend to leave religion altogether at staggeringly high rates.
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As a queer trans woman who has covered LGBTQ politics for five years, I would argue that such behavior isn't empowering to the LGBTQ community; it's objectifying.
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Where it stands: The administration's involvement in LGBTQ cases supplements a 2-year White House playbook to undo many protections the LGBTQ community secured under President Obama.
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Jorge Valencia, executive director and CEO of Point Foundation, a scholarship provider for LGBTQ students, said that many LGBTQ youth are worried about the cost of college.
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The Lower Manhattan neighborhood has played a big role in the LGBTQ+ history of New York City as well as the LGBTQ+ rights movement across the nation.
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That group has outlined steps you can take to help advocate for homeless LGBTQ youth, especially if they are housed in shelters that are not LGBTQ-specific.
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But young hires are also more likely to be more accepting of LGBTQ issues, including trans people in bathrooms, and some of them may be LGBTQ themselves.
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LGBTQ advocates point out that this is the explicit goal of many RFRA supporters, many of whom have pushed the laws in response to LGBTQ rights victories.
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And the student group could do this, LGBTQ groups argue, even if school or other on-campus policies ban anti-LGBTQ discrimination, because state law takes precedence.
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O'Rourke also calls for the passage of legislation, like the Equality Act to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination and criminal justice reforms to address LGBTQ-specific concerns.
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In fact, some states have laws that explicitly prohibit school districts from protecting LGBTQ students, as well as laws that forbid discussing LGBTQ issues in the classroom.
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"The purpose of anti-LGBTQ attacks on our candidates is to mobilize homophobic and transphobic voters and to distract the LGBTQ candidates from the messages that resonate with their constituents," said Elliot Imse, communications director at the LGBTQ Victory Fund, a political action committee that helps elect queer candidates.
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The enduring relationship between the musical theatre and LGBTQ communities is well known, so you'd think that "in this day and age", a television program that is specifically about musical theater would have no problems including pro-LGBTQ lyrics in a song that is explicitly about LGBTQ rights.
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"Whereas LGBTQ students are disciplined for a variety of reasons, previous research from GLSEN's National School Climate Survey and others suggests that LGBTQ students may be disciplined for being open about their identity or breaking rules that are not enforced for their non-LGBTQ peers," the report states.
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President Donald Trump, for instance, hasn't even officially declared June as LGBTQ Pride Month, which many advocates say is a reflection of how his administration views LGBTQ people.
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Step forward The Health Ministry has always been supportive of the LGBTQ community, said Koninika Roy, an advocacy manager at Humsafar Trust, a LGBTQ rights organization in Mumbai.
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Here are some: How will the LGBTQ community help in the fight against mass incarceration and mass detention of people of color, many of whom identify as LGBTQ?
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Camps help ease anxiety for LGBTQ campers and for their parents back home Astrology tech can provide a safe space for the LGBTQ community, but there are limitations
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Again, if the Trump administration alters its position on this issue, it could result in a loss to the LGBTQ plaintiff and a defeat for LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections.
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In 2016, LGBTQ voters and our allies helped oust former North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory after he signed into law a draconian anti-LGBTQ bill known as HB2.
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There's been a 58 percent reduction in LGBTQ space in London since 2006—not just gay clubs, but all kinds of space for all kinds of LGBTQ people.
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Read these stories next: These Colorful Pride Tattoos Will Make You Want Ink This Is What LGBTQ Resistance Looks Like Why LGBTQ Pride Deserves More Than One Month
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LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination Also on Wednesday, the Justice Department claimed in a federal lawsuit that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 doesn't protect LGBTQ people from workplace discrimination.
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"I do think there's room for us to talk about these issues without equating a performance *for* an lgbtq audience with exploitation of the lgbtq community," she continued.
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"These corporations create welcoming and safe environments for their LGBTQ employees and market to LGBTQ customers," Lane Hudson, the campaign manager for Zero for Zeros, told BuzzFeed News.
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Earlier this week, the hairstylist, self-proclaimed feminist, and LGBTQ+ activist announced his collaboration with the Trans Economic Empowerment Program (TEEP) and the LGBTQ center in Los Angeles.
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Ignoring this only continues a vicious cycle: Even with evolving visibility of LGBTQ people on the whole, "LGBTQ" still translates to many people as white, gay, and male.
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Pence at least claimed he didn't favor discrimination against LGBTQ people during this controversy, but he's made a lot of unsavory comments in the past about LGBTQ people.
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"The current findings revealed that LGBTQ foster care youth in California are not faring as well as their non-LGBTQ or non–foster care counterparts," the report said.
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Voters are willing to recognize a powerful, tragic LGBTQ story but are a little less likely to honor films where LGBTQ life involves happy endings and hot sex.
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He also wants the U.S. to secure a global treaty protecting LGBTQ individuals, invest in the Global Equity Fund and have a special envoy for LGBTQ human rights.
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But given the context in which it's commonly used, it now carries an anti-LGBTQ sentiment to it, also implying LGBTQ people are inherently antithetical to religion itself.
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The Stephen F. Kolzak Award, named after the legendary casting director, is presented to a LGBTQ media professional who has made a significant difference in promoting LGBTQ acceptance.
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"I do think there's room for us to talk about these issues without equating a performance for an LGBTQ audience with exploitation of the LGBTQ community," Grande added.
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And according to a 2013 Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network report, only 24.9 percent of LGBTQ students surveyed reported being taught any LGBTQ topics in health classes.
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She had previously worked for an anti-LGBTQ organization run by her father, and opposed the expansion of LGBTQ rights during her time in the Hawaii state legislature.
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YouTube deploys "unlawful content regulation, distribution, and monetization practices that stigmatize, restrict, block, demonetize, and financially harm the LGBTQ+ Plaintiffs and the greater LGBTQ+ Community," the suit says.
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"I am proud to support my LGBTQ friends and the LGBTQ Americans who have made immense contributions to our society and economy," she wrote in a second post.
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In its fight against anti-LGBTQ laws, the Neuberger Museum said that many of the programs associated with its current Louise Fishman retrospective will focus on LGBTQ issues.
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There are approximately 11 million undocumented people in the US. According to the Williams Institute, an LGBTQ legal think tank, an estimated 267,000 of them are LGBTQ-identified.
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Through their artful writing, Milks is elevating the voices of the LGBTQ community within the literary world while giving young aspiring writers a much-needed LGBTQ role model.
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The film is horror flick but it's listed under LGBTQ content on Netflix, which has people on Tumblr and Twitter memorializing the character in a bonafide LGBTQ meme.
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" Advocacy groups like Glaad and the Human Rights Campaign denounced the study as "junk science" that "threatens the safety and privacy of LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ people alike.
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LGBTQ people make up roughly 4 percent of the population but about 40 percent of homeless agencies' clientele, according to the Williams Institute, an LGBTQ-focused think tank.
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LGBTQ rights: Activists threatened to boycott Equinox, which has a policy of LGBTQ inclusion, after one of its big investors, Stephen Ross, threw a fundraiser for the president.
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And his campaign has drawn extensive criticism from other LGBTQ people — critics have argued Buttigieg has failed to address the broader needs and concerns of the LGBTQ community.
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This ignores the structural realities of white supremacy, racism and xenophobia that LGBTQ immigrants of color are challenged with every single day—including in predominantly white LGBTQ spaces.
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Even though LGBTQ advocates are encouraged to see a bill offering any LGBTQ rights from conservatives, this isn't one that progressives who championed the Equality Act can support.
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In 2017, the state repealed a law prohibiting the "advocacy of homosexuality" in schools, which, according to LGBTQ rights advocates, prevented many teachers from even mentioning LGBTQ people.
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"LGBTQ Wedding Trends & Why They Matter For All Couples" and "Making Your Business More LGBTQ-Inclusive" were among the online and in-person workshops The Knot has hosted.
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On LGBTQ rights, Trump has taken away protections for LGBTQ students, issued a ban on trans servicemembers, and pushed anti-gay zealots into lifetime positions as federal judges.
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For them, it's a sign of the progress LGBTQ rights have seen over the years, from greater social acceptance of LGBTQ people to the victory for marriage equality.
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But young hires are also more likely to be more supportive of pro-LGBTQ causes, including trans people in bathrooms, and some of them may be LGBTQ themselves.
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"With the new administration signaling they will not be supporting LGBTQ communities—for example, by removing LGBTQ content from the White House websites and changing a proposed addition for adding LGBT to the upcoming 2020 census—LGBTQ communities may find themselves reliant upon local politics for positive change," she said.
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Topics discussed included what one employee called "the pattern of crises" related to the LGBTQ community and a need for earlier internal engagement with LGBTQ groups on policy decisions.
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In fact, 40 percent of homeless youth in America identify as LGBTQ, a number that is disproportionately high considering that 7 percent of young people in America is LGBTQ.
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But for now, this is the first example of a federal court using an RFRA to allow anti-LGBTQ discrimination — and LGBTQ advocacy groups, like HRC, are very concerned.
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The lack of comprehensive sex education for LGBTQ+ teens can have a long-lasting impact on them, Taissa Morimoto, policy counsel at the National LGBTQ Task Force, told Refinery29.
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Rudolph's blog has been a resource LGBTQ+ parents desperately need, and on top of giving them advice, she's also given LGBTQ+ parents a day to publicly celebrate their families.
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But, just as the LGBTQ+ movement in the U.S.'s work wasn't finished when marriage equality passed in 2015, India's LGBTQ+ community still has other rights to fight for.
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Marvel's LGBT roots Although Valkyrie may now claim the title of the first LGBTQ superhero in MCU history, Marvel Comics has a few prominent LGBTQ characters in its lineup.
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Nadine Smith: Florida has a long history of state-sanctioned LGBTQ discrimination, the consequence of which is the normalization of hatred toward LGBTQ people that becomes discrimination and violence.
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We want to see studios promote positive storylines and narratives for LGBTQ girls and women because there are badass LGBTQ women in history and today – let's tell those stories!
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Whatever the cause, the result is Trump's presidency and administration have now adopted a broad anti-LGBTQ agenda — one that has gone after LGBTQ workers, students, troops, and patients.
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Yes, Trump did wave an LGBTQ Pride flag upside down during his campaign and sort of lectured his fellow Republicans about being not completely terrible to the LGBTQ community.
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Members of the LGBTQ community reportedly confronted a Minnesota mayor during a city council meeting on Monday night over her refusal to sign a proclamation honoring LGBTQ Awareness Day.
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Pressed on views on Muslims and LGBTQ rights Lawmakers questioned some of Pompeo's positions during his House career, particularly comments he has made about Muslims and the LGBTQ community.
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In Indiana and other Republican states in the U.S. today, many LGBTQ-friendly policies are being dismantled and anti-LGBTQ policies that marginalize and hurt lives put in place.
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The results of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation's recent groundbreaking nationwide survey of LGBTQ people underscore the unique challenges that non-inclusive leave policies mean for LGBTQ families.
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When it comes to the future of LGBTQ activism, a major obstacle is that many non-LGBTQ people don't see a need for that activism to exist at all.
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Whatever the cause, the result is Trump's presidency and administration have now adopted a broad anti-LGBTQ agenda — one that has gone after LGBTQ workers, troops, and even patients.
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Petitions, unfortunately, don't do much to sway a president who is hostile to LGBTQ rights, nor Senate Republicans who also refuse to give LGBTQ Americans necessary anti-discrimination protections.
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"This administration is trying to undo every protection LGBTQ people have enjoyed over the last eight years," says Russell Roybal, deputy executive director of the National LGBTQ Task Force.
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The company confirmed that it tests samples of videos from LGBTQ creators whenever new monetization classifiers are introduced to ensure that LGBTQ videos aren't more likely to get demonetized.
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" Brandi Carlile makes LGBTQ history The singer became the first LGBTQ person to win a Grammy in the best Americana album category for "By the Way, I Forgive You.
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GLSEN recommends four supports for an LGBTQ-inclusive schools: Enumerated anti-bullying policies, which explicitly list gender identity/expression, Supportive Educators, GSA or LGBTQ-themed clubs, and Inclusive Curriculum.
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Given the victories for LGBTQ rights groups in Indiana and Georgia now, it seems tapping into business interests could be a successful model for blocking future anti-LGBTQ measures.
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If passed, the legislation could allow adoption and foster care agencies to claim religious or moral objections to fostering LGBTQ youth or providing for LGBTQ couples looking to adopt.
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The first Black- and trans-led LGBTQ Center in the South Side of Chicago, Brave Space Alliance (BSA) is dedicated to affirming and providing resources for Chicago's LGBTQ community.
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Among MASGD's work is a project sharing the stories of LGBTQ Muslims, a yearly retreat for LGBTQ Muslims and their partners, and providing mental health resources to their community.
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Civil Rights Act Prohibits LGBTQ Discrimination, Court RulesThe Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago has ruled that the 1964 Civil Rights Act protects LGBTQ employees from workplace discrimination.
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There were many other LGBTQ achievements during the Obama era, including Obamacare's anti-discrimination provisions in health care for trans people, adding LGBTQ protections in the Violence Against Women Act, letting trans people change their gender markers on passports, international outreach efforts for LGBTQ equality, a new national strategy against HIV/AIDS, and the designation of the Stonewall Inn, the site of a massive pro-LGBTQ protest in 1969, as a national monument.
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On LGBTQ rights: Ryan is an original cosponsor of the Equality Act, which seeks to protect LGBTQ Americans from discrimination in many areas including housing, employment, education, credit, and more.
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Healthcare For LGBTQ+ People Thirty-six states and four U.S. territories have no laws in place providing protections for the LGBTQ+ community when it comes to private health insurance coverage.
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Recently, a coalition of LGBTQ advocacy groups launched a campaign called "Eliminate Hate," dedicated to exposing ADF interference in school districts and bringing attention to other anti-LGBTQ hate groups.
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Kellogg's is partnering with GLAAD, an LGBTQ media advocacy organization, to release a cereal called "All Together," mixing cereals and their mascots to support anti-bullying and LGBTQ advocacy work.
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But the platform at the very least conveys a sense of how the GOP will approach LGBTQ issues in the near future — and it doesn't look good for LGBTQ people.
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Some 19% said they would never date someone with different views on LGBTQ rights — though, when they just looked at answers from LGBTQ respondents, that figure went up to 45%.
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Sophia has long been an LGBTQ activist ... noting, when she was at college at the Christian school Pepperdine University, she fought the administration to get an LGBTQ club on campus.
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The federal lawsuit argues that the law violates LGBTQ people's constitutional rights, particularly equal protection rights under the 14th Amendment, by singling out LGBTQ people for discrimination and fewer protections.
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Independent surveys conducted by LGBTQ advocacy organizations have found that LGBTQ people depend heavily on federal services, faced with high rates of homelessness, low rates of employment, and income inequality.
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According to a report from LGBTQ advocacy organization GLAAD, there has been a significant increase in LGBTQ people reporting discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity since 2017.
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YouTube has come under fire from the LGBTQ community in the past month Few brands have faced more criticism for failing to protect the LGBTQ community this month than YouTube.
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As LGBTQ acceptance increased, more companies were incentivized to target LGBTQ consumers, who in 2015 represented an estimated buying power of $917 billion, or 6.8% of total US buying power.
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Taxpayer-funded child welfare agencies still refuse to place children with LGBTQ parents, and LGBTQ foster children often face mistreatment or discrimination from foster families and within the foster system.
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J.D. Ford, a Democrat running for Indiana's state Senate, said he sees the rise in LGBTQ candidates partially as a rebuke of state's anti-LGBTQ policies and the Trump administration.
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So state lawmakers pushed forward with their "repeal" deal, even as LGBTQ advocates argued that the deal doesn't go far enough — and continues enabling anti-LGBTQ discrimination in North Carolina.
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Pro-LGBTQ groups in Tunisia have come out against Baatour in the past Baatour has faced criticism from fellow LGBTQ advocates, who say he "represents a big danger" to Tunisia.
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Ultimately, the level of support parents offer their LGBTQ kids dictates the decision-making process for how LGBTQ students handle their campuses shutting down in the wake of the pandemic.
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A network of LGBTQ business owners and employees, the Pride Council seeks to expand the economic possibilities for LGBTQ individuals and shine a light on their countless achievements and contributions.
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Reportedly, when asked whether more members of the LGBTQ+ community— and specifically trans characters — would join the MCU, Feige intended to only confirm the part about LGBTQ+ characters in general.
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The series features the largest cast of transgender actors and LGBTQ actors in television history, which the star said was incredibly important when it comes to LGBTQ representation in media.
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Furthermore, LGBTQ survivors of sexual violence are often subjected to voyeuristic and traumatic questioning in the court system, stemming from ignorance about LGBTQ relationships and stereotypes about our sex lives.
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What's more, Carl Siciliano, who runs the Ali Forney Center, a program for LGBTQ homeless youth, is hoping to buy the church and renovate it to serve LGBTQ homeless youth.
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Black and Pink also elevates the art of incarcerated LGBTQ people, conducts surveys about their prison experiences, and publishes a monthly newspaper including work by LGBTQ people currently in prison.
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Uganda, which is the home of an incredibly high number of LGBTQ refugees per year, is one of the toughest countries in the world to live as an LGBTQ person.
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The 2017 GLAAD Studio Responsibility Index, which gauges LGBTQ representation in Hollywood, found that only 23 of the 125 films released by a major studio in 203 included LGBTQ characters.
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According to the Human Rights Campaign's 2019 Black and African American LGBTQ Youth Report, 77 percent of black youth said they have heard family members say negative things about LGBTQ people, 47 percent have been taunted or mocked by family for being LGBTQ, and only 19 percent can "definitely" be themselves at home.
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But the former mayor has also been criticized for a perceived slowness to sign on to LGBTQ events or address issues affecting LGBTQ people of color — and some wonder whether a Harvard-educated, white, cisgender man will fight for the interests of people in the LGBTQ community who are none of those things.
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The myth that it is "un-African" to be LGBTQ, as well as many of the anti-LGBTQ laws on the continent, are direct legacies from many of these European colonial regimes, and so I wanted to tie this narrative together with the LGBTQ African immigrants currently living in these countries as well.
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The advocacy group's "Where We Are on TV" report, released Thursday, indicates a record-high percentage of LGBTQ characters on broadcast TV. And for the first time, the study found the number of regular or recurring LGBTQ characters of color on broadcast TV is greater than the number of white LGBTQ characters.
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Though there's work to be done to get more representation for LGBTQ characters on the medium, GLAAD reported that in the 2015 television season, the number of regular and recurring LGBTQ characters increased, and that streaming services like Amazon (see: Transparent) and Netflix (Orange Is the New Black) featured LGBTQ characters prominently.
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But with the horrific mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, the illusion of safety has been shattered for many LGBTQ Americans today — especially since this attack happened during LGBTQ Pride Month, a time dedicated to recognizing the equality and rights of gay people and others in the LGBTQ community.
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Trump poses a threat to LGBTQ rights not just by stalling any potential gains on all of these fronts, but also by taking his own actions to pulling back LGBTQ rights.
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These limitations, and the uncertainties over whether the Supreme Court would adopt this interpretation in the first place, is why LGBTQ advocates want explicit protections for LGBTQ people written into law.
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Kamala Harris all unveiled plans to expand LGBTQ protections and promote equal rights on Thursday, the day of an LGBTQ town hall hosted by CNN and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
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LGBTQ advocates — backed by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission — have pushed the pro-LGBTQ interpretation of federal civil rights laws for years, and filed several legal challenges to that effect.
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Anti-LGBTQ legislation, like "bathroom bills" and laws providing the right to refuse service to LGBTQ individuals, have advanced in states like North Carolina, Mississippi and Oklahoma over the past year.
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The vigil brought LGBTQ Brazilians together in solidarity with the global LGBTQ community, part of many international vigils that marked a time of mass grieving for queer people around the world.
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That the meme is being remixed and laughed at by LGBTQ people creates a context of reclamation that would be missing if LGBTQ people weren't the ones having fun with it.
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Furthermore, we do not endorse any laws that discriminate against the LGBTQ community, and we have supported charities that are actively fighting the anti-LGBTQ HB-2 law in North Carolina.
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Rebel, who identifies as bisexual, has received backlash from the LGBTQ community for supporting Trump, who has pushed anti-LGBTQ policies such as a ban on transgender people in the military.
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According to Out And Equal, 25% of LGBTQ employees reported experiencing employment discrimination in the last five years, and 10% of LGBTQ employees have left a job because they felt unwelcome.
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Even though rumors that Trump was going to announce an executive order targeting LGBTQ people were denounced, some states are taking matters into their own hands to pass anti-lgbtq legislation.
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Yet more than half the LGBTQ characters had less than 3 minutes of screen time, and there also was not a single animated or family film that included an LGBTQ character.
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On November 14, they hosted an event focusing on LGBTQ rights, featuring speakers like writer Meredith Talusan and intersex model Hanne Gaby Odiele (40 percent of homeless youth identify as LGBTQ).
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"We found that only 6.7 percent of middle and high school students received LGBTQ-inclusive sex education," says Becca Mui, education manager at GLSEN, an organization that advocates for LGBTQ youth.
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On Tuesday, Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration published the city's first-ever LGBTQ health bill of rights, aimed at helping LGBTQ New Yorkers get the health care they need and deserve.
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Victory Fund, a political action committee that works to elect LGBTQ candidates to public office, found that 220006 of the 2202 LGBTQ candidates, or 2628 percent, won their elections this year.
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With her work, Thompson regularly sees the respective privilege that LGBTQ allies can bring to the table, noting the frequent legal difficulties faced by LGBTQ immigrants, especially those who are undocumented.
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Under Trump, groups like the Alliance Defending Freedom, a fiercely anti-choice and anti-LGBTQ group, and the Family Research Council, another vitriolic anti-LGBTQ group, have found positions of power.
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Trump also hasn't moved to shield the rest of the LGBTQ population from discrimination, leaving LGBTQ people unprotected if they're not employed in some way or another by the federal government.
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"As LGBTQ acceptance in government and the broader American culture reverses course, television is a critical home for LGBTQ stories and representation matters more than ever," Ellis said in a statement.
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Some cities in North Carolina already forbade workplace discrimination against LGBTQ people, but the state as a whole currently legally allows anti-LGBTQ discrimination in the workplace, housing, and public accommodations.
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Carson's life slipped away on the dirty sidewalk of the Village — the place where LGBTQ rights started and the one pocket of New York City where LGBTQ people should be safe.
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But LGBTQ youth are 120 percent more likely to experience homelessness than their non-LGBTQ peers, and the gap is even wider for young people of color relative to white youth.
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Israel&aposs government has faced criticism in the past for its handling of LGBTQ rights, despite being referred to by some as the most LGBTQ-friendly country in the Middle East.
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Research shows that when a school has an LGBTQ-inclusive sex education program in place, LGBTQ students are less likely to experience depression, drug or alcohol abuse, and bullying, she added.
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Our reports on violence against LGBTQ people have consistently shown that when LGBTQ survivors report to police they can be met with indifference and hostility, or worse, physical and sexual violence.
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Until LGBTQ are safe & healthy, until PoC are safe.
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Visibility — and visible support of LGBTQ+ people — is fundamental.
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Often -- but not always -- those actors are LGBTQ themselves.
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To that point, in partnership with Absolut Vodka, an LGBTQ+ ally for 38 years (and counting) and a proud partner of GLAAD, we spoke with three LGBTQ+ leaders on where they find safe spaces, who supports them, and why having dedicated safe spaces — whether they're physical or more figurative — is crucial to the LGBTQ+ community.
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The biggest surprise is this idea that LGBTQ music or LGBTQ artists didn't suddenly become visible with Stonewall, that there were periods or little pockets throughout the century where LGBTQ people were making music, making records, were out in their own lives, were performing as out and they weren't receiving the censorship we'd expect.
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A great deal of progress has been made in expanding LGBTQ rights of many kinds, most notably around marriage equality which has had profound impact on the financial core of LGBTQ households.
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It was just one angry comment on one Indian LGBTQ Facebook page, but it neatly encapsulated the intolerance and fear felt by countless people when LGBTQ parties began to emerge in Mumbai.
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As Teen Vogue reports, half of teens who come out as LGBTQ to their parents get a negative reaction, and this contributes to the 40% of homeless youth who identify as LGBTQ.
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Surveys indicate that less than half of Russians believe that LGBTQ+ people should have equal rights, and the government banned public "promotion" of the LGBTQ+ community in a 2013 "gay propaganda" law.
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A 2018 study by the HRC Foundation and the University of Connecticut found that LGBTQ people were three to four times more likely to contemplate or attempt suicide than non-LGBTQ people.
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According to GLSEN, an LGBTQ non-profit that works specifically with K-12 students and teachers, at least 57 percent of LGBTQ students feel unsafe at school because of their sexual orientation.
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American singles were less concerned about views on guns, climate, and LGBTQ rightsOther relationship deal-breaker topics researchers asked included climate change, LGBTQ rights, religious freedom, gun control, immigration, and government spending.
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Read these stories next: This Viral Tweet Reveals A Truth About Growing Up Gay LGBTQ People Are Being Killed At Alarming Rates Heads Up LGBTQ Students: GLAAD Is Looking For Campus Ambassadors
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She has been an advocate for students in the LGBTQ community and has served as both the Ballou STAY LGBTQ liaison and the Gay-Straight Alliance adviser for the past two years.
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Dollinger can legally believe LGBTQ people and working mothers are living in sin and lead Bible studies for elected officials, but his presence in the White House is worrisome for LGBTQ rights.
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Earlier in the day, Buttigieg released an LGBTQ policy plan, promising support for passage of the Equality Act, a ban on conversion therapy, and the balancing of religious liberty with LGBTQ rights.
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Indiana became a flashpoint for LGBTQ rights in 2015, when Pence signed a religious freedom bill that many advocates said could be used to allow local businesses to discriminate against LGBTQ people.
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GLAAD's findings also contradict the assumption that younger generations — which have grown up with legalized same-sex marriage and better LGBTQ media representation— are more accepting of LGBTQ rights than previous generations.
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Black transgender people, especially black trans women, are often considered to be one of the most vulnerable populations in the LGBTQ community due to complex experiences with racism, sexism and LGBTQ discrimination.
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The effort is already being supported major nonprofits working with the LGBTQ community, including GLAAD, GLSEN, Lambda Legal, Human Rights Campaign, National Center for Transgender Equality, National LGBTQ Task Force, and SAGE.
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Standing in solidarity with the LGBTQ community and the challenges they continue to face, we are partnering with the Ariadne Getty Foundation to inspire acceptance and support of LGBTQ and ally communities.
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According to GLAAD's annual Accelerating Acceptance Index, which was released Monday, 45 percent of non-LGBTQ Americans ages 18-34 said they were comfortable around LGBTQ people, or were "allies," in 2018.
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Consisting solely of LGBTQ performers, they hold workshops with youth groups across the UK, and improvise performances based on interviews with LGBTQ people—a kind of oral history project on the stage.
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There are other issues as well, including LGBTQ youth homelessness, hate crimes, health issues like HIV/AIDS and Syphilis, the unique problems LGBTQ people face in the criminal justice system, and more.
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Her 2020 website discusses past support for bills on LGBTQ nondiscrimination and federal data collection on LGBTQ individuals but does not elaborate on what kinds of policies she would pursue if elected.
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LGBTQ figures in the alt-right movement were scheduled to have a discussion on why LGBTQ people should #WalkAway from the Democratic Party, a hashtag created by the panel's moderator, Brandon Straka.
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He has been pushing for statewide LGBTQ nondiscrimination for nearly 30 years: first as an LGBTQ advocate lobbying at the state capitol and then as the state's first out as gay lawmaker.
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Human rights advocates have claimed that the country used the label of being LGBTQ-friendly as a way to ignore both the rights of LGBTQ people and commit other human rights violations.
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Following their defeat over same-sex marriage, anti-LGBTQ activists have focused on passing so-called "religious freedom" bills that in fact target LGBTQ people to allow government-sanctioned discrimination against them.
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I've never donated money to help bring additional beds to homeless shelters catering to LGBTQ youth or told my friends to support a candidate specifically because of her stance on LGBTQ issues.
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SAGE, the national organization that helps LGBTQ seniors, says there are roughly 1.5 million LGBTQ people ages 65 and older, a number that is expected to double within the next two decades.
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And state lawmakers, notably in North Carolina, are now passing anti-LGBTQ laws that specifically target trans people — in large part as a response to the progress we've seen with LGBTQ rights.
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"This shameful amendment is yet another example of Texas lawmakers' anti-LGBTQ agenda," JoDee Winterhof, senior vice president for policy and political affairs of the LGBTQ group HRC, said in a statement.
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And, as Dominic Holden wrote for BuzzFeed, opponents of LGBTQ rights are already seizing on their victory in Houston to fight nondiscrimination laws in other parts of the US. If the trend continues, and LGBTQ advocates don't find a way to defeat this line of attack, it could seriously hinder the LGBTQ movement in the next few years.
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The Civil Rights Act does protect LGBTQ employees, federal court rules in a landmark decision The Civil Rights Act does protect LGBTQ employees, federal court rules in a landmark decision For the first time in U.S. history, a federal court has ruled that LGBTQ employees are protected from workplace discrimination under the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
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Some of the initial ideas and partnerships that came out of the meeting were training LGBTQ women to run for local and state office for the first time, developing a digital mentorship program for LGBTQ girls so that geography does not limit their access to support, and building resources to connect people to LGBTQ-friendly doctors.
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What Trump's SCOTUS pick could mean for LGBTQ rights What Trump's SCOTUS pick could mean for LGBTQ rights President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, federal appeals court Judge Neil Gorsuch, has not ruled on cases involving LGBTQ rights in the past, but if he's confirmed to the nation's highest court, he certainly will in the future.
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Boycotts of the Boston St. Patrick's Day parade are launched over banned LGBTQ veterans group Boycotts of the Boston St. Patrick's Day parade are launched over banned LGBTQ veterans group Several Massachusetts politicians announced Wednesday that they would boycott Boston's annual St. Patrick's Day Parade because parade organizers are refusing to let a group of LGBTQ veterans march.
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The march will target a broad set of problems facing LGBTQ Americans, according to organizers: The "Equality March for Unity & Pride" is a grassroots movement which will mobilize the diverse LGBTQ+ communities to peacefully and clearly address concerns about the current political landscapes and how it is contributing to the persecution and discrimination of LGBTQ+ individuals.
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Organized by LGBTQ media advocacy group GLAAD, LGBTQ media outlet the Advocate, and the Cedar Rapids Gazette, the forum primarily revolved around how each candidate would respond as president to the current administration's attacks on LGBTQ rights, including the transgender military ban and plans to rollback health care non-discrimination protections and access to shelters for trans people.
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The Supreme Court could soon take cases that would determine critical issues for the LGBTQ community including whether our nation's nondiscrimination laws include protections for LGBTQ people; whether individuals, organizations, and businesses have a license to discriminate against LGBTQ people; and whether qualified transgender people can be excluded from serving in the military, simply because of who they are.
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A "religious belief" law in South Dakota could allow agencies to prevent LGBTQ adoptions A "religious belief" law in South Dakota could allow agencies to prevent LGBTQ adoptions There are already too few homes for foster children in South Dakota, and a new state law that permits agencies to prevent LGBTQ parents from adopting likely won't help.
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A 2013 study by CAP found that LGBTQ detainees were 15 times more likely to be sexually assaulted in detention than non-LGBTQ detainees, and it revealed a "systemic nature of abuse" against LGBTQ people in immigration detention, including sexual assault, withholding of medical treatment, solitary confinement, inappropriate use of restraints, and verbal and physical abuse by guards.
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In 2017, Father James Martin, a Jesuit priest, wrote "Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and the LGBTQ Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity," a book that affirmed LGBTQ Catholics and received praise from several bishops as well as members of the LGBTQ community for advancing the conversation on this topic.
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With growing ranks of LGBTQ leadership across America, Democrats are well-positioned to not only win strongly among LGBTQ voters moving forward but continue to mobilize this already engaged voter segment into action.
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Even "don't ask, don't tell" (DADT) — now widely reviled as an outdated anti-LGBTQ policy — was supposed to be a small nudge forward from a total ban on LGBTQ soldiers in the military.
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If these challenges work up to the Supreme Court, they could lead the court to make another ruling in favor of LGBTQ rights — this time, protecting LGBTQ Americans in the workplace and housing.
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Needless to say, President Clinton would likely nominate justices who are friendly to LGBTQ rights, while Trump indicated that he'd nominate fairly conservative justices who would likely be less friendly to LGBTQ equality.
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LGBTQ migrants, in particular, are at risk in Tijuana — LGBTQ members of a caravan last spring faced harassment from police and attacks by armed robbers as they waited to be allowed to enter.
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But the polling data regarding LGBTQ discrimination is significant because a potentially pivotal member of the Supreme Court suggested that public opinion could be relevant to the outcome of the LGBTQ discrimination cases.
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"I focus specifically on the LGBTQ African diaspora because we can be visible in ways that many LGBTQ people currently living on the African continent cannot be," Owunna writes on the project's website.
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The hashtag surfaced after Walt Disney Studios released 11 films in 2015 with zero LGBTQ characters, prompting LGBTQ media watchdog GLAAD to give them a failing grade in their annual Studio Responsibility Index.
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On Friday, Google used its latest Doodle to honor American artist and LGBTQ rights activist Gilbert Baker, creator of the rainbow flag that has become a symbol of pride for LGBTQ individuals worldwide.
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Critics included members of the Senate and LGBTQ advocacy groups concerned the NASA invitation would legitimize Rogozin, who has a long track record of trashing the LGBTQ community, among other expressions of bigotry.
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" Criminal and Economic Justice Project Director of the National LGBTQ Task Force Meghan Maury said in a statement that the Trump administration's removal of the questions "deny LGBTQ people freedom, justice, and equity.
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As difficult as it is to watch politicians and anti-equality activists attack the rights of LGBTQ people, I know the impact is far more dangerous for so many LGBTQ people [besides me].
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The Pulse shooting was a direct attack on Orlando's LGBTQ community, which is consistently targeted by some politicians of faith who claim religious freedom when writing, lobbying for, and passing anti-LGBTQ laws.
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"As we talked more, we understood that some students did not feel safe entering a school that bans LGBTQ parents, students or even families that support LGBTQ rights," Donavan said in the letter.
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"There are more LGBTQ candidates running than ever before this election cycle – and LGBTQ Victory Fund is on-track to endorse more candidates than at anytime in our 27-year history," Imse says.
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Popular dating app Tinder has introduced a new feature for LGBTQ users that will alert them when they are in a country that has "laws effectively criminalizing LGBTQ status," the company announced Wednesday.
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The percentage of non-LGBTQ young people who said they were uncomfortable with their child learning a school lesson on LGBTQ history jumped from 85033 percent in 2017 to 39 percent in 2018.
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While the institute saw that LGBTQ politicians in office rose 24.8% overall since last year's annual "Out for America" report, the number of LGBTQ Republicans in office has shrunk at the same time.
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A portion of the proceeds from "Love & Pride" will go towards Tank Cares in support of LGBTQ Connection a youth-oriented initiative that supports around 3,500 LGBTQ individuals in Napa and Sonoma Counties.
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While representation of LGBTQ people has increased significantly, coverage still largely focuses on gay and lesbian white people—leaving out a wide array of others in the LGBTQ community and its vast intersections.
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A 2014 survey commissioned by HRC, an LGBTQ advocacy group, found 63 percent of US voters favored a federal law that protects LGBTQ people from employment discrimination, while just 25 percent opposed it.
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For LGBTQ advocates, the overall results present a tricky situation: Most Americans support nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people, but they don't appear to know that these protections aren't currently explicit under the law.
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But anti-LGBTQ groups have pushed for courts to eventually interpret the measures to be wide-ranging — allowing, for instance, a government employee to cite his religion to refuse service to LGBTQ people.
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LGBTQ rights seemingly hang by a thread — just this week, the Supreme Court decided to hear a case that could allow adoption agencies receiving federal tax money to discriminate against LGBTQ prospective parents.
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But although LGBTQ media representation has come a long way, the success hasn't been evenly distributed: Today's working LGBTQ actors face an entirely different set of struggles than a Hamlin or a Hanks.
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His campaign was late to RSVP to the LGBTQ Presidential Forum in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, in September, BuzzFeed News reported, leading some to ask whether he would prioritize LGBTQ rights in his campaign.
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It changed the way I thought about LGBTQ time, bodies, and lives, as well as breaking new imaginative ground in what an exhibition's content could be, especially as it related to LGBTQ people.
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But this is somewhat limited in its effect on LGBTQ rights — because most states and the federal government don't explicitly protect LGBTQ people from the kind of discrimination that Masterpiece Cakeshop is defending.
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One of the things she's encountered: that classic suggestion that many well-intentioned straight people pull out for LGBTQ friends and family — offering to set them up with another LGBTQ person they know.
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"Our objection is not against the LGBTQ community," he said.
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Artists have incredible power to change perception about LGBTQ+ people.
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Was SATC ultimately good or bad for the LGBTQ+ community?
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We talk a lot about labels in the LGBTQ+ community.
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This is especially true for members of the LGBTQ+ community.
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Being LGBTQ is not exactly getting easier by the day.
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FX has the highest number of LGBTQ characters on cable.
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Shows featuring LGBTQ characters performed well critically and with audiences.
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Bisexual people make up the majority of the LGBTQ community.
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This is about recognizing where the LGBTQ movement has failed.
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Everything changed when I started actively campaigning for LGBTQ rights.
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And that's important for me and for the LGBTQ community.
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Its teachings continue to destroy the lives of LGBTQ people.
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The catechism describes being LGBTQ as a sin, a handicap.
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Thank you for everything you do for the LGBTQ community.
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Singapore's LGBTQ community is fairly repressed in the conservative country.
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Just mentioning the LGBTQ movement, for example, caused a stir.
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How does the LGBTQ experience fit into all of that?
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Many of their fans count themselves among the LGBTQ community.
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Pence in particular is an unquestionable opponent of LGBTQ rights.
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Who is it that generally opposes LGBTQ rights in Japan?
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LGBTQ rights will not be defended at the federal level.
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Is there a LGBTQ center in your city or nearby?
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They were activists, LGBTQ individuals, atheists in deeply religious countries.
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" "This time of trauma affects us all, LGBTQ or otherwise.
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Twitter and Square stand with the LGBTQ community, always. pic.twitter.
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Maybe also a therapist, one who is very LGBTQ friendly.
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"It's a love letter to the LGBTQ community," Garfield explained.
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For those that don't know, June is LGBTQ Pride Month.
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Mateen opened fire on the LGBTQ hotspot around 2 a.m.
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Is the first openly LGBTQ justice already in public life?
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The town also has a small but thriving LGBTQ community.
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"This wedding is really for the LGBTQ community," says Jennifer.
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Severino has a history of hostility toward the LGBTQ community.
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At the forefront of this revolution is the LGBTQ community.
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Smollett himself is a vocal activist in the LGBTQ+ community.
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The branding of Pride should fully benefit all LGBTQ+ people.
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Even among LGBTQ+ people, Katie and I are an anomaly.
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He has even won an award for his LGBTQ activism.
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To me, Blanco is representative of today's quintessential LGBTQ+ icon.
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We stand in solidarity with the LGBTQ community in #Orlando.
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There were also 28 recurring characters who identified as LGBTQ.
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The physicality of the work embraces the entire LGBTQ spectrum.
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Require insurance companies to cover fertility treatments for LGBTQ couples.
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Yet LGBTQ backstories never seem to get an overt nod.
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Some proceeds of these products are given to LGBTQ organizations.
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I came out to people who were more LGBTQ friendly.
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But Autostraddle lived, and other sites kept their LGBTQ verticals.
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The remainder will go to support services for LGBTQ youth.
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Rivera pushed for transgender recognition in the LGBTQ rights movement.
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Most people know what the LGBTQ+ pride flag looks like.
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Yet Puś' film is not about LGBTQ visibility or rights.
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Similarly, most states lack protection for LGBTQ students in schools.
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The future Trump administration has plenty of LGBTQ people worried.
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The scope of this move, LGBTQ advocates said, was massive.
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The list of the administration's LGBTQ accomplishments really goes on.
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So what does this have to do with LGBTQ people?
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She believes society shouldn't be so judgmental of LGBTQ people.
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The fact that he's a frequent champion of LGBTQ causes.
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LGBTQ youth do not kill other people, they kill themselves.
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Many religious conservatives see the LGBTQ community as an abomination.
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Blumenthal tries to nail Gorsuch on LGBTQ views 2023 p.m.
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"This wedding is really for the LGBTQ community," she says.
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The trans community are heroes of our shared LGBTQ movement.
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YouTube has long been an advocate of the LGBTQ community.
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An example of a flyer denouncing education about LGBTQ issues.
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LGBTQ+ people are now featured in a lot of comics.
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LGBTQ visibility and acceptance were not what they are today.
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He outright degraded women, black people, and the LGBTQ community.
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"LGBTQ audiences are central to the youthful audience," says Witeck.
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Stonewall Inn was the first dedicated to the LGBTQ community.
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So did the RFRA boycotts provide justice for LGBTQ people?
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Many legal experts and LGBTQ rights advocates fear the worst.
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White LGBTQ people aren't neglected; their faces never not seen.
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Their openness and support of the LGBTQ+ community helps, too.
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Her outspoken nature has changed the conversation surrounding LGBTQ rights.
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People in countries without LGBTQ protections need the world's support.
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Because we don't just cover women's scenes, or LGBTQ scenes.
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They're an LGBTQ center that provides free counseling on site.
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Our LGBTQ sisters and brothers are victims of hate crimes.
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Especially if it's accidentally been featured in Netflix's LGBTQ section.
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How can you justify firing someone simply because they're LGBTQ.
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Local LGBTQ groups have their own recommendations for staying safe.
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This isn't about us, this is about the LGBTQ community.
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Collins has since gone on to advocate for LGBTQ rights.
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The LGBTQ group is called Out at In, for instance.
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They are not your friend when they defend LGBTQ rights.
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Our goal is always to support LGBTQ folks in tech.
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Before there was national LGBTQ media, there was Mark Segal.
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The project helps law enforcement solve crimes against LGBTQ people.
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Carey is executive director of the National LGBTQ Task Force.
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LGBTQ Americans make up only 4.5 percent of the population.
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The royal family had its first LGBTQ wedding last year.
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Sure, in some ways, LGBTQ rights is an easier issue.
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It's been an essential survival tactic for the LGBTQ community.
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LGBTQ advocacy groups are expected to oppose any formal proposal.
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What kind of LGBTQ representation do you remember growing up?
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LGBTQ friendly but welcome to all genders, sexualities, and ages.
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Discrimination against LGBTQ people is still legal in 30 states.
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This time last year the LGBTQ community was in mourning.
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Why is this fight so important to the LGBTQ community?
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California's legislation does recognize LGBTQ individuals as a protected group.
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All of this bullying takes a toll on LGBTQ kids.
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Why are clubs like Pulse important to the LGBTQ community?
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The LGBTQ community is always present, always powerful, always united.
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Zhang is a heroic figure in the LGBTQ community here.
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Demo Lovato is an outspoken ally to the LGBTQ community.
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LGBTQ centers specialize in issues related to the queer community.
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The protests only ended when LGBTQ lessons were halted indefinitely.
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What effect do you think he's having on LGBTQ people?
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LGBTQ history is often ignored or misrepresented in pop culture.
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Critics said the law would enable discrimination against LGBTQ people.
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How far back does the history of Māori LGBTQ go?
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As senator, Sessions consistently voted against rights for LGBTQ folks.
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Marriage is not necessarily something the entire LGBTQ community embraces.
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His firm Browne George Ross also represents the LGBTQ+ YouTubers.
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All this comes amidst burgeoning state legislation politicizing LGBTQ identity.
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In Malaysia, you can still get hanged if you're LGBTQ.
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Go deeper ... LGBTQ presidential forum: What you need to know
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Several groups that promote LGBTQ rights objected to Tennessee's bill.
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LGBTQ advocacy and civil liberties groups swiftly condemned the announcement.
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Protests were held by local LGBTQ+ rights group Reading Pride.
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So, please, continue to resist Trump for the LGBTQ community.
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For LGBTQ Christians, this kind of "welcome" is especially painful.
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AP: LGBTQ refugees are the most vulnerable group of refugees.
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Since 2005, we've provided services to about 2,000 LGBTQ refugees.
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Most of the LGBTQ refugees in Turkey are from Iran.
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The lyrics have drawn heavy criticism from the LGBTQ community.
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Those rates are even higher for veterans and LGBTQ people.
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Pansexuality is an identity that falls under the LGBTQ umbrella.
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All three candidates promised to elevate LGBTQ concerns as president.
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All three candidates promised to elevate LGBTQ concerns as president.
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Subsets of the LGBTQ population had different degrees to difficulty.
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On paper, Kerr is an unlikely champion of LGBTQ rights.
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Hate crimes laws were federally expanded to include LGBTQ people.
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Did Google employees ever say anything about you being LGBTQ+?
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Experts say it could have implications beyond the LGBTQ community.
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Yet, there has been progress in society for LGBTQ individuals.
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They don't understand LGBTQ people, he said, or know them.
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It's time to give respect to LGBTQ families and communities.
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And such rhetoric may encourage more violence against LGBTQ people.
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Those who oppose LGBTQ rights have also been somewhat empowered.
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They can support LGBTQ equality and try to stay alive.
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Go deeper: All the ways Trump has targeted LGBTQ protections
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The deal has also inspired swift protest from LGBTQ advocates.
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It's also about LGBTQ rights, and it's a love story.
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Candidate Donald Trump promised he would be an LGBTQ ally.
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Pence was embroiled in a nationwide controversy over LGBTQ rights.
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O'Rourke's proposals would just expand these protections to LGBTQ people.
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LGBTQ advocates are also making gains in the political arena.
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Four of the new House Democrats are also openly LGBTQ.
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Americans should get over their religious objections to LGBTQ equality.
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Washington (CNN)The newly formed Texas House LGBTQ Caucus effectively killed a House bill that they argued would be discriminatory against the LGBTQ community, but supporters of the bill said would protect religious liberties.
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A Supreme Court dominated by conservatives — especially one without Kennedy, who has consistently played the role of a pro-LGBTQ swing vote — would likely decide that federal civil rights laws don't protect LGBTQ people.
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But they can influence courts, and seeing such an important federal agency rule in favor of LGBTQ rights could motivate courts in future cases regarding anti-LGBTQ discrimination to adopt EEOC's stance as well.
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Three out of five surveyed believe LGBTQ people make up more than 20% of the United States' population, and 28% think LGBTQ people account for more than 40% — far more than any realistic estimate.
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Read these stories next: Why LGBTQ Pride Deserves More Than One Month India Just Made A Big Step Toward LGBTQ Acceptance This Trans Teen's Parents Tried To "Fix" Him By Sending Him To India
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There's "Representation Matters: The Evolving Black LGBTQ Archive," on Thursday, October 17, which will analyze the scarcity of "popular images documenting and articulating black LGBTQ life" as well as efforts to correct that discrepancy.
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But her return has prompted an outcry from LGBTQ advocates who say her involvement with a school that bars LGBTQ students, parents, and teachers sends the wrong message to vulnerable youth across the country.
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LGBTQ activists sent a letter in early July to the CEOs of companies including AT&T, Microsoft, and Google, calling on them to end their financial support of politicians who fight against LGBTQ rights.
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In a blog post that also announced YouTube's Pride Month initiatives, Wojcicki said the platform consulted with "dozens of volunteer LGBTQ employees and select LGBTQ creators" on how to update its Restricted Mode policies.
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Though none of BTS's members are openly LGBTQ, the group has been seen as sympathetic towards the LGBTQ community, especially compared with other K-pop groups who tend to stay silent on such topics.
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In total, there are 13 challenges across four major issues affecting the LGBTQ community: homelessness, trans visibility and economic empowerment, international LGBTQ issues (refugees and travel) and access to sexual health services and PrEP.
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Not only can you find local matches that you never knew existed, but you can also get involved in local LGBTQ events, read LGBTQ news, and make friends through its social-media like feed.
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The FDNY has promoted LGBTQ experiences through their social media pages and has also produced its own video in support of the "It Gets Better" campaign, highlighting the stories of LGBTQ public safety employees.
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The group highlighted Beyoncé for speaking out against LGBTQ discrimination, for including LGBTQ people in music videos like "Formation" and "All Night" and for showcasing transgender actress Laverne Cox in her new clothing line.
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This administration is working to roll back the rights and protections of trans Americans, threatens the safety of LGBTQ kids in our public schools, and seeks to erase LGBTQ identity from our next census.
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Though many inferred their LGBTQ identity played a role in the tense interactions, many queer people reporting tense interactions were black LGBTQ individuals, following along with the current critique of racism in law enforcement.
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Leslie Herod, the first African American LGBTQ person elected to public office in Colorado, said she assumes lawmakers who traditionally bring forward anti-LGBTQ legislation will do so again, using the Supreme Court ruling.
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Trump, to some credit, maintained some protections for LGBTQ people — specifically, executive orders by former President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton that prohibit federal employers and contractors from discriminating against LGBTQ people.
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However, the Human Rights Campaign called it the first law of 2017 to curtail LGBTQ rights, since agencies could deny people their services because a child identifies as LGBTQ or because prospective parents do.
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"Any changes made to this bill can't hide its true animus: to legalize discrimination against LGBTQ people," said Masen Davis, CEO of Freedom for All Americans, a campaign that fights for LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections.
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" LGBTQ advocacy organization GLAAD called the move "a direct attack on transgender Americans" and contended that "Trump has never been a friend to LGBTQ Americans, and this action couldn't make that any more clear.
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It attempts to balance the rights of LGBTQ people while maintaining a measure of religious freedom, and serves as a response to the Equality Act, a more comprehensive bill protecting LGBTQ communities from discrimination.
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The resource also discusses the ways in which black LGBTQ+ people must contend with the realities of systemic racism and anti-blackness that influence all facets of their daily lives — including their LGBTQ+ identities.
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A federal judge, however, has just blown up the entire argument for the law, finding that it in fact violates religious freedoms — by favoring explicitly anti-LGBTQ religious views over LGBTQ-friendly religious views.
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It's the void of lingering legal anti-LGBTQ discrimination that Obama's executive order was meant to fill — by at least banning discrimination among federal contractors (and other orders protect federal LGBTQ employees as well).
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And notably, they're now charged with enforcing hate crime laws that include at least some of the LGBTQ community in most states — an effective reversal of roles, from oppressing LGBTQ communities to protecting them.
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Advertise on Hyperallergic with Nectar Ads The Lambda Literary Awards, or the "Lammys," as they affectionately call themselves, are meant to honor the best LGBTQ books of the year in celebration of LGBTQ publishing.
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The bill would help fill part of a gap in LGBTQ rights across America: Under federal and most states' laws, LGBTQ people aren't explicitly protected from discrimination in the workplace, housing, or public accommodations.
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As men who oppose LGBTQ rights (although Putin is much worse than Trump in this regard — for violently enforcing anti-LGBTQ laws in his country), they may find accusations that they're gay especially offensive.
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And while LGBTQ groups argue that a creative reading of federal law should prohibit such discrimination, courts have yet to fully uphold that view — leaving anti-LGBTQ discrimination legal in most of the country.
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Cunningham is the co-founder of Pride in Football, an alliance of LGBTQ soccer fan groups across the UK, as well as the co-founder of Three Lions Pride, a group of LGBTQ England supporters.
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So even if the Supreme Court interpreted federal civil rights laws over sex discrimination to protect LGBTQ people, anti-LGBTQ discrimination in hotels, restaurants, and other places that serve the public would still be legal.
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Fifty years ago, when the first brick was thrown at Stonewall and the modern LGBTQ-rights movement was born, few could have imagined ten candidates for president competing for the support of the LGBTQ community.
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"These people face discrimination their whole life—then as a nat kadaw they are worshipped," said Ko Hla Myat Tun, an activist who works with Myanmar LGBTQ organizations &Proud and the Colors Rainbow LGBTQ Network.
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The study found that 58 out of 901 regular characters on broadcast TV identified as LGBTQ, up from 42 last year; on cable TV the number of regular LGBTQ characters increased from 92 to 103.
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An LGBTQ youth group in Turin, Italy, organized a flash mob during International Coming Out Day on Oct 11, 2015, to support queer people who are afraid, timid or unable to come out as LGBTQ.
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Read these stories next: How The Babadook Became An LGBTQ Icon What This Mom Said When Her Daughter's Gay BFF Asked To Spend The Night How Pineapple Pizza Just Became A Symbol For LGBTQ Rights
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Read these stories next: LGBTQ Actors Used The GLSEN Awards To Speak Out About Sexual Harassment Why Queer People Are So Angry About Kevin Spacey's Coming Out Why LGBTQ Pride Deserves More Than One Month
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LGBTQ Google employees ask SF Pride to remove the company from celebrations Megan Farokhmanesh reports that LGBTQ employees within Google are petitioning San Francisco Pride to kick the company from its official festivities this weekend.
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Hate crimes towards the LGBTQ+ community begs the question of diversity in mainstream media, after a 2017 report by GLAAD found that major film studios continue to underrepresent LGBTQ+ characters in the films they release.
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Leading up to the march, Eli partnered with fellow activists and well-known LGBTQ figures like Dan Donigan (who performs in drag as Milk) to recruit members to organizational meetings at an LGBTQ community center.
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"[Trump] did say in his convention speech that he wanted to be inclusive of LGBTQ people," said Jennifer Pizer, the Director of Law and Policy at Lambda Legal, a group that advocates for LGBTQ rights.
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At the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Saturday night, Andy Cohen was presented with the Vito Russo Award for his activism and role as an openly LGBTQ media professional who has helped further LGBTQ acceptance.
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LGBTQ characters make up 4 percent of series regulars for scripted broadcast shows — a figure which, as Jezebel points out, is slightly higher than the most recent Gallup estimate of the LGBTQ population in America.
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The event, organised by Rela and PFLAG, a Guangzhou-based LGBTQ support group, saw 11 mothers travelling to the marriage market in People's Park to raise awareness of LGBTQ issues in China, reported Sixth Tone.
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Segal founded both the National Gay Press Association and the National Gay Newspaper Guild, which serve LGBTQ journalists and LGBTQ newspapers, and has been inducted into the National Lesbian & Gay Journalist's Association Hall of Fame.
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LGBTQ rights were a part of the issues that I ran on, but I couched them in broader terms since it's not just the LGBTQ community that faces discrimination and hostility in the state legislature.
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Trump, who has proved tone-deaf on issues of LGBTQ equality numerous times, failed to acknowledge that across the world--and particularly in the US--HIV/AIDS advocacy has often been tied to LGBTQ rights.
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If elected, Wadsworth, who identifies as bisexual, could become the first openly LGBTQ+ elected statewide constitutional officer and the 31-year-old would also be the youngest LGBTQ+ person ever elected to a statewide position.
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HB22016 did two big things: In other words, HB22 was a mix of two types of anti-LGBTQ measures: state laws that ban local nondiscrimination measures for LGBTQ people and an anti-transgender bathroom bill.
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"We regularly donate product to LGBTQ-focused youth organizations and are continuously seeking out opportunities to partner with local groups to better support LGBTQ efforts on an ongoing basis," a spokesperson for Happy Socks said.
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Of the 21 states that have passed LGBTQ civil rights bills, none are located in the Southern half of the U.S. — which is also home to many of the nation's most harmful anti-LGBTQ legislation.
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"It automatically excludes the LGBTQ+ population," says Dr. Mark Leondires, a reproductive endocrinologist who founded the resource Gay Parents To Be and co-founded of the American Society For Reproductive Medicine's LGBTQ Special Interest Group.
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" Beach-Ferrara said that many health care providers have religious affiliations, which in some cases means they can be "less likely to be LGBTQ-friendly or necessarily to be open to implementing LGBTQ-friendly practices.
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The rule change could mean LGBTQ youth like Kayee are less likely to find LGBTQ-affirming homes, which can mean the difference between being treated like a burden and being celebrated for who they are.
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Beyond the long trail of failed legislative efforts aimed at protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination, there's a deep tradition of bitter court battles over the boundaries of religious freedom and the dignity of LGBTQ lives.
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He called for YouTube to take action, noting that while YouTube had made a publicity-driven show of its support for the LGBTQ community during Pride Month, it wasn't protecting its LGBTQ creators, including him.
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While we still have a long way to go before all LGBTQ people in the US are treated fairly by both society and the law, it's important to recognize the struggles of LGBTQ people globally.
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Still, the ruling is a loss for LGBTQ advocates, who hoped to make it clear that the kind of discrimination Masterpiece Cakeshop was attempting should not be tolerated under state laws against anti-LGBTQ discrimination.
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In two investigations, Media Matters confirmed with experts and officials in 12 states and 17 school districts with protections for LGBTQ people that they had no increases in sex crimes after they enacted LGBTQ protections.
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Andrew Higgins, founder of NADA, believes that they have so far been able to avoid becoming a target of anti-LGBTQ groups by operating as a "non-discriminatory" organization rather than a "pro-LGBTQ" organization.
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When LGBTQ+ people talk about protesting, we often talk about resistance.
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It's a very real issue among LGBTQ people in care homes.
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Goldman also has promoted recent events focused on its LGBTQ network.
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In cities around the globe, millions have marched for LGBTQ rights.
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There were only 23 out LGBTQ athletes at the London Games.
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Find out how your workplace protects — or doesn't protect — LGBTQ workers.
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Demand that managers are trained on how to support LGBTQ workers.
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In recent political memory, Utah has been unpredictable on LGBTQ issues.
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So, is Utah LGBTQ-friendly or not, you might well wonder.
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That's why Utah's stepwise progress on LGBTQ issues matters so much.
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And the pain of his election for LGBTQ people is irrefutable.
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Fortune 500 companies are located here and are major LGBTQ allies.
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And they stood up for the LGBTQ community in the '80s.
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Shows featuring LGBTQ characters, particularly queer women, disproportionately feature tragic storylines.
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The country also has many legal protections for the LGBTQ+ community.
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And have you noticed that the LGBTQ community discriminates against Roma?
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Which stereotypes of Roma and LGBTQ people do you hate most?
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Do you think the LGBTQ community in Romania discriminates against Roma?
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That funding shift, however, presents a significant risk for LGBTQ youth.
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We are in solidarity with our son and the LGBTQ community.
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"This month we celebrate and honor the #LGBTQ community," she wrote.
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It says that LGBTQ people are worse than heterosexual human beings.
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The average revenue of the LGBTQ companies is about $2.5 million.
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Thus, I registered for volunteer training at my local LGBTQ Center.
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Some advocates argue that federal law should already protect LGBTQ people.
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The two are being recognized for their work toward LGBTQ equality.
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All of this comes at a pivotal time for LGBTQ rights.
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KADEM rejects LGBTQ rights like gay marriage; most feminists embrace them.
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The LGBTQ community, amongst others, were some that were most upset.
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German Lopez: How did the EEOC become involved in LGBTQ issues?
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People are saying the word queer or LGBTQ in the media.
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Kate Monteiro is one of Rhode Island's leading LGBTQ rights activists.
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There is also no mention on Trump's website of LGBTQ issues.
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Mateen killed 49 people at an LGBTQ nightclub in the massacre.
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With Cooper in office, the anti-LGBTQ law was partially repealed.
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And none of the LGBTQ+ characters in these films were Asian.
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Even more, 89%, said LGBTQ history should be taught in schools.
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Now she wants to see more TV shows tackle LGBTQ representation.
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Kanye's lyrics here are an anti-LGBTQ stance with strategic timing.
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LGBTQ people already face high rates of employment discrimination, Strangio said.
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On average, LGBTQ people came out at the age of 21.
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This new law changed everything for Germans who identify as LGBTQ.
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Of course, people recognized the exciting moment for the LGBTQ community.
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Kenworthy said it feels "incredible" to be representing the LGBTQ community.
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Pose doesn't paint the circumstances of LGBTQ characters as innately tragic.
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We should have the time and space to celebrate LGBTQ+ people.
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R29 Who is the LGBTQ+ person inspiring you most right now?
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LGBTQ topics remain taboo across more traditional parts of the country.
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The Obama administration is taking a strong stand against LGBTQ discrimination.
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Universal released 17 movies, and featured an LGBTQ character in five.
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It remains the largest modern-day attack on the LGBTQ community.
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Do they recognize gender fluidity and have a thriving LGBTQ group?
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"Here we have the LGBTQ+ world that is everywhere," he said.
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The organization will prioritize businesses with nonwhite, women, or LGBTQ owners.
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They're missing out on community — and, for LGBTQ people, that's essential.
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Such a show of strength by and for our LGBTQ community.
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LGBTQ+ designers and artists deserve to be celebrated all year round.
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Reproductive rights, LGBTQ rights, workers' rights, and more are at stake.
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Editor's note: Allison Hope is a freelance writer and LGBTQ advocate.
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Doran currently lectures in Disability Studies and LGBTQ Studies at UCLA.
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Many of the members of her church also have LGBTQ children.
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In November, the LDS Church revamped its website addressing LGBTQ issues.
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" He added: "I have nothing but respect for the LGBTQ community.
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Go deeper: YouTube CEO apologizes to LGBTQ community but defends actions
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But young LGBTQ activists like Coley Baker disagree with this idea.
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The pursuit of safety — especially for LGBTQ folks — is never-ending.
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LGBTQ people are labeled gender traitors and also subject to death.
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Also if you're a member of the LGBTQ community, do beware.
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The Trump administration has repeatedly taken anti-LGBTQ stances in courts.
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The X-Men often parallel the struggles of the LGBTQ+ community.
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So where does that leave the remaining 94% of LGBTQ students?
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In recent decades, a number of LGBTQ-friendly balls have emerged.
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We are worried about hate crimes against minorities and LGBTQ people.
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And yet, Trump says he's a friend to the LGBTQ community.
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Go deeper: Bill Barr orders investigation into LGBTQ discrimination at DOJ
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Sadly, he was very much Trump's worst choice for LGBTQ citizens.
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But then Trump began nominating anti-LGBTQ politicians to his Cabinet.
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Solidarity was professed with Dreamers and members of the LGBTQ community.
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Memes have historically played a special role in the LGBTQ community.
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Other LGBTQ, BDSM, and sex educators have noted the same problems.
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It could decide whether Obamacare's anti-discrimination protections include LGBTQ people.
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" She adds, "You made a promise to protect the LGBTQ community.
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Our audience keeps us motivated to continue fighting for LGBTQ equality.
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There have been some disappointing moments for LGBTQ advocates as well.
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Does federal law already prohibit anti-LGBTQ discrimination in some settings?
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"When America leads on LGBTQ equality, that matters worldwide," he said.
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Every year, there's so much more to offer the LGBTQ community.
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I have nothing but love for the LGBTQ community and Daniel.
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Especially when it comes to the country's increasingly persecuted LGBTQ community.
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Thiel – Thiel is an openly gay member of the LGBTQ community.
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Zach said he volunteers with an LGBTQ club on his campus.
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Still, LGBTQ people across the country saw themselves in this attack.
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Reproductive rights, women's rights, LGBTQ — it's not just that one thing.
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Bless these two for this— it's LGBTQ history in the making.
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The final analysis was based on answers from 25,986 LGBTQ+ youth.
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According to Imse, people who identify as LGBTQ comprise less than .
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Not only LGBTQ individuals but also their families joined the march.
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Parades are being held all over to celebrate the LGBTQ community.
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The idea also garnered little support within the LGBTQ community itself.
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This month, THUMP honors Pride with a celebration of LGBTQ nightlife.
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Athletes, a national network of current and former LGBTQ student athletes.
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There are currently 49 out LGBTQ athletes at the Rio Games.
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LGBTQ groups are cheering the Monday night victory by Arizona Rep.
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Not just LGBTQ people and women, but also people of color.
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Its members empower indigenous communities, women of color, and LGBTQ youth.
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Even sadder: LGBTQ youth have an increased risk of suicide attempts.
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That's what I knew about being LGBTQ in the United States.
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North Carolina has no statewide nondiscrimination protection laws for LGBTQ people.
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" He added, "There is nothing decent about being anti-LGBTQ rights.
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He said it could help encourage acceptance of the LGBTQ community.
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It's been a notable problem on apps geared toward LGBTQ users.
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"That's why we're working together with … our LGBTQ+ partners," she said.
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Religious communities haven't always had the best relationships with LGBTQ+ people.
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But I came out for LGBTQ rights before anybody else did.
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More African Americans, Latinos and LGBTQ members now serve in Congress.
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It also has America's highest percentage of LGBTQ individuals, at 5.3%.
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He also reportedly mocked immigrants, women, Muslims, and the LGBTQ community.
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Some are running to challenge state and local anti-LGBTQ policies.
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In particular, comments on LGBTQ people and Muslims ignited fierce opposition.
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"We do not automatically demonetize LGBTQ content," Wojcicki said in response.
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And for those who identify as LGBTQ, the percentage is higher.
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Warren recently shared a plan to improve policies for LGBTQ people.
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Such freedom extends to women, racial minorities, and the LGBTQ community.
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There are plenty of shows featuring LGBTQ characters on streaming services.
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Big businesses have also often been valuable advocates for LGBTQ people.
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LGBTQ asylum cases are also more likely to be processed incorrectly.
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And this constant standing and kneeling is making LGBTQ people impatient.
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The Castro's famed LGBTQ bookstore A Different Light closed in 2011.
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They didn't work or even socialize in LGBTQ community at all.
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THUMP: Why are clubs like Pulse important to the LGBTQ community?
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So money going to LGBTQ charities is a good thing, right?
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LGBTQ people also face unique problems in the criminal justice system.
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Much of my work as a therapist revolves around LGBTQ+ individuals.
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However, those words feel empty to members of the LGBTQ community.
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It's so messed up that LGBTQ people have to come out.
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How does it help to censor LGBTQ identity in that way?
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If I was a Muslim LGBTQ teacher, I'd be really afraid.
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If you're not LGBTQ and you're Muslim, speak up for us.
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Here are the most iconic LGBTQ movies you should watch ASAP.
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Ellen DeGeneres has long been a pioneer for the LGBTQ community.
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Love Letter to the LGBTQ Community" series, Sia wrote that she "
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No LGBTQ person I know has ever organized such a shindig.
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Our country hates Jews, muslims, women, black people, LGBTQ, and women.
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Now, he's helping young LGBTQ people find the same impactful services.
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But gay men represent just one letter of the LGBTQ umbrella.
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What effect do you think Trump is having on LGBTQ people?
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Climate change and LGBTQ rights didn't even make the top ten.
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Violet Holdings: LGBTQ+ Highlights from the N.Y.U. Special Collections Through Dec.
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This is a hot button issue for the LGBTQ Ugandan community.
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And the debates have included relatively little discussion of LGBTQ rights.
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It seems like you're pretty deeply involved in the LGBTQ community.
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Roberts strongly supports protecting the LGBTQ community under city law. Nov.
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But at the same time, the government has restricted LGBTQ activism.
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Similar trends characterized attitudes toward discrimination against immigrants and LGBTQ individuals.
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For more on North Carolina's anti-LGBTQ law, read Vox's explainer.
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For my part, I've since joined an LGBTQ society called LDNGaymers.
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The judgment was comprehensive, and LGBTQ activists in Botswana were overjoyed.
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LGBTQ people are also 193 percent more likely to have asthma.
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Responses show how attitudes towards LGBTQ people have and haven't changed.
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The fashion consultant and TV personality joined Bloomberg's LGBTQ Leadership Council.
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Just last year, the NGLCC certified its 1000th LGBTQ Business Enterprise.
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She's making it crystal clear ... she stands with the LGBTQ community.
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Go deeper: Pope Francis meets with Jesuit criticized for LGBTQ outreach
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" When pressed by Durbin, who asked, "And what about LGBTQ individuals?
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LGBTQ make up up less than 4 percent of the population.
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Of these, 997 were directed against members of the LGBTQ community.
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They have remained the country's only women LGBTQ federal lawmakers since.
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If she defeats Lewis, Craig will become Minnesota's first LGBTQ congressperson.
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Mike Pence was accused of enabling discrimination against the LGBTQ community.
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The LGBTQ-focused town hall featured nine 2020 Democratic presidential candidates.
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Rocking the purple tonight to stand in solidarity against LGBTQ+ bullying!
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Some families likely would object to mandatory education about LGBTQ history.
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LGBTQ people face an elevated risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
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So do dads, LGBTQ parents, adoptive parents — families of all kinds.
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Films featuring LGBTQ content are subject to censorship or harsh ratings.
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Members of the LGBTQ community made huge strides at the Emmys.
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"Being anti LGBTQ is wrong, there aren't two sides," she tweeted.
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LGBTQ people deserve to see ourselves represented on all TV networks.
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Even the Mormon Church is taking steps toward greater LGBTQ inclusion.
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Republicans need help understanding LGBTQ issues and I'm here to help!
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Trump may be ready to condemn anti-LGBTQ violence and murders.
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LGBTQ couples on average spend less than straight couples on weddings.
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Can landlords in the state use religion to evict LGBTQ tenants?
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Roughly 240 percent of all American homeless youth identify as LGBTQ.
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They are essentially trying to stop the spread of LGBTQ rights.
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LGBTQ rights advocates are calling for McConnell to hold a vote.
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The timing, in particular, shook up members of the LGBTQ community.
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LGBTQ people are too fucking great to be in supporting roles.
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However, they're also about different phases of life, and LGBTQ activism.
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For LGBTQ immigrants and asylum seekers, that presents a major problem.
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They've also made several films with characters on the LGBTQ spectrum.
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But the fight for equal LGBTQ rights is far from over.
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In the whole of Africa, we don't have an LGBTQ festival.
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Consider supporting their efforts, and keeping up with their data: Williams Institute, a championed UCLA think tank facilitating independent and wide-reaching research on LGBTQ identities National Center for Transgender Equality, a social justice advocacy organization winning life-saving change for transgender people SAGE, collecting data and supporting the needs of LGBTQ elders GLSEN, a national education organization collecting data on LGBTQ students and school climate Anti-Violence Project, collecting data on the LGBTQ community around hate violence, sexual violence, intimate-partner violence and systemic violence.
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And a new report from the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP), which surveyed more than 1,000 survivors of anti-LGBTQ hate violence, found that 2016 was the deadliest year on record for LGBTQ people in the US. According to the NCAVP report, there was a 17 percent increase in anti-LGBTQ homicides in 2016—28 total, not including the Pulse attack.
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Included in the agenda are five areas that Kadree and other activists think are most important: taking action to make public spaces safe for transgender and gender non-conforming people (especially TGNC people of color), increasing access to mental health services for LGBTQ+ people, reforming the criminal justice system, collecting statistical data on LGBTQ+ people, and funding LGBTQ+ economic justice programs.
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Spotify's Artist Radio feature is a playlist populated by an algorithm, and at one point, possibly due to the people wanting to partake in anointing Peppa an LGBTQ Icon, Peppa Pig's playlist included songs from beloved pop stars like Carly Rae Jepsen, Charli XCX, and Hayley Kiyoko — each of whom has a massive LGBTQ following, and some of whom identify as LGBTQ.
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There has been a lot of progress on LGBTQ issues over the past couple of decades, with the legalization of same-sex marriage, the spread of laws that legally protect LGBTQ people from discrimination, the inclusion of LGBTQ people in federal hate crime laws, and more and more growth in the representation of gay and transgender people in mainstream media.
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In addition to safe spaces and anti-harassment policies, researchers also looked at whether schools offered professional development to help teachers and staff understand the needs of LGBTQ youth; helped these students access health providers experienced in treating LGBTQ youth; offered social or psychological services at school or referred students to outside providers; and provided health education relevant to LGBTQ youth.
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In the LGBTQ in America survey that our organization conducted earlier this year in partnership with BuzzFeed News, we found LGBTQ Americans were especially energized this year, motivated by animus toward Donald Trump's anti-equality agenda.
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Trump's administration has made several decisions in the few months since he started his presidency that threaten the rights of LGBTQ Americans, and Vice President Mike Pence has been repeatedly criticized for holding anti-LGBTQ views.
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Most recently, for LGBTQ Pride Month in 2017, Spears penned a heartwarming love letter to the LGBTQ community on Billboard Pride in which she shared that the community's unwavering loyalty and acceptance uplift and inspire her.
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It came across as yet another moment for the greater LGBTQ community to prop up the words of a white, cisgender — and in this case, straight — man, reportedly before letting any LGBTQ people of color speak.
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In addition to workplace discrimination, many LGBTQ people of color have pushed for other fights including LGBTQ youth homelessness, immigration, criminal justice reform, and high rates of HIV among young gay and bi men of color.
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A 2014 survey commissioned by the Human Rights Campaign, an LGBTQ advocacy group, found 63 percent of US voters favored a federal law that protects LGBTQ people from employment discrimination, while just 25 percent opposed it.
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It's this focus on people in the actual LGBTQ community that's important, said Lisa Stulberg, a sociologist who studies LGBTQ social movements and is writing a book on the impact of pop culture on these movements.
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Yet, New York still has a reputation as one of the more progressive states for LGBTQ+ rights, and Kadree and other LGBTQ+ leaders in New York see that reputation as both an opportunity and a danger.
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While performing a comedy show at the Durham Performing Arts Center on Friday, McHale wore a homemade LGBTQ T-shirt and announced that all proceeds from the show would go to the LGBTQ Center of Durham.
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In a survey of 1,367 students, almost half (46.5%) of LGBTQ students who received sex ed said they didn't find it useful, while less than a third (29.9%) of their non-LGBTQ peers reported the same.
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Raymond Braun: Just because you identify with one letter within the broader LGBTQ+ umbrella doesn't mean you inherently understand the challenges or the lived experiences of other people who represent different letters within the LGBTQ umbrella.
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When you really get to know people who are LGBTQ, you have those conversations at the kitchen table, or you really get to know your colleagues who are LGBTQ, it personalizes the issues that we face.
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But it's still amazing that there are small-scale LGBTQ groups in colleges and around Kinshasa, fighting to spread their word and to make the public aware of attacks that have been committed on LGBTQ people.
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There's a concern that LGBTQ folks in the federal prison system could be forced to go through these torture programs, which is what they are, where they try to force LGBTQ people to deny their identity.
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"An openly LGBTQ elected official forming a presidential exploratory committee is a historic and powerful moment for the LGBTQ community and the entire country," Annise Parker, president and CEO of the group, said in a statement.
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READ: Poland's populist government has declared war on the LGBTQ community Rafal Pankowski, head of Poland's anti-racist Never Again Association, told VICE News that there was noticeable anti-LGBTQ sentiment on display at Monday's march.
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The vice president has faced criticism from the LGBTQ community in the past: As governor of Indiana, he signed the 2015 Religious Freedom Restoration Act into law, which advocates said could encourage discrimination against LGBTQ individuals.
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Several LGBTQ organizations wrote a letter to GLAAD's president urging the group to abandon public support for passing an amendment enshrining rights for women, people of color, LGBTQ Americans and people with disabilities in the Constitution.
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Take the initiative in organizing a diversity training in your office, get involved with the office LGBTQ+ group (or help start one), or see what other community LGBTQ+ resources are available in your city or neighborhood.
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In 2016, 20183 percent of queer voters voted for Hillary Clinton versus 14 percent for Trump, whose performance with LGBTQ voters was lower than every previous Republican candidate since polls first began tracking LGBTQ voter data.
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Additionally, between 2014 and 2018, only five films out of 500 portray a Latinx character from the LGBTQ+ community, and just two out of the 100 top-grossing films of 2018 featured a LGBTQ+ Latinx character.
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Her winning video, "You Need to Calm Down," features an array of LGBTQ stars and promotes a petition in support of the Equality Act, a bill that would protect LGBTQ people from many forms of discrimination.
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He sits on the boards of two Washington organizations, the Freedom House, which works for democracy, political freedom and human rights causes, and the LGBTQ Victory Institute, which trains LGBTQ individuals to run for political office.
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The spokesperson also pointed to Google's opposition to laws that target the LGBTQ community, as well as its support for employees who are LGBTQ by providing same-sex health benefits, including coverage of gender reassignment surgery.
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And whether he'd be better for LGBTQ rights than an actual gay person isn't easy for the mainstream LGBTQ rights movement to consider, because of how deeply the movement has become ensconced in individual representation politics.
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LGBTQ advocates worried that if the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Phillips, it could give businesses a "license to discriminate" — because, in effect, any business could cite its religious beliefs to discriminate against LGBTQ people.
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I am especially excited that we are in Baltimore doing this show, and not in one of the major LGBTQ centers like New York, San Francisco, and others that have more recognized histories of LGBTQ people.
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It can also provoke or exacerbate risk-taking behaviors among LGBTQ people, compared to non-LGBTQ people—greater tobacco and drug use, in particular, which can worsen common health conditions, a few of which are listed here.
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More from Tonic: "LGBTQ people are at an increased risk for the precursors to coronary artery disease and heart diseases," says Rhett Brown, a primary care physician in Charlotte, North Carolina who predominantly serves an LGBTQ population.
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And as allies, we are pushing back against new and proposed rules undermining contraception and abortion access, LGBTQ healthcare nondiscrimination protections, shelter access for transgender people, vital data collection on LGBTQ youth in foster care, and more.
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As the Establishment noted in 2016, online cyberbullying is disproportionately directed at women, minorities, and LGBTQ people, particularly LGBTQ youth, and Twitter has a very bad track record on making the site less hostile towards those communities.
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In January 2017, the Cathedral of Hope Oklahoma City gave her the "Hero of Hope" award, which is given to those who change how society views LGBTQ people as well as how LGBTQ people think about Christianity.
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With the virus disproportionally affecting the LGBTQ community and with the price of treatment inflating to unreasonable levels, the fight against AIDS was not just a public health emergency, but also a flashpoint for LGBTQ civil rights.
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The trouble isn't with rainbows, the agency says Given the spotlight on LGBTQ rights -- including two Supreme Court cases that weigh whether civil rights laws protect LGBTQ workers -- the calls for removal can seem targeted and biased.
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The survey also finds President Donald Trump gets a 77% disapproval rating for his LGBTQ record, which apparently stems from his agenda to allow anti-LGBTQ discrimination in workplaces, bakeries, health care, homeless shelters, and the military.
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More than 200 companies sign brief calling on SCOTUS to recognize LGBTQ rights Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Pinterest are among more than 200 companies that signed a brief arguing existing laws against sex discrimination protect LGBTQ people.
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In 2007, the LGBTQ rights movement nearly imploded when House Democrats pushed for a sexual orientation-only version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a bill that was ostensibly designed to ban discrimination against LGBTQ people.
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Meanwhile, Castro was asked how bisexual people could be better included in LGBTQ policies, to which he replied that bi voices would be included in his administration and stressed his policy to teach LGBTQ history in schools.
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Related Video: Read these stories next: Trump Administration's Report On 2020 Census Is A Blow To LGBTQ Community Why 27 LGBTQ Groups Signed A Letter To The Trump Administration Why Hasn't Donald Trump Publicly Recognized Pride Month?
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Prior to the panel, Padmashali, who works with the organization Ondede to raise awareness for LGBTQ+ issues, had told The News Minute that she intended to bring up the issue of LGBTQ+ discrimination to the Obama Foundation.
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Though the film provided a balanced look at the lives of LGBTQ youth of color in NYC, I was still left with many questions, mainly about the filmmakers' process, LGBTQ activism, the cost of a performer's "effect".
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According to the artist, the lack of interest in LGBTQ subject matter is a longstanding issue, not something that can be solely traced to the new nationalistic anti-refugee government, which is opposed to LGBTQ rights, too.
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In Texas, where Abbott is reviled among LGBTQ constituents for his advocacy on behalf of both of those efforts, Valdez's campaign represents a rebuttal to a rise of conservative politics and racist, xenophobic, and anti-LGBTQ rhetoric.
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That's according to a new groundbreaking report from the LGBTQ+ advocacy nonprofit the Trevor Project, which polled more than 34,000 young people in 2018 to compile the largest ever survey on LGBTQ+ youth mental health in America.
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This year alone, 12 murders of trans people of color have been reported in the U.S. And LGBTQ youth of color are even more likely than the overall LGBTQ youth population to be homeless and face bullying.
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Sixty-four percent of their participating offices have at least one LGBTQ-specific measure in place—having gender neutral options on registration forms or "safe space" waiting areas for LGBTQ people to be processed through, for instance.
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