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Anti-LGBT Hate Preacher James David Manning Faces Abuse Allegations

Anti-LGBT New York preacher James David Manning is facing allegations of abuse against school children. Manning, the pastor at ATLAH World Missionary Church in Harlem, has attracted attention online for his outlandish anti-LGBT conspiracy theories. The preacher famously alleged that Starbucks flavours lattes with the “semen of Sodomites,” while the church sign regularly proclaims anti-gay messages like “Jesus would(…)

Nancy Pelosi Slams Trump over ‘Bigoted, Deadly Attack’ on LGBT+ People

Speaker Nancy Pelosi has hit out at the Trump administration’s newly-announced ‘freedom to discriminate’ rules for healthcare workers. Pelosi led a stinging rebuke after Trump unveiled new rules that permit healthcare workers the right to discriminate based on their religious beliefs before an audience of conservative evangelical leaders at a May 2 White House reception. The Department(…)

Iowa Republicans Pass Bill to Cut off Funding for Trans People’s Healthcare

Iowa Republicans have launched an eleventh-hour plot to cut off funding for transgender people’s healthcare. Republicans in the Iowa Senate launched a surprise attack on Friday (April 26), quietly slipping in an amendment to a crucial healthcare funding bill taking aim at transgender people. Iowa Republicans ‘slip in’ amendment to cut off transgender healthcare funding(…)

Church of England Pressed to End Ban on Same-sex Marriage

A new campaign has launched, calling on the Church of England to end its ban on same-sex weddings. The Campaign for Equal Marriage in the Church of England launched on Friday (April 12), seeking an end to rules that ban same-sex weddings in Church parishes, and an end to rules that target gay vicars for getting married.(…)

Lesbian Musical “The Prom” Lands 7 Tony Awards Nominations

Lesbian musical The Prom has landed seven nominations at the Tony Awards. The nominations for the 73rd annual Tony Awards were announced on Tuesday (April 30), with The Prom among the most-nominated shows. The musical tells the story of a girl who is denied permission to bring a female date to her high school prom, mirroring several real-life news stories.T The(…)

Joe Biden’s LGBT Rights Record

As Barack Obama’s former Vice President Joe Biden announces his own run for US president, we look at his LGBT rights record. The candidate launched his long-rumoured campaign for President on Thursday (April 25), with polls making him the immediate favourite to clinch the nomination, ahead of Bernie Sanders and gay candidate Pete Buttigieg. Serving as vice president of the(…)

State National Guards Defy Trump on Transgender Military Ban

National Guards in at least five states will continue to welcome trans troops, despite the Trump administration’s transgender military ban coming into effect. The Trump administration rule that bans transgender people from serving in the armed forces went into effect on April 12. However, a number of states have signalled that they will not extend discriminatory(…)

Mississippi Man Brutally Beaten because Attackers ‘Thought He Was Gay’

A Mississippi man’s jaw was broken in two places during a brutal beating because his attackers thought he was gay, according to his family. Trevor Gray’s jaw was wired shut after the horrifying attack in Waynesboro, Mississippi, on April 12. According to the Clarion-Ledger, Gray met alleged attackers Landon McCaa and Toman Sion Brown at a local bar.(…)

California National Guard Defies Trump on Transgender Troop Ban

The California National Guard will continue to welcome transgender troops despite a military-wide ban. The Trump administration rule that bans transgender people from serving in the armed forces went into effect on April 12. However, California’s National Guard has made clear that it will not be following suit in adopting the policy. Transgender soldiers ‘will remain(…)

Trump Administration Has Attacked LGBT Rights more than 100 Times

The Trump administration has attacked LGBT+ rights 100 times since taking office. GLAAD’s Trump Accountability Project, which monitors regressive actions on LGBT+ rights taken by the Trump administration, passed its 100th entry to date on April 3, as Housing and Urban Development secretary Ben Carson confirmed LGBT non-discrimination guidance for housing service providers had been axed. Trump administration passes(…)

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