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Man Charged with Attempted Murder after Stabbing Man in ‘Homophobic Hate Crime’

Emmanuel Dash, 32, has been held on $40,000 bail and could face a maximum of 25 years in prison if convicted, Brooklyn district attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on Wednesday, August 29. Gonzalez said: “This defendant allegedly violated the sanctity and safety of this couple’s home when he showed up at their door spewing hate, then escalated it to a violent assault.” According to the investigation, in the early morning of June 22, a man and his gender non-conforming partner were allegedly harassed by Dash outside their apartment, where he said: “I’m glad I know where you live, because I don’t like […]

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The Cayman Islands is Trying to Re-criminalize Same-sex Marriage

The Cayman Islands legalised same-sex marriage exactly five months ago, but a new government appeal could reverse the ruling. Chantelle Day and her partner Vickie Bodden Bush applied for the right to be married in the Cayman Islands, a British territory, but had their application rejected because they are a same-sex couple. They then crowdfunded to fight the decision and, on March 29, the chief justice accepted their arguments, modifying the marriage law with immediate effect to allow same-sex marriage. The appeal from the government opened on Wednesday, August 28. At the start of the three-day hearing, one of the couple’s lawyers, Jonathan Cooper, told Reuters: “Marriage […]

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Zambian Police Stormed a Man’s House because He Was Having Gay Sex

Police have reportedly arrested two men for having gay sex in Lusaka, Zambia. According to local media reports, police in the capital raided a property on August 22 after being tipped off by members of the public. A 52-year-old man was arrested alongside a 21-year-old man after they were caught having sex. A police spokesperson told Lusaka Times that the 52-year-old man had been charged with ‘having carnal knowledge against the order of nature’. He said that Zulu is currently in police custody and that the 21-year-old man has been taken away for a medical examination. One man is taken away for […]

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Lebanon Bans Activists from Re-entering after Attending a Sexuality Conference

Activists and academics who attended a gender and sexuality conference in Lebanon have been banned by the government from re-entering the country. The NEDWA conference, organised for the fifth year by the Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality, aims to allow activists to share knowledge between countries and develop strategies on LGBT+ issues. When it was announced the conference was due to be held in Beirut last year, authorities tried to shut it down. On the third day, General Security officers – the intelligence branch of Lebanese security forces – arrived at the hotel where the conference was held to question […]

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Over 50 Republicans in Congress Urge Supreme Court to Rule that Discriminating against LGBT Legal

Brief falsely suggests LGBTQ people do not exist, but rather are choosing “actions, behaviors, or inclinations.” 53 members of the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives are urging the nation’s highest court to rule against LGBTQ people when it hears three landmark cases October 8. The lawmakers, all Republicans (list below), say the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not – and should not be interpreted to – protect gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people, including their own constituents. In a grotesque and ignorant reading of a key portion of the 55-year old legislation the Republican lawmakers suggest LGBTQ […]

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LGBTQ Workers Not Covered by Civil Rights Act, GOP Officials Say

Republican lawmakers and attorneys general on Monday submitted amicus briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that LGBTQ workers are not protected by federal civil rights law. In two separate briefs, 48 members of Congress and 15 attorneys general argue that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 — which bans employment discrimination on the basis of “race, color, religion, sex, or national origin” — does not protect against workplace discrimination due to a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. “[A]t the time Congress enacted Title VII, ‘sex,’ ‘sexual orientation,’ and ‘gender identity’ had different meanings,” the brief […]

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San Francisco Police Chief Apologizes to LGBTQ Community

San Francisco’s police chief apologized Monday for the way the department historically treated LGBTQ people and for “the harm that was caused.” “Unless the wrongs of the past are acknowledged and dealt with appropriately, our past will continue to put a stain on the present and on our future,” Chief William Scott said during a “Reflection and Reconciliation Session” aimed at increasing trust between the LGBTQ community and police. The forum was hosted by the Police Department and GLIDE, which provides social services to the homeless and others. A department release said input from the forum and other planned “listening […]

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Log Cabin Exec Director Quits Over Trump Endorsement

NBC News reports: The executive director of the Log Cabin Republicans is the latest official to resign from the conservative LGBTQ group after it recently endorsed President Donald Trump for re-election. Less than a year after after she became the first woman to lead the group, Jerri Ann Henry, a lesbian activist who fought for the legalization of same-sex marriage within the Republican Party, told NBC News that she would not be issuing a statement regarding her resignation. But former Log Cabin members say her departure further exemplifies factions within the group. Jennifer Horn, a former board member, and Robert Turner, […]

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2020 Candidate Joe Walsh’s Anti-LGBTQ Record Shows He Would Also Be Hostile to LGBTQ Americans

GLAAD, the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, today released the following background document to the media on former Illinois Republican congressman Joe Walsh, who announced Sunday morning that he would challenge President Trump in the upcoming Republican presidential primary. While President Trump has issued more than 124 attacks on the LGBTQ community since 2017, the former congressman has an anti-LGBTQ record that would likely continue to roll back acceptance for LGBTQ Americans across the nation.  Former Congressman Joe Walsh was a vocal supporter of Trump during the 2016 presidential election, but Walsh has become a critic of the President despite having used similar rhetoric against […]

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Kentucky Clerk Who Refused Gay Marriage Licenses Can Be Sued

The Kentucky county clerk who in 2015 gained widespread attention for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples may be sued for damages by two of those couples, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday. In a 3-0 decision, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati said Kim Davis can be sued in her individual capacity, though sovereign immunity shielded her from being sued in her former role as Rowan County Clerk. Davis claimed that Obergefell v Hodges, the 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision recognizing a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, did not apply to her because […]

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