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Transgender Man Assaulted in ‘Terrifying’ Hate Crime in Colorado

A transgender man from Colorado Springs was violently assaulted by a group of men while sitting on his front porch last Saturday. Emmit Davis was attacked by three men who reportedly jumped over a fence into his garden—where he and his partner were sitting on the porch—and started shouting homophobic slurs. Davis—who was recently named Mr Trans of Colorado Springs—said the incident was “terrifying,” according to local news outlet KRDO. He sustained fractures around the eyes and nose in the attack. Emmit Davis said the right side of his face was ‘completely unrecognisable’ after the attack In an interview with KRDO, […]

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L.A. LGBT Center’s New Campus for “Most Vulnerable People” in Community

Just in time for its 50th anniversary, the Los Angeles LGBT Center celebrated the grand opening on Sunday of the highly anticipated two-acre Anita May Rosenstein Campus, an unprecedented complex designed to serve the most vulnerable people of the LGBT community: seniors and youth. To commemorate the momentous day, the Center hosted a free six-hour block party in front of the Campus, to which the public was invited, with a ceremonial ribbon cutting, guided tours of the state-of-the-art facility, and musical performances. “We are immensely proud that the Anita May Rosenstein Campus allows us to greatly expand our services, especially to LGBT […]

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San Jose City Council Pledges to Make New Airport Chick-fil-A The ‘Gayest’ in Country

San Jose’s mayor and city council dropped the ball 13 months ago when they approved a new Chick-fil-A as part of the contract for the concessionaire at Mineta San Jose International Airport. Now they’re doing their best to make up for it. As the SF Business Times reports, the notoriously anti-LGBTQ fast food chain was listed in that contract among the new restaurants that Host International was bringing to Terminal B at the airport, but no alarm bells went off until this week’s agenda item. The item, which appears to have been inspired by openly gay former city councilman turned Santa […]

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Education Secretary DeVos Admits She Knowingly Harmed Trans Students

In an exchange on Capitol Hill, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos admitted in a hearing she knew about the potential dangers to transgender students before she implemented various policies. DeVos appeared before the House Education Committee during a hearing on Wednesday (10 April). During the hearing, civil rights subcommittee Chairwoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) brought up the Education Department’s decision to rollback guidance meant to protect transgender students under DeVos’ leadership. Bonamici brought up the negative consequences for transgender students with this rollback. These consequences include poor academic performance and higher rates of depression. She asked DeVos if she knew about these consequences, which the Education Secretary first avoided answering: […]

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After HIV Data Breach, Businesses Promise to End HIV Discrimination

Eighty businesses in Singapore have made a pledge to end workplace discrimination against people living with HIV (PLHIV). Major LGBTI organizations in Singapore including Action for AIDS (AFA) and support group, Oogachaga, collaborated with social enterprise, Be Inclusive, to end HIV discrimination in the workplace. Global multinationals such as Google and Barclays are some of the signatories to the pledge alongside local companies such as restaurant booking platform, Chope. AFA’s advocacy manager Avin Tan said that workplaces play a crucial role in ending discrimination against individuals with HIV. ‘The challenge of being gainfully employed without the fear of being sacked because of one’s HIV infection must […]

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‘Turning Shame into Pride’ Workshop Happens June 15 ay Napa Valley College

The Napa Valley College LGBT Studies Program invites you to attend a special workshop in celebration of Pride this JunTURNING SHAME INTO PRIDEWith Finn Deerhart, Founder of Queer Connect Many of us gay, queer, and trans men enter into this world with secrecy and shame surrounding our sexualities. From birth, sex and spirit are divided, separate parts of our personalities that often seem to be in conflict with each other. We may spend our entire lives trying to get back to a sense of wholeness within ourselves. We tend to make choices about sex, the emotional and physical safety of […]

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Massachussets Bans Conversion Therapy

Massachusetts’ Republican Governor Charlie Baker on Monday (8 April) signed a bill banning gay conversion therapy for minors in the state. It became the 16th state in the US to ban the practice. Washington DC and Puerto Rico have also outlawed conversion therapy. Conversion therapy attempts to change a person’s sexuality or gender identity via psychological or spiritual means. It has no basis in evidential science. Massachusetts’ ban prohibits licensed therapists from subjecting minors to the practice. But, adults can still access this type of therapy if they so choose. Last month, both houses of the Massachusetts’ congress passed a bill banning conversion therapy. […]

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These Are the Countries Where Gay People May be Punished by death

The tiny nation of Brunei has recently implemented the Sharia Penal Code, including the death penalty for people convicted of sodomy. Gay Star News broke the news at the end of March, when it learned the new law was entering into force on 3 April. Since the news went public, it has met with significant public outcry. Actor George Clooney penned an op-ed urging people to boycott Brunei-owned hotels and other businesses. Elton John, Ellen DeGeneres and other high-profile LGBTI celebrities also encouraged their fans to take action against Brunei. Nonetheless, the nation in Southeast Asia isn’t the only one where gay sex is punishable by death. Here are the other countries in […]

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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 100th attack on LGBT+ rights The 100 actions include the Trump administration’s well-documented attacks on transgender rights, banning trans people from serving in the military and stripping protections for trans kids in schools. They also include actions that have received less mainstream media attention, like the Department of Justice’s support […]

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US ‘Deeply Concerned’ over Arrests of LGBTI People in Azerbaijan

A State Department spokesperson on Thursday said the U.S. is “deeply concerned” over reports that indicate more than a dozen LGBTI people in Azerbaijan have been arrested. Reuters cited an Azeri LGBTI advocacy group that said police this week arrested four transgender sex workers. Freedom House in a press release said police in Baku, the country’s capital, on Monday arrested “at least 14 LGBT+ people.” ILGA-Europe in a tweet said those who were arrested were “forced to undergo medical examination to test their HIV/STI status.” ILGA-Europe also said authorities fined some of those who were arrested and sentenced them to 30 days “of arrest” […]

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