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New Jersey Gov Signs Bill Mandating That Contributions Of LGBT People Be Included Public School Curriculum

Via press release: Today, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a law requiring Boards of Education to include instruction, and adopt instructional materials, that accurately portray political, economic, and social contributions of persons with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals. This law would require that LGBTQ Americans, as well as Americans with disabilities, are included and recognized for their significant historic contributions to the economic, political, and social development of New Jersey and the United States. Specifically, this legislation would add LGBTQ people and individuals with disabilities to the existing list of underrepresented cultural and ethnic groups, which […]

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LGBTI Activists Infiltrate London Gala to Protest Airlines Deporting Refugees

LGBTI activists infiltrated a London gala to protest airlines deporting refugees last night (30 January). Lesbians and Gays Support the Migrants posed as guests at the gala hosted by Airlines UK. Many executives were in attendance at the Park Plaza Hotel in London. Guests included UK government aviation minister Baroness Liz Sugg and British Airways CEO Alex Cruz. Activists crash the stage at the Airlines UK gala | Photo: LGSMigrants The 14 young activists donned borrowed tuxedos and dresses. Some also dyed their hair, bought wigs, removed piercings and covered tattoos. Entering through two separate ends of the hotel, the group […]

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TEXAS: Armed Trump Supporter Arrested At Houston Library Hosting Drag Queen Story Hour Event

A Drag Queen Storytime protester allegedly trespassed in the Freed-Montrose Library this weekend after previously being banned from the premises. James “Doc” Greene Sr., who was issued a trespassing warning last month by the Houston Public Library (HPL) stating he could no longer visit its Montrose location, was detained, disarmed, and escorted out by police on Saturday, Jan. 26, for entering the building and refusing to leave. Greene, a conservative radio show host for Raging Elephants Radio, recorded the incident and posted a video of his exchange with HPL staff and police on YouTube. At the start of the video, Greene […]

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Santa Rosa Native Jussie Smollett Told Police His Attackers Yelled ‘MAGA Country’ During Assault

“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett told police in a follow-up interview that the two men who attacked him in Chicago early Tuesday morning yelled “MAGA country” during the racist and homophobic assault.  CBS News confirmed with Chicago police that the two masked attackers cited President Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan after physically attacking the actor. Chicago police released a statement Tuesday, describing the attack as a “possible racially-charged assault and battery.” “In the initial reports there was no mention of MAGA,” a police statement provided to People reads. “When detectives [followed] up with him later in the day, he […]

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50 Years Queer at the L.A. LGBT Center

The LGBT Center of Los Angeles announced Thursday “50 Years of Queer,” a jubilant campaign to commemorate its 50th anniversary. Throughout the new year, the Center’s signature events and other community-focused occasions will hallmark the organization’s half-century milestone.- Advertisement – “This is a historic moment for the Center and for the LGBT community,” Center CEO Lorri L. Jean said in a press release. “Fifty years ago, a small group of volunteers banded together and decided to change the world. Perhaps that’s not how they thought of it, but that’s what happened. What began as a vision for helping members of our […]

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Mexican Mayor Assisting LGBTI Migrants Slams Trump’s ‘Tactic of Intimidation’

A Mexican mayor who provided assistance to LGBTI migrants has said Trump’s demand for a wall is a ‘tactic’. Jesús Antonio Pujol Irastorza is the mayor of Mexican border town Nogales, a port of entry to the US. The city borders Nogales, Arizona. Daniel Hernández, one of four openly gay members of the Arizona Legislature, represents Nogales in the Arizona House of Representatives. ‘It is practically one city divided by the border,’ Pujol said of the towns known as Ambos Nogales, or Both Nogales. ‘Many have relatives, friends who live there, and many people live there and then come to work here.’ […]

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Governor’s Office Says Kim Davis Must Pay $225,000 To Gay Plaintiffs For “Violating Civil Rights”

The Lexington Herald-Leader reports: Citing “conduct that violates civil rights,” lawyers for Gov. Matt Bevin say former Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis should be held responsible for nearly $225,000 in legal fees and court costs incurred by couples who sued her in 2015 when she refused to issue marriage licenses because of her religious opposition to same-sex marriage. Although Bevin, a Republican, publicly has praised Davis as “an inspiration … to the children of America,” his attorneys are taking a more critical tone in court briefs, blaming the ex-clerk for failing to do her job following the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 2015 […]

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Montana Public Schools Caught Blocking LGBT Advocacy Websites — While Allowing Anti-gay Sites

Public high school students in Montana have been blocked from accessing pro-LGBTQ websites — but not from anti-gay sites. CounterPunch reported Friday that students in Billings, Montana have been blocked from pro-LGBTQ sites since January 14. An email sent to school staff from Brandon Newpher, the executive director of technology for Billings Public Schools, said the school system is blocking content “to improve network security and help protect students and staff.” A list of “blocked keywords and subjects” was leaked to CounterPunch but did not include the terms “gay,” “homosexuality,” or “LGBT/Q.” It did, however, show that “adult content” and “dating sites” […]

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Kamala Harris Calls for Tougher Gun Control Measures during Iowa Town Hall

Sen. Kamala Harris, the California Democrat and presidential aspirant, lamented on Monday the lack of congressional action on gun control, saying a solution would have been possible after the 2012 massacre of 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, if only lawmakers had been placed in “a locked room, no press, no one, nobody else” and required to examine “the autopsy photographs of those babies.” “And then, you vote your conscience,” she said at a CNN town hall in Des Moines, Iowa. “This has become a political issue.” Applause rang out as she added, […]

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Iran Publicly Hangs Man on Charges of Homosexuality

Iran has publicly hanged a man on charges of homosexuality. The unidentified man, 31, was executed after he was found guilty of raping two males, as well as kidnapping charges. He was hanged in the southwestern city of Kazeroon on 10 January. The state-controlled ISNA has claimed the 31-year-old kidnapped two 15-year-old males. The man then raped the two boys. Iran charged the man with laws covering homosexuality, not pedophilia.Iran’s homosexuality laws Under sharia law, the active partner in a consensual gay sex criminal case is typically punished with 100 lashes and the passive partner is often punished with death. […]

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