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US Officials Take Part in Global LGBTI Rights Conference

Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan on Monday participated in a global LGBTI rights conference that took place in the Canadian city of Vancouver.Sullivan in video remarks at the 2018 Equal Rights Coalition Global Conference on LGBTI Human Rights and Inclusive Development said the U.S. “looks forward to exploring in concrete terms what we can do together to address criminalization of LGBTI status or conduct and the serious levels of violence and discrimination targeting LGBTI persons.” “We are eager to discuss ways that the coalition can support and recognize governments and civil society activists who are pressing for positive reforms,” […]

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Joe Biden Will Fight to Stop Parents Rejecting Their Kids for Being LGBT

Joe Biden Joe Biden’s foundation has launched a major campaign aimed at stopping parents from rejecting their LGBT kids. Barack Obama’s former Vice President Joe Biden, a long-time supporter of LGBT rights, has made LGBT issues a core focus of the Biden Foundation, which was set up following his departure from the White House. Biden today launched a campaign to raise awareness of “the importance of family acceptance in the lives of LGBTQ young people,” putting significant resources towards campaigns bolstering acceptance by families.The “As You Are” campaign launch is backed by a number of high-profile figures including Cyndi Lauper and […]

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Judge Who Blocked Name Changes for Transgender Teens Faces Lawsuit

A judge who blocked name changes for transgender teenager is facing a lawsuit. Judge Joseph Kirby, the Probate and Juvenile Court judge in Warren County, Ohio, is alleged to have denied legal name changes to at least three transgender teens. He denied 15-year old Elliott Whitaker a legal name change at Warren County Juvenile Court in June, telling the teen to come back when he is 18. State law does not require people to be 18 to secure a legal change of name, which is separate from legal gender recognition, but the judge ruled that the teen lacked the “maturity, knowledge and stability” […]

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Mendocino Complex Fire Now Largest in California History, Capping Destructive Year

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The erratic conflagration has chewed through more than 273,000 acres and 68 homes in 10 days, making it the second-largest wildfire on record in California. The Mendocino Complex fire is now the largest wildfire in modern California history, scorching more than 283,000 acres and frustrating firefighters as it continues to leap across natural and man-made barriers in Lake County. The Ranch and River fires, which make up the complex fire, had grown to 283,800 acres as of Monday evening, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The blaze was only 30% contained. “We broke the record,” said Scott […]

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Teenage LGBT First-time Offenders Have Higher Rates of Drug Abuse and Poor Mental Health, Study Finds

LGBT+ teenagers who are first-time offenders are more likely to have substance abuse or mental health problems than their heterosexual or cis-gendered peers, according to new research. The study, carried out by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, suggests higher rates of stress among LGBT+ adolescents—often triggered by family problems or rejection by their peers—could be to blame. The researchers emphasised that a teenager’s sexual orientation or gender identity alone does not put them at increased risk of breaking the law, as a range of factors contribute to offense rates.Dr Matthew Hirschtritt, lead author of the study, said: […]

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Bomb Explodes Under Sonoma County Sheriff’s Patrol Car in Guerneville Safeway Lot

A man attempted to blow up a Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office patrol car Friday morning, injuring one person, authorities said. A man ignited a bomb under a Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office patrol car Friday morning to injure one person, authorities said. Shortly before noon Friday, the deputy parked his car in the parking lot of the Safeway in Guerneville and walked inside before a loud explosion “rattled the windows” of the grocery store, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office. The deputy rushed out and witnesses pointed at a man running through the parking lot, authorities said. The suspect was […]

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Tesla Hit with Anti-LGBT Harassment Lawsuit

A former employee at Tesla’s Fremont factory filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the electric carmaker, alleging he was fired in retaliation after seeking protection from anti-gay harassment, The Guardian reported today. The defendant, an assembly line worker named Jorge Ferro, claims he was taunted for being gay and threatened with violence. “Watch your back,” one supervisor told him after mocking his “gay tight” clothing, the paper said. After complaining to an HR representative, Ferro was repeatedly moved to different assembly lines, but the harassment didn’t stop. “Watch your back.” Ultimately, HR told him there was “no place for handicapped […]

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MN Lesbian Couple Receive Hate Letters and Threats to Kill their Daughter

The couple are fundraising to raise money as a reward to whoever helps them identify the sender (GoFundMe) A lesbian couple from Minnesota have spoken out about receiving anonymous hate letters containing threats towards their daughter. Angie and Jaime Mace, from St Peter, have launched a GoFundMe page to raise money to give as a reward to whoever helps them identify the sender of the letters, which contain extreme anti-LGBT language. On the GoFundMe page, the couple wrote: “Please help us find a terrorist who is making death threats based on sexual orientation, race and gender in Minnesota. We need […]

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Blaze Bernstein Slaying Suspect Faces Hate Crime Sentencing Enhancement

A 21-year-old Newport Beach man charged with murder in the stabbing death of former high school classmate Blaze Bernstein will also face a hate crime sentencing enhancement, the Orange County district attorney announced Thursday. Orange County District Atty. Tony Rackauckas said prosecutors added the hate crime enhancement based on allegations that Samuel Woodward killed 19-year-old Bernstein because Bernstein was gay. “A hate crime enhancement based on sexual orientation is appropriate due to the evidence developed by looking at Woodward’s cellphone, laptop and social media,” Rackauckas said. “All of this revealed the dark side of Woodward’s thoughts and intentions.” Rackauckas declined […]

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New York governor Andrew Cuomo Orders Investigation into Same-sex Couple Denied Marriage License

The governor of New York has called for an investigation to be launched after a same-sex couple was reportedly denied a marriage license. Dylan Toften, from the town of Root, posted on Facebook that he and his partner were rejected for a lisence by the town clerk, Laurel “Sherrie” Eriksen. The incident was confirmed by the town attorney Robert Subik, who told local newspaper the Daily Gazette that the licence was not granted because the couple did not make an appointment and because of the clerk’s religious beliefs.Governor Andrew Cuomo has called for the incident to be investigated in a […]

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