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WESTWOOD, CA — (02-18-21) — According to a new Study conducted by the UCLA Williams Institute, LGBT people of color are twice as likely to contract the coronavirus than their heterosexual, white counterparts. The UCLA Williams Institute study announced their assessment on Wednesday. The study assessed the impact of the fall 2020 surge of COVID-19 in [...]
UNITED KINGDOM — (02-17-21) — Gay and bisexual British veterans who were stripped of their medals because of their sexual orientation will now be able to reclaim them, the UK government announced on Tuesday, admitting the pre-2000 policy was an "historical wrong." Only heterosexual people were allowed to serve in the British Armed Forces until [...]
RICHMOND, VA — (02-14-21) — Virginia is getting the spotlight this month as it moves to repeal the state's constitutional ban on gay marriage. Following the move initiated by Senator Patty Pansing Brooks in Nebraska to have her state repeal its ban on same-sex marriage, Democratic state Sen. Adam Ebbin is sponsoring SJ 270, which [...]
NEW YORK, NY — (02-08-21) — The U.S.A leaked to media outlets on Sunday that it plans to rejoin the United Nations Human Rights Council after former President Trump left the organization in 2018. U.S. officials who wanted to remain anonymous because they did not have the authority to speak publicly, says that Secretary of [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — (02-04-21) — President Biden announced his presidential memorandum on LGBTQ rights across the globe. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said during a press briefing at the White House on Thursday, “It reflects his deep commitment to these issues both here in the United States and everywhere around the world. The [...]