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... believed in monogamy. In the 1980s, she stood up for gay men at the height of the AIDS epidemic and spoke out loudly for the LGBTQ community. She said she defended people deemed by some far-right Christians to be “subhuman” because of her own past. WATCH: After 40 years ...
... s longest-serving leader has become an icon to some conservative populists for championing what he calls “illiberal democracy,” which includes restrictions on immigration and LGBTQ+ rights. He has also cracked down on the press and judiciary in Hungary and been accused by the EU of violating rule-of-law ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride reached its exuberant grand finale on Sunday, bringing rainbow-laden revelers to the streets for marquee parades in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and elsewhere across the globe. The wide-ranging festivities functioned as both jubilant parties and political protests, as ...
... the sports world is dealing with climate change and the hit The second round of voting is set for Friday. Still to come on PBS News Weekend, how the sports world is dealing with climate change, and the Hidden History of LGBTQ people being forced out of the federal government.
... government shouldn’t deprive trans youth of the health care that they need to survive and thrive,” said Ash Hall, policy and advocacy strategist for LGBTQIA+ rights at ACLU of Texas. “Texas politicians’ obsession with attacking trans kids and their families is needlessly cruel.” The law includes exemptions for children ...
... be homeless, the most since the country began using a yearly point-in-time survey in 2007. Nearly half of them sleep outside. Older adults, LGBTQ+ people and people of color are disproportionately affected, advocates said. In Oregon, a lack of mental health and addiction resources has also helped fuel ...
... a worsening political environment in this country for the queer community. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, since January, more than 500 bills targeting LGBTQ rights have been introduced in local and state legislatures. Patrick Burton: I would say I'm a queer civil servant. I see the exhibition ...
... Bishop Michael Curry, who was the first Black leader in the church's 239-year history. Curry was an outspoken advocate of racial justice and LGBTQ+ equality. He rose to global prominence in 2018 when he delivered a rousing sermon at the widely televised marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan ...
... country. And one in five transgender Americans before the ban was lifted would serve in the military, which means that we're more patriotic as LGBTQ people. We serve at twice the rate. And we have lived under these criminal laws for a long time. And so, little by little ...
... half of that today, and, in just the past two years, lost about a quarter of its churches over issues surrounding same-sex marriage and LGBTQ clergy. Rev. Victor Long, First United Methodist: The lord's table is the place where the distinctions between rich and poor, powerful and powerless ...
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