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Meghan Markle guest edits special Vogue issue featuring Laverne Cox

September’s issue of British Vogue is guest edited by Meghan Markle, who has chosen to highlight 15 “trailblazing” women instead of featuring on the cover herself. The Duchess of Sussex has selected 15 “trailblazing changemakers, united by their fearlessness in breaking barriers” — including the...
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1,000 campaigners gather in Warsaw to protest attacks on Pride parade

More than a thousand campaigners gathered in Warsaw yesterday (July 27) to protest against the violent attacks on the first Pride parade in the city of Biaĺystok last weekend (July 20). Biaĺystok is Poland’s tenth largest city, and its first ever Pride march was set upon by far-right extremists who pelted the LGBT+...
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Singapore LGBT church accused of trying to ‘convert’ gay people

A Singapore church is receiving backlash for posting videos on Instagram of “Christians who used to struggle with same-sex attraction,” and critics are saying that it promotes conversion therapy. The group, TrueLove.Is, describes itself as “a ministry of 3:16 Church that provides stories and resources for...
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Police investigate suspected hate crime at Waltham Forest Pride

Police are investigating a suspected hate crime which took place at Waltham Forest Pride yesterday (July 27). Footage from the parade shows a woman wearing a niqab shouting abuse at a participant wearing a rainbow flag. The woman can be seen screaming: “Shame on you. God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.” She...
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PRIDE Act passed by US House to refund taxes to same-sex couples

The Promoting Respect for Individuals’ Dignity and Equality Act of 2019, or PRIDE Act of 2019, was passed by the US House of Representatives on Wednesday (July 24). If passed by the Senate and signed into law by Donald Trump, the PRIDE Act will allow same-sex married couples to get refunds on taxes they filed …...
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Gay couple and their stunning Indian wedding go viral

Two grooms celebrated their marriage in a traditional Hindu wedding in the US last week (July 20), and the amazing photos have gone viral on social media. Amit Shah and Aditya Madiraju were already officially married at New York city hall earlier this year, but wanted to hold a special ceremony with their family and...
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UK government database holding student sexual orientation information

The UK government is holding the sexual orientation and religious beliefs of millions of students in a database, often without their knowledge, according to a Freedom of Information request by Buzzfeed. The sexual orientation of 3.2million and the religious beliefs of 3.7million students are stored by the Department for...