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90-year-old sends gay granddaughter STI pamphlet on her wedding day

A 90-year-old grandmother sent her gay granddaughter a pamphlet on sexually transmitted diseases inside a sympathy card on her wedding day. Another of her granddaughters sent a letter about the incident to agony aunt Amy Dickson in the East Bay Times, a newspaper serving the San Francisco Bay Area. The letter, signed...
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London gender clinic seeing increasing number of non-binary patients

The UK’s only gender clinic for under 18’s is seeing an increase of young non-binary people, who now make up 11 percent of referrals to the gender identity development service (Gids) in London. From 2018-2019 Gids received around 2,500 referrals – a very small increase from the previous year, compared to the...
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Hollywood stars donate thousands to Pete Buttigieg’s campaign

It appears the US presidential contender Pete Buttigieg is a firm favourite with celebrity donors, as more than 50 well-known stars opened their wallets for his 2020 campaign. Among the celebrities to donate to the gay Presidential hopeful are the actors George Takei ($1,200), Jennifer Aniston ($250), Gwyneth Paltrow...
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‘LGBT-free zone’ stickers to be distributed in Poland

Polish conservative newspaper Gazeta Polska has said it will distribute “LGBT-free zone” stickers to readers with its next edition on July 24. The stickers show a Pride flag with a black over it, at the words “LGBT-free zone” in Polish. According to the BBC, Gazeta Polska has a circulation of...
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Man charged with murder of trans woman Zoe Spears

A Baltimore man has been charged with the murder of Zoe Spears, a black transgender woman who was shot dead just outside of Washington, D.C on June 13. Gerardo Thomas was arrested and charged with first degree murder on Thursday (July 18), just over a month after Spears was killed in Fairmount Heights, Maryland. He …...
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LGBT+ Democratic candidate lied about helping Pulse victims

Elizabeth McCarthy, an out Democratic Party politician, has admitted she lied about treating victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting. McCarthy claimed that she was working as a cardiologist at the Orlando Regional Medical Centre (ORMC) on June 12, 2016, when a terrorist killed 49 and wounded 53 at the LGBT+ nightclub....