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LGBT candidates in the midterm elections leading the Rainbow Wave
The Democratic Party hopes to paint Congress in blue at the midterm elections—but there is more than one colour in the spectrum of candidates hoping to win political office on November 6. A so-called...
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Brazil’s LGBT community vows resistance to ‘proud homophobe’ Jair Bolsonaro
Brazil’s LGBT+ community is fighting back after the election of far-right ‘proud homophobe’ Jair Bolsonaro. Messages of support have flooded social media after the demagogue, who has said he would be...
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Jeff Bezos, award-winning LGBT advocate, donates $10,000 to anti-gay Republican
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has donated the maximum amount to a Republican who has opposed equal marriage, same-sex adoption and anti-LGBT discrimination laws. The trillion-dollar company’s founder, who last...
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What do the US midterm elections mean for LGBT representation?
The US midterm election 2018 have seen some major wins for LGBT+ representation, though the promised Rainbow Wave slowed to a steady trickle. In the run-up to the vote, LGBT+ activists expressed their...
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Kyrsten Sinema is the first ever bisexual US senator
Kyrsten Sinema has won a landmark victory to represent Arizona in the US Senate, becoming the first ever openly bisexual senator. The Democratic congresswoman, who has already served three terms in the...
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LGBT ally Cory Booker running for President in 2020
Democratic Senator Cory Booker, a strong advocate of LGBT+ rights, has announced a run to take on Donald Trump in the 2020 Presidential election. The Senator from New Jersey announced on Friday...
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Muhammadu Buhari: Nigeria re-elects president who called gay sex ‘abhorrent’
Nigeria has re-elected President Muhammadu Buhari, who once called gay sex “abhorrent.” While on a trip to meet US President Barack Obama in July 2015, Buhari was asked by American officials about...
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Pete Buttigieg tells Mike Pence: My marriage has brought me closer to God
Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg has hit out at Vice President Mike Pence’s views on LGBT+ rights, as he spoke about his own struggle to reconcile his sexuality with his faith. The gay Democrat made...
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Australian election candidate quits over anti-LGBT comments
An Australian election candidate has resigned after it was revealed he penned internet comments attacking an openly gay MP from his own party and calling for anti-LGBT evangelicals to “infiltrate”...
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Polish politician condemns Pride marches as election creeps nearer
The leader of Poland’s ruling party has announced that the “travelling theatre” of LGBT+ Pride marches must be “unmasked and discarded.” Poland is preparing for a parliamentary election on October 13....
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The Vivienne on winning Drag Race UK, not having a relationship with RuPaul...
The Vivienne was crowned Britain’s first drag superstar in last night’s tense finale. We caught up with her to chat about addiction, what Drag Race UK left out and Cher *sort of* marrying her next...
View ArticlePresident of Taiwan, who helped legalise same-sex marriage, hit with wave of...
The president of Taiwan, who led the country to legalising same-sex marriage, has been battling a wave of homophobic fake news in the lead up to the country’s presidential and legislative elections. On...
View ArticlePoland’s president cites pope John Paul II, one of the most homophobic popes...
Andrzej Duda, president of Poland, quoted one of the most homophobic popes in history during a campaign speech as a thinly-veiled excuse for his own rampant homophobia. Duda is currently campaigning...
View ArticlePoland’s homophobic barbarian – sorry, president – Andrzej Duda just vowed to...
Poland’s staunchly anti-LGBT+ President Andrzej Duda has vowed to ban same-sex couples from adopting children. Duda, who has expressed his opposition to LGBT+ rights on numerous occasions in recent...
View ArticleUK’s new voter ID law: What trans and non-binary people need to know
The UK’s new voter ID law has sparked fears that trans and non-binary people could become disenfranchised – but there are ways to cast your vote without a photo ID. From the May local elections, all...
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