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Son of Fresno Pacific’s first president says university ‘wrong’ to reject LGBTQ+ club

Fresno Bee 04 Nov 2021
The son of a former president of Fresno Pacific University has thrown his support behind creating an LGBTQ+ meeting space after school leaders rejected a student petition for a campus ... .
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New primary care doctor building practice to serve LGBTQ community

Business Journal 04 Nov 2021
A new gay primary care doctor in Cincinnati is hoping to serve the local LGBTQ community as he builds up his patient base ... .
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LGBTQ gangsters victims of the system, says lobbyist

The Gleaner 04 Nov 2021
Equality for All Foundation Jamaica has blamed Jamaica’s social and justice systems for distressed members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) community falling prey to gangs in recent years. LGBTQ+ people have often... .
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London’s LGBTQ+ Community Centre is finally becoming a reality

Time Out 04 Nov 2021
It might surprise you to learn that our city hasn’t had one for 20 years .
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Bulgarian presidential candidate charged after storming LGBTQ office

NBC News 04 Nov 2021
Far-right nationalist Boyan Rasate was charged with hooliganism and infliction of an injury over a weekend attack on an LGBTQ community center in Sofia ... .
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Hackers release Israeli LGBTQ dating website users’ private information

Washington Blade 04 Nov 2021
A hacking group on Tuesday released data from an Israeli LGBTQ dating website that discloses users’ sexual orientation and HIV status. Haaretz, an Israeli newspaper, reported Black Shadow, a hacking group with ties to Iran, released data from Atraf ... “This is the best thing we can do.” ... ....
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Texas governor calls books 'pornography' in latest effort to remove LGBTQ titles from school libraries

Gwinnett Daily Post 04 Nov 2021
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, called on the state's school boards to remove books he described as "pornography," a move that comes after at least two state lawmakers have asked officials to investigate books in schools ... .
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‘We, as PWDs, say no to LGBTQ+’

Ghana News Agency 04 Nov 2021
4, GNA - Persons with Disability (PWDs) in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region say they are against the promotion of LGBTQ in the country and are in full support of Parliament to pass the Anti-LGBTQ Bill. Mr Jonathan Setrakor Ocloo, the District Chairman of the PWDs, said accepting LGBTQ would only complicate issues of members’ health.
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Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers circulate ‘kill list’ targeting LGBTQ people

People's World 04 Nov 2021
The religious fundamentalists of the Taliban who now rule Afghanistan have established a “kill list” targeting the LGBTQ community in Afghanistan, Canadian NGO Rainbow Railroad said Monday, and is ramping up persecution ... Rainbow Railroad, established in 2006, has helped over 1,600 at-risk LGBTQ people flee violence and persecution ... .
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Liverpool LGBTQ artwork vandalism treated as hate crime

BBC News 04 Nov 2021
Two LGBTQ artworks created in response to hate crimes have been vandalised within days of them being installed ... The pieces were commissioned as part of an outdoor exhibition called Queer in the City, a campaign to make Liverpool a safe space for the LGBTQ community.
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Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union raises Pride flag in support of LGBTQ+ students, staff

Bennington Banner 04 Nov 2021
"My hope is that in this simple symbol the LGBTQ+, staff and students know they have the support of the Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union, because they unequivocally do," Superintendent James Culkeen said.
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BCBSRI certifies five new LGBTQ Safe Zones (Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island)

Public Technologies 04 Nov 2021
Nov 4, 2021 BCBSRI certifies five new LGBTQ Safe Zones. Safe Zone designation identifies sites providing safe and inclusive care to LGBTQ community PROVIDENCE, RI(November 4, 2021) - Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island(BCBSRI) has newly certified five organizations as BCBSRI LGBTQ Safe Zoneproviders.
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Opinion: Let’s stop putting limits on LGBTQ Iowans’ success

Ames Tribune 04 Nov 2021
For too long, Congress neglected its responsibility to protect the LGBTQ community — but now with both parties offering proposals to add nondiscrimination protections to the law, 2021 could be different ... Help expand LGBTQ protections nationwide ... Too often, LGBTQ young people leave home because they face hostility or worse from their families.
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Far-Right Presidential Candidate Charged Over Mob Attack on LGBTQ Group

Vice 04 Nov 2021
Bulgarian LGBTQ activists say they hope an unprecedented mob attack on a trans community event, led by a far-right presidential candidate, will prove a tipping point for gay rights in the country and lead to the introduction of long sought-after hate crime laws ... LGBTQ people are being beaten up and set on fire in this corner of Europe.
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The complexities of being LGBTQ+ at NYU

Washington Square News 04 Nov 2021
Located in Greenwich Village, a historic hub of queer culture, NYU portrays its environment as diverse and accepting of LGBTQ+ students. Although the neighborhood’s history draws LGBTQ+ applicants every year, some current students are skeptical of whether NYU lives up to its reputation ... “The LGBTQ+ Center is so encompassing in all they do,” she said.
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