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With LGBT-friendly policies, more women claim sexual minority status
By Andrew M. Seaman(Reuters Health) – U.S. women may be more likely to report that they belong to a sexual minority if they live in states that reco More »
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U.S. protesters march against Trump presidency for fifth day
A boy holds a sign during a protest against U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in Manhattan, New York, U.S., November 13, 2016. REUTERS/Bria Webb Demonstrators in major U.S. cities took to the streets on Sunday for a fifth straight day to protest President-elec... More »
LGBT characters at all time high on U.S. television
Actors Lea DeLaria, Emma Myles and Jessica Pimentel (L to R) of ”Orange is the New Black” hold their awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at the 22nd Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, California January 30, 2016. REUTER... More »
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Anti-gay sentiment seen threatening Indonesia`s goal to end AIDS by 2030
By Beh Lih YiJAKARTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Growing anti-gay sentiment in Indonesia could hamper efforts to combat fast-rising HIV infections More »
Clinton regrets calling `half` of Trump supporters `deplorable`
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a LBGT for Hillary Gala at Cipriani in New York, New York, United States September 9, 2016. REUTERS/Brian Snyder Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Saturday said she regretted s... More »
First openly gay Miss America contestant shines light on LGBT issues
Miss Missouri Erin O’Flaherty, the first openly gay contestant in the Miss America pageant, poses in Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S., September 8, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Hofstetter The first openly lesbian Miss America contestant will not only vie for the crown ... More »
Assailant gets life for Jerusalem Gay Pride stabbing spree
JERUSALEM An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man was sentenced to life imprisonment on Sunday for murdering a teenage girl at a Gay Pride parade in Jerusalem last year, an attack he carried out just weeks after serving a jail term for a similar attack a decade earlier. ... More »
Orlando killer expressed support for multiple Islamist groups
ORLANDO, Fla. Orlando nightclub killer Omar Mateen had expressed sympathy for a variety of Islamist extremists, including groups in the Middle East that are sworn enemies, the FBI said on Monday, as a picture began to emerge of the angry, violent man who carri... More »
Gunman in U.S. massacre described as ‘quiet’ but grew hateful
FORT PIERCE, Fla. The photo from Omar Mateen’s high school yearbook is hardly remarkable – a toothy, dimpled smile with a peach-fuzz mustache below a mop of black hair. His transformation from high school football player to perpetrator of America’s worst mass ... More »
Trump calls for increased military response after Orlando shooting
WASHINGTON Donald Trump on Monday said the United States needs to increase its military response against Islamic State in the wake of the Orlando nightclub shooting over the weekend, including additional bombings. The presumptive Republican nominee, in an inte... More »
After Florida shooting, Trump hardens stance on Muslims
MANCHESTER, N.H./WASHINGTON Republican Donald Trump on Monday placed responsibility for a mass shooting in Florida squarely at the feet of radical Muslims, who he said were entering the country amidst a flood of refugees and “trying to take over our children.”... More »
Trump, on CNN, faults Muslim community for not reporting people like Orlando shooter
WASHINGTON Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump faulted the Muslim community on Monday for not reporting people like the man who carried out the Orlando gay nightclub attack, killing 49 people and wounding 53 others. Trump, the presumptive Republican... More »
Lebanese alt-rock band confronts post-Orlando divisions during U.S. tour
WASHINGTON Accustomed to generating controversy in their native Middle East with lyrics tackling love, sex and political apathy, members of Lebanese alt-rock band Mashrou’ Leila thought a summer U.S. tour would bring them a welcome respite. Instead, as news sp... More »
Facebook, Twitter, Youtube face hate speech complaints in France
PARIS Three French anti-racism associations said on Sunday they would file legal complaints against social networks Facebook (FB.O), Twitter (TWTR.N) and Google’s Youtube (GOOGL.O) for failing to remove “hateful” content posted on their platforms. French law r... More »
U.S. government and North Carolina escalate legal fight over transgender law
WASHINGTON/WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. A fight between the Obama administration and North Carolina over a state law limiting public bathroom access for transgender people escalated on Monday as both sides sued each other, trading accusations of civil rights violations... More »
California Assembly passes gender-neutral restroom bill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. A bill requiring all single-occupancy public restrooms to be open to anyone regardless of gender or gender identity passed the California Assembly on Monday, and will proceed to the state Senate. The most populous U.S. state already bars dis... More »
Cirque du Soleil cancels North Carolina shows over transgender law
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. Cirque du Soleil said on Friday it was canceling shows in North Carolina over a new state law that it called discriminatory, the performance group said on Friday, becoming the latest entertainment act to take a stance against the measure. “... More »
Springsteen cancels North Carolina show over transgender law
Rock star Bruce Springsteen on Friday canceled a weekend concert in North Carolina to protest a new state law barring transgender people from choosing bathrooms consistent with their gender identity, as country music stars decried similar legislation proposed ... More »
N.C. governor signs bill repealing Charlotte transgender bathroom law
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. North Carolina’s governor on Wednesday signed into law a measure that blocks local governments in the state from enacting ordinances to allow transgender people to use public bathrooms that match their gender identities. The legislation cam... More »
Second Wachowski filmmaker comes out as a transgender woman
LOS ANGELES “The Matrix” filmmaker Lilly Wachowski, formerly known as Andy, came out as a transgender woman on Tuesday in a candid post entitled “Sex change shocker – Wachowski brothers now sisters!!!,” four years after her sister Lana Wachowski revealed she w... More »
‘Inclusion crisis’ in #HollywoodSoWhite, study finds ahead of Oscars
It is not just the Oscars that have a diversity problem. Women, minorities and the LGBT community are vastly under-represented throughout Hollywood, according to a report published on Monday ahead of the Academy Award ceremony. The report looked at 109 films a... More »
Dolce & Gabbana put gay parents on handbags as Italy in heated debate
ROME Italian fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana have appeared to weigh in to an impassioned debate about gay people’s rights in their home country with cozy designs showing same-sex couples with children. Last year, Dolce angered many when he... More »
Factbox: Microsoft CEO, Syrian refugee among State of Union guests
WASHINGTON Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella and a Syrian refugee who now lives in Michigan will be among 23 special guests at President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union speech, the White House said on Sunday. Inviting Americans whose stor... More »
Is singer Adam Lambert just too sexy for strait-laced Singapore?
SINGAPORE Adam Lambert may have been a hit on American Idol but rival petitions in Singapore have gathered thousands of online votes in a lively debate over whether he is too sexy to be allowed to perform at the city-state’s largest New Year’s eve concert. The... More »
Germany withdraws Eurovision contender after lyrics uproar
BERLIN Germany withdrew its contender for next year’s Eurovision song contest on Saturday following a backlash from critics who accuse the R&B artist of using anti-Semitic and homophobic slurs in his songs. Xavier Naidoo, a singer of Indian and African heritag... More »
Irish women tweet details of their periods to PM in abortion row
DUBLINIrish women are tweeting details of their periods to Prime Minister Enda Kenny to help publicise a campaign to repeal restrictive abortion laws. Abortion is a divisive issue in Ireland where, after large street protests from both sides of the debate, a c... More »
Post-marriage ruling, U.S. LGBT clients still have unique needs
The U.S. Supreme Court’s June decision to legalize same-sex marriage did not eliminate the unique financial planning needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) clients. For years, same-sex couples in domestic partnerships needed financial advisers ... More »
Hillary Clinton pokes fun at herself in ‘Saturday Night Live’ appearance
NEW YORK Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton dropped in at the late night comedy show “Saturday Night Live” on Saturday, appearing in a sketch as a bartender alongside comedian Kate McKinnon, who played the former United States senator and secretary of stat... More »
Obama nominates first openly gay service secretary to lead Army
WASHINGTON U.S. President Barack Obama nominated Eric Fanning to become the next secretary of the Army, the White House said on Friday, paving the way for the first openly gay leader of a military service branch in U.S. history. Fanning is currently serving as... More »
Gender fluidity and family love star in ‘About Ray’
TORONTO A teen’s struggle over identity is approached with humor as well as gravity in “About Ray,” the latest movie to focus on transgender issues as the subject of gender fluidity becomes a prime time debate. The story revolves around three generations, a le... More »
Encouraging results from real-world users of HIV-prevention pill
(Reuters Health) – A pill meant to prevent HIV infections in high-risk individuals appears to be working, according to two new studies. In one study, conducted in the San Francisco area, there were no new HIV infections among 657 people who took the daily pill... More »
Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett ‘cheek-to-cheek’ at Montreux jazz fest
MONTREUX, Switzerland Pop star Lady Gaga and crooner Tony Bennett brought a mix of Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra and even Edith Piaf to a sell-out crowd spanning generations at the Montreux Jazz Festival on Monday night. Legendary producer Quincy ... More »
Larry Kramer ‘still has work to do’ as film celebrates his life
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Larry Kramer’s confrontational style has mellowed. Now 80, the playwright, novelist and AIDS activist, speaks softly and looks almost frail in a big leather armchair in his New York apartment overlooking Washington Squar... More »
Gay marriage’s big benefit is Social Security
CHICAGO Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage will give a huge boost to the retirement security of LGBT Americans. That will be especially true in the realm of Social Security – where it pays to be married. The ruling will affect everything f... More »
