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U.S. sat on 300,000 vaccine doses as monkeypox spread among gay & bi men
The government missed an opportunity to contain the spread of monkeypox.
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Catholic hospitals deny same-sex couples fertility treatment
It’s one of the first instances in the United States of an employer explicitly excluding workers from health coverage not because of objections to a particular treatment or service but because of the employee’s sexual orientation.
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Biden issues statement on International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia
May 17, 1990 was when the World Health Organization declassified homosexuality as a mental disorder.
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Out lesbian Karine Jean-Pierre will become new White House Press Secretary
Jean-Pierre will also be the first Black press secretary.
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President Joe Biden issues proclamation to honor Transgender Day of Visibility
As trans folks – especially youth – are under attack nationwide by Republicans and evangelical Christians, the support offered up by the president is sorely welcomed.
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Gay widower got $90,000 for past discrimination due to Biden administration reforms
Anthony Gonzales’s partner died shortly after marriage equality became legal in their state. Now he’s finally getting the Social Security benefits he’s due.
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Biden administration to officially recognize trans & non-binary veterans’ genders
Patients can also indicate a preferred name to be used on their medical records.
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Out diplomat Rufus Gifford sworn into prestigious ceremonial role in State Department
Gifford is now the Chief of Protocol, who is expected to welcome foreign officials and maintain the United States’ diplomatic protocol.
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Over 20 million Americans identify as LGBTQ people
Almost 10% of Americans don’t identify as straight.
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Joe Biden appoints out gay man to lead the White House’s personnel office
LGBTQ leaders and advocates are cheering the news of Gautam Raghavan’s new appointment as the head of hiring within the White House.