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World AIDS Day strives to raise awareness
Since 1988 when World AIDS Day was conceived by the World Health Organization, people around the globe have made Dec. 1 a time to raise awareness about the pandemic that has taken the lives of more...
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CDC: 'New hope' in curbing HIV but fight far from over
As World AIDS Day approaches on Thursday, Dec. 1, officials at the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced today there is "new hope" in fighting the disease after scientific...
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Obama issues new initiatives to advance LGBT rights abroad
President Barack Obama today issued a memorandum to the heads of each executive branch directing government agencies to “promote and protect the human rights of LGBT persons.” “I am deeply concerned...
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OutSports wraps up LGBT medal winners in London Olympics
More than 40 percent of the out LGBT Olympians took home medals, a better medal-winning percentage than Team USA. OutSports.com, a website dedicated to LGBT issues in sports, provided in-depth...
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Uganda’s ‘Kill the Gays Bill’ expected to pass
Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill, known by opponents as the “Kill the Gays Bill,” was expected to be voted on this week in the African country’s Parliament, where leaders said they want to pass the...
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Erik Friedly, 47, is an American citizen living in Kampala, Uganda, working in health communications. He has lived there for nearly a year and will live there for at least one more year if not longer....
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StandUp Foundation awards nearly $60,000 in grants to anti-bullying efforts
Ben Cohen, the former English rugby star and always gay icon who has taken his fame and rugged good looks to raise money for anti-bullying efforts through his StandUp Foundation, announced today his...
View ArticleFrench lawmakers approve same-sex marriage
France became the ninth European nation to approve a same-sex marriage law after its National Assembly voted today to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry, according to multiple media outlets. The...
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U.S. Rep. John Lewis joins concern over Russia's anti-gay laws, Olympics
Outspoken LGBT rights ally John Lewis is the only member of Congress from Georgia to sign a letter calling on Secretary of State John Kerry to ensure the safety of LGBT Americans attending the 2014...
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Anti-gay laws spark international debate over Olympics
Despite international media scrutiny and criticism from foreign heads of state and hundreds of thousands of activists around the world, Russian officials won’t back down from the country’s...
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