What the LGBT community needs is allies. Every letter of the acronym does, in common but also in particular ways: we all need allies to stand by us and fight against specific problems of varying shapes and sizes. Especially the less privileged identities and intersections of the community need support and people to participate actively […]
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Turning the adoption dogma on its head Perhaps one of the most troubling aspects of the anti-gay movements in many parts of the world has been the notion that gay people are intrinsically bad parents. Some argue that they do not deserve to be parents at all while others even go as far as dropping […]
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Non-binary people are often forgotten and left out when discussing the issues, rights and demands of the LGBT community. Even the language used is, more-often-than-not, constructed on the basis that only two genders exist: men and women. When non-binary identities are discussed, some of the most common views phrased and questions raised have to do […]
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Non-binary people are not trans if they’re not transitioning, or hoping to transition, in either a physical or a social way. False: identifying somewhere outside the gender binary — and therefore as a gender different than the one you were assigned at birth — brings you under the trans umbrella, a magical place where the […]
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It’s a great thing that LGBT issues have started being discussed more – especially with Trump in office, threatening the rights LGBT people have fought and bled to gain, bringing back the outrageous conversation of conversion therapies of homosexuality, and putting the lives of trans people at an even bigger risk than they already were […]
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LGBT Discrimination — “I certainly had the competitive advantage to get the job. But surprisingly, I did not make the cut. And I can’t really think of any reason, except that I disclosed during my final interview that I am gay.” My name is Trevor and I’m 36. I recently moved from upstate New York […]
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In our fight for LGBT Equality, we’ve written an open letter addressed to the newly-elected president of the United States, Donald Trump. Campaign and Election On November 8th, to the shock of a majority of the popular votes, you won enough electoral votes to become the 45th president of the United States come January 20th, […]
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