Gay rights

Meta’s Updated ‘Hateful Conduct Policy’ Will Allow Users To Say LGBT Members Have ‘Mental Illness’

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Meta’s Updated ‘Hateful Conduct Policy’ Will Allow Users To Say LGBT Members Have ‘Mental Illness’

In a bid to prioritise ‘free expression’ on Facebook, Meta has revised its policies, now permitting users to post content asserting that gay and trans people have mental illnesses. Meta unveiled a sweeping overhaul of its content moderation policies on 7th January. The company eliminated its fact-checking partnerships and dismantled speech restrictions concerning immigration, gender … Read more

Denver tech millionaire and activist Tim Gill receives Presidential Medal of Freedom

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Denver tech millionaire and activist Tim Gill receives Presidential Medal of Freedom

Denver philanthropist Tim Gill’s advocacy on behalf of gay and lesbian Americans was recognized by Joe Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Saturday at the White House. Gill grew up in the western suburbs of Denver and founded his software start-up, Quark, in 1981 after graduating from the University of Colorado. In 1999 … Read more

Amendment J would repeal Colorado’s defunct ban on same-sex marriage

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Amendment J would repeal Colorado’s defunct ban on same-sex marriage

Amendment J would protect same-sex marriages in Colorado by repealing the state constitution’s now-defunct definition — which recognizes only unions between a man and a woman. Same-sex marriages were legalized nationwide in 2015 by the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the Obergefell v. Hodges case. Colorado was already issuing gay marriage licenses the prior year, … Read more

‘A statement in itself’: Muslim-majority Kosovo’s first LGBTQ bar is a symbol of tolerance in a once oppressive society

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‘A statement in itself’: Muslim-majority Kosovo’s first LGBTQ bar is a symbol of tolerance in a once oppressive society

“It is a good thing, as it shows that we can live together in the same place. You with your thoughts, me with mine and only five minutes away from each other,” says Erblin Nushi, a 31-year-old filmmaker and occasional drag performer at the Bubble pub. Filmmaker and drag performer Erblin Nushi, dressed in drag … Read more