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Biden to sign memo on protecting LGBTQ rights globally
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): US President Joe Biden plans to sign a presidential memorandum on protecting the rights of LGBTQ individuals across the globe, said National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Thursday local time.
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T.J. Osborne opens up about sexuality, reveals that he identifies as a hom
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 4 (ANI): Country singer T.J. Osborne of the Brothers Osborne band is now a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community. The singer recently came out as a homosexual, making him the only openly gay artist signed to a major country label.
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Buttigieg becomes first openly LGBTQ confirmed US Cabinet member
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], February 3 (ANI): The US Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Pete Buttigieg as transportation secretary, making him the first openly LGBTQ member of the White House Cabinet.
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Syngenta India extends insurance cover to partners of LGBTQ employees
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI/BusinessWire India): In a first of its kind in the agriculture sector, Syngenta, a global science-based agriculture company with 28,000 employees in 90 countries, has decided to extend medical insurance coverage to the partners of employees from the LGBTQ (
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Grindr fined for illegally sharing private user information with advertise
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 26 (ANI): Grindr, which is a location-based social networking and online dating app for LGBTQ people, is going to be fined by the Norwegian Data Protection Authority for illegally sharing private information about its users to advertisers.
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Miss Transqueen India crowns Shaine Soni as its 2020 winner
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 19 (ANI): The Miss Transqueen India pageant on Saturday crowned Shaine Soni as its winner for the year 2020 at an event here.
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LGBTQ groups celebrate as Biden picks Buttigieg for Transportation secreta
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 16 (ANI): Two of the US top LGBTQ+ advocacy groups celebrated after President-elect Joe Biden announced that he was nominating Pete Buttigieg as the US Secretary of Transportation.
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Discrimination contributes to poorer heart health for LGBTQ adults
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 8 (ANI): More than half of LGBTQ adults and 70 percent of those who are transgender or gender non-conforming report experiencing some form of discrimination, including the use of harsh or abusive language, from a health care professional.
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Saurav Kittu Tank becomes first transgender to climb 6,000-meter Virgin Pe
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 7 (ANI): Saurav Kittu Tank, member of the LGBTQA community, became the first transgender to climb the 6,000-meter high Virgin Peak in Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh.
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Kolkata's transgender community welcomes free ration by state government
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 20 (ANI): The transgender community in West Bengal welcomed the state government's announcement of free rations to the community till June 2021, saying that although they were grateful for the rations, it would have been more beneficial during the lockdo
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US survey report reveals 73 pc LGBTQ youth face bullying for reasons beyon
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 15 (ANI): About 73 per cent of LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) adolescents have faced at least one experience of bias-based bullying (because of their body weight, race, ethnicity and religions), suggests a recent US survey report.
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Two new pride-themed bands launched for Apple Watch
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 20 (ANI): Two new pride-themed bands have been launched for Apple Watch.
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