Fear and Loathing

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US: A year ago, 49 people died at Pulse nightclub. Today, Orlando remembers.

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For the first time since the massacre last June, when Orlando’s Pulse nightclub went from patrons’ haven to nightmare in a matter of seconds, owner Barbara Poma turned on the building’s outside lights Sunday — reminding mourners what it looked like before everything closed down.

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US: Violence and LGBTQ+ Communities What Do We Know, and What Do We Need to Know?

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Many local, state, and federal initiatives that have the potential for profound impacts on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) communities, known more inclusively as “sexual and gender minorities,” are under consideration in legislative bodies across the country.

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Most countries score an F on our LGBT human rights report card

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June is Gay Pride Month, but the sobering reality is that most countries, including the U.S., do not protect sexual minorities.

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US: In US and abroad, a worrisome time for LGBT activists

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In the United States and many other parts of the world, this is a worrisome time for LGBT activists, as the pace of civil rights victories has grown uneven and reports of anti-LGBT violence and persecution surface relentlessly.

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Chechnya: Gay Chechens, Attacked at Home, Find Doors Opening in Europe

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Countries across Europe, including Germany and Lithuania, have begun opening their doors to gay Chechen refugees on the grounds that they have been persecuted because of their sexual orientation.