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European Parliament asks for EU LGBTI roadmap in landmark report

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The report adopted today “strongly condemns” homophobia and transphobia in the European Union. MEPs ask the European Commission, Member States and EU agencies to ”work jointly on a comprehensive multiannual policy to protect the fundamental rights of LGBTI people”, also known as a roadmap or a strategy.
Such strategies already exist in the field of Roma integration, discrimination on the basis of disability, and gender… Read the rest

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Norwegian celebrities against Russian LGBT hate

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Supporters of gays
Only days before the Games kicks off in Olympic city Sochi has a number of Norwegian athlete celebrities, musicians and cultural figures made ​​themselves supporters of Russia’s gays. Among those who require Olympics kept free of discrimination actor Sven Nordin, comedian Knut Nærum, Linn Skåber and Anne-Kat Hærland, handball girls and the lesbian couple Anja and Gro Hammerseng-Edin and the brothers of… Read the rest

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Northern part of Cyprus decriminalises homosexuality

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With the adoption of the bill, Articles 171 and 173 of the Criminal Code, foreseeing in five years’ imprisonment for homosexual acts, and three years’ imprisonment for ‘attempts to commit [these] crimes’, are abolished.
Moreover, the bill strengthens the protection of LGBT people by including a ban on hate speech against LGBT people. Further, the bill bans discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and… Read the rest

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Staff Attorney – LGBT Rights Project (Montgomery or Atlanta)

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Legal -Full time

The Southern Poverty Law Center, a non-profit legal and educational organization based in Montgomery, Alabama, seeks an experienced attorney to join our LGBT litigation and advocacy work focused in the Deep South. The Law Center was founded in 1971. Its mission is the advancement and protection of the rights of minorities, the poor, and victims of injustice in significant civil rights and… Read the rest

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Sochi will be remembered as the anti-gay Olympics

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The intensely homophobic atmosphere in Russia, orchestrated by President Putin’s government, means it would be very unlikely for an openly gay athlete to be selected for the Russian Olympic squad. The Kremlin has banned a Pride House – a social meeting space for gay athletes and spectators, like the one at the London 2012 Olympics.
Dozens of countries sending competitors to Sochi criminalise same-sex relationships… Read the rest

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Ben Summerskill to step down as Chief Executive

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His time as Chief Executive saw a dramatic change in the legal landscape for lesbian, gay and bisexual people in Britain. During his tenure he led successful campaigns to secure legal equality for gay people in Britain, including the repeal of Section 28, goods and services protections, civil partnerships and marriage equality.
Ben’s tenure also saw a transformation of the charity itself, taking it from… Read the rest

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LGBT Campaign Social Media Group Manager

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Publication or Company
Rescue Social Change Group, LLC

Industry
Social Media

Job Duration
Full Time

Job Location
San Francisco, CA

Do you understand and use the latest digital and social media technologies? Do you have experience successfully using digital and social media to support a business or cause? Are you familiar with today’s LGBT community? Do you want to use your social media expertise to… Read the rest

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Sochi Olympics: Protest ballet performance of Swan Lake and petition hand-in, Russian Embassy, London

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The dancers will be in full eye-catching costume and make up and will perform a scene from one of Russia’s best-loved ballets – Swan Lake – by one of its best-loved composers – Tchaikovsky, who was gay. The performance will be directed by ex-Royal Ballet dancer and choreographer Vanessa Fenton.
Amnesty activists will be holding placards and wearing T-shirts bearing the slogans ‘Stop the Crackdown’… Read the rest

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Business Development Executive IBM

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Location: Charlotte, NC 28250
The Global LGBT/Diversity Business Development organization advises customers worldwide on how to leverage LGBT/Diversity and human capital as strategic business drivers to improve workforce effectiveness, foster collaboration, and stimulate innovation. Our team has worked closely with the IBM sales community worldwide to showcase IBM’s global LGBT / diversity best practices in order to gain access to new decision makers and position… Read the rest

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Physician- HIV Specialist New York City

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Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
Physician- HIV Specialist
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center provides sensitive, quality healthcare and related services primarily to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community, in all its diversity, regardless of one’s ability to pay.​ To further this mission, Callen-Lorde promotes health education and wellness and advocates for LGBT health issues.​

Position Summary
Callen-Lorde is seeking an experienced, dedicated clinician (MD, DO,… Read the rest

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Physician Assistant – LGBT and HIV Medicine New York City

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Physician Assistant – LGBT and HIV Medicine
Rare opportunity to join our well-respected, growing primary care practice, specializing in LGBT and HIV medicine, as a full-time Physician Assistant.​ Work alongside one of the pioneers in the field, gain invaluable experience, and become a sought-after clinician in the community.​
Physician Assistant – LGBT and HIV Medicine New York City
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European Parliament strongly condemns criminalisation of LGBTI people worldwide

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In a resolution adopted yesterday, the European Parliament strongly condemned recent moves to criminalise LGBTI people in Uganda, Nigeria and India. Parliament also called on Russia to repeal its law prohibiting the propaganda of ‘non-traditional sexual relations’.
Earlier this month, Nigeria’s President signed the ‘Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Bill’, punishing people in a same-sex relationship with up to 14 years in prison, and anyone running a… Read the rest

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Gay Vet Publishes First African-American Iraq War Memoir

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In “Closets, Combat and Coming Out,” the first gay Iraq war memoir published post-DADT repeal – and the first Iraq war memoir written by an African-American, period – author and activist* Rob Smith comes to terms with his sexuality against the backdrop of the hyper-masculine and hyper-homophobic U.S. Army.
After surviving the notoriously brutal Infantry Basic Training as a chubby, fresh-off-the bus, 17-year-old, Smith is… Read the rest

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Stonewall launches campaign to eradicate workplace homophobia ‘once and for all’

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Stonewall today launches a national campaign to tackle endemic levels of homophobia in Britain’s workplaces. Featuring two people at work, the campaign states clearly that: ‘One is gay. If that bothers people, our work continues’. 
The campaign comes in response to YouGov polling which shows that in the last five years 2.4m people of working age have witnessed verbal homophobic bullying at work. A further… Read the rest

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Saints and Sinners Literary Festival 2014

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May 15, 2014toMay 18, 2014Saints and Sinners Literary Festival (http://sasfest.org) is four days of publishing news, workshops and panels from internationally known writers, publicists, publishers, agents and booksellers.  Don’t miss this chance to exchange information and swap stories with fellow industry favorites from around the world. Don’t miss the chance to travel to New Orleans! Enjoy and share the bowls of gumbo, late nights in… Read the rest

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