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Published on Dec 2, 2020

Australian sport blasted for 'empty promises' over action on homophobia

Ian Roberts, the former rugby league player, has condemned Australia’s main sporting bodies for making “empty promises” to eliminate homophobia, as a collection of groundbreaking new studies reveal ongoing harm to young LGBTQ+ people in sport. A special …

Source: The Guardian - Neutral
Published on Dec 2, 2020

Years after coming out, gay athletes upset by lack of change

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - David Kopay and Ian Roberts live on different sides of the Pacific Ocean. Both took giant leaps of faith when they came out. And at a time when it had never been done in their sports. Kopay is a 78-year-old former National …

Source: The Washington Times - Right-wing
Published on Dec 2, 2020

The hidden world war

In the immediate aftermath of the Cold War, intellectuals throughout the West began to hope that the longstanding liberal ideal of the "open society" could be applied to the whole world, with nations everywhere embracing free trade, porous …

Source: The Week Magazine - Left-wing
Published on Dec 1, 2020

#Metoo advocate backs new app for reporting discrimination in the workplace

A former lawyer and outspoken sexual misconduct victim believes a newly-launched anonymous reporting tool will help combat “widespread” discrimination in New Zealand. Queenstown-based Olivia Wensley floated the idea an anonymous tip-off service for victims …

Source: Stuff - Neutral
Published on Nov 19, 2020

One Of The World’s Most Important Artworks Was Discovered In New Zealand. It Is Going Under The Hammer At Webb’s.

Thursday, 19 November 2020, 6:20 pm Press Release: Webb's “Love can now be free, but to make it completely free it must be liberated from all sexual frustrations imposed by society.” – Yayoi Kusama An extremely rare artwork by Yayoi Kusama has been …

Source: Scoop - Uncategorized
Published on Nov 17, 2020

New Zealand has just elected one of the most diverse parliaments in the world. Here's how it stacks up

But in New Zealand, that was just the start. Almost half of New Zealand's newly sworn-in Parliament are women and 11% are openly LGBTQ. Both New Zealand's Indigenous Māori and people with Pacific Island heritage are represented at a slightly higher …

Source: CNN - Neutral
Published on Nov 15, 2020

With Progressive Politics on March in New Zealand, Maori Minister Blazes New Trails

Nanaia Mahuta entered New Zealand’s Parliament as the youngest Maori woman to ever gain a seat. More than two decades later, she has become the country’s minister of foreign affairs, another trailblazing first. So when she was asked at a recent news …

Source: The New York Times - Neutral
Published on Nov 2, 2020

New Zealand's Ardern unveils 'incredibly diverse' cabinet

Newly re-elected Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday unveiled her second-term cabinet, including Nanaia Mahuta as New Zealand's first female foreign minister. Mahuta, who has an indigenous Maori facial tattoo, replaces populist Winston Peters, …

Source: Deutsche Welle - Public Broadcaster
Published on Nov 2, 2020

New Zealand gets tattooed Maori foreign minister, gay deputy PM

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern unveiled what she called an "incredibly diverse" cabinet Monday that includes New Zealand's first openly gay deputy prime minister and a foreign minister with a Maori facial tattoo. The centre-left leader …

Source: International Business Times - Neutral
Published on Nov 11, 2020

Joining the world's first gay rugby team changed my life. So I made a film about it | Eammon Ashton-Atkinson

When I read Dan Palmer’s brave and honest coming out column in the Sydney Morning Herald last week, suddenly I was jolted back to a dark place seven years ago when I almost took my own life. The former Wallabies prop described a moment when he was driving …

Source: The Guardian - Neutral
Published on Nov 10, 2020

Finnish Military Removes Training Material Equating Homosexuality With Mental Illness

Military & Intelligence 05:49 GMT 10.11.2020Get short URL A Finnish military brochure advised homosexuals to doubt their chances of completing military service due to demanding conditions and urged them to opt for the same category as people with …

Source: Sputnik International - Gov't Propaganda
Published on Nov 9, 2020

WORLD Canada museum, gay NZ leader, marriage items, 'Drag Race'

The embattled Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) said it's planning sweeping changes to rebuild the organization more than four months after staff came forward with shocking allegations of racism and LGBT censorship, CBC.ca reported. The national …

Source: Windy City Times - Left-wing
Published on Nov 9, 2020

People in Warwickshire offered 'gay conversion therapy'

People in Warwickshire who feel they might be gay are being offered LGBT 'conversion therapy', it has been revealed. LGBT+ 'conversion therapy' refers to any form of treatment or psychotherapy that aims to change a person's sexual …

Source: Coventry Live - Neutral
Published on Oct 19, 2020

Ardern's landslide victory means New Zealand's next parliament to be the most inclusive ever

Monday, October 19th 2020 - 09:00 UTC Labour won 64 of the 120 parliamentary seats, and more than half of those are female candidates New Zealand's next parliament is set to be the most inclusive ever, with several people of color, members from the …

Source: MercoPress - Neutral
Published on Oct 19, 2020

New Zealand election: New parliament set to be its most inclusive ever

With several members of the LGBT+ and indigenous Maori communities, a broader range of racial backgrounds and a higher number of women and green leaders, New Zealand’s newly elected parliament is set to be the most inclusive ever. Led by prime minister …

Source: The Independent - Uncategorized
Published on Oct 19, 2020

News24.com | New Zealand's next parliament is set to be the most diverse ever

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images New Zealand's next parliament is set to be the most inclusive ever. The ruling Labour Party was handed a resounding mandate in the election over the weekend. Its also …

Source: News24 - Neutral
Published on Oct 18, 2020

New Zealand Beats UK, Elects ‘Gayest’ Parliament

The big story out of the New Zealand elections is – yes, Prime Minister Jacinda Arden’s landslide win, but also that the country will get the gayest Parliament in the world. Eleven openly queer MPs or 9.1% of the parliament were elected to the 120-member …

Source: Star Observer - Left-wing
Published on Oct 18, 2020

New Zealand overtakes the UK's title for the gayest Parliament

New Green Party MP Elizabeth Kerekere campaigned on issues facing the rainbow community. Photo / Supplied New Zealand now holds the title of the gayest Parliament in the world. Yesterday's preliminary results show there is likely to be 11 openly …

Source: The New Zeland Herald - Neutral
Published on Nov 27, 2020

News24.com | 'Rugby saved my life', says referee Nigel Owens ahead of 100th Test

(Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) Nigel Owens has said rugby union "saved" his life as he prepares to become the first referee to take charge of 100 Tests. The Welsh official will reach the landmark when he presides over the Autumn Nations …

Source: Sport24 - Neutral

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Published on December 2, 2020 - 13:00 GMT

2020 GAY TRAVEL AWARDS NOMINEES REVEALED

While this has been a difficult year, may today’s news bring you good cheer! WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA, USA, December 2, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The 2020 Gay Travel Awards℠ presented by GayTravel.com and sponsored by Andrew Christian have released …

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Published on November 24, 2020 - 15:13 GMT

Can Liberals Win in a Conservative Court?

This piece originally ran in The New York Review of Books. President Trump is on his way out the door, even if he goes kicking and screaming. The Biden-Harris administration will have its hands full picking up the pieces. Trump has left the federal …

Distribution channels: Human Rights

Published on December 2, 2020 - 23:22 GMT

**PHOTO RELEASE**CFO Jimmy Patronis Hosts “Rally at the Restaurant” in West Palm Beach to Support Florida Businesses

12/2/2020 For Immediate Release: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 Contact: Office of Communications, Communications@MyFloridaCFO.com, 850.413.2842 **PHOTO RELEASE** CFO Jimmy Patronis Hosts “Rally at the Restaurant” in West Palm Beach to Support Florida …

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Published on December 2, 2020 - 16:02 GMT

Separated Families, Death, and Despair — All at the Hands of CBP. We Need Action, Now.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is at the heart of some of the greatest moral horrors of the last four years, personified in stories that we cannot forget: the children breathlessly crying for their parents after being separated at the border; the …

Distribution channels: Human Rights

Published on December 2, 2020 - 15:33 GMT

The U.S. Government Is Secretly Using Cell Phone Location Data to Track Us. We’re Suing.

The federal government is secretly purchasing and using our cell phone location information to locate and track people in the United States, including for immigration enforcement. We’re suing to bring some much-needed transparency to these disturbing …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on December 2, 2020 - 09:57 GMT

BlueCity Announces Third Quarter 2020 Unaudited Financial Results

-- 47.3% year-over-year revenue growth-- --43.8% year-over-year total paying user growth-- --Reported first quarterly adjusted net income of RMB7.1 million (US$1.0 million)-- --Completed acquisition of Finka, a leading Chinese gay social networking app -- …

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Published on December 2, 2020 - 10:00 GMT

Crestline Appointed Management of Three Massachusetts Hotels

Residence Inn Boston Marlborough, Residence Inn Boston Westford and Hampton Inn & Suites Westford-Chelmsford FAIRFAX, Va., Dec. 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crestline Hotels & Resorts, LLC (“Crestline”) announced today that they have been selected …

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Published on December 1, 2020 - 18:18 GMT

World AIDS Day 2020 highlights innovation in efforts to end HIV in Minnesota November 20, 2020 State updates COVID-19 ...

News Release December 1, 2020 Contact information This World AIDS Day, celebrated Dec. 1 each year, health officials are highlighting the innovation and resiliency shown by providers and patients in 2020 as they adapted to new ways of approaching HIV …

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Published on December 2, 2020 - 23:37 GMT

Another Top Law Firm Joins WhitbeckBennett’s Growing Practice

Partners at Tappan, Rastegar, Mendes, LLP join WhitbeckBennett to Lead Tyson’s Practice. WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, December 2, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- WhitbeckBennett, a national family law firm specializing in family, special education, …

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Published on December 2, 2020 - 20:17 GMT

New Global Partnership Announced to Tackle Modern Forms of Slavery

US and UK organizations to merge research, community activism and global advocacy to help 40 million people trapped in human bondage worldwide. WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES, December 2, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- On this …

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Published on December 2, 2020 - 19:44 GMT

SIDNEY ABRAMS TO LEAD NONPROFIT HR’S NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FUNCTION

WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, December 2, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- —Nonprofit HR has announced the appointment of Sidney Abrams as the firm’s Vice President, Business Development for all U.S. markets. Abrams, a long-standing talent management …

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Published on December 2, 2020 - 16:25 GMT

Sharing Life, GoGetTested Test Underserved Populations for COVID-19

Nonprofit partners with GGT to offer mobile testing to North Texas community MESQUITE, TEXAS, UNITED STATES, December 2, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Underserved populations in North Texas now have much easier access to free, rapid, accurate COVID …

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Published on December 2, 2020 - 15:41 GMT

Charter, Jet Cards Or Memberships For Your Private Flights? Private Jet Card Comparisons Provides Updated, Unbiased Data

Private Jet Card Comparisons compares 65+ variables that impact choice. Compare private jet flight costs with our exclusive QUICK COMPARE FLIGHT PRICING tool. SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, December 2, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- As …

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Published on December 2, 2020 - 13:42 GMT

United Nations Considers Cannabis as Medicine; Reschedules Cannabis In Historic Decision

Rescheduling Will Have Far Reaching Impact on Medical Cannabis Patients Around the World WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, December 2, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Washington, DC -- Today, a historic decision by the United Nations Commission on …

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Published on December 2, 2020 - 13:00 GMT

2020 GAY TRAVEL AWARDS NOMINEES REVEALED

While this has been a difficult year, may today’s news bring you good cheer! WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA, USA, December 2, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The 2020 Gay Travel Awards℠ presented by GayTravel.com and sponsored by Andrew Christian have released …

Distribution channels: Amusement, Gaming & Casino, Culture, Society & Lifestyle ...
Published on December 2, 2020 - 06:02 GMT

RUDE AWAKENINGS FROM SLEEPING ROUGH

A new novel by Peter C. Mitchell with his experiences on Life in the streets! LLOYDMINSTER, SK, CANADA, December 2, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Set for release December 1st, 2020 and published by Stark Publishing and editor, Mark Leslie. …

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Published on December 2, 2020 - 06:00 GMT

Impact Driven HEART ON Apparel Gives Power to Consumers by Disrupting Fashion And Capitalism While Emphasizing Community

Unlike other corporate brands, HEART ON sets out to spearhead impact and purpose as a part of a lifestyle, its community, and mission. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, December 2, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- This World AIDS Day, the theme …

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Published on December 2, 2020 - 05:58 GMT

Baker Act Continuing Mental Health Education Course Helps Protect Human Rights

The virtual course identifies the basic human rights impacted by the Baker Act, areas of abuse and the unintended consequences. CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, December 2, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Florida mental health law, commonly …

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Published on December 2, 2020 - 16:50 GMT

Lionesses Graduate from Isuzu East Africa (EA) Life Skills Program

Kenya Lionesses squad members graduated on Wednesday 2 December 2020 from the first phase of a two-year life skills training program supported by Isuzu East Africa’s CSR Program. Twenty nine members of the team went through a non-resident training program …

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Published on December 2, 2020 - 16:33 GMT

Separated Families, Death, and Despair — All at the Hands of CBP. We Need Action, Now.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is at the heart of some of the greatest moral horrors of the last four years, personified in stories that we cannot forget: the children breathlessly crying for their parents after being separated at the border; the …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on December 2, 2020 - 16:02 GMT

Separated Families, Death, and Despair — All at the Hands of CBP. We Need Action, Now.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is at the heart of some of the greatest moral horrors of the last four years, personified in stories that we cannot forget: the children breathlessly crying for their parents after being separated at the border; the …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on December 2, 2020 - 15:49 GMT

COVID-19 drives wages down, new International Labour Organization (ILO) report finds

Download logo A new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) has found that monthly wages fell or grew more slowly in the first six months of 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, in two-thirds of countries for which official data was …

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Published on December 2, 2020 - 15:33 GMT

The U.S. Government Is Secretly Using Cell Phone Location Data to Track Us. We’re Suing.

The federal government is secretly purchasing and using our cell phone location information to locate and track people in the United States, including for immigration enforcement. We’re suing to bring some much-needed transparency to these disturbing …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on December 2, 2020 - 15:33 GMT

The U.S. Government Is Secretly Using Cell Phone Location Data to Track Us. We’re Suing.

The federal government is secretly purchasing and using our cell phone location information to locate and track people in the United States, including for immigration enforcement. We’re suing to bring some much-needed transparency to these disturbing …

Distribution channels: Human Rights
Published on December 2, 2020 - 01:15 GMT

Six successful Black women to share their stories of overcoming obstacles, breaking barriers and effecting change

Six powerful Black women offer wisdom, advice and strategies for healing FORT WORTH, TX, USA, December 1, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- In the 60-minute virtual program “Black Women Overcoming Barriers — Bent But Not Broken,” these exceptional …

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Published on December 2, 2020 - 00:18 GMT

Survivors of Lethal Drug & Shock Deep Sleep Therapy Vindicated After 30 Years

Australian judge’s condemnation of a dangerous psychiatric treatment linked to 48 deaths and used in mind-control experiments, ignites new calls for ban on ECT LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, December 1, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- …

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Published on December 1, 2020 - 21:44 GMT

The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs May Consider Rescheduling Cannabis Tomorrow

ASA Urges the U.S. to Adopt the World Health Organization’s Recommendations WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, December 1, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Tomorrow, the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) will meet in Vienna, Austria and …

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Published on December 1, 2020 - 21:41 GMT

Policy Recommendations for Remote Education in the Bronx

How do we expect children to learn in a remote setting in a system that at its core has grave inequities that disadvantages Bronx youth? BRONX , NEW YORK , UNITED STATES, December 1, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- “Since I was a kid attending Bronx …

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