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U.S. should do more for LGBTQ Afghan refugees, advocacy groups say

U.S. should do more for LGBTQ Afghan refugees, advocacy groups say

by Christina van Waasbergen | Dec 8, 2021 | Immigration

WASHINGTON — The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has increased the threat to LGBTQ Afghans, according to several human rights groups who are urging the Biden administration to act quickly to allow more LGBTQ refugees from the country into the United States. Dire...
President Biden commemorates World AIDS Day, updates national strategy to combat HIV/AIDS

President Biden commemorates World AIDS Day, updates national strategy to combat HIV/AIDS

by Henry Rogers | Dec 1, 2021 | Health & Science

WASHINGTON — In the summer of 1981, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a rare type of pneumonia afflicting five otherwise healthy gay men in Los Angeles. The cases would be identified a year later as the first AIDS diagnoses in the U.S., and the...
Black LGBTQ+ leaders call for elimination of economic barriers

Black LGBTQ+ leaders call for elimination of economic barriers

by Ali McCadden | Nov 11, 2021 | Business

WASHINGTON — Black members of the LGBTQ+ community Tuesday asked members of Congress to pass civil rights legislation and create greater visibility for LGBTQ+ people of color, saying they face greater barriers in banking, buying a home and other financial transactions...
IN ABSENCE OF FEDERAL LAW AGAINST LGBTQ DISCRIMINATION, OPENLY LGBTQ MAYORS ADVOCATE FOR COMMUNITIES IN DIFFERENT WAYS

IN ABSENCE OF FEDERAL LAW AGAINST LGBTQ DISCRIMINATION, OPENLY LGBTQ MAYORS ADVOCATE FOR COMMUNITIES IN DIFFERENT WAYS

by Gabrielle Bienasz | Mar 13, 2019 | Featured, Politics

In 2009, Carrboro, North Carolina Alderman Lydia Lavelle asked the state legislature for permission to include LGBTQ people in Carrboro’s laws banning housing discrimination. Lawmakers said no. North Carolina’s statewide anti-discrimination law does not include...
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