Ritchie Torres and Mondaire Jones defeated token Republican challengers in overwhelmingly Democratic House districts in New York. Mr. Torres’s race was called by The Associated Press on Tuesday, and Mr. Jones’s contest was called on Wednesday morning. Their victories emerged…
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Toni Newman, an African-American Transwoman, Named New Interim Executive Director of LYRIC
With an election that direcly impact on the LGBTQI+ community right around the corner, San Francisco’s esteemed nonprofit LYRIC has named Toni Newman as Interim Executive Director while Jodi L. Schwartz continues as President to oversee the ongoing capital campaign to expand…
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South Africa Makes Strides and Passes Same-Sex Marriage Law
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has reportedly passed into law the Civil Union Amendment Bill which will prevent officiating officers from refusing to conduct same-sex marriages. President Ramaphosa officially passed the bill earlier today. This news comes as a welcome…
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‘Africa is Queer!’
We went looking for people who could tell us about LGBTQI+ life across Africa in 2020. What we found were a wide array of stories from a crusading gay publication in Liberia, out and proud celebrities in Nigeria and South…
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Kevin Mwachiro, journalist, queer activist, podcaster [Kenya]
“The reality of being queer is real. It is not a foreign thing. It is as Kenyan, as African as it may be, and it is ours. I remember I did an interview anonymously for the BBC back in 2006….
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