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Jill Biden visits LGBTQ+ health centre

Rachel Badham January 24, 2021

Dr Jill Biden has begun her new role as US first lady by visiting Whitman-Walker Health, which specialises in LGBTQ+ healthcare and HIV/AIDS treatment.

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Donald Trump Jr. slams trans athletes

Rachel Badham January 9, 2021

Donald Trump Jr. heavily criticised transgender athletes in a speech at a pro-Trump rally, held hours before riots broke out in Washington DC

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LGBTQ+ activists call for Trump’s removal

Rachel Badham January 9, 2021

LGBTQ+ activists and political players have called for the immediate removal of Donald Trump after riots broke out in Washington DC, perpetrated by Trump supporters.

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Washington DC to ban LGBTQ+ panic defence

Rachel Badham December 20, 2020

Washington DC is set to become the first city in the US to ban LGBTQ+ panic defense from being used as a legitimate reason for violence against queer people.

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Community

Trans and gender non-conforming Americans facing barriers to voting

Rachel Badham October 24, 2020

A new study by the UCLA School of Law has found that out of 965,000 eligible trans voters in the US, 42% don’t have the correct identification which may prevent them from voting in the upcoming elections.

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Billboard advert homophobically abused in Washington DC

Graham Robson September 25, 2017

A billboard advert for gay hook-up app Squirt.org has been subject to an act of homophobic vandalism in Washington, DC. The poster, which was located on the platform of Shaw-Howard University Station of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, depicts two clothed men, one of whom has his arm around the other.

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