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Puebla legalises marriage equality
Puebla is the 20th Mexican state to legalise marriage equality after the Honourable Congress of the State of Puebla voted 31 to 5 to decriminalise same-sex unions.
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Jessica Benham becomes first bisexual, autistic Pennsylvania state representative
On November 3, LGBTQ+ activist and disability advocate, Jessica Benham, became Pennsylvania’s first openly bisexual state representative.
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Mauree Turner is the first non-binary lawmaker in the US
Mauree Turner, 27, is the first non-binary lawmaker in US history after they won an election for the state house in Oklahoma’s 88th District.
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Nevada becomes first state to remove same-sex marriage ban from its constitution
Nevada has become the first US state to remove a same-sex marriage ban from its state constitution after over two-thirds voted to amend a clause which defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman.
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Kamala Harris shares letter of support for LGBTQ+ Americans
Democrat vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris has shared an open letter in solidarity with LGBTQ+ US citizens.
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Amy Coney Barrett confirmed as Supreme Court justice
Republican judge Amy Coney Barrett has been appointed a position in the US Supreme Court, despite her controversial opinions on the LGBTQ+ community, as she was voted in 52 to 48.
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Amy Coney Barrett revealed to be a trustee of anti-LGBTQ+ schools
Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who has replaced the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a US Supreme Court justice, has previously been linked to anti-LGBTQ+ private schools where queer teachers or children of LGBTQ+ couples were not welcome.
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Trans and gender non-conforming Americans facing barriers to voting
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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‘Anti-LGBTQ+’ Amy Coney Barrett endorsed by Mitt Romney
US senator Mitt Romney has confirmed on Twitter he intends to vote in favour of Amy Coney Barrett who is in the running to become the newest associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Biden vows to protect trans youth
US presidential candidate Joe Biden has vowed to protect young trans and gender non-conforming people in America after mother of a transgender girl, Mieke Haeck, asked how he would protect her daughter.
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Biden condemns Trump for not protecting trans community
US presidential candidate Joe Biden has criticised Donald Trump for ignoring the increasing rates of violence against the trans and gender non-conforming community.
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Amy Coney Barrett apologises for remarks about LGBTQ+ people
Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who is in the running to replace the late Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the US Supreme Court, has apologised for her previous statements which many deemed anti-LGBTQ+.