LGBTQ+ advocates praise Rachel Levine
Over 350 LGBTQ+ advocates and medical professionals have praised newly elected US health secretary, Dr Rachel Levine, in an open letter to Joe Biden.
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Biden lifts Trump military ban
US president, Joe Biden, has signed an executive order lifting the regulations created under the Trump administration which barred trans people from joining the country’s military.
Jill Biden visits LGBTQ+ health centre
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.
Alaska to ban conversion therapy
Alaska is set to become the next US to ban LGBTQ+ conversion therapy after a bill was filed earlier this month by state representative Sara Hannan.
LGBTQ+ representation on TV declined in 2020
GLAAD’s latest Where We Are on TV report,found the number of LGBTQ+ characters found in TV shows dropped in 2020 after five years of increasing queer representation.
Indiana could outlaw conversion therapy
Indiana could become the next US state to ban the practice of LGBTQ+ conversion therapy after JD Ford and Sue Errington, two Indiana Democrats, proposed bills to “make anti-LGBTQ+ practices illegal”.
LGBTQ+ activists call for Trump’s removal
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.