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Feb
27
2021
By The African Mirror
LGBT+ Americans inch closer to ‘freedom’ as House passes Equality Act

LGBT+ Americans inch closer to ‘freedom’ as House passes Equality Act

LGBT+
MATTHEW LAVIETES  LGBT+ Americans have moved a step closer to winning legal protection from discrimination as the U.S. House of Representatives passed a key civil rights bill backed by President Joe Biden. By a vote of 224 to 206, the House passed the landmark Equality Act, which amends the 1964 Civil Rights Act to include sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes in addition to race, religion, sex and national origin. The vote closely followed party lines, with only three Republican lawmakers supporting the bill. "Without the Equality Act, this nation will never live up to its principles of…
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Nov
27
2020
By The African Mirror
First LGBT+ digital banking platform launches in United States

First LGBT+ digital banking platform launches in United States

LGBT+
MATTHEW LAVIETES THE first LGBT+-owned and targeted digital banking platform launched in the United States this week, part of a growing effort to meet the needs of gay and transgender customers. Daylight, the new platform, said it has developed tools and content to help LGBT+ Americans reach specific financial goals such as saving money for surrogacy or gender transition surgery and to make banking more inclusive. The nation's LGBT+ population wields some $1 trillion in collective spending power but are mostly underserved by banks that fail to tap into their assets or address their interests, Daylight Chief Executive Rob Curtis…
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Nov
14
2020
By The African Mirror
First trans U.S. state senator wants to make a difference, not history

First trans U.S. state senator wants to make a difference, not history

LGBT+
MATTHEW LAVIETES LGBT+ activist Sarah McBride hopes her election as the United States' highest-ranking transgender lawmaker will send a "reassuring message" to young LGBT+ Americans that they are represented - and can aspire to public office too. "I know how much of a difference it would have made to me to see this news," said McBride, 30, a Democrat who was elected to serve as a senator in Delaware - also the home state of President-elect Joe Biden. "A healthy democracy includes a diverse government and we can't craft solutions for a diverse community if the full diversity is not…
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Oct
30
2020
By The African Mirror
Trump woos LGBT+ Americans as polls hand gay vote to Biden

Trump woos LGBT+ Americans as polls hand gay vote to Biden

LGBT+
MATTHEW LAVIETES  SUPPORTERS say Donald Trump is the most gay-friendly president in history yet U.S. policy experts point to his record and polls show much stronger LGBT+ support for Democratic rival Joe Biden. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans have traditionally voted Democratic in greater numbers and polls suggest Tuesday's presidential election will be no different, despite efforts to woo the LGBT+ community with a run of "Trump Pride" rallies and gay-friendly speeches. Far more striking, analysts say, is the fast-rising acceptance among conservative Americans of LGBT+ rights, nudging the right to rethink its long-held views on sex, sexuality and…
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