Inflation is wreaking havoc on LGBTQ+ Americans, but wise businesses can help

Almost two-thirds of LGBTQ+ people are on a fixed income, and many claim to suffer "specific" obstacles.

It's no secret that wages aren't keeping pace with inflation. According to a study by the Brookings Institution, while some large corporations boosted total remuner...

PRESIDENT-ELECT BIDEN NOMINATES PETE BUTTIGIEG FOR U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY

Highlights

• Buttigieg will be the first of Biden’s Democratic rivals to make to his cabinet and this appointment by Senate would be historic as Pete Buttigieg will become the first LGBTQ Cabinet secretary

• If Senate approves his nomination, the 38-years-old w...

EUROPEAN UNION REVEALED POLICIES TO STRENGTHEN LGBTQ RIGHTS IN POLAND AND HUNGARY

Highlights:

• The European Union has revealed the policies for strengthening the rights of the LGBTQ people in Poland and Hungary
• The proposals are aiming at the right-wing governments in Poland and Hungary which had promoted the discrimination

HONG KONG LGBTQ TAKES UPON DIGITAL PLATFORM TO RAISE THEIR STAND

HIGHLIGHTS

• Forsaken by police has left no choice for the gay community to go on web media to portray their views

The coordinators of the Hong Kong Pride Parade have reported designs to move the yearly meeting on the web on the off chance that t...

INFORMATION CENTER ON SEXUAL-MINORITY INDIVIDUALS TO OPEN IN TOKYO; TOKYO OLYMPICS 2021

Highlights –

• Information center on sexual-minority individuals to open in Tokyo; Tokyo Olympics 2021.
• The name of the center is ‘The Pride House’.
• The information center will open on Oct. 11 in the Shinjuku ward of Tokyo....

KYOTO TO GIVE THE CITY’S LGBTQ COUPLES RECOGNITION UNDER AN OATH SCHEME

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• Kyoto to give the city’s LGBTQ couples recognitions under an oath scheme.
• They will be publicly certified by the city government.
• The program called “partnership oath scheme” started on Sept.1.
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SINGAPORE LGBTQ TALK, STILL A TABOO FOR POLITICAL PARTIES

HIGHLIGHTS

• Singapore has always kept the 377A discussion at bay, as the society still feels the topic as taboo
• As the election is ahead, not a single party pointed out the discussion about Gay rights while campaigning for votes

Singa...

BLACK LIVES MATTER BANNER AND PRIDE FLAG REMOVED FROM US EMBASSY IN SEOUL

HIGHLIGHTS

• US Embassy in Seoul, South Korea has removed a banner promoting Black Lives Matter movement. State Department requested Embassy to do so.
• Embassy has also removed rainbow flag celebrating LGBTQ pride.
• US Government does not allow...

U.S SUPREME COURT: FIRING ANYONE DUE TO SEXUAL ORIENTATION ILLEGAL, LGBTQ WIN

Highlights:

• It is a huge win for the LGBTQ community to get a protective law upheld for job security

• The ruling won in voting in the court 6 to 3, with the Supreme court judges voting for it.

June 2020 has good news f...

Ads on Facebook spread lies about the PrEP anti-HIV drug. The business is not going to act

Since late summer, news feeds from many LGBTQ+ Facebook users have begun to show targeted advertising that is clinically incorrect. Such commercials refer to Truvada, a one-pill-a-day drug that has been shown to reduce the likelihood of HIV infection by up to 99 percent, making it a central tool ...