Meet India’s first and only LGBTI choir, Rainbow Voices Mumbai (VIDEO)

India’s first and only LGBTI choir, Rainbow Voices Mumbai, were formed in 2014 and offer support for LGBTI people in India and raise awareness around LGBTI rights. Homosexual activity remains illegal in India under Section 377 of the country’s penal code. The choir are championing the work of local advocates in their efforts to overturn…

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Advocacy groups welcome defeat of NDAA anti-transgender amendment

WASHINGTON, D.C. — LGBT advocacy groups have praised a vote by the U.S. House of Representatives voting down a vicious amendment that would have ripped away medically necessary health care for transgender service members and military dependents. Proposed by Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), the amendment would have barred access to transition-related health care — including…

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New Senate proposal jeopardizes health coverage for millions of Americans

WASHINGTON, DC — Senate Republicans unveiled a revised version of their health care repeal bill Thursday.  While the Congressional Budget Office has yet to score this latest draft of the legislation, a previous projection estimated the legislation will result in 22 million Americans losing their health insurance by 2026 — with 15 million losing their…

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