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Biden Accountability Tracker 0 Moves in Days GLAAD is monitoring the Biden administration’s executive orders, legislative support, speeches and nominations that affect LGBTQ people and rights.  04.03.2024 In a press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre condemned the ruling by a court in Uganda that upheld the East African country’s Anti-Homosexuality Act, a law

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Russia’s ban on so-called “LGBT propaganda” June 2013 – Russia passes a law banning the “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relationships” to minors.  The law has a vague definition of “propaganda,” which could include speaking favorably about LGBT people publically, displaying a rainbow flag, holding hands with a same-sex partner, or even the simple act of

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Spirit Day goes well beyond the United States. Spirit Day was actually started by a high school student in Canada who used the purple from the pride flag, which represents spirit, to shine a light on anti-bullying efforts and the crucial role that supportive friends and family play in a LGBTQ youth’s life. Since then, millions

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