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Russia's Bolshoi cancels ballet about gay dancer 3 days before premiere - Bolshoi made the announcement Saturday, saying that Tuesday’s premiere has been canceled. The ballet about Nureyev who defected from the Soviet Union to the West in 1961 was directed by Kirill Serebrennikov, known for bold productions that poke fun at Russia’s growing social conservatism.

Texas dad talks about his transgender son in this amazing video - Ken Ballard of Little Elm, Texas, spoke before the Texas legislature earlier this year about his transgender son. Equality Texas re-posted the video this ...

It's Now Undeniable That LGBTQ Rights Are In Danger Of Being Rolled Back - From as far back as 2014, watching the way that anti- LGBTQ forces were organizing for the future, I was worried about how the LGBTQ community ...

Nearly 50 per cent of LGBT pupils bullied at school, report finds - Nearly half of LGBT pupils experience bullying, a new report has found, amid growing concern that transphobia is on the rise in schools.

Jason Collins continuing to push for LGBT acceptance in sports - Now retired, he has become an ambassador for LGBT acceptance in sports, speaking at various team events, including the Sky's diversity and ...

Education Secretary: 'I will advance the LGBT agenda' - Education Secretary Justine Greening has said she will continue to champion the LGBT agenda during her time in office. In an article marking Pride in ...

LGBT Americans Feel Less Safe Under Trump - Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community say they feel less safe under President Donald Trump than under his predecessor ...

More than 200 Jews attend London Pride march in largest-ever show of support - Despite the row over flags bearing the Star of David at the Chicago Dyke march, a spokesman for KeshetUK – a Jewish LGBT advocacy group – said ...

Donald Trump ' and the Tasmanian wall - President Trump's election campaign was partly based on erecting a huge wall between the southern US and Mexico and making Mexico pay for it, ...

Republican states join revolt over Donald Trump's demand for voter information - Republican states join revolt over Donald Trump's demand for voter ... With attention over the past week centred on Mr Trump's latest Twitter tirade at the ... a Republican, said the Commission could "go jump in the Gulf of Mexico .".

Mexico is No Longer Top Destination for US Corn -  Mexico began looking for other corn suppliers after President Donald Trump's criticism, which began on the campaign trail when he said Mexico has ...

Trump Is Creating More Uncertainty in South Korea Than Any of Kim's Missile Tests - Before Trump 's election, missile tests came with such regularity that ... and his past crazy comments on everything from the Mexico -wall to Syria ...

Making Mexico Pay for Border Wall “Not the Focus” Of Trump Administration - Making Mexico Pay for Border Wall The Trump administration reportedly intends to prioritize renegotiating the the North American Free Trade ...

Trump's First Step To Boost Gulf Of Mexico Drilling - Small but potentially very important item for oil and gas explorers this past week. With the U.S. government making drilling much more attractive in one ...

Markets Aren't Buying Trump's Tough Talk on Trade -  Trump campaigned on threats to impose tariffs of up to 35% on countries such as Mexico and China and rip up trade deals he deemed unfair. Market ...

Auto imports from Mexico keep climbing despite Trump's threats -  Mexico exported 1.16 million vehicles to the U.S. in the first half of 2017, up 15.6 percent from a year ago, according to the Mexican Automobile ...