Winds of Change

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UK: Council rejects redevelopment proposals for LGBT venue Joiners Arms

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Marc Francis, chair of Tower Hamlets council’s development committee, told developer Regal Homes on Wednesday that its plans had failed to win approval because not enough had been done to ensure that a new LGBT bar would thrive amid the development of offices and luxury flats.

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Japan: Kirin beer company toasts same-sex marriages for its employees

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The Kirin craft beer subsidiary Spring Valley Brewery also supported this year’s Tokyo Rainbow Pride event and had a booth there, with the rather catchy slogan that “both people and beers are all different, and are all good.”

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US: Gender identity and HIV prevention: What will be taught in Washington’s public schools?

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Washington’s new recommendations for teaching K-12 students about gender identity have seen rejuvenated debate

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In Their Own Words: LGBTQ Asia Responds to Taiwan’s Same-Sex Marriage Ruling

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Taiwan’s ruling made me curious about how the news was being received by LGBTQ people across Asia. 

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Understanding sex and gender through the category of intersex

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In this very special post by guest author Arpita Das (@ms_arpita), sex and gender are discussed from an intersex perspective. Arpita is a PhD researcher at the University of Sydney’s Department of Gender and Cultural Studies studying intersex rights in India.