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In Poland, a gay couple is distributed 300 rainbow fabric masks for free both to help protect people from the coronavirus and to combat homophobia.
A gay couple in Texas died within hours of each other from the Corona Virus while their mother-in-law remains infected and quarantined.
Last week, New York announced the cancelation of this year’s pride celebration, the first time in the event’s 50-year history.
Meanwhile, San Francisco Pride officials announced that despite the cancellation of San Francisco Pride, grand marshals would still be honored this year with special online events.
(Photo: In their YouTube video, Jakub Kwiecinski and Dawid Mycek distribute free rainbow masks for citizens in northern Poland)
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Right in the middle of a national health emergency, police in Georgia have been using the dating app Grindr to entire men into fake hook-ups and then arresting them for prostitution. But LGBT legal experts reviewing the Grindr conversations say the allegations have no merit.
In San Francisco, life-long LGBT activist Phylis Lyon died of natural causes at her home. She was 95. Lyon and her wife, Del Martin, were the first same-sex couple to marry in California back in 2008 when same-sex marriage was first made legal.
San Francisco Pride officials announced last week that this year’s planned 50th annual Pride Parade and Festival has been canceled due to the coronavirus outbreak.
(Photo: Dawson County Sheriff Jeff Johnson - Courtesy Dawson County Sheriff’s Office)
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Last week the FDA eased restrictions for men who have sex with men from donating blood. LGBT rights activists praised the decision, but some say it didn’t go far enough.
The Human Rights Campaign published a new report last week that shows LGBTQ people stand a greater likelihood of suffering economically because of the coronavirus than their straight peers.
Meanwhile, UCLA’s Williams Institute also shared information that showed a large percentage of LGBTQ people are likely to receive the special payout from the Government because of their economic situation.
Many local businesses are suffering financially from COV-19 required closure. Now, a long-standing gay news organization is asking for help from the community to keep going.
Outbeat News can be heard Sunday nights at 8 pm as part of Outbeat Radio on KRCB F Radio 91.
(Photo: Senior Airman Shane Karp / Public domain)
Despite warnings from the CDC, organizers of the annual Miami based Winter Party held their rave party event in early March and now one of the attendees has died from the coronavirus.
In New York, a beloved transgender activist died last week after being hospitalized for a coronavirus infection.
Here locally, organizers of the annual Frameline LGBTQ film festival announced that this year’s event scheduled for June will be postponed to dates in October. San Francisco Mayor London Breed recognized the difficulty of making this decision while announcing the extension of the shelter in place order for the City to May 1st.
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