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Related: Many major news outlets featured anti-trans voices in coverage of the Equality ActJoi Chaney, the executive director of the National Urban League’s Washington Bureau, noted that the Equality Act not only provides protections for LGBTQ people, but updates the definition of what constitutes “public accommodations” to include additional protections against discrimination based on race and ethnicity in retail stores, service providers, transportation like taxis and ride shares, bars and

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWhile it was announced during the Grammy Awards on Sunday, the formation of the Recording Academy’s Songwriters and Composers Wing was not done in secret, and the Songwriters of North America, the Black Music Action Coalition, the Music Artists Coalition and the 100 Percenters responded quickly with an open letter to the new organization calling on it to eliminate the Minimum Delivery and Release Commitment (MDRC) requirement in music-publishing deals.

What is the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill 2021? According to the government, the measures set out in the Bill will allow the police to take a more proactive approach to managing protests that cause serious disruption to the public.The Bill came about following large-scale Extinction Rebellion protests in 2020, which Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick said intended to "bring policing to its knees and the city to a halt".Provisions in the Bill will:In 'ambiguous' cases,

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's Archewell Foundation has named the charities it will be supporting including a mental health charity, an online racial justice movement and two groups that promote diversity in media.

direct to your inboxA virtual vigil and other online commemorative events for Sarah Everard will be held by groups in Manchester and beyond this evening as police urge people not to gather in large groups in public.It comes after a High Court judge refused to intervene in a dispute over whether police should allow a vigil for the 33-year-old to take place in London tonight (Saturday).

WASHINGTON – State Department spokesperson Ned Price on Friday did not say whether any of the $4 billion in aid the Biden administration hopes to use to mitigate the causes of migration from Central America’s Northern Triangle will go to LGBTQ rights groups or HIV/AIDS service organizations.

direct to your inboxMillions of people in the UK have now been given a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) advises the government on which people should be prioritised for a vaccine, and their advice is frequently reviewed.

link!The centre will be adapted and upgraded for its new use, with a detailed proposal coming before councillors at a future meeting of North Lanarkshire Council’s Education and Families Committee.The Heathery Park site had been removed from the council’s 1140 hours infrastructure programme.It was determined that none of the options presented for managing the continuous water discharge were suitable.

The Eurovision Song Contest will go ahead this year no matter what, organisers have insisted. And while that will mean some fundamental changes to the usual structure of the show, there are some things that the big event cannot do without.

Destiny 2 players have discovered a glitch which enables Guardians to play in raid groups of up to 12.The glitch which takes very little to set up other than a bit of timing, is still available at the time of writing. In order to exceed the player limit, the six players from team two must join the first team as the launch timer for the raid reaches two seconds.If done correctly, players in the second team will join the initial fireteam and the raid.

direct to your inboxSeven people were arrested today after dawn raids targeting suspected members of organised crime gangs.Four homes in Oldham, Rochdale, and Liverpool were searched.Four men - aged 30, 31, 37 and 40 - and three women - aged 33, 38 and 42, were arrested on suspicion of offences including conspiracy to supply firearms, conspiracy to supply class A drugs, money laundering and participating in the criminal activities of an organised crime group.They all remain in custody for

link!Meeting remotely, via video call, the committee was reminded that due to the measures in place to help control Covid-19, groups are currently allowed flexibility to reschedule outings and events to a later date.

Are you worried about the reopening of schools? Will you be happy to send your child back if they reopen on March 8? Let us know in the comments here, or share your views on our Manchester Family Facebook page. The team behind the study has suggested the relatively high prevalence in younger kids could be due to a greater proportion of this age group still attending school - with much higher percentages attending compared with last year's lockdown.As part of the study, more than 85,400

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterPremium cabler Starz is looking to emphasize its commitment to storytelling about and by underrepresented groups with a new inclusion initiative it is calling #TakeTheLead.

Related: Georgia likely to send anti-LGBTQ QAnon conspiracy theorist to CongressGreene had also previously been criticized by Democrats for promoting anti-Semitic, anti-Black, and anti-Muslim conspiracy theories, claiming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was “guilty of treason,” a crime punishable by death, and responding that the “stage is set” in response to a commentator’s question about whether it would be acceptable to “hang” former President Barack Obama.She also liked comments from other

link!"I have to be candid that our room for manoeuvre given the current state of the pandemic is limited but I want to be equally candid as I have been before about the governments determination to use every single inch of headroom that we have to get children back to school even if that means adults living with restrictions for longer."It is our intention that those who work in schools, and those who work in early learning and childcare settings attached to schools will be offered at-home

Bolton Council £500,000 in funding to help with coronavirus messaging in the borough. Bolton Council and its partners bid for the funding as part of the Community Champions scheme, aimed at the groups most at risk from the virus including older residents, disabled people and people from ethnic minority backgrounds.The £500,000 will be used to build and further develop Bolton’s network of community champions.

The National Guard isn’t taking any chances ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.

Perthshire organisation which looks out for men’s mental wellbeing is urging those struggling with lockdown to get in touch.

Five years ago, it came down to the wire as the CW finally secured a new five-year affiliate agreement with its biggest station group, Tribune, in May 2016. Five years later, the network is in talks with Nexstar, which acquired Tribune un 2019, and its other top affiliate groups. The network does not appear to be closing in on a deal with any of them but talks are believed to be going well, I hear.

After the recent riots at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Airbnb revealed that it canceled reservations by users who were discovered to be part of hate groups. The move is in line with the company's stated community standards, Airbnb said.

Donald Trump from office.It comes after a large number of Trump supporters managed to force their way into the Capitol building on Wednesday (January 6) following a rally, which caused the building, which is the seat of US Government, to be put into lockdown as politicians and nearby office buildings were evacuated.In a letter addressed to Pence on Thursday (January 7), members of the Music Artists Coalition (MAC), Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) and Songwriters of North America (SONA)

East Kilbride and Strathaven can now meet online after councillors approved changes to the scheme.

Chris Willman Music WriterGene Rumsey, a veteran music business executive who held top posts at the Capitol-EMI and later Concord label groups, died Jan. 1 at age 67.Rumsey died at home in Westlake Village, Calif.

direct to your inboxPeople in England are once again being asked to stay at home as the government battles to stop the spread of coronavirus.The new lockdown restrictions announced by prime minister Boris Johnson on Monday night (January 4) are expected to remain in place until at least mid-February.Government advice says people should aim to spend as little time as possible outside their home, only leaving for things like exercise, essential shopping and for work purposes.Leaving your home in

direct to your inboxEveryone in a priority group should receive a Covid-19 vaccine by the middle of February, the Prime Minister has said.Boris Johnson urged caution about the timetable, but nevertheless said those most in need are expected to have been vaccinated by then “if things go well and with a fair wind in our sails”.The ambitious plan would mean vaccinating all care home residents, their carers, everyone over the age of 70, all frontline health and social care workers and everyone who

Major TV station groups Nexstar and Tegna have renewed NBC affiliate agreements covering a combined 53 markets.

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Open Democracy, more than 40 U.S.-based organizations that oppose LGBTQ rights or support conversion therapy efforts were listed on AmazonSmile, which allows Amazon customers to donate 0.5% of eligible purchases to charities of their choice.Among these beneficiaries of AmazonSmile’s charitable giving program are:Both Alliance Defending Freedom and the Family Research Council were previously removed from the AmazonSmile program after controversy over their anti-LGBTQ statements and actions led

Federal lawmakers should adopt a simple resolution: "It is the sense of Congress that the Ku Klux Klan and ANTIFA are domestic-terror groups." As part of his $500 billion Platinum Plan for Black empowerment, President Donald J.Trump proposed to prosecute the Klan and ANTIFA as terrorists — an approach that somehow escaped Obama-Biden, despite their two terms in the White House.