HMRC launches digital accounts for personal taxpayers
The new personal tax accounts are aimed at providing a joined-up view of individuals’ tax and benefits, allowing them to update their tax details as needed and making it easier to contact HMRC officials through services like web chat. David Gauke …

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Leaderless Jihad in Diaspora
They often seem to appear without warning or preparation. This is the “lone wolf terrorist,” or in the local cultural idiom, the solitary Mujahid, radicalized online in chat rooms, conspiracy websites, facebook or twitter, framing his local and …

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The Gay U.S. Ambassador Who Moonlights as a TV Star
Gifford is the 41-year-old American ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark … ‘Who would have thought that the United States of America was going to be the only country marching in the Copenhagen Gay Pride Parade? I was so proud, and I’m not even …

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Rare US army exception lets Sikh soldier keep beard and shed 'double life'
The US military has become increasingly inclusive, allowing gay men and lesbians to serve openly, and women to serve in combat roles. But it has held a stiff line on uniforms and grooming standards. Though over the centuries these standards have included …

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Sydney filmmakers launch crowdfunding campaign to investigate historical gay-hate killings
Ozturk, a journalist who has contributed to mainstream and gay news outlets in Australia, added that the film seeks to ‘focus on a number of key threads as community and political pressure continues to grow for a Royal Commission or another independent …

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In Iran, sharing photos on mobile apps can mean jail
Children and teenagers use it to chat while youths organise their social and love lives … according to Iran’s Telecommunications Minister Mahmoud Vaezi. But when new pornographic content surfaced, the app’s owner Pavel Durov accused Iran of blocking …

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#Bestof2015: Groundbreaking Federal Non-Discrimination Legislation Introduced

In 2015, HRC endorsed the Equality Act, a groundbreaking, comprehensive federal LGBT non-discrimination bill. HRC joined members of Congress, LGBT people who experienced discrimination and coalition partners to announce the bill’s introduction in July.
 
The Equality Act establishes explicit, permanent protections against discrimination based on an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity in matters of employment, housing, access to public places, federal funding, credit, education and jury service. In addition, it would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in federal funding and access to public places.
 
The bill has garnered a record number of cosponsors — 170 in the House and 39 in the Senate.

Even though the Supreme Court’s historic ruling in June brought marriage equality to all 50 states, a majority of states still lack clear, fully-inclusive non-discrimination protections for LGBT people. That means that in most states in this country, a couple who gets married at 10 a.m. remains at risk of being fired from their jobs by noon and evicted from their home by 2 p.m. simply for posting their wedding photos on Facebook.

Discrimination is a real and persistent problem for too many LGBT Americans. Nearly two-thirds of self-identified LGBT Americans reported experiencing discrimination. In July, HRC featured the story of Carter Brown, a transgender man who lost his job after he was outed as transgender by his colleagues. Currently, 50 percent of LGBT Americans live in states where they risk being fired, denied housing or refused service because of who they are or whom they love.
 
HRC polling has found strong bipartisan support for the Equality Act. Additionally, leading American corporations such as Amazon, AirBNB, American Airlines, Apple, the Dow Chemical Company, Facebook, General Electric, General Mills, Google, HP, Hyatt, IBM, Intel, Levi Strauss & Co, Microsoft, Nike, Oracle, Orbitz, PayPal, Symantec Corporation and Target in support of federal LGBT non-discrimination protections.
 
After endorsing this vital bill, HRC will continue to work to ensure all LGBT Americans have the protections from discrimination in federal law they deserve. The reason is simple: Everyone should be able to live free from fear of discrimination and have a fair chance to earn a living and provide for their family, including LGBT people.

“The time has come for full federal equality,” HRC President Chad Griffin said when the bill was introduced. “Nothing more, nothing less.”

To learn more about the Equality Act, click here.
 

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Livestreaming loneliness
From chat rooms to Craigslist casual encounters to 2004’s infamous “i am lonely will anyone speak to me” forum thread, the web has created the opportunity for rapid global connection. And now, with the ever-increasing popularity of livestreaming …

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Ashley Madison, Holden and LYNX ads among the most complained about in 2015
Another most complained about ad was the SOFY BeFresh menstrual pads by Unicharm Australia, which featured a young … including those who said the ad was “extremely offensive” and “gay agenda forced into the home through ads”. One viewer said …

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How Senior Living Can Build Better Referral Pipelines
As a solutions network aimed at curating resources to help operators improve occupancy, revenue and service delivery, Senior Living Smart has provided its approximately 400 members access to a free 24/7 live chat service on their websites as a means of …

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