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Happy #LGBTHM21

Today marks the first day of LGBT History Month.

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Polish town declares it is no longer an ‘LGBT+ free zone’ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/poland-lgbt-free-zone-nowa-deba-b1795705.html

Polish town declares it is no longer an ‘LGBT+ free zone’

Councillors in Nowa Dęba vote to undo 2019 ruling amid international outcry

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/poland-lgbt-free-zone-nowa-deba-b1795705.html

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Human Rights Watch warns over Malaysian proposals to increase penalties against LGBT+ people https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/malaysia-human-rights-watch-lgbt-penalties-b1792986.html

Human Rights Watch warns over Malaysian proposals to increase penalties against LGBT+ people

‘The Malaysian government seems to be sinking even deeper in its disregard for human rights’

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/malaysia-human-rights-watch-lgbt-penalties-b1792986.html

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Biden calls for LGBT+ protections in executive order https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/joe-biden-lgbt-executive-order-b1791152.html

Biden calls for LGBT+ protections in executive order

LGBT+ advocates celebrated the move as a step towards a more tolerant and equal society

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/joe-biden-lgbt-executive-order-b1791152.html

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'It’s a Sin is a warning to Covid policymakers not to repeat the mistakes of the HIV epidemic' https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/its-a-sin-covid-hiv-epidemic-b1791718.html

Opinion: It’s a Sin is a warning not to repeat the mistakes of the HIV epidemic

Channel 4’s new series about the lives of gay men during the HIV/Aids crisis of the 1980s offers clear lessons that should inform our approach to the current pandemic

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/its-a-sin-covid-hiv-epidemic-b1791718.html

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It’s a Sin reactions: Critics hail ‘poignant masterpiece’ as Graham Norton calls series ‘the best five hours of TV I’ve seen in years’ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/its-a-sin-reviews-reactions-aids-russell-t-davies-b1791629.html

Graham Norton calls It’s a Sin ‘the best five hours of TV I’ve seen in years’

Series follows three young gay men in London at the beginning of the Aids crisis

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/its-a-sin-reviews-reactions-aids-russell-t-davies-b1791629.html

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Elton John: 'Our AIDSFree campaign has achieved so much but HIV testing must become routine for all' https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/campaigns/elton-john-aidsfree-hiv-testing-campaign-b1764563.html

HIV testing must become routine for all, says Sir Elton John in AIDSFree campaign

Our top recommendation to the government is: make HIV testing routine and normalised across the health system

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/campaigns/elton-john-aidsfree-hiv-testing-campaign-b1764563.html

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AIDSFree: Test every NHS patient for HIV to end infections by 2030, says landmark report https://www.independent.co.uk/aidsfree/hiv-testing-nhs-aidsfree-campaign-b1764567.html

Test every NHS patient for HIV to end infections by 2030, says report

Matt Hancock made public commitment to end HIV infections in England by end of decade

https://www.independent.co.uk/aidsfree/hiv-testing-nhs-aidsfree-campaign-b1764567.html

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Fauci gets lifetime achievement award for HIV/AIDS work https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/anthony-fauci-aids-hiv-elton-john-b1765186.html

Fauci gets lifetime achievement award for HIV/AIDS work

'When Covid essentially becomes the rearview mirror, HIV is still going to be there, and that's the thing that we have to do’

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/anthony-fauci-aids-hiv-elton-john-b1765186.html

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‘It’s a Sin’: Books to read about the 1980s Aids epidemic, as recommended by the Terrence Higgins Trust https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/books/its-a-sin-aids-epidemic-books-b1792771.html

Books to read about the 1980s Aids crisis if you’re watching ‘It’s a Sin’

Inspired by Channel 4’s ‘It’s A Sin', here are books about the 1980s Aids epidemic recommended by the Terence Higgins Trust, from Amazon, Blackwell’s and more

https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/books/its-a-sin-aids-epidemic-books-b1792771.html

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'Many migrants are struggling to access remote HIV tests – but we can work together to help them' https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/migrants-hiv-testing-covid-refugees-b1764425.html

Opinion: I am helping migrants struggling to access remote HIV tests

The way we access healthcare and other services has changed for everyone in the UK, but even more so for marginalised groups such as migrants, refugees, asylum seekers and sex workers

https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/migrants-hiv-testing-covid-refugees-b1764425.html

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Spanish minister under fire for suggesting LGBT people face discrimination from the working class https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/spain-montero-lgbt-working-class-b1794311.html

Spanish minister under fire for suggesting LGBT people face discrimination from the working class

‘Do not confuse an area where there is intolerance with a working class area’, responded one critic

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/spain-montero-lgbt-working-class-b1794311.html

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'Police were raiding gay bars wearing gloves and masks’: What it was like to live through the Aids crisis in London https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/its-a-sin-aids-real-story-london-uk-b1794007.html

We lived through the AIDs crisis - just like in It’s A Sin, people started to vanish

Four decades after the Aids epidemic, Russell T Davies' Channel 4 drama It's a Sin has moved viewers and received critical acclaim. Christobel Hastings meets those who lived through the crisis in...

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/its-a-sin-aids-real-story-london-uk-b1794007.html

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A timeline of the AIDS crisis in the UK https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/aids-crisis-timeline-its-a-sin-b1791286.html

A timeline of the AIDS crisis in the UK

New Channel 4 series ‘It’s A Sin’ to shine light on lives of LGBTQ communities living through 80s epidemic

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/aids-crisis-timeline-its-a-sin-b1791286.html

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