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<h3 align="center">'''TRANSGENDER MILITARY PERSONNEL'''</h3>
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<h3 align="center">'''LGBTQ FOLK MUSIC SINGERS'''</h3>
[[File:lgbtqmilitary.jpg|100px|link=Transgender Military Personnel|thumb|left|LGBTQ Military]]
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[[File:folkmusic.png|100px|link=LGBTQ Folk Music Singers|thumb|left|LGBTQ Folk Singers]]
  
<p>Transgender rights and issues are a prominent part of the LGBTQ human rights movement. This is particularly so in military services around the world. Most countries continue to have an outright ban on transgender military personnel. Eighteen nations, including Australia, Canada, Israel, and Great Britain, allow military service by transgender individuals.</p>
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<p>Folk music has a long history associated with it and generally refers to a story-telling style that remits a certain local history or personal story.</p>
  
<p>An increasing number of transgender military personnel are choosing to open upAccording to a Williams Institute 2014 study, an estimated 15,500 transgender individuals currently serve in the U.S. military with 60% being male and 40% female.</p>
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<p>LGBTQ folk music tends to convey stories that reflect social struggles of the community or relates stories unique to the LGBTQ community itselfFolk artists have long championed the quest for civil rights.</p>
  
<p>We have identified a number of high-profile transgender members of the military from around the world.  To see the complete list, [[Transgender Military Personnel|CLICK HERE]]</p>
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<p>We have identified a large number of LGBTQ folk singers. They come from countries as diverse as Brazil, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Cuba, and China. Several are Grammy Award winners from the U.S. or have received local awards and honours.  To see the complete list, [[LGBTQ Folk Music Singers|CLICK HERE]]</p>
  
 
'''Directory of past 'Did You Know?' Articles''' [[Past 'Did You Know?' Articles|See Here]]
 
'''Directory of past 'Did You Know?' Articles''' [[Past 'Did You Know?' Articles|See Here]]

Revision as of 22:45, 2 March 2015

DID YOU KNOW?

LGBTQ FOLK MUSIC SINGERS

LGBTQ Folk Singers

Folk music has a long history associated with it and generally refers to a story-telling style that remits a certain local history or personal story.

LGBTQ folk music tends to convey stories that reflect social struggles of the community or relates stories unique to the LGBTQ community itself. Folk artists have long championed the quest for civil rights.

We have identified a large number of LGBTQ folk singers. They come from countries as diverse as Brazil, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Cuba, and China. Several are Grammy Award winners from the U.S. or have received local awards and honours. To see the complete list, CLICK HERE

Directory of past 'Did You Know?' Articles See Here

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The goal of QueerBio.com is to be the definitive online biographical reference source for the international LGBTQ community. Its database lists over 9,000 contemporary and historical figures who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer, and includes artists, sports figures, politicians, entertainers, business leaders, academics, activists, and more. The database is widely international in scope and is an ideal source for research and analysis with full search and sort functionality.

The mission is to inspire, educate, and motivate all generations of LGBTQ individuals and others through a collective knowledge of this international community.


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To search for an individual from the database of over 9,000 biographies, simply type the name in the Search Box located in the top right hand corner of this Home Page and click on GO.

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To search for LGBTQ individuals with a common characteristic (examples: all Nobel Prize winners, all Writers, all Politicians, all Tony Award winners, all Olympic Gold medal winners, all individuals of a specific nationality) simply type the characteristic in the Search Box located in the top right hand corner of this Home Page and click on GO. Results of your search will be displayed alphabetically by Last Name. A second Search Box will be displayed for you to search within the database of individuals with that common characteristic.

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