How the struggle for LGBTQ+ rights has shaped the 2010s

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“A large amount of hatred toward queer people still exists just below the surface.”

As your iPod nano gathers dust in the corner of your room somewhere, perhaps next to your Blackberry Bold, Silly Bandz and all the other relics of yesteryear, it’s easy to forget that 2010 was only 10 years ago. But there's more to progress than the relentless march of consumer technology – and this past decade has seen seismic cultural and social shifts, especially for the queer community.

So, almost 10 years on, how successfully have these goals been met? Well in truth, the majority of change in criminalisation laws happened in the 1900s.

reporting that 10.2% of series regular characters on TV in 2019 were LGBTQ+, the highest number yet. From, we've seen a huge upsurge in media which authentically depicts the queer experience. over 100 anti-LGBTQ+ acts and statements he made within the first two years of his presidency, as reported by GLAAD

 

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