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“I never thought I would be an Elizabeth Warren Gay, but here I am.” Elizabeth Warren has been hailed as a “gay icon” after her appearance at the CNN forum on LGBTQ issues. During the televised debate, the Democratic presidential candidate was questioned by Morgan Cox, the chair of the Human Rights Campaign board of directors, about religious opposition to gay marriage. He said: “Let’s say you’re on the campaign trail and a supporter approaches you and says ‘Senator, I’m old fashioned and my faith teaches me that marriage is between one man…

No one should have to suffer alone. Queer people are disproportionately affected by mental health problems, with Stonewall statistics revealing that 52% of LGBTQ have experienced depression and 13% have experienced anxiety in the last year, with hate crime and discrimination often having a negative impact on mental health. These statistics are even more worrying for trans and non-binary people, with 46% of trans people thinking about committing suicide in the last year, compared to 31% of cisgender gay, lesbian and bisexual people, while 41% of non-binary people have self-harmed.…