News + Politics
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Activists Circulate Petition to Ban Conversion Therapy in Russia
LGBTQ activists have petitioned the Russian government to ban the practice of conversion therapy, arguing that the therapy is extremely harmful and detrimental to those...
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Peruvian Transgender Activist Dies in Police Custody in Indonesia
Rodrigo Ventocilla Ventosilla, a trans activist from Peru and graduate student at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, died in Indonesian police custody while honeymooning...
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Number of Out LGBTQ Elected Officials Surpasses 1,000
Despite the fact that homophobic and generally anti-LGBTQ attitudes are constantly intensify across the United States, more and more LGBTQ people are winning elected offices....
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Monkeypox Survey: Gay and Bisexual Men Cut Back on Sex
A new study found almost half of gay and bisexual men reduced their number of sex partners and one-time sexual encounters after learning about monkeypox.
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“Educational Gag Order” Bills Have Increased 250% Over Last Year
The number of bills seeking to impose “educational gag orders” that limit or ban certain types of topics or discussions from school classrooms has increased...
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GOP Governor Nominee: It’s “Disgusting” to Limit Conversion Therapy
Doug Mastriano, the Republican Party’s nominee for governor of Pennsylvania, has denounced efforts to limit or ban the practice of conversion therapy, seeking to reframe...
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Caitlyn Jenner Supports Trans Golfer Joining LPGA Tour
Caitlyn Jenner supports trans golfer Hailey Davidson joining the LPGA tour, despite past opposition to trans females in women's sports.
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‘Scamilton’ Update: Texas Church Fined for Christianized ‘Hamilton’
The Door Christian Fellowship McAllen Church in McAllen will pay the money to an LGBTQ nonprofit and destroy all videos of the show.
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Vietnam Ends Conversion Therapy, Saying LGBTQ is “Not an Illness”
Vietnam’s health ministry has said that being a member of the LGBTQ community is “not an illness” and cannot be treated or “converted in any...
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Serbian Bishop Denounces EuroPride: “If I Had a Gun, I Would Use It”
A Serbian Orthodox bishop has criticized a large-scale LGBTQ event scheduled to be held in Belgrade next month, making comments that appeared to condone violence...
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Appeals Court Blocks Arkansas’ Ban on Transgender Youth Treatments
A federal appeals court has upheld an order blocking an Arkansas law that sought to bar transgender youth from accessing gender-affirming health care treatments, and...
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Florida Christian School Asks LGBTQ Students to Leave
A Christian school in Florida told parents it would ask gay, transgender, and gender nonconforming students to leave immediately, according to a June email obtained...
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Harry Styles says Gay Sex in Film is “Two Guys Going at It”
Harry Styles tells Rolling Stone magazine that gay sex in film is often just "two guys going at it."
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Defendant in Anti-Gay Stabbing Runs Naked Through Traffic
A man charged with a hate crime for the stabbing of a gay bar patron was arrested for running naked in traffic.
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Idaho to Pay $321,000 Over Trans Birth Certificate Case
Idaho state officials have approved a payment of more than $321,000 in legal fees to transgender plaintiffs who successfully sued over the state’s refusal to...
