News + Politics
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Botswana’s president promises to implement court ruling decriminalizing homosexuality
Botswana's president recently met with LGBTQ advocates and promised to ensure that same-sex relations will not continue to be criminalized.
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“Jeopardy!” contestant Amy Schneider wins 39 games, the show’s second-highest streak ever
Jeopardy! contestant Amy Schneider, a transgender woman, has become the person with the second-highest number of wins in show history.
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Gay Trump supporter Brandon Straka sentenced after participating in Capitol riot
Brandon Straka, a gay Trump supporter, has been sentenced to three years of probation after participating in the Capitol riot
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Florida advances “Don’t Say Gay” bill silencing talk of LGBTQ issues in school
Florida lawmakers are advancing with a "parental rights" bill prohibiting students from discussing LGBTQ issues in school.
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Samsung pulls ad featuring Muslim mother and drag queen son in Singapore
Samsung has been criticized for pulling an ad featuring a mother and her drag queen son in response to conservative outrage.
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NCAA will allow individual sports to determine whether trans athletes can compete
The NCAA will allow individual sports to develop their own criteria for transgender athletes wishing to compete in sports.
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Dozens of Catholic priests come out as queer to protest Vatican’s LGBTQ opposition
More than 120 German Catholics have come out as LGBTQ to protest the church's anti-LGBTQ stance
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Meet Duke, Mr. Mid-Atlantic Leather 2022, the ultimate “jock-cowboy”
As a gay youth in Kansas, Duke struggled to find his place in the world. As Mr. Mid-Atlantic Leather 2022, he believes he's finally found...
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Having older brothers increases chance of being gay, study finds
A new study finds "clear evidence" of a biological basis for being gay -- and it depends on how many older male siblings a person...
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Justice Department will help trans student fight Florida’s anti-trans bathroom ban
The Justice Department will argue that a Florida transgender male student barred from the boys' bathroom was a victim of discrimination.
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Christian homeowners refuse to sell house to gay couple, citing “God’s word”
A gay couple was rejected by Christian homeowners, who suggested the men would suffer "eternal fire" for being gay
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LGBTQ conference “Creating Change Remixed” to be held virtually from March 19-20
An amended version of the annual LGBTQ organizing and activist conference Creating Change will be held virtually from March 19-20.
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Lesbian couple found tortured, shot and dismembered in Mexico
Mexican authorities are continuing to investigate the murder of a lesbian couple who was found tortured, shot and dismembered.
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Supreme Court gay marriage plaintiff Jim Obergefell to run for political office
Jim Obergefell, the lead plaintiff in the landmark 2015 Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage across the country, is running for a seat i...
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Gay travel company slams ‘homophobic’ gay cruise story in New York Times
The CEO of an LGBTQ travel company has accused the New York Times of "homophobia" for an article on the risk of COVID-19 on gay...
