News + Politics
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Mayor withholds $110,000 from libraries until “homosexual materials” are removed
A U.S. mayor is withholding funding from the local library system until all "homosexual materials" are removed from the shelves.
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California senator yanks bill to ban genital surgeries on intersex infants
A bill to ban doctors from performing medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex infants has hit resistance in the California Senate.
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As You Are Bar on track to become DC’s newest queer space
Owners of queer Barracks Row venue As You Are Bar agreed a settlement with the local ANC to alleviate neighbors' concerns
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Chasten Buttigieg: Florida Republicans are “pushing kids back into the closet”
Chasten Buttigieg has slammed Florida Republicans' effort to pass a "don't say gay" bill banning LGBTQ issues in schools
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Batgirl star Ivory Aquino will portray first trans character in a DC Comics film
Ivory Aquino will portray Alysia Yeoh, a transgender character and best friend of Barbara Gordon, in HBO Max's Batgirl movie
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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.
