News + Politics
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Chile becomes 31st country to legalize gay marriage
Chile has become the latest country to legalize same-sex marriage, while also granting same-sex couples the right to adopt children.
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Acceptance reduces suicide risk for intersex youth by more than 50%
The Trevor Project is highlighting the disproportionately high rates of mental health challenges facing LGBTQ intersex youth
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Tennessee boy dies by suicide after he was bullied for being gay
The parents of a 12-year-old Tennessee boy who died by suicide say their son was repeatedly bullied for being gay.
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Jeopardy! champ Amy Schneider reveals how Shakespeare helped her come out as transgender
Reigning Jeopardy! champ Amy Schneider said a production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream helped her realize she was transgender
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Former middle school principal claims she was demoted for refusing to take down Pride flag
A former middle school principal claims a Minnesota school board retaliated against her for refusing to take down an LGBTQ Pride flag.
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Gay lawmaker blames Trump for Britain feeling ‘less safe’ for LGBTQ people
A gay British lawmaker claims that Donald Trump is partly to blame for the UK feeling "less safe" for gay people
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Foster agency sues Biden administration so it can keep rejecting gay couples
A Tennessee foster care agency is suing the Biden administration over the right to refuse to place children with LGBTQ and unmarried couples.
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Trans middle schooler can sue West Virginia over athlete ban, judge rules
Trans middle schooler can sue West Virginia over athlete ban, judge rules
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Movement in Ghana seeks to outlaw being gay before it becomes a ‘pandemic’
Anti-LGBTQ advocates in Ghana want the government to further criminalize LGBTQ people before it becomes a "pandemic"
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Canada moves towards banning conversion therapy after historic vote
Canada could become one of only a handful of nations to outlaw the harmful practice of conversion therapy
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Personal Reflection: Ryan Spahn on Stephen Sondheim
The works of Stephen Sondheim, who died Nov. 26, 2021, at 91, often served to bring people together. Here is one such tale.
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Transgender male student abruptly banned from boys’ restroom at Iowa high school
Transgender male student abruptly banned from boys' restroom at Iowa high school
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Sultan Shakir departing as executive director of SMYAL on Dec. 31
On December 31, Sultan Shakir, the executive director of Supporting and Mentoring Youth Advocates and Leaders, will depart from the organization, closing a seven-year chapter...
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RuPaul’s Drag Race will include first straight male queen in 14th season
Season 14 queen Maddy Morphosis is the first heterosexual, cisgender male competitor in RuPaul's Drag Race herstory.
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NYPD seeks man who yelled anti-gay slur, pulled knife on man in Chelsea
NYPD hate crime detectives are searching for the man who pulled a knife and yelled an anti-gay slur at a man who bumped into him...
