News + Politics
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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...
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Nonbinary Atlanta City Council candidate becomes first out LGBTQ Muslim elected in Georgia
Liliana Bakhtiari is the first out LGBTQ Muslim and first nonbinary person elected to the Atlanta City Council.
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Hungarian parliament approves national referendum seeking to erase LGBTQ visibility in schools, media
Hungary will hold a referendum on LGBTQ content in media and in schools, which critics say is a ploy to help the government stay in...
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HIV advocates praise Biden administration’s “refocused” national HIV/AIDS strategy
On Wednesday, to coincide with World AIDS Day, President Joe Biden unveiled a new national HIV/AIDS strategy that refocuses efforts on the long-stated goal of...
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4 reasons why LGBTQ people should be concerned about the Supreme Court abortion case
4 reasons why LGBTQ people should be concerned about the Supreme Court abortion case.
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Biden recognizes World AIDS Day, highlights impact of HIV on LGBTQ community
President Biden specifically called out the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on LGBTQ people, after four years of the Trump administration erasing the community from...
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Pitchers awarded $100,000 grant from NGLCC and Grubhub
Pitchers and A League of Her Own have received a $100,000 grant from NGLCC and Grubhub's post-COVID recovery grant program.
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Gay couple beaten with hammer and robbed by gang after holding hands
A gay couple in England might never hold hands in public again after being attacked and robbed by a gang of men
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Trans Jeopardy! player Amy Schneider makes history competing in Tournament of Champions
Amy Schneider has made history as the first trans Jeopardy! player to reach the Tournament of Champiosn
