News + Politics
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Leather Liberation: A Report from MAL Weekend 2024
Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend 2024 drew thousands of leatherfolk, kinksters, and fetish fans who geared up and partied down.
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Paying Thanks to the MLK Weekend Warriors
Martin Luther King Weekend 2024 nudged King's "arc of the moral universe" in the right direction.
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Lia Thomas Sues to Overturn World Aquatics’ Transgender Ban
Former collegiate swimmer Lia Thomas has petitioned the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn World Aquatics' ban on trans athletes.
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Italian Court Convicts Parents of Abusing Gay Son
An Italian judge has convicted two parents for attempting to "cure" their son of homosexuality, but they may not serve any prison time.
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One Million Moms Goes Ballistic Over Gay TurboTax Ad
One Million Moms is accusing the national tax preparation company of seeking to "redefine family" and "push the gay lifestyle."
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Ohio Senate Overrides Governor’s Veto of Anti-Transgender Bill
The Ohio Senate voted to override a veto of a measure barring gender-affirming care for minors and a transgender athlete ban.
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Libs of TikTok to Advise Oklahoma on School Library Books
Oklahoma's top education official has named Chaya Raichik, the founder of Libs of TikTok, to an advisory committee for school libraries.
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Where the STDs Are: The 10 Cities with Highest Infection Rates
Philadelphia, Memphis, New Orleans, and D.C. are among the cities with the highest STD infection rates in an annual data analysis.
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Do Texas Anti-LGBTQ Laws Violate Human Rights?
Advocates are requesting that the United Nations condemn the laws, and pressure the U.S. government to intervene.
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Kansas GOP Wants to Fully Condemn Gay Marriage
The Kansas Republican Party’s 2024 platform, once again, condemns same-sex marriage as insufficient to replace “traditional family” structures. According to the Kansas Reflector, in an...
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Meta Reverses Decision To Leave Up Anti-Trans Facebook Post
The Oversight Board of Meta reversed a company decision to allow a post encouraging trans people to kill themselves to remain online.
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West Virginia Bills Declare Transgender Existence “Obscene”
A quartet of bills have been introduced in West Virginia to ban drag and potentially prosecute transgender people for existing in public.
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Lesbians Rejected by Wedding Venue Offered a New One for Free
A lesbian couple who was rejected by one wedding venue has found another venue -- free of charge, thanks to owner's generous offer.
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Gay Couple Claims Doctor Blamed Chronic Pain on Their Sex Life
Couple says doctor at health clinic wrongly diagnosed them with a sexually transmitted disease -- without examining them -- due to being gay.
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Massachusetts Senate Passes Bill for Anti-Sodomy Law Repeal
The Massachusetts Senate approved a bill to repeal an anti-sodomy law criminalizing same-sex intimacy and other outdated "morality" laws.
