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News (World)
Italian court claims gay couple’s twin children aren’t brothers
Surrogacy is illegal in Italy, as is same-sex marriage and adoption.
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News (World)
Peru takes small step toward recognizing same-sex marriage
Monday’s ruling is historic in the staunchly Roman Catholic nation, but only pertains to marriages performed outside its borders.
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News (USA)
Dustin Lance Black: Trump will like my new gay rights miniseries
Black said the show already has come under online attack from members of the alt-right movement, but said that “the show is not a war. We are not against anyone.”
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Al-Shabab says it killed a teenager and another man because they were gay
Speaking at the site of the killings, the group’s self-proclaimed judge called the sexual acts “immoral and reprehensible.”
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News (USA)
Mo’Nique rips into gospel singer Kim Burrell: ‘We’re fighting over love’
“As if the only reason why they’re homosexuals is to piss you off.”
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North Dakota rejects changes to state law to reflect same-sex marriage ruling
Democratic Sen. John Grabinger worried that not changing state law to reflect the high court decision could leave the state open to lawsuits.
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News (USA)
Social media erupts in laughter at ‘golden shower’ Trump memo
A president-elect paying prostitutes to pee on each other is good joke fodder.
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News (USA)
President Obama bids farewell to the nation, with a nod to the LGBTQ community
President Obama thanked the American people, spoke to their ability to bring change, and criticized the division that allowed Donald Trump to rise.
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News (USA)
The greatest queer icons still with us in 2017
While we’re mourning some of the greats that we lost in 2016, don’t despair; the queer community has more gay role models and allies than ever before.
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News (World)
Study shows the struggle of closeted workers & the effects of nosy colleagues
Coworkers often make assumptions and ask leading questions in an attempt to determine their colleagues’ sexuality, which can cause emotional stress.
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News (USA)
Moby & Charlotte Church have the perfect responses to Trump inauguration invites
Moby scoffed at a request for him to DJ, and Church tweeted: “A simple Internet search would show I think you’re a tyrant.”
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News (USA)
EXCLUSIVE: Caitlyn Jenner invited to the inauguration of Donald Trump
A source tells LGBTQ Nation the inauguration committee invited the transgender Republican, who famously offered to be Ted Cruz’s “trans ambassador.”
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News (USA)
‘Percy Jackson’ author declines Texas legislature honor over bathroom bill
If Texas passes Senate Bill 6 they should expect boycotts like North Carolina has seen over HB2, which has cost the state millions of dollars and hundreds of jobs.
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News (USA)
John Kerry apologizes for former abuse of gay & lesbian government employees
One employee made gay accusations because of “the effeminate mannerisms of hand” and the “jelly hand shake” of some male colleagues.
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News (USA)
Neil Patrick Harris & James Corden’s Broadway musical riff-off is must-watch TV
Harris got so into the battle he split his pants!
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Missouri State University pays former student $25k for being homophobic
They agreed to pay $25,000 to a former student who sued after he was removed from a master’s degree program for refusing to work with gay couples.
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News (USA)
Randy Rainbow sits down with President Obama and begs him to stay
“I don’t like the new man.”
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Commentary
Gospel singer Kim Burrell reminds us how the black church abuses gay Christians
Gospel music undeniably has a queerness at its roots that has not only shaped the genre but it has continued to give gospel music its enduring vibrancy.
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Air Force grants honorable discharge to 91-year-old ‘undesirable’ gay vet
Spires was forced out of the military in 1948 after an investigation into his sexual orientation.
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UK soccer chief wants pro players to come out together this year
He wants lots of players to come out when “the crowds are happy, the sun is shining.”