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News (World)
Why has Russia started a registry of HIV-positive people?
Russia’s HIV rate is higher than any in Europe, and one of the highest in the world, but it’s overwhelmingly because of heterosexuals and IV drug users.
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News (USA)
Adidas unveils new tennis shoe celebrating the LGBTQ community
No official word on price as of yet.
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News (USA)
Caitlyn Jenner inks deal to launch new MAC cosmetic line for ‘all sexes’
Among the cosmetics Jenner is pitching: a deep red lipstick called “Authentic Red” and a purple lip gloss named “Tolerance.”
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News (USA)
FDA investigates: Is your e-cigarette going to explode in your mouth?
There are dozens of reports of devices that have combusted, overheated or caught fire and injured users.
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News (USA)
HGTV ‘Fixer Upper’ hosts break silence and (kinda) deny they’re antigay
“We have got to learn to engage people who are different from us with dignity and with love,” Chip Gaines says in a new blog post.
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News (USA)
Will 2017 be the year of ‘religious freedom’ laws?
As Republicans prepare to wreak havoc on the federal government, activists are bracing themselves for what they expect to be an all out assault on LGBTQ rights.
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Commentary
Billy on the Street proves gay men don’t care about John Oliver
More specifically, gay men in Chelsea care more about Wendy Williams than John Oliver.
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Life
Feds drop charges against gay man who threatened terror attack
An FBI affidavit said Jungwirth posted threats on Facebook against LGBT people in Wilton Manors, Florida, that would be bigger than the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando.
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News (USA)
California gay couple’s home destroyed in shocking hate crime
Anti-gay slurs were spray-painted on the walls, gallons of paint and bleach were spilled on the floor, walls were kicked in, and water pipes were destroyed.
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News (USA)
Ellen cancels gospel singer’s appearance on show after homophobic remarks
In a terse statement released on Twitter, Ellen announced that the gospel singer has been given the boot.
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News (World)
Rio’s new mayor thinks that every time an abortion is botched, a gay is born
The new mayor, Marcelo Crivella, has also said Catholics are “preaches demonic doctrines” and Hinduism and African religions shelter “unclean spirits.”
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News (USA)
Trans woman joins crowd stripping down for ice cold Polar Bear Plunge
Participants pay to plunge and the money goes to Camp Sunshine, a summer program for children and young adults with multiple disabilities.
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Commentary
Why were LGBTQ Gen Xers so devastated by last year’s celebrity deaths?
This may have been the first year that Gen X had to confront its own mortality and vulnerability, but the constant siege of bad news took away our optimism as well.
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News (World)
Bullied student accepts his air force diploma in a red dress and heels
He walked up to receive his diploma after his name was called and yanked off his robe, revealing his outfit as a beautiful parting shot at the haters.
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News (USA)
Franklin Graham: Carrie Fisher & George Michael are in hell unless they repented
The son of evangelist Billy Graham, who will lead a prayer at Donald Trump’s inauguration, claims the actress and singer are in hell unless they “accepted Jesus”.
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News (USA)
Meet the first plus-size trans model in a major fashion campaign
“We have to all be seen. Not just some of us, not just ones who fit the transgender bill.”
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News (USA)
Superman, Harry Potter pay tribute to Pulse victims in ‘Love is Love’ comic book
The comic book is described as an ‘oversized love letter to the LGBTQ community’ in honor of the victims of the Orlando massacre.
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News (USA)
Robbie Rogers, Greg Berlanti announce their engagement with cute Instagram posts
The couple has been together since 2013 and welcomed a son into their family earlier this year.
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News (World)
Flight diverted to New Zealand after man starts shouting antigay & sexist slurs
“Do you know how cool it would be to have the airplane turned around because of me? You are going to do that? I’m being so impolite aren’t I? Fat a–.”
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Commentary
Should schools display Donald Trump’s portrait or would it be hate speech?
One school counselor believes, “It’s like running a swastika up the flagpole!”