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Spotify adds third gender to registration forms for non-binary users
The third option for gender nonconforming people is now offered throughout the U.S., the U.K., and Australia.
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Murder of trans woman in Baltimore nearly ties grim national record
32-year-old Crystal Edmonds was found with a gunshot wound to her head. She is the 21st trans person killed in the U.S.
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Transgender woman killed in hotel room was stabbed 119 times
That’s just one of the grim details from the autopsy on 25-year-old Dee Whigham that were shared in court.
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Could these four states be NCAA’s next targets after North Carolina?
Here’s who may be next after North Carolina lost seven championship events because of HB2.
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Transgender woman murdered in Chicago, then misgendered by police
The killing of Chicago transgender woman T.T. Saffore is the 20th reported murder of a transgender person in the U.S. this year.
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Wentworth Miller stars in depression awareness, suicide prevention video
The openly gay actor has been public about his struggles with depression, which include suicide attempts growing up.
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Gender-fluid added to the Oxford English Dictionary
Also added among the 1,200 new entries: ‘Merica, moobs and YOLO.
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Archbishop of Uganda condemns sex ed, says it ‘promotes homosexuality’
Rt. Rev. Stanley Ntagali claims abortion, contraception, sex before marriage and adultery all stem from educating teens about sex.
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Man arrested in connection with murder of trans woman Deeniquia Dodd
Dodds is believed to be the 15th transgender person murdered in 2016. An estimated 20 transgender people have been killed in the U.S. this year.
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Megan Rapinoe kneels during anthem before US match vs. Thailand
“I’m very proud to pull on this shirt and play for this country, and also represent my country in a different way in speaking out for people that are oppressed.”
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Anti-gay Arizona pastor says UK barred his entry before South Africa
“Not only am I banned from the UK, but I can’t even go to the London airport.”
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Adult site xHamster buys and destroys intimate video of Alexis Arquette
A spokesman for the company said they wanted to stop the man selling the tape from “smearing her memory.”
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Was loudmouth Ted Cruz dumbstruck when confronted by Caitlyn Jenner on the Hill?
According to Jenner, the acid-tongued politician who has spent months denigrating her on the national stage became flustered when she ran into him in person.
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Gay Christian star booted from rock festival, until another band brought him onstage
Nearly 3/4 of the homophobic stage crew threatened to walk off the job if Trey Pearson and his band Everyday Sunday took the stage.
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Riveting ‘Humans of New York’ post features guilt-ridden HIV+ gay man
“I dream about him almost every night. It always feels good to see him alive. For a moment, I don’t have to blame myself for his death.”
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Together 30 years, gay couple weds in VA hospital when told it’s legal now
Right after the ceremony, Takashi had to leave his new husband behind in the hospital to return to Japan and hope he could get back to America in time.
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Boy who wanted to try on skirts found ‘Justice’ in this North Carolina store
Martie Sirois shared a letter she sent to the Raleigh store: “This weekend you made a little boy’s dreams come true.”
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12-year-old trans boy’s incredible speech to school board goes viral
When Ari Bowman stepped to the podium to address the East Penn School District board, no one (except his mother) expected what would come next.
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Christian groups start recruiting LGBT people and millennials in bars
“You know one of the Psalms says, ‘God gave wine to cheer up people’s hearts,’ so even the prayer book of the Old Testament sees that this is a gift from God.”
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Did the NCAA and ACC just decide North Carolina governor’s race?
If McCrory wins re-election, it will be in face of some of America’s biggest household names.