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Only 52 percent of LGBT women voted for Hillary in 2016.

A new survey shows that only 52 percent of queer and trans women voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016. A report released by the women’s advocacy group LPAC earlier this week polled 400 LGBTQ+ adults about their overall political engagement. According to their findings…

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A UK conservative has become the first openly gay Muslim MP.

ONE of Boris Johnson’s newly-elected Tories has become the first openly gay Muslim elected MP in the world. Equality campaigners hailed Imrad Ahmad Khan as a breakthrough moment for gay Muslims across the world after winning Wakefield from Labour last week…

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Hallmark caves to One Million Moms and pulls gay-themed ads.

Under pressure from a conservative advocacy group, The Hallmark Channel has pulled ads for a wedding-planning website that featured two brides kissing at the altar. The family-friendly network, which is in the midst of its heavily watched holiday programming, removed the…

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‘Mike Hot-Pence’ collects money for LGBT charities.

A gay guy has been doing laps around New York City collecting donations for LGBT+, pro-choice and refugee charities dressed as US vice president Mike Pence. Yup, you read that right. Nicknamed ‘Mike Hot-Pence’, he’s been spotted in Times Square and…

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The Salvation Army is trying to change its anti-LGBT reputation.

Salvation Army bell ringers, the folks you see jingling bells by red kettles at Christmastime, will be carrying a new prop this year: A card explaining the Christian church and charity’s approach to LGBTQ people.Designed to help bell ringers answer questions from…