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Queer as Folk to return with ‘vibrant’ modern-day reboot

Queer as Folk, the groundbreaking Russell T Davies TV show,is getting a modern-day reboot on US streaming service Peacock. A reimagining of the beloved British series that chronicled LGBT+ life, grit and all, that then delighted fans across the pond…

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New poll suggests most religions back the Equality Act

For Rev. Ray McKinnon of Charlotte, North Carolina, questioning the church’s teachings is like pulling on a thread: Everything might unravel.  He welcomes that.  “The unraveling isn’t destruction,” he said. “It is creating something more beautiful, something where the circle…

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Legendary gay NBA executive, announces retirement

Farewell to a trailblazer. Legendary NBA executive Rick Welts will retire at the end of the season, the Golden State Warriors announced Thursday. Welts has served as the team’s president and chief operating officer since 2011. Previously, he worked for the…

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NC Republicans want to force teachers to out trans kids

Three Republican legislators in North Carolina have introduced perhaps the most repressive anti-transgender health care bill in the nation. Senate Bill 514, titled the Youth Health Protection Act, would ban gender-affirming treatment, including surgery, hormones, and puberty blockers, for anyone up to…

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Putin formally bans same-sex marriages in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed into law a series of constitutional amendments that, among other things, formally defines marriage as between a man and a woman in the country. The Associated Press reported upwards of 78 percent of Russian voters…

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How LGBT victims were erased from Holocaust history

“We saw barracks surrounded by a double circle of high fences… A torrent of blows awaited us. We were instantly overcome with terror.” With these words in his 1994 memoir, Pierre Seel—one of the few gay Holocaust survivors to publicly…

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Corporate leaders decry anti-LGBT legislative moves in US

Top executives from four of the largest food companies came together to condemn the growing number of anti-LGBTQ bills under consideration in U.S. state legislatures, including those that target transgender people and particularly children.  In an open letter published Wednesday in USA Today…