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UK asked to host Eurovision Song Contest as Ukraine pulls out

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has announced that the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest will not be held in Ukraine after Kalush Orchestra’s win last month, with the UK looking like the most likely country to take over. Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra…

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Saudi Arabia cracks down on sale of rainbow toys for being gay

Officials in Saudi Arabia are confiscating rainbow-colored clothes and toys from stores in order to crack down on homosexuality in the country. “We are giving a tour of the items that contradict the Islamic faith and public morals and promote…

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How the AIDS Memorial Quilt found a permanent home in San Francisco

At the height of the AIDS epidemic, countless Americans who lost friends and family had no way to remember or honor them. Their collective grief couldn’t find closure.  Kevin Herglotz, Chief Operating Officer of San Francisco’s National AIDS Memorial, tells…

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Gay man Stuart Delery to be first out White House Counsel

Stuart Delery, a gay attorney who worked on Edie Windsor’s marriage equality case, will be the next White House counsel, the first out member of the LGBTQ+ community to hold that position, President Joe Biden announced Wednesday. Delery will step…