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Report: Where the adult LGBT population in the US lives
Using data from the 2020-2021 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), this study estimates the percentage and number of LGBT adults at the…
Month: December 2023
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Fourth Republican debate sees return of anti-LGBT messages
The fourth debate of Republican presidential candidates on Wednesday in Tuscaloosa, Ala., saw a return of transphobic and anti-LGBTQ messages, practically from the outset…
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WI governor vetoes bill banning gender-affirming care for kids
Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Wednesday vetoed a bill that sought to outlaw gender-affirming care for minors…
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Remembering Norman Lear and his pioneering LGBT-inclusive shows
Producer and writer Norman Lear, who died Tuesday at age 101, was responsible for some of the most groundbreaking television shows of the 20th century…
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The frightening ignorance of straights on how HIV is spread
PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) is one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of HIV, but knowledge of it still remains scarce outside of the LGBTQIA+ community…
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School board president sworn in on pile of banned books
The newly appointed school board president in Pennsylvania’s third-largest school district was sworn in this week on a stack of frequently banned books…
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110 ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bills introduced in 2023 with more to come
One hundred and ten “educational gag orders” were proposed across the United States in 2023, PEN America revealed in a new report…