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The wild story of a 70s gay radical who streaked the Oscars

On Sunday afternoon, New Yorker writer Michael Schulman posted a tweet promising “a wild & crazy story coming out in tomorrow’s New Yorker.” The piece, he wrote, involved “the 1970s San Francisco leather scene, Robert Mapplethorpe, gay liberation, sex, drugs, murder…

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Does the glass ceiling affect gay men? A new study says yes

The glass ceiling doesn’t just affect women: Gay cis men can feel its effects, too. A recent University of Sydney study found that more “traditionally feminine”-presenting gay men may be more likely to get passed up for leadership roles in…

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The frightening way Egyptian police hunt down LGBT people

Harrowing new BBC documentary Queer Egypt Under Attack uncovers how violent criminal gangs and corrupt Egyptian police officers use online dating sites to target the LGBTQ+ community. Journalist and presenter Ahmed Shihab-Eldin undertook a months-long investigation for BBC News to…

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The NY Rangers just showed us how NOT to hold a Pride Night

There is a rainbow chilling effect in pro sports. The New York Rangers’ woeful decision to abandon their LGBTQ-rainbow warmup jerseys Friday shows they’re unwilling to stand up for the very fans they lured in with their Pride Night promotion…