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Education secretary pick criticized by LGBT youth groups
President-elect Donald Trump has been nominating controversial people to his second-term cabinet and it hasn’t been pretty. GLSEN, an organization that advocates…
Month: November 2024
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The box office records broken by ‘Wicked’ opening weekend
Wicked: Part I starring Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, Ariana Grande as Glinda, and Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero had a gravity-defying box office…
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New gay slang named Dictionary.com’s ‘Word of the Year’
Queer slang being co-opted? Usually not very mindful. But in this case, we’ll make an exception!…
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Outsports has chronicled LGBT sports for 25 years
In 2007, retired NBA player John Amaechi came out publicly as gay. He’d played on three NBA teams over his career – the Cleveland Cavaliers…
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Trump plans transgender military ban on day one
Donald Trump is planning to reintroduce his ban on transgender people serving in the US military “on day one”…
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Malaysia government told to return seized LGBT watches
A Malaysian court has ordered the country’s government to return 172 rainbow-coloured watches it seized from watchmaker Swatch last year…
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Rainbow revelers shine at Rio’s pride parade on Copacabana Beach
Thousands of revelers gathered alongside Copacabana beach for Rio de Janeiro’s annual pride parade on Sunday, many scantily dressed and covered in glitter…