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Gay NBA Hall of Famer Rick Welts named the Mavericks’ CEO
In a groundbreaking move for the Dallas Mavericks, Rick Welts, a luminary in the world of professional basketball and an LGBTQ+ trailblazer, has been appointed…
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Toni Atkins on her bid to become California’s first lesbian governor
California won’t elect a new governor to replace term-limited Gavin Newsom until 2026, but the race is already attracting plenty of attention and…
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Out gay gymnast Sam Phillips celebrates his first win at new school
Sam Phillips is making his last one the best one! Even though the gymnastics season doesn’t begin until January, the 6-year vet…
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Biden creates national monument for first female Cabinet sec.
President Joe Biden on Monday signed a proclamation to establish a national monument in Newcastle, Maine, that will honor Frances Perkins, who became…
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Ex-rugby professional player Sam Stanley marries his partner
Former professional British rugby player Sam Stanley has announced that he and his long-term partner, Laurence Hicks, have wed…
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Paul Cadmus and the fight against censorship of gay art
When Cadmus’s 1934 painting The Fleet’s In! was censored by the US Navy, the artist responded by deftly brokering his artwork’s visibility…
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Homosexuality declared not a mental illness on Dec. 15, 1973
On December 15, 1973, at a time when society often still views gay people as deviants, the American Psychiatric Association reverses a century-old decision