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Data privacy in Trump 2.0 and LGBT rights: What to know
The average American spends over three hours on their phone every day, and nearly half of U.S. teens say they’re on the Internet almost “constantly.”…
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GLAAD: Social media is becoming less safe for LGBT users
Social media platforms are failing LGBTQ+ users—and in some cases, actively endangering them. That’s the conclusion of GLAAD’s 2025 Social Media Safety Index, released…
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Trump’s Kennedy Center takeover is a cultural disaster
In an interview with Slate’s Mary Harris, the New Yorker’s Katy Waldman stated that nothing is going well at John F. Kennedy Center for the…
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NYT: New pope’s views on gay Catholics spark cautious optimism
Pope Leo XIV ascended to the papacy on Thursday with little public record on L.G.B.T.Q. issues, a signature concern of his predecessor, Pope Francis, as well as…
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Inside Trump’s curious campaign to influence the art world
On a chilly February evening at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., Victoria Canal, a 26-year-old…
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LGBT identification has nearly tripled in 12 years. Why?
Since 2012, Gallup has put out a poll outlining how likely Americans are to identify as LGBTQ. In their latest findings, released earlier this month, they found…
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The gay billionaire and treasury secretary backing Trump tariffs
Scott Bessent may be the first gay Senate-confirmed Cabinet member in a Republican administration, but that’s probably not what he’ll go down…