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Is the world’s largest Gay Pride flag heading to your city?

Venice Pride and the AIDS Healthcare Foundation have partnered to create what they hope will be the world’s largest, free-flying Gay Pride flag. It will be flown for three days, starting June 1, in Venice Beach for Venice Pride, and then will be sent to San Francisco from June 23 to 25 for the flag’s 40th anniversary…

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Did you know Grindr was sharing your HIV status with outside vendors?

Grindr, a gay dating app, will stop sharing users’ HIV statuses with third parties after a report disclosed that the company passed the information on to two vendors. The West Hollywood company’s policy change came after a BuzzFeed report Monday that said personal data was being passed to two outside vendors hired by Grindr…

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Sending LGBTQ employees abroad poses challenges, requires planning.

Expatriate assignments for LGBTQ employees require added attention and preparation aimed at helping them cope with the potentially hostile environments they can face while living and working overseas, according to Jennifer White, manager of consulting services at Cartus, a Danbury, Conn.-based relocation company.

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Two European films explore life as a gay athlete.

A couple of sports films with gay angles have come across our desks lately, even if one of them is already a couple years old. Towleroad has highlighted a Swiss film titled “Mario” that tells the story of two soccer teammates who fall in love.

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Meet Colton Buckley, the other gay Trump supporter running for office.

A gay Trump supporter who opposes marriage equality is running for the Oklahoma House of Representatives. Colton Buckley announced that he’s running for state representative in a seat vacated by a Republican who got elected to the state senate. In 2016, Buckley was a delegate to the Republican National Convention. He explained why he, as a gay man, supported Trump.

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Now Alaska wants to ban transgender people from using the bathroom.

On Tuesday, voters in Anchorage, Alaska will weigh in on Proposition 1, a ballot initiative to ban transgender people from using bathrooms and other facilities. Given 40 percent of the state’s population lives in the city, the stakes are high for Alaska’s queer community.