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LoveLoud illustrated the generational shift on LGBTQ issues, and shows us our future.

Sometimes progress can be a painfully slow slog; and sometimes it happens with shocking speed. Watching the video of Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds performing for 30,000 screaming fans at the LoveLoud Festival, it was impossible not to be struck by how far we’ve come, how fast our society has transformed, and how radically different our future will be…    

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Stop washing and reusing your condoms, says US government.

The US government wants you to know that washing and reusing your condoms is gross and wrong, as well as unhealthy. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s Division of STD Prevention has tweeted an apparently timely reminder regarding the public’s condom use: make it a one-and-done.    

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Democrats introduce bill to add LGBTQ questions to census.

The data could be used to help protect the community. Senate Democrats have introduced a bill that would add questions about sexual orientation and gender identity to the U.S. Census, as well as the country’s largest survey. The Census Equality Act, introduced by Sens. Kamala Harris and Tom Carper, would…    

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His gay daughter killed herself at 23. His message: “Don’t mess up like I did.”

Last year, a clip of Nathan Mathis protesting Roy Moore in Alabama went viral. Now he’s part of a growing grassroots movement to make the South safer for LGBT people. Last December, Nathan Mathis stood alone outside a barn in Midland City, Alabama, where a Roy Moore rally was taking place…      

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The Red Cross faces a critical blood shortage, but gay donors are being turned away.

The American Red Cross is facing a critical shortage of blood, and has been doing all they can to increase their supply — yet they still won’t accept a drop from gay or bisexual men. In order to boost sagging blood supplies, the American Red Cross is now offering…    

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Don’t worry – you’re not a sex addict.

You might be wondering if your Grindr use is getting out of control. You might ask yourself if you’re addicted to sex because you hook up with strangers a lot. You might worry that your frequent porn use is damaging your brain. Those questions are valid and important for you to ask…