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Facebook’s political ad policy also blocked LGBT messages.

Facebook’s tougher political advertising policy has had more unintended side-effects. The Washington Post has discovered that the social network inadvertently blocked dozens of LGBT-themed ads after its screening system (which includes automated and human moderators)…    

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Is it OK to make gay jokes about Lindsey Graham?

Never in a million years did we think we’d be writing a post defending Lindsey Graham, but hear us out for a sec… Last week, Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testified before the Senate Judiciary…      

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LGBT people are dying as Venezuela runs short of HIV drugs.

When Danielis Diaz stopped receiving HIV/AIDS drugs four months ago, she had a life or death choice – stay home and become another lifeless casualty of Venezuela’s crumbling health system, or flee to Colombia. Today, the 32-year-old transgender woman is…      

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Singapore elite backs push to overturn anti-gay laws.

Senior members of Singapore’s business, political and legal elite have backed fresh attempts to overturn the colonial-era section of the country’s penal code that criminalizes gay sex. Leading the push are former ambassador to the U.S. Tommy Koh, former…    

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Gay Olympian Gus Kenworthy shares naked skiing photo.

Gus Kenworthy has posed a nude photo of himself with his skis on a snowy mountainside to celebrate his 27th birthday. The silver medal-winning freestyle skier uploaded the thirst-trapping image of himself, wearing only skiing boots, onto Instagram on Monday (October 1).  

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The Mormon genealogy database to recognize same-sex families.

During Pride Month in June, LGBT people interested in family history received interesting news. Beginning next year, the world’s largest genealogy organization, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will release a redesigned website that will include…