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Meet the 21 openly LGBTQ nominees for U.S. Congress.

Here’s a reason to feel patriotic: It’s been a record-breaking year for LGBTQ politicians. 430 openly LGBTQ people ran for government office this election cycle, and 244 are still in the race. The Victory Fund reported those statistics, calling…    

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SNL’s Kate McKinnon impersonates Lindsey Graham with gay jokes.

Kate McKinnon impersonated Sen. Lindsey Graham — and in doing so, included jokes that referenced longstanding rumors about his sexual orientation. McKinnon, who is a lesbian, mocked the Republican’s outrage during the testimony of Brett Kavanaugh, who defended himself Thursday…    

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Switzerland has made homophobia and transphobia illegal.

Switzerland has changed its penal code meaning that people who are homophobic or transphobic toward someone else face the same punishment as if they were racist toward them. Switzerland’s National Council voted by 118-60 votes to update the penal code, and…      

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Is Singapore ready to follow India out of the closet?

A new push to decriminalise gay sex in Singapore is gaining force three weeks after the Indian Supreme Court struck down a similar colonial-era law, putting liberalising forces in the Lion City on a collision course with conservative religious groups…