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Gabbard’s homophobic past is coming back to haunt her.

In the early 2000s, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard worked for her father’s anti-gay PAC, the Alliance for Traditional Marriage, which promoted conversion therapy, according to CNN. Conversion therapy is now considered psychologically damaging and banned in many states. Gabbard announced this…

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Should gay roles be reserved for gay actors?

It is 1992. A young actor named Will Smith, already a famous rapper and sitcom star, is nervous about his first big film role, as a gay con artist in Six Degrees of Separation. It’s a part that requires him to…

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Another major city votes to ban conversion therapy.

With a unanimous City Council vote Monday night, Denver became Colorado’s first jurisdiction to ban use of conversion therapy to try to change the sexual orientation of minors, governing.com reports.  Psychology’s governing bodies have denounced conversion therapy, which…

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Pastor forced out after controversy over anti-LGBT sign.

A Northern California pastor has parted ways with his church following outrage over a sign outside the parish that read, “Bruce Jenner is still a man, homosexuality is still a sin.” The sign, shared on the pastor’s Facebook page, sparked…