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Nigerian police chief: LGBT citizens must leave the country.

Chief Superintendent Dolapo Badmos has told LGBTQ people in Nigeria to flee the country or face prosecution. The police chief made the announcement on her personal Instagram account, which is private but currently has 125,000 followers. During the message, Badmos referenced Nigeria’s…

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S.C. group can reject gays as foster parents, Trump admin says.

The federal government agreed Wednesday to allow federally funded foster care agencies in South Carolina to deny services to same-sex or non-Christian couples. The waiver issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will allow Greenville’s Miracle Hill Ministries…

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Same-sex marriage vote damaged LGBT mental health.

Research by psychologists at the University of Sydney has shown that increased exposure to negative messages about same-sex marriage was associated with greater psychological distress for lesbian, gay and bisexual Australians during the 2017 Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey…

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Gay dating app Scruff is now censoring photos in profiles.

On Wednesday, Scruff users received a pop-up message when opening the app to check their messages, scroll through their grinds or check the in-app event listings. “Profile photo guidelines are changing,” the alert said. “To comply with platform policies, photos…

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CDC: Nearly 2 percent of high schoolers are transgender.

Nearly two percent of high school students identify as transgender, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control. The groundbreaking study, released Thursday, showed that trans youth exist in greater numbers than previously thought. However, it…