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Mike Pompeo won’t condemn Brunei’s LGBT stoning law.

Mike Pompeo, the U.S. secretary of state, and the State Department have declined to directly condemn a new law in Brunei stipulating the stoning to death of LGBT people. Earlier Friday, a U.S. State Department spokesperson told The Daily Beast…

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Turin mayor in Italy brilliantly counters anti-LGBT group.

Turin mayor Chiara Appendino has unveiled a banner showing her city’s support for same-sex families as the anti-LGBT World Congress of Families (WCF) opened in the city of Verona. The banner was hung from the City Hall in Turin city centre on Friday…

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One more place in the world has marriage equality.

In a landmark ruling, the Cayman Islands has legalized same-sex marriage across its territory. Chief Justice Anthony Smellie of the Grand Court ruled on Friday (29 March) morning that defining marriage as between a man and a woman is unconstitutional….

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One of the world’s best race car drivers is gay.

The machismo world of motor racing has produced very few golden boys. To be successful in the sport, racers must acquire an enormous amount of mental strength, fearlessness, and humility. Add strikingly good looks and an unruffled personality, you have…

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Justice Department’s LGBT employees are jumping ship.

In a letter addressed to Attorney General William Barr earlier this week, a group representing the Department of Justice’s LGBTQ employees said that these employees have had to contend with increasing hostility and discrimination. The group, called DOJ Pride, said…