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The 10 best gay beaches in the world.

Gay beaches are a popular vacation destination—and not just for LGBT travelers. And while there are gay-friendly seasides all across the globe, several rise to the top—whether because of their sheer beauty, their unique character or the crowd they draw…

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Anti-LGBT hate group World Congress of Families heads to Italy.

World Congress of Families (WCF), an anti-LGBT hate group and project of the like-minded International Organization for the Family (IOF), is holding its annual gathering in Verona, Italy, barely six months after the last one in Chisinau, Moldova. The WCF conference is…

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U.S. pushes Chinese owner of Grindr to divest the dating app.

Chinese gaming company Beijing Kunlun Tech Co Ltd is seeking to sell Grindr LLC, the popular gay dating app it has owned since 2016, after a U.S. government national security panel raised concerns about its ownership, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Pete Buttigieg would not be the first gay president.

“If elected, you would be the first openly gay president of the United States,” Stephen Colbert said to Pete Buttigieg after the mayor of South Bend, Ind., declared his candidacy. While the characterization of being openly gay or “out” is…

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The most gay-friendly city in America is…(Not San Francisco)

San Francisco has long been considered America’s most gay-friendly city. But the Bay Area doesn’t have a lock on LGBTQ tourism—cities across the U.S. have been rolling out the rainbow carpet. VacationRenter, a vacation portal site that uses artificial intelligence…