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Gilead to allow generic Truvada a year early, but…

Gilead Sciences will release its patent on Truvada a year earlier than anticipated — for one company, at least. The pharmaceutical company revealed that Teva Pharmaceuticals — the world’s largest manufacturer of generic drugs, which is based in Israel — will be able…

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Trolls behind Buttigieg smear campaign busted again.

Internet troll and rightwing extremists Jacob Wohl and and Jack Burkman were revealed last week as the masterminds behind a clumsy attempt to smear out presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg. Now the bunglers have been busted trying to organize a fake…

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A first: An openly gay woman has made the SI swimsuit edition.

Professional soccer player and captain of the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) Megan Rapinoe is the first openly gay woman in the pages of Sports Illustrated‘s swimsuit edition. Rapinoe travelled to St. Lucia with the magazine for a…

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Google, Trevor Project will use AI to combat LGBT youth suicide.

Google and New York-based nonprofit The Trevor Project are joining forces to use artificial intelligence in order to help LGBTQ youth in crisis. The technology giant awarded The Trevor Project with a $1.5 million Google AI Impact grant, which will let…

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Cuba cancels 12th annual LGBT event without explanation.

Less than a week before Cuba’s annual pro-LGBTQ+ celebration was scheduled to hit the streets of Havana, the Caribbean island nation’s government has canceled the event without any real explanation for those who planned to attend. The state-run National Center for…

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The battle between religious liberty and LGBT rights at HHS.

For almost a decade, a battle over religious liberty, abortion, and LGBTQ medical care has been playing out dramatically in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Religious conservatives, who are predominantly Christian and have enormous sway in the…