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Month: May 2019
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Pete Buttigieg and husband make history on cover of TIME.
Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg and husband Chasten make a historic appearance this week on the cover of Time magazine. The magazine posted the cover of its May 12 issue online, with the couple appearing under the headline “First Family.” Their appearance as…
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Healthcare workers can now discriminate against LGBT people.
The Department of Health and Human Services has announced a rule that would allow healthcare workers like doctors, nurses, emergency personnel, and hospice workers to discriminate if they cite their religious beliefs as justification. The rule would allow workers to…
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These haters were finally booted from Facebook…forever.
Facebook today permanently banned several extremist figures, including Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos, and Louis Farrakhan, for violating its prohibition on dangerous individuals and organizations. “We’ve always banned individuals or organizations that promote or engage in violence and hate, regardless of ideology,”…
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Sexuality changes from adolescence into adulthood.
Gay, straight and bisexual may not begin to capture the changing nature of human sexuality. A new study, published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Sex Research, analyzed surveys from around 12,000 students, and found that substantial changes in attractions, partners, and…
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HIV+ men on antiretroviral drugs can’t transmit virus.
A new study has indicated that there is zero risk of transmitting HIV to a partner while on effective antiretroviral treatment. The study—which is published in The Lancet and is called PARTNER2—investigated almost 1,000 gay male couples who…
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