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The Trevor Project launches 24/7 text and chat support.

The Trevor Project has been battling LGBTQ youth suicide for about two decades with their 24/7 phone line. However, their text and chat support was only offered from 3:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. Not anymore. The Trevor Project has announced an expansion of…

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Tennessee delays anti-LGBT adoption bill.

Tennessee lawmakers on Tuesday spiked a proposal that would have allowed faith-based adoption agencies to refuse to place children with gay parents and other families because of their religious beliefs. The bill had been scheduled to be debated by the…

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Anti-LGBT preacher banned from the Netherlands.

The State Secretary for Justice and Security announced on Wednesday he will follow through with the ban, which several political parties have also supported. Harbers says measures will be taken to keep him from entering the country on May 23, but…

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Positive LGBT culture and policies are a boon to business. – Report

Massachusetts is the most LGBTQ-inclusive state in the nation, according to a new report from Out Leadership, a global LGBTQ business advisory organization that is aiming its analysis at decision-makers in the private sector. The “State LGBT+ Business Climate Index,” which…

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Teens refuse church confirmation over its anti-LGBT stance.

A group of teenagers is refusing to take part in a United Methodist Church (UMC) confirmation ritual, because of the denomination’s attitude towards LGBT+ Christians. Eight teens from Nebraska stood up during a Confirmation Sunday service  on April 28 and announced…

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Oprah hints at backing for Pete ‘Buttabeep, Buttaboop’.

Oprah Winfrey has hinted that she may support gay Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg, though she’s not quite got the hang of his name yet. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the TV host hinted at her admiration for the…