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Texas Lt Governor insinuates Beto is gay on live TV.

Texas Lt Governor Dan Patrick is possibly best known for his nonstop attacks on the LGBTQ community. A religious right devotee, Patrick has been behind practically every legislative attack and gleefully promoting them in front of the cameras…

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What really happened 50 years ago at Stonewall?

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, a moment of resistance by LGBTQ people against homophobia and transphobia, police harassment and exploitation by organized crime. The conflict started in the wee hours of June 28, 1969, and continued for…

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The Boys in the Band is finally nominated for a Tony.

he Boys in the Band first premiered in 1968. Mart Crowley’s play about a gay dinner party that careens off the tracks is now seen as a major turning point in the theater world, as well as the LGBTQ rights movement…

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Most grandparents would support LGBT grandchildren.

A new study from the AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) found that a majority of grandparents would accept and support an LGBTQ grandchild. The group surveyed 2,654 grandparents – ages 38 and older – to gauge how engaged they were in their grandchildren’s lives…