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Taiwan holds first gay marriages in historic day for Asia.

After decades of campaigning and waiting, Taiwan has welcomed hundreds of same-sex couples as they exercised their new legal rights to tie the knot. Dozens of reporters and photographers filled a registry office in Taipei on Friday waiting to capture the…

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To avoid same-sex marriages, Alabama ends marriage licenses.

The Alabama House of Representatives gave final legislative approval Thursday to a bill that would end marriage licenses in Alabama, replacing them with signed affidavits.  The measure, sponsored by Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Atmore, passed the House 67 to 26. It goes to…

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NOT fake news…Trump is selling LGBT pride-themed shirts.

While Donald Trump has declined to officially declare June Pride Month since taking office, he’s still totally fine with profiting off of LGBTQ people. According to new reporting from NewNowNext, the Trump-Pence White House is now selling Pride-themed tees on…

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Gay & bi men are catching gonorrhea from kissing guys.

It’s not just sex fueling a rise in STIs. Gonorrhea is also being passed between gay and bisexual men via kissing, according to a recently published Australian study. The study, published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections, found that men who…

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Grindr data exposed to Chinese engineers – What really happened?

Grindr LLC’s Chinese owner gave Beijing-based staff access to personal information of millions of Americans such as private messages and HIV status, according to eight former employees, prompting U.S. officials to ask it to sell the dating app for the…

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A homophobe comes to the defense of another homophobe.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says it’s “slanderous” for Pete Buttigieg to call Mike Pence a homophobe. Pompeo, who has a pretty homophobic record himself, discussed the matter Tuesday on conservative commentator Hugh Hewitt’s radio show. Buttigieg, the mayor of…