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The singular queerness of old Coney Island.

WHEN WORLD WAR II ENDED, Rusty Brown knew she was fired. She had been working as a machinist at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, a job that she liked and felt comfortable doing. But with the war effort winding down…

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Recap: Buttigieg was one of the stars at the Democratic Debate.

The second Democratic debate featured more squabbling than the first one, highlighting the generational divide with which the party is grappling. It also shakes the race up, thanks to the performances of some of the key candidates. As might be expected…

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Frightening number of Americans say it’s okay to discriminate.

Nearly 20% of Americans say that it’s acceptable for business owners to refuse to serve Jews if doing so would violate their religious beliefs, according to a new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute. The 19% who said such discrimination was…

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Secret scrapbooks document queer life before Stonewall.

The scrapbooks, which are housed by Yale University, are unofficial documentations of queer life before Stonewall. The Irish Times delved into the scrapbooks, sharing an excerpt from the bookIndecent Advances: A Hidden History of True Crime and Prejudice Before Stonewall by…

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Nearly 2 million LGBT youths contemplate suicide each year.

Nearly 2 million LGBTQ youths ages 13 to 24 in the United States consider suicide each year, according to research released Thursday by the Trevor Project. Using data from a variety of sources, including the U.S. Census Bureau, the Centers for Disease Control and…