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Aaron Schock and the politics of outing.

A sexually explicit video, allegedly of disgraced former Republican congressman Aaron Schock, lit up the internet and social media this week. Coupled with photos of him that circulated in recent weeks said to show him partying with gay men…

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Pride flags burned outside gay bar. Hate crime suspected.

Two rainbow flags were deliberately set on fire outside an LGBT+ bar in New York on Friday evening (May 31), in what police are investigating as a possible hate crime. The Alibi Lounge, in Harlem, is reportedly the only black-owned LGBT+…

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Freedom, joy, and power: The history of the rainbow flag.

In 1978, an artist and activist Gilbert Baker hand-dyed and stitched two flags in the attic of the Gay Community Center in San Francisco with a group of 30 volunteers. Baker had identified a need for a unifying symbol made by and…

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How are the 2020 Democrats celebrating Pride Month?

Some of the two dozen candidates vying for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination on Saturday marked the start of LGBT Pride Month with social media posts expressing support for LGBT rights. Democrats including Sens. Kamala Harris (Calif.) and Cory Booker (N.J.)…

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Taylor Swift rebukes Trump urging passage of the Equality Act.

The singer kicked off Pride with her first overtly anti-Trump comments, calling for LGBTQ protections in an open letter and adding, “I personally reject the President’s stance that his administration ‘supports equal treatment of all.’”…

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Anti-gay ‘natural law’ to be the foundation of human rights panel.

The State Department announced that it will be launching a new advisory panel that will stress human rights in the context of “natural law.” In contemporary politics, “natural law” is associated with conservative Christianity, especially opposition to reproductive and LGBTQ rights…

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Just a Florida Republican musing about killing gays.

In audio released by the Pensacola State Journal on Friday, Florida Republican State Rep. Mike Hill can be heard casually discussing the possibility of introducing legislation to kill gay people. The recording, taken during a May 24 forum held by the Pensacola-based…