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Hate crimes against LGBT people rise to decade high in US.

Hate crimes have risen across the USA to a decade high, with most extremist homicides carried out by white nationalists or those in the far right, according to a new report. The latest research found that hate crimes increased by…

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Gospel singer: Only the devil dislikes her anti-gay comments.

In a recently posted video of a sermon by Kim Burrell, the disgraced gospel singer blamed the devil and “hiding-fake-church people” for the blowback she received following video of her antigay comments that surfaced in 2017. She also came up with…

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Grindr’s Chinese owner resumes plan to go public.

Plans to take Grindr public were first reported in August 2018, but were put on hold in March after the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) labelled its owner a “national security risk.” Beijing Kunlun Tech had instead planned…

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A mixed bag for Buttigieg in Democratic debate.

Pete Buttigieg has won praise for his eloquence and debate skills over the course of his 2020 presidential run, but his performance Tuesday night during the second Democratic debate included missteps and proved a mixed bag at best…

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A PrEP implant could be potentially game-changing against HIV.

Early clinical trials by Merck are showing promise for a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) implant that could last up to a year. The move could be “game-changing” for those who use PrEP to halt HIV transmission.  The results were presented at…

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LGBT student’s rights cases stall under Betsy DeVos.

Students who said they were discriminated against because of their sexual orientation or gender identity were significantly less likely to get any relief from the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights under the Trump administration than they were under the Obama administration…