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Why prison officials believe their inmates are ‘turning gay’.

In 1973, the Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatry Federal Council reported that homosexuality is not a mental disorder. Nearly fifty years after that monumental declaration, some Indonesian officials are still hell-bent on “curing” LGBTQ individuals…

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Which tech companies are giving millions to anti-LGBT politicians?

LGBTQ activists sent a letter Wednesday to the CEOs of companies including AT&T, Microsoft, and Google, calling on them to end their financial support of politicians who fight against LGBTQ rights. The group, Zero for Zeros, analyzed the contribution data between 2010 and…

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Anti-gay marriage politician’s daughter got gay married.

Former First Minister of Northern Ireland Lord Trimble, who previously opposed same-sex marriage, has revealed that his daughter is now married to a woman. Lord Trimble made the revelation in the House of Lords on Wednesday (July 10), after MPs voted…

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Man allegedly used Grindr to hunt and shoot gay people.

A Detroit man is facing a first-degree murder charge after allegedly using Grindr to track down gay people and shoot them. Police say that Demetris Nelson, 26, used the gay hook-up app to find unsuspecting robbery victims. According to officers, Nelson…

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The Trevor Project and Google partner to curb LGBT youth suicide.

In suicide-prevention literature, “gatekeepers” are community members who may be able to offer help when someone expresses suicidal thoughts. It’s a loose designation, but it generally includes teachers, parents, coaches, and older co-workers—people with some form of authority and…

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New human rights commission is all anti-LGBT activists.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced a new commission that he said will decide which human rights are more important to U.S. foreign policy. And he’s stacked it with anti-LGBTQ activists. The new Commission on Unalienable Rights will answer…