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Why is Trump ignoring the Log Cabin’s endorsement?

After nearly a full day passed following Log Cabin Republicans’ endorsement of President Trump for re-election in 2020, neither Trump himself nor his campaign has issued a public acknowledgement of the LGBT Republican group’s support. Trump — who’s never shy to brag about…

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Frightening number of trans people exposed to conversion therapy.

Nearly 200,000 transgender people in the United States have been exposed to so-called conversion therapy at some point in their lives, according to a study published Thursday by The American Journal of Public Health. “Conversion therapy” refers to efforts to change…

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Equinox’s awful PR campaign to try to stop an LGBT boycott.

In an attempt to stem the outrage over ties to Donald Trump’s re-election campaign, the luxury gym Equinox has launched a misguided public relations campaign meant to convince members not to cancel their memberships. The gym, and related fitness chain SoulCycle…

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More people allege LGBT discrimination against YouTube.

In an ever-evolving uproar around the tech-gargantuan that gave rise to viral makeup tutorials, eight LGBTQ YouTubers are suing the Google-owned video platform, saying, per court-released documents, that they’re being illegally discriminated against. The lawsuit, which was filed this week in…

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How the Italian media straightwashed this gay man’s story.

Last week, news broke of Welsh queer performance artist and sex and health columnist living in Berlin, Danny Polaris, being hospitalised for a potentially fatal priapism – a constant, painful erection – after taking unprescribed erection-enhancing drugs. Danny shared his story with GCN, describing…