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Police shoot man with knife who yelled antigay, racist slurs.

A man entered a barbershop in the gay enclave of Palm Springs, Calif., on Thursday, shouted slurs, and then brandished a knife before being shot by police outside the business. An officer suffered moderate injuries, but has since been released from…

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Gay waiter harassed by co-workers gets $$$ in compensation.

The waiter’s co-workers would regularly harass him with homophobic slurs and would taunt him about his orientation, and he filed a lawsuit in September 2018. The settlement ordered by a federal judge on Thursday (August 8) between the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission…

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California city denies permit for Straight Pride rally.

The city of Modesto has denied a request to hold a Straight Pride event — which organizers said would celebrate Caucasians, Christianity, heterosexuality and nationalism — in a local park, citing security concerns and the organizers’ loss of insurance coverage…

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Is Buttigieg betting on superdelegates for nomination?

Pete Buttigieg’s pathway to the Democratic nomination isn’t entirely clear. Despite strong debate performances, his poll numbers are still in the single digits. He’s yet to gain much if any traction with African Americans, who comprise about a quarter of the voters…

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Could non-prescription PrEP be in our future?

Advocates and patients say some people who need PrEP don’t know it exists or are unsure about how to talk to their doctors about it. Many physicians aren’t educated on what PrEP is or when to prescribe it, said Courtney Mulhern-Pearson…

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Gay candidate targeted by ad accusing him of pedophilia.

Justin Carroll — a candidate running to serve as the first ever out gay Town Justice of Clinton, New York — was targeted this week by a homophobic flier published on the Facebook page of Hudson Valley News. The image of the flier has…

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Poland holds second Pride march after first is marred by violence.

A Pride march was held in Poland yesterday (August 10) after a previous march in Bialystok was marred by heavy violence from counter-protesters. This march took place in Plock, with police protection. Around 2,500 activists gathered in Plock and marched through the city…