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Log Cabin executive director resigns over Trump endorsement.

The executive director of the Log Cabin Republicans has resigned following a controversial decision by the organization’s board to endorse President Trump, the Washington Blade has learned exclusively. Jerri Ann Henry, who was the first woman to lead the LGBT Republican group…

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Court will decide if it’s OK to refuse to print gay Pride shirts.

First it was wedding cakes and then it was florists. Now it’s t-shirts. On Friday, the Kentucky Supreme Court will hear oral argument in a case concerning a Lexington t-shirt printer’s refusal to print shirts for LGBTQ+ Pride. On one side is the t-shirt printer…

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California’s big donors are giving the edge to Buttigieg.

California always loves the next new thing. And this summer’s West Coast sensation isn’t a breakout star from a surprise hit film, or the latest Apple gadget you didn’t know you needed. It’s Pete Buttigieg. At least when it comes to….

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Marvel’s first gay male superhero will be married with kids.

Love and (gay) marriage, it goes together like a billion-dollar franchise. Amid the steady rollout of news surrounding Marvel’s The Eternals, President Kevin Feige confirmed during this weekend’s D23 Expo that the film will include the studio’s first openly gay male superhero…

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A patchwork of anti-discrimination laws fail some LGBT workers.

While working at an auto dealership in 2016, Kathleen O’Donnell said mechanics frequently would sling insults behind her back, calling her a gay slur and referring to her as “Bob” or “Joe” because of her closely cropped hair. A few days before her…

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The Queer Olympix banned because of “social sensitivities.”

Authorities in Istanbul have cancelled the third annual Queer Olympix at the last minute, because of so-called “social sensitivities.” 130 athletes were due to compete in the event, with usual Olympic events like the long jump, football and beach volleyball due…