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Gay and bi teens ‘more likely’ to use drink and drugs.

Bisexual and gay teenagers are more likely to use drugs and alcohol than their heterosexual counterparts, an Irish-led study has found. The research also found heterosexual, gay and bisexual teenagers who reported “being in love” used drink and drugs significantly more than…

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Straight Pride event ends up outnumbered by protesters.

While organizers of Saturday’s straight pride rally in Modesto had envisioned an event that would draw several hundred people, the rally turned out to be a few dozen people gathered in a barn, which was cut short by the venue’s owner…

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While not perfect, these classic movies showed gay men.

Midnight Cowboy moseys into UK cinemas again next month on the occasion of its 50th anniversary, and with it comes another opportunity to ask whether this is a film about homophobia or a homophobic film. At the risk of sounding perverse…

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Baseball team drops Chick-fil-A over anti-gay donations.

There’s no bigotry in baseball. That’s the message the Staten Island Yankees sent fans this week after it cancelled a planned partnership with Chick-fil-A over its donations to anti-LGBTQ+ groups. The controversy began in April when the minor league team…

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LGBT rights groups privately feud over strategy.

The leaders of major LGBTQ rights groups are privately warning another national organization to stop pushing for an LGBTQ constitutional amendment ahead of the 2020 elections, saying the strategy is ill-informed and “a serious risk” to the work they are already doing in…