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The real reason LGBT news sites are struggling to survive.

A study showed three-quarters of the examined articles on LGBT topics were flagged as “inappropriate” Today’s brand-safety toolkits are keeping valuable ad dollars from reaching gay-centric news sites. According to a new report from the ad-verification firm Cheq, nearly three-quarters of the…

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Dennis Rodman: 10 to 20 percent of pro athletes are gay.

There are currently no out athletes in any of the four major American sports. NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman thinks that could change. “I don’t know why people haven’t came out before,” Rodman told Business Insider while promoting ESPN’s new…

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Anti-LGBT crusader spurs teachers and students to quit.

At least five teachers quit and two students were unenrolled from King’s High School in Shoreline, Wash., after the school’s new overseer at CRISTA Ministries, which runs the 70-year-old school, emphasized a return to so-called core values that include staunchly anti-LGBTQ opinions…