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This politician doesn’t want gays on TV before 9 PM.

Northern Ireland Democratic Unionist Party member Jim Wells said during a recent interview on Good Morning Britain that he doesn’t believe gay people should on TV before 9pm. So like, Nick at Nite, but it’s just a gay guy named Nick…

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Pope Francis just named a pro-LGBT bishop as a cardinal.

LGBT+ advocates are celebrating after the Pope elevated a leading pro-gay bishop to the College of Cardinals. On Sunday, September 1, Pope Francis made the surprise announcement that he would promoting 13 clerics to the rank of cardinal. Among them was…

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France begins push to criminalize conversion therapy.

French MPs have proposed a law to outlaw the discredited practice of conversion therapy that would threaten practitioners with up to two years in prison. Lawmakers in the country have launched preliminary information-gathering efforts ahead of their effort to impose a…

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NFL quarterback appears in commercial for anti-gay extremists.

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has a history of supporting anti-bullying programs, but now it appears he’s turning over a new leaf by partnering with anti-LGBTQ+ extremists. Last week, Focus on the Family released “Bring Your Bible to School Day,” a…

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3,000 expected at AIDS conference in D.C. this week.

More than 3,000 public health officials, community activists, health care providers, people living with HIV and others from throughout the country were expected to come to D.C. this week to attend the 23rd Annual United States Conference on AIDS…