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Teen killed himself after being outed on social media.

A teenager in Tennessee killed himself after a classmate posted private, explicit messages between him and another boy on Instagram and Snapchat, outing him as bisexual, said his family, who is calling for an investigation into the “social media bullying.”…

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Yet another reason why HIV-preventing PrEP should be free.

Hot take, but PrEP—that is, preexposure prophylaxis, a once-daily FDA-approved drug sold under the brand name Truvada that reduces the risk of HIV transmission among HIV-negative individuals by 99% when taken daily—should be as readily available as condoms at a…

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Catholic adoption agency can now turn away LGBT couples.

Religious-based adoption agencies that contract with the state of Michigan will be allowed to refuse to place children in LGBT homes under a preliminary injunction issued by a federal judge Thursday. District Judge Robert Jonker in Grand Rapids blocked Democratic state Attorney…

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What a Trump impeachment means for LGBT Americans.

On Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced that Congress will begin a formal impeachment inquiry against President Trump. Pelosi cited Trump’s admission that he asked the Ukraine to investigate rival Presidential candidate Joe Biden just days after freezing military aid to…