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Was gay anchorman Shepard Smith forced out at Fox News?

Shepard Smith, the gay FOX News anchor who sometimes criticized President Trump, will be leaving the network immediately. He made the announcement at the end of his Friday show. Smith said he won’t be working for another news outlet…

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Olympic Gold Medalist Kerron Clement comes out as gay.

Gold medalist Kerron Clement is finally ready to share his story. The track athlete publicly came out Friday, on National Coming Out Day, exclusively telling Out, “I was tired of loving in the dark.” “I have been through what…

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The winners and losers from the LGBT presidential town hall.

Last month, when 10 Democratic presidential candidates took the stage to discuss LGBTQ rights, the actual issues were often overshadowed by the number of gaffes and awkward moments. Tuesday night’s LGBTQ town hall, hosted by the Human Rights Campaign and CNN…

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The horrifying campaign against LGBT people in Poland.

In a poll conducted last month in the lead-up to this Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Poland, Poles under 40 were asked to name what they considered the greatest threat to their country. “Among women the most popular answer was the climate crisis,”…

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There’s more to Stanford swimmer’s claims of homophobia.

The Stanford swimmer who accused his coaches of cutting him from the team because he’s gay is walking back his statement…sort of. Abrahm DeVine drew attention last week after an Instagram post began circulating, in which he called out homophobia in…