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Feds to town: Remove rainbow crosswalks. Town: Um, no.

The Trump administration told a town to remove its rainbow crosswalks, but the city council has refused to comply. The city of Ames, Iowa, has crosswalks in Pride colors at one intersection. Two of the crosswalks at the intersection are…

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LGBT issues are a high priority for Iowa voters.

LGBT issues, particularly issues facing black transgender women, ranked high among several LGBT voters in early primary states in choosing a Democratic candidate to take on President Trump in the 2020 election. LGBT people who spoke to the Washington Blade in Iowa…

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The Alan Turing law does not seem to be working.

Two years ago the “Turing law” was passed to right a historic injustice by pardoning gay men convicted in the past because of their sexuality. But fewer than 200 living people have had their convictions wiped out so far. What’s going wrong?…

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YouTubers claim site is punishing videos for being ‘gay’ or ‘lesbian’.

YouTube content creators have conducted their own private study into the streaming platform’s algorithms and found that it demonetises content with “gay” or “lesbian” in its title. The allegations – which have been denied by YouTube – come from Sealow, CEO of research firm…

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Teacher receives flood of support after homophobic abuse.

When Headteacher Miles Wallis-Clarke was the target of homophobic graffiti, little did he know there was soon to be a heartwarming show of support from the pupils of his school. Wallis-Clarke has always been upfront about his sexuality. He told Chronicle Live…