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Scientists have discovered a new strain of HIV.

For the first time in nearly two decades, a team of scientists have discovered a new strain of HIV. However, experts say there is no cause for alarm. According to a report published Wednesday in the Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes…

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Danica Roem makes history with win in Virginia.

Virginia state Del. Danica Roem (D-Manassas) on Tuesday defeated Republican challenger Kelly McGinn. Roem defeated McGinn by 57-43 percent margin. Roem — a former journalist who has represented the 13th District in the Virginia House of Delegates since 2018 — is the first openly transgender person…

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Grindr ex-employee compares company to Trump White House.

Who knew that working for one of the world’s largest gay hookup apps was like workng in the Trump White House? But according to Landen Zumwalt, Grindr’s former head of communications, that’s exactly what it was.  “There was this small…

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A drug-resistant bacteria is spreading among gay & bi men.

Research published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases shows a new and potentially disturbing finding: antibiotic resistant bacteria are showing up in stories of gay and bisexual men. Originating in the intestines, the bacteria – called Campylobacter coli – has been showing up…

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Daycare rejected twin boys because they have two gay dads.

A pair of three-year-old twin boys were turned away from a Swiss daycare centre because they have two gay fathers. The playgroup in Lenzburg, central Switzerland, refused to enroll Rafael and Rahul because its owner believes that a gay couple raising children…