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Concept for Pulse nightclub massacre memorial revealed.

This is the finalised concept for the Florida Pulse nightclub massacre memorial, consecrating a section of the state into a “sanctuary of healing”, The Art Newspaper reported. On June 12 2016, a man laid siege to an Orlando gay club nestled between a…

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Gays describe the experience of being outed by the ‘G’ key.

In many cases, autocomplete makes our lives lazier easier. For some gays, though, it’s a source of anxiety when others — and parents in particular — use their computers. One user in the r/askgaybros subreddit said that the “G” key one of the biggest culprits…

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U.S. diplomacy has been turned over to the religious right.

While Washington is fixated on the ongoing scandal of President Trump’s Ukranian quid pro quo, it’s easy to lose sight of one of the biggest changes that Trump has made to foreign policy. He’s essentially outsourced American’s international interests to the religious right, creating…

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Trump just scrapped healthcare protections for LGBT patients.

In a rule change announced on Friday (November 1), health programmes receiving grants from HSS will no longer have to abide by nondiscrimination guidelines protecting LGBT+ people. The Trump administration changed the rule in the name of “religious freedom”…

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Same-sex love scenes in ‘Rocketman’ back on Delta flights.

Delta Air Lines says in-flight versions of the films “Booksmart” and Elton John’s biopic “Rocketman” will no longer skip same-sex love scenes.The scenes on both films were “unnecessarily excluded,” the airline said. Delta Air Lines says it was not aware that…

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Homophobes need to get the puck out of USA Hockey.

USA Hockey President Jim Smith has had enough. In a letter sent Wednesday to USA Hockey members, Smith announced he is dramatically increasing the penalty for using racial and homophobic slurs, as well as other hateful language, in and around hockey…