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Salvation Army says they’re no longer homophobic.

As the holiday season approaches, LGBTQ+ people will once again encounter donation requests from Salvation Army bell-ringers. And as has been the case for many years, questions will arise about the organization’s unfortunate history with the queer community…

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Gay-friendly work policies help retain top talent.

Companies in emerging markets that advocate policies inclusive of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender staff tend to attract and retain top talent, according to a new research. Led by the Boston Consulting Group, the report found there was no negative impact on…

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Outed by Saudi Arabia, now they’re fleeing for their lives.

Two journalists were outed by the Saudi government in retaliation for helping foreign journalists talk to dissidents. The men, 35 and 46, who have requested anonymity, are being held in separate facilities in Australia, one in a detention center and the other is in…

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Could Pete Buttigieg win the Democratic nomination?

The latest national Democratic polls reflect an increasingly muddled national race with former Vice President Joe Biden trailed closely by Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. But polls and recent reporting show a very different picture emerging in Iowa, the state that formally…

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A humorous take on lesbian wedding etiquette.

My mother is obsessed with my wedding. She is obnoxious and annoying. What do I do?Congratulations. This means you are finally being treated like everyone else. I always learned that the parents of the bride pay for the wedding…

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15 iconic LGBT moments from the last decade.

It’s been 50 years since the first brick was thrown at the Stonewall Inn — a moment some historians have deemed  the beginning of the modern fight for LGBTQ rights in the US. In the half-century following the famed Stonewall riots, the landscape of…