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Facebook ads push misinformation about HIV prevention drugs.

Facebook users have been bombarded with misleading ads about medication meant to prevent the transmission of HIV, according to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocates, who say the tech giant’s refusal to remove the content has created a public-health crisis…

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Research on genetics of same-sex behavior ignites ethical debate.

Are sexual preferences genetic? According to a recent paper in Science, the answer is at least partially yes. By screening close to 500,000 DNA samples, researchers identified five locations in the genome that were significantly associated with same-sex sexual behaviour…

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How progressives are plotting to stop Pete Buttigieg’s 2020 run.

Progressive activists around the country are mobilizing to halt the momentum of Pete Buttigieg, who they increasingly view as a formidable threat to win the Democratic presidential nomination. Top liberal leaders from multiple organizations are independently crafting strategies that center around…

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Miss Universe has its first openly lesbian contestant!

This year’s Miss Universe pageant will include the first openly gay contestant in the competition’s 67-year history, who bravely came out despite homosexuality being illegal in her home country. Swe Zin Htet is the reigning Miss Myanmar and she came out…

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Chinese-owned TikTok admits to censoring LGBT creators.

In documents obtained from an anonymous source by a German site, Netzpolitik.org exposed that TikTok was limiting the reach of people with disabilities, body-positive advocates, and LGBT+ people on the app. In regards to moderation rules, the document outlines that…