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Pulse memorial defaced by white supremacist group.

A memorial to the victims of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando has been defaced with white supremacist stickers. The stickers from the group Patriot Front were found on a memorial mural on the walls of LGBT+ aid organisation…

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All the LGBT celebs who made the cover of EW’s Pride issue.

It’s mid-May, which means LGBTQ Pride Month is right around the corner. Publications have already begun unveiling their Pride campaigns, including Entertainment Weekly, which has released its illustrated cover for June. In the immortal words of both my Queer…

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Trump erases LGBT data from foster care and adoptions.

The Trump administration has removed an Obama-era requirement that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services collect data on the sexual orientation of children or parents in the foster care and adoption system as part of a demographic profile…

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Study: The impact of the pandemic on LGBT people.

In this pioneering report, “Vulnerability Amplified: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on LGBTIQ people”, OutRight Action International documents the effects of the pandemic on LGBTIQ people. While the COVID-19 pandemic leaves no country and no individual unaffected, drawing on almost…

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Charity accused of ‘actively promoting gay conversion therapy.’

A Christian non-profit has been accused of promoting gay conversion therapy by campaigners, who are calling for its charitable status to be reevaluated. Core Issues Trust, based in Northern Ireland, says it is a “non-profit Christian ministry supporting men and…

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US Catholic bishops are now coming after your online porn.

Catholic bishops are calling for the US federal government to crack down on porn, claiming it causes “pain” and “ongoing harm”. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops sent a letter US attorney general William Barr on April 30, calling on…