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A Polish ‘LGBT-free’ town weighs risk of losing EU funds.

Surrounded by fields of roses and lavender in tranquil eastern Poland, some residents of the village of Konskowola feel the European Union may be trying to blackmail them. Like about a hundred other municipalities across rural Poland, the local council…

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Trump’s human rights commission report ignores LGBT issues.

The State Department’s controversial human rights advisory commission on Thursday released a draft of its long-anticipated report that largely omits LGBTQ issues. The Commission on Unalienable Rights’ 60-page report contains numerous references to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and…

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Hallmark promises to make the yuletide gay this holiday season.

Hallmark Channel holiday movies might be full of hunks and holiday cheer, but there aren’t any openly LGBTQ characters. Now, a spokesperson for the network says that is about to change. The Christmas-obsessed cable net came under fire this week when…

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How corporate America went from LGBT enemy to ally.

Big business wasn’t exactly the first place activists looked for allies as the modern gay rights movement emerged. Large corporations have long been seen as a force for social conformity, antagonistic or at best indifferent toward liberation movements…

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Malaysia grants ‘full license’ to arrest and ‘educate’ trans people.

A statement by a Malaysian government minister authorizing religious authorities to go after transgender people has sparked outrage among LGBTQ advocates in the deeply conservative country. In a Facebook post on July 10, Malaysia’s Religious Affairs Minister Zulkifli Mohamad announced that…