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Dr. Fauci on Larry Kramer, Reagan, and pandemic parallels.

In previous columns about the similarities between coronavirus and AIDS, I’ve dealt with Ronald Reagan’s and Donald Trump’s responses to their respective pandemics, the return of those eerie words “I’m positive,” and, in a discussion with world-renowned epidemiologist Dr. Michael Osterholm, issues…

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ND’s GOP platform says LGBT people ‘recruit’ children.

North Dakota’s Republican Party is facing harsh criticism for its 2020 platform, which accuses LGBTQ people of “recruiting [children] for their lifestyles” and calling transgender women “voyeurs who wish to prey on members of the opposite sex.”…

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VA governor has signing ceremony for nondiscrimination bill.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Thursday ceremonially signed the bill that added sexual orientation and gender identity to the state’s nondiscrimination law. Northam signed the Virginia Values Act in April, but a signing ceremony did not take place because…

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Barbados invites same-sex couples to live on the island for a year.

Barbados’ prime minister has said same-sex couples are welcome on the island as it works to free itself from its colonial-era stance on LGBT+ rights. Barbados, one of the smallest but most-visited Caribbean islands, recently announced it would allow foreigners…