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Kamala Harris picks a black lesbian as her chief of staff.

Democratic vice presidential hopeful Kamala Harris wasted no time in showing both her commitment to the LGBTQ+ community and to defeating President Donald Trump in November with her selection of Black lesbian commentator, academician, and political powerhouse Karine Jean-Pierre as…

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Conversion therapy finally banned in a large part of Australia.

Queensland has become the first Australian state to ban the torturous practice of conversion therapy after lawmakers voted on Thursday to make it illegal. Under the new law, any Queensland therapists who use methods such as exorcism, hugging, behavioural management…

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Dems convention to highlight commitment to LGBT community.

With election season in high gear, Democrats are preparing an unprecedented convention next week that includes a mixture of live and virtual events, including components seeking to highlight the party’s commitment to the LGBTQ community. The lineup leading up to…

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The vast majority of Jamaicans agree with buggery law.

Strong support for the buggery law emerged from two surveys conducted March 12-15, 2020 and July 9-12, 2020 by the veteran pollster among 1,200 voting-age Jamaicans across the country. The polls have a sampling error of plus or minus 2.5 per cent. Both were commissioned by…