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The Pride Flag controversy

The Pride Flag was created on June 25th, 1978, by Gilbert Baker and features six colors, each covering a sector of the LGBTQIA Community. Purple represents the Spirit of the community.  Red represents the Life of the community…

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How an openly gay artist fiercely resisted the Nazis

Willem Arondeus was an openly gay Dutch painter who fiercely resisted the Nazis in occupied Holland. Born in 1894, he died in 1943, at the age of 49. Arondeus’s father kicked him out of the house when he was young for being gay…

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From COVID to court battles: 10 top LGBT stories in 2020

Coronavirus dominated news around the world in 2020, creating particular challenges for the LGBT+ community in terms of mental health, access to HIV medication and scapegoating by religious groups seeking to apportion blame for the virus. The year provided the backdrop…