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Biden taps gay former ambassador as Chief of Protocol

President-elect Biden will reportedly tap former U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Rufus Gifford as the State Department’s chief of protocol. The transition team has not officially confirmed the choice that Axios reported on Tuesday. Axios notes Gifford would oversee functions at…

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You can thank this gay congressman for 45’s second impeachment

Donald Trump has made history again, this time for being the first president in America’s 245-year history to be impeached twice. The House of Representatives overwhelmingly impeached Trump on Wednesday following his incitement of a violent mob that stormed the…

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Lady Gaga to sing at Joe Biden’s historic inauguration

While she may not be president (yet) Lady Gaga is slated to sing the national anthem at Joe Biden and Kamala Harris‘ historic inauguration 20 January. Gaga will jet back from Chromatica for Biden’s outdoor swearing-in ceremony, made vastly minimal by…

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Conversion therapy ban introduced in Mike Pence’s home state

Indiana legislators this week introduced a measure that would ban conversion therapy for minors by licensed counselors. Senate Bill 32, authored by Democratic state Sen. J.D. Ford, would prohibit efforts to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of anyone younger than…