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Australia finally relaxes blood donation rules for gay & bi men

Gay and bisexual men are officially permitted to donate blood in Australia after three months of celibacy after a new rule went into effect Monday. Last April, Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) announced plans to reduce the deferral period for gay…

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Lincoln Project’s co-founder’s pervy acts towards young men

The high-profile group of center-right Republicans known as The Lincoln Project was hit with scandal this weekend after 21 men told The New York Times that co-founder John Weaver sent them unsolicited sexual messages. One man received suggestive messages from Weaver…

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Alabama’s proof of surgery trans ID law ruled unconstitutional

Alabama’s policy requiring transgender people to have undergone gender-affirming surgery before they can get state IDs that accurately reflect their gender identities is unconstitutional, a federal court ruled this month. Fewer than 10 states now require proof of surgery to…

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GOP lawmaker goes on a bizarre anti-LGBT and anti-abortion rant

LGBTQ organizations are condemning a state senator in South Carolina who went on a bizarre, anti-LGBTQ rant — using Martina Navratilova to put down transgender people — while debating an anti-abortion law that was under consideration. Senator Richard Cash (R) claimed that…