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HRC video destroys the GOP’s support for trans sports bans

HRC just released a damning video that shows just how little Republican lawmakers know about transgender youth as they try to ban them from playing school sports. Just this week, a North Carolina Republican introduced a bill that would ban…

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Dr. Levine becomes first out trans person confirmed by Senate

Rachel Levine made history on Wednesday by becoming the first openly transgender person to obtain Senate confirmation as a presidential appointee, sending an unprecedented signal gender identity is not a barrier for obtaining a position in the highest levels of…

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New £50 note celebrating gay hero Alan Turing is unveiled

The new £50 note featuring Alan Turing, codebreaker, computing pioneer and gay hero, has been unveiled by the Bank of England. The Alan Turing £50 note features a photo of the mathematician taken in 1951 by Elliott and Fry, which is part of…

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Why do ‘straight’ men enjoy sex with other men?

A sociology professor has finally answered the age old question: why do ‘straight’ men enjoy sex with other men? In his new book Still Straight: Sexual Flexibility Among White Men in Rural America, UBC professor Tony Silva explores the secretive…