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LGB people six times more likely to be stopped by police

A new study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law finds more LGBQ adults than people in the general United States population have had interactions with the police, including being stopped by police and seeking help from police…

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Colton Underwood was blackmailed with ‘spa’ pics into coming out

Colton Underwood didn’t plan on ever telling the world that he was gay. After all, he’d starred as “The Bachelor” in 2019 to scout for a wife on national television, searching for love among 30 aspiring brides-to-be. The television personality was convinced…

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Post-pandemic international LGBT travel surge expected

The number of LGBTQ Americans who travel abroad is expected to increase sharply in the coming months as more of them are vaccinated and governments loosen pandemic restrictions. A survey of 6,400 LGBTQ people the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association conducted between…

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Ellen once again finds herself at the center of cultural change

In the late 1990s, LGBTQ Americans started to take on greater visibility in popular culture — and few personalities embodied that social change like Ellen DeGeneres, who came out as a lesbian in a Time magazine cover story (“Yep, I’m Gay”)…

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Christian school to teachers: expel gay students or lose jobs

A private Christian school in Missouri is telling teachers to expel any openly gay students, or risk losing their jobs. Whitefield Academy, a K-12 school in Kansas City, Mo., has allegedly asked that teachers sign a letter supporting the decision…