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Hollywood star calls his lesbian moms a ‘great gift’

Rob McElhenney’s moms are featured in a new GLAAD video for Mother’s Day — and the Always Sunny in Philadelphia star couldn’t be prouder. “No family looks exactly the same. So proud to call both of these ladies ‘Mom,’” McElhenney wrote…

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Court rules Catholic school can fire teacher for same-sex marriage

Joshua Payne-Elliott had worked as a world language and social studies teacher at Indianapolis’ Cathedral High School for 13 years before he was abruptly fired in 2019. The school’s president said that the Catholic archdiocese “directed” him to fire Payne-Elliott, triggering a…

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20-year-old gay man beheaded by family in honor killing

An Iranian gay man was brutally murdered and beheaded by his family in a horrific “honour killing” after they found out he was gay. Alireza Fazeli-Monfared, 20, was reportedly murdered by his brother and cousins on Tuesday (4 May) after they discovered…

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A record number of anti-LGBT laws have been passed in 2021

Amid a horrific wave of legislative attacks on trans youth, 2021 crossed an inauspicious milestone on Friday. More anti-LGBTQ+ laws have been enacted than any other year in history, even with over 7 months left to go. According to the Human Rights Campaign…

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After a five-year battle, a gay couple will finally be able to adopt

A court in Croatia has ruled that same-sex couples should be allowed to adopt, bringing to an end a gay couple’s five-year battle for their rights. Ivo Šegota, a molecular biologist, and Mladen Kožić, a sociologist, became the first-ever same-sex foster…

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How LGBT travelers can get back to seeing the world safely

As travel rebounds, and some international borders open to U.S. residents – especially, or exclusively, if you’re fully vaccinated – you’ll need to pack more than a suitcase to ensure safe trips during the pandemic’s latter days, and far beyond…

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Consistent parental support key to gay and lesbian mental health

A new study released this week at the American Psychiatric Association’s annual meeting found that consistent parental support, whether positive or negative, was critical for better mental health for lesbians and gay men. Based upon the subjects’ initial responses…