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Pride pays: LGBT-friendly businesses are more profitable

A growing body of research has in recent years shown that companies promoting gender and racial diversity tend to perform better financially, but fresh analysis out of Finland now provides evidence that the same is true of companies championing LGBT-friendly policies…

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Gallop: trans troops are okay and trans athletes are not

The majority of Americans support allowing openly transgender people to serve in the military but oppose permitting them to play on sports teams that align with their gender identity, according to new Gallup data. The annual Values and Beliefs survey…

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Nashville DA refuses to enforce state’s anti-trans bathroom law

The top law enforcement officer in Tennessee’s capital city told multiple media outlets Monday he won’t support a new law signed last week by Republican Governor Bill Lee that requires businesses such as restaurants and retail stores to post signs…

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Disney just introduced a ‘first’ gay character…for the seventh time

Disney’s upcoming Cruella, a live-action origin story for the iconic antagonist of 101 Dalmatians, is being praised for featuring Disney’s first gay character.  It’s a familiar milestone for the company, as Disney has pioneered their “first” gay character at least 7 times…

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The never-ending fight against conversion therapy

When Mathew Shurka came out to his father at age sixteen, he got the reaction many LGBTQ+ teens would hope to hear: “I love you no matter what.”  But soon after, Shurka’s father began to think about how to best…

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SF Gay Men’s Chorus gather for first time in 15 months for HMD

The world-famous San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus have gathered to give their first, in-person performance since before the start of the pandemic last year. Members of the chorus who have been vaccinated came together on Saturday in the Mission Basilica…