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Olympic athlete casually comes out after winning a medal

Italian archer Lucilla Boari came out as LGBTQ on Friday in a very 2021 way — on a videoconference call from her girlfriend. Boari, who became the first Italian archer to win an individual medal in Olympics history, was being interviewed by…

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New Zealand announces ban on conversion therapy

New Zealand introduced on Friday legislation that proposes up to five years in prison for practices intended to change a person’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression, known as LGBT conversion therapy. The proposed measures were aimed at ending…

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Threats cancel LGBT event at children’s museum

A private LGBTQ event that was to be held at the Lincoln Children’s Museum has been canceled following a barrage of threats — including death threats — against the museum and the nonprofit group putting on the event. The children’s museum announced…

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Anti-LGBT church sued after being called a hate group — and lost

An evangelical megachurch had its lawsuit tossed out of court after alleging that it did not deserve to be considered an anti-LGBTQ+ hate group. Coral Ridge Ministries Media, which operates Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has earned…