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Hungary LGBT activists fly giant rainbow heart balloon in protest

Against a backdrop of increasing pressure from the international community, a group of activists in Hungary flew a giant, heart-shaped rainbow balloon in front of their country’s parliament building yesterday in protest of the enactment of recent laws that target…

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The Caribbean islands where buggery laws could send you to jail

A universal periodic review by the United Nations Human Rights Council found the Caribbean islands of Saint Lucia and Saint Kitts and Nevis (the latter are two islands but one country) have yet to legalize same-sex sexual relations. Instead, both…

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Turkish oil wrestling: Male bonding at the Kirkpinar Festival

The ancient tournament of Kirkpinar has drawn fans of Turkish oil wrestling for more than 650 years. Two decades ago author Aydin Bengisu and renowned gay photographer Ron Amato attended the annual festival to document and better understand the male-bonding physicality…

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New York City to have record number of LGBT City Councilmembers

In addition to selecting a new mayoral frontrunner, Democrats in New York City selected six out LGBTQ candidates to represent them on the 51-seat City Council. Due to the overwhelmingly Democratic lean of the city, and the individual districts in…

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Governor calls special legislative session to attack trans kids

Republican Governor Greg Abbott has recalled the Texas State Legislature back into a special session with the purpose of seeking passage of items left over from the regular session he referred to as “unfinished business.” The governor announced the items…

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Parents sue Catholic school for not being anti-LGBT enough

A Catholic school in Florida is getting sued for being “too woke” and for teaching students about “gender identity, human sexuality, and pregnancy termination among other hot button issues.” The lawsuit accuses the school of fraudulently claiming to be Catholic…