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Newly out Colton Underwood is sexy in new photoshoot

Colton Underwood is showing off his rougher, edgier side in his latest, brand-new photoshoot. Teaming up with photographer Damon Baker and creative director Nicola Formichetti, the out Bachelor star donned some leather, grabbed some cigars, and showed off his famous…

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Ohio Gov. oks doctors and nurses to deny care to LGBT patients

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) has signed a budget into law containing a provision that grants medical professionals the right to refuse to perform procedures that they believe violate their religious or moral beliefs — which critics say could result in…

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Bisexual sprinter is booted from Olympics because of pot use

After charming everyone at the Olympic Trials, Sha’Carri Richardson has been suspended for one month after testing positive for marijuana. While she won the women’s 100-meter race at the U.S. track and field trials last month, her positive test invalidates…

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US and UK embassies in homophobic UAE boldly fly Pride flags

British and American embassies in the United Arab Emirates raised the LGBT+ Pride flag in a historic regional first. On Monday (28 June) the two embassies tweeted their support for LGBT+ rights as they raised the Pride flag alongside their national…

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Virginia’s ban on LGBT panic defense takes effect

A law that bans the so-called LGBTQ panic defense in Virginia took effect on Thursday. Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam on March 31 signed the measure that state Del. Danica Roem (D-Manassas) introduced. The Manassas Democrat on Thursday noted in a tweet…

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I had to de-gay my voice for work. I’m not alone

I met my now-husband in 1996 at a time when I never imagined we would be able to get married in the same sense that heterosexual couples do. After the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, in 2015 — and a…

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Teen sues Florida Governor Ron DeSantis over anti-trans law

Florida Governor Ron Desantis kicked off Pride month by signing S.B. 1028 into law, which requires girls whose gender is “disputed” to provide a birth certificate from “at or near birth” to participate in school sports.  “In Florida, girls are going…