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Pro rugby player Jack Dunne comes out as bisexual

Professional Irish rugby player Jack Dunne revealed he was bisexual over the weekend. The 22-year-old second row player for Leinster Rugby made the revelation in a “Building Allies with Pride” outreach panel discussion organized by the team, as well as…

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State Department to issue gender-neutral passports

The State Department has announced it will begin to issue gender-neutral passports and documents for American citizens who were born overseas. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday in a statement that announced the new policy said the State Department…

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UK Methodists to allow same-sex marriages in landslide vote

The Methodist Church has voted to allow same-sex marriage, and will now define marriage as between “two people”, rather than between “one man and one woman”. In 2019, the Marriage and Relationships Task Group presented a report to the church’s annual…

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Texas conservatives mocked for list of scary words like ‘diversity’

A conservative organization is being roundly mocked after they called for a long list of words to be banned in schools because they are “critical race theory” in disguise. The list included controversial words like “diversity,” “ally,” and “justice.”…

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Anti-LGBT laws cost Caribbean billions in lost business

Businessman Richard Branson on Wednesday urged Caribbean countries to be more LGBT-friendly as a report said anti-gay laws cost the region’s 12 English-speaking nations up to $4.4 billion a year in lost tourism and emigration. “Business can be a driving force for…

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Hundreds show up to 1st (unofficial) BYU Pride march in Provo

More than a thousand LGBTQ+ students, friends, and allies in Utah held what they’re calling Brigham Young University’s first unofficial Pride march. The crowd gathered Monday, June 28 in Kiwanis Park in Provo where they mingled and listened to speakers before…