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A surprising number of gay people have faked ‘it’

Two-thirds of people who identify as gay or lesbian admit to having faked an orgasm during sex, according to a new survey. Online sex toy retailer Lovehoney surveyed 2,000 Americans about their ability to detect fake orgasms, as well as probing…

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Religious exemptions for school hate groups are being expelled

The Department of Education (DOE) has announced that it is starting the process to change a Trump era rule that requires colleges and universities to give funds and resources to student organizations that violate the schools’ anti-discrimination policies if they…

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Teacher accused of saying ‘unwanted’ fetuses turn gay

Current and former students at Morton High School in Illinois are demanding the removal of a teacher they say routinely insulted LGBTQ+ people and others, saying people became gay because they were unwanted children and that “girls like to…

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Apparently Grindr is the hookup app of choice for priests

Officials within the Vatican hierarchy have gone into panic following a new report that revealed a large number of priests in the United States and internationally using the gay dating app Grindr.  The New York Times now claims that a…

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LGBT Afghans in hiding, fearing death under Taliban

Gay men in Kabul say they fear for their lives under Taliban rule, as they hide at home, holding out in hope of a Western evacuation before Islamists carry out a threat to punish LGBT+ Afghans with death. The Taliban says…

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The 7 best LGBT places to retire internationally

While we spent most of the last 25 years based primarily in the United States, we hail from different countries. Opposite sides of the world. The U.S. and Singapore. A few years ago, we started spending winters in Singapore. COVID paused…

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The Lesbian Bar Project comes to the rescue for a second year

The Lesbian Bar Project, a New York-based group founded by lesbian filmmakers Erica Rose and Elina Street, raised $117,000 last year to help the nation’s lesbian bars stay in business during the height of the COVID pandemic. Among the bars receiving…