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Poland threatens to ban Pride parades with new cruel bill

Homophobia continues to deepen in Poland as lawmakers consider banning LGBT+ Pride parades, same-sex marriage and the mere “promotion” of queer relationships, On Thursday (28 October), lawmakers gathered in Parliament to debate the so-called “Stop LGBT” law, which is a citizen’s…

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The case for Liberty University losing its tax-exempt status

Jerry Prevo, the new president of the Christian conservative and anti-LGBTQ Liberty University, was busted saying that he wants the college to work to get politicians elected, citing how he evaded “the homosexual community” for decades. This could put Liberty’s…

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Player comes forward in pro hockey’s sexual assault scandal

As an independent report on the Chicago Blackhawks’ handling of a 2010 sexual assault allegation against a former video coach continued to send shockwaves through the hockey world Wednesday, the former player whose complaint was at the heart of the scandal…

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Why Halloween is ‘gay Christmas’ to many LGBT Americans

Growing up outside of Salem, Massachusetts, famous for its 1692 witch trials, Lee Roberts is more connected to Halloween than most. Throughout his youth, Roberts recalls frequently partaking in costume parades, working at haunted houses and getting an up-close look at…

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No charges for WY librarians over sex ed and LGBT books

A prosecutor won’t charge library employees for making sex education and LGBTQ-themed books available to young people in a deeply conservative city in Wyoming coal-mining country, saying he wouldn’t have a case. The three books in the teenager section…