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There could be twice as many LGBT adults in US than thought

At least 20 million adults in the U.S. could be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, according to a new report released by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.   The report, released Thursday, analyzes data from the Census Bureau. It says approximately 8% of…

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State Department launches new global LGBT rights fund

The State Department has launched a fund that seeks to bolster LGBTQ rights around the world. A press release the State Department released on Friday says the Global LGBTQI+ Inclusive Democracy and Empowerment (GLIDE) Fund will “provide up to $5 million…

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7 actors who were almost cast in ‘Brokeback Mountain’

Ang Lee’s Oscar-winning 2005 romantic drama Brokeback Mountain is one of the more pivotal films in all of queer cinema history, and while Jake Gyllenhaal and the late Heath Ledger gave the performances of their lives as story’s two leads, there…

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Gay priest who stole money to fund orgies is heading to jail

An Italian priest who stole from his church to fund drug-fuelled orgies has been jailed for three years.  Father Francesco Spagnesi, 40, was sentenced to three years and eight months in jail after he stole €100,000 (around £85,000) from his parish, much of…

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Police errors ‘probably’ contributed to more ‘Grindr killer’ victims

An inquest jury has found that failings by the Metropolitan Police “probably” contributed to the deaths of victims of ‘Grindr killer’ Stephen Port. From June 2014 to September 2015, Port murdered at least four men – Anthony Walgate, 23, Gabriel Kovari, 22, Daniel Whitworth, 21, and Jack Taylor, 25…