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Here are the top 10 LGBT stories of 2020

As 2020 is about to end, LGBTQ Nation looks back at the most important LGBTQ stories of the year. What are the stories that we reported on this past year that people will still be talking about in 20, 30, 40, or 50 years?…

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LGBT people can finally get domestic violence protections in NC

LGBTQ people in North Carolina can no longer be prevented from getting domestic violence protective orders, the N.C. Court of Appeals ruled Thursday. North Carolina had been the only state in the country to withhold emergency protections from people seeking…

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Cayman Islands recognizes gay couple’s overseas marriage

Immigration authorities in the Cayman Islands have recognized the marriage of a same-sex couple who legally married outside of the British territory. The Cayman Compass newspaper on Dec. 23 reported Paul Pearson and Randall Pinder legally married in Ireland…

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Professional rugby player Devin Ibañez comes out as gay

Devin Ibañez, who played professionally in Major League Rugby, has come out as gay in social media posts, saying he has “decided to embrace what I once felt embarrassed of and be proudly and shamelessly myself.” Ibañez, who played with the…