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Was #45 really trying to decriminalize homosexuality?

Emails from the State Department — obtained by the Washington Blade from a lawsuit filed under the Freedom of Information Act — reveal the Trump administration had at least laid the preliminary groundwork for a global campaign to decriminalize homosexuality to the…

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Chasten Buttigieg calls out homophobe over twins’ Xmas photo

Over the holidays, the Buttigieg family posted multiple photos of their twins. First, for Christmas Pete and Chasten Buttigieg posted photos of themselves with Joseph August and Penelope Rose by the Christmas tree. They were spending the holiday with Chasten’s…

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All historic gay sex convictions to be pardoned in UK

Gay and bisexual men previously convicted under UK’s historical anti-gay laws can now have charges such as solicitation pardoned due to a newly expanded scheme. The government’s agreement to amend the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill will help expunge…

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Canada to resettle LGBT refugees, female Afghan judges

Canada will take in female Afghan judges and their families who have been living in limbo, primarily in Greece, since their evacuation from Afghanistan in the fall, a spokesperson for the immigration minister said Friday. In addition to the judges…

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Israeli same-sex couples will finally be able to use surrogates

Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz announced Tuesday that starting next week, same-sex couples, single men and transgender people will be able parent children through surrogacy, an option that was previously banned for them in Israel. The new rules, which come into…

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Anti-LGBT Xmas card used to raise money for Trevor Project

Melissa Sheehan – a Wilbraham, Massachusetts, resident raising two children with her wife Kelly – was stunned when what she thought was a funny Christmas card turned out to be an anti-LGBTQ note from an “unequal neighbor.” But another neighbor stepped in…