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Mormon support for same-sex marriage has doubled in 10 years

The Public Religion Research Institute last week released the latest findings in its ongoing project of assessing Americans’ feelings about LGBTQ issues. On three issues in particular, Latter-day Saints (Mormons) are still more conservative than the nation, but show a…

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Tina: the drug devastating the gay community

Something is ravaging through the gay community, leaving death and misery in its wake, yet few are willing to talk about it. If I’d written that sentence a generation ago, I’d have been referring to the Aids crisis. But this…

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The long list of countries where it is still illegal to be LGBT

It’s almost been 50 years since the American Psychiatric Association officially declassified homosexuality as a mental illness, yet there are still countries around the world that barbarically oppose – and at times, deny – the existence of LGBTQ+ people. Although there’s been significant…

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Utah Legislature overrides veto of trans sports ban bill

Utah state lawmakers on Friday overrode their Republican governor’s veto of a bill that would ban transgender students from playing girls’ sports, ensuring the controversial piece of legislation will go into effect. During a special session called specifically to consider…

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Texas superintendent pulls 130 LGBT books from school libraries

A Texas school superintendent told school district librarians to remove books from their shelves that talked about sexuality and transgender people according to a joint media investigation published Wednesday. Prior to the return of students after the holiday break this…