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What straight people will never understand about being gay

You know what they say about walking a mile in another person’s shoes, but as Reddit users can attest, the heteros in our lives will never totally comprehend what it’s like to be homosexual. Reddit user u/Revolutionary-Tap849 kicked off the…

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Texas can resume witch hunt of trans-supportive parents

Texas authorities can resume investigating supportive parents of transgender children for child abuse, although they are not legally required to do so, the state’s Supreme Court ruled Friday. An appeals court had blocked the investigations while a lawsuit against the…

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Federal court blocks part of Alabama trans medical treatment law

In a 32 page ruling released Friday evening, U.S. District Judge Liles Burke preliminarily enjoined the state from enforcing the law criminalizing medical care for transgender minors in Alabama. The law made it a felony for Doctors and licensed healthcare providers…

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Teacher removed for giving trans student crisis hotline number

Students in Doylestown, Pennsylvania are protesting Lenape Middle School’s decision to place social studies teacher Andrew Burgess on paid administrative leave after he allegedly gave a transgender student the number to an LGBTQ helpline. The teacher’s removal is just one…

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Suspect in double murder of newlywed women dies by suicide

Police have identified the person they believe is responsible for fatally shooting a newlywed couple in Utah last year. Adam Pinkusiewicz, 45, is suspected of fatally shooting Kylen Schulte, 24, and Crystal Beck Turner, 38, according to a news release. Their bodies were…