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Court rejects asylum ruling demanding man prove he’s gay

A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled against a U.S. Immigration judge’s finding that denied an asylum bid by a Nigerian man who says he is gay. The court documents filed by Peter Udo…

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The GOP’s ‘science’ on gender-affirming care is actually made up

A new report, published by Yale School of Medicine and conducted by physicians, psychologists and a law professor, has examined the claims made by the Texas attorney general justifying the criminalization of gender-affirming care. In a shocking twist, the report…

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Dustin Lance Black & Tom Daley celebrate 5th anniversary

Five years of marriage is a huge milestone for a couple to celebrate! On Friday, May 6, Dustin Lance Black and Tom Daley took to social media to commemorate their five-year wedding anniversary. The power couple shared pictures of themselves as…

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Half of LGBT kids ‘seriously considered’ suicide in past year

Nearly half of LGBTQ youths in the United States have “seriously considered” suicide in the past year, a survey released on Wednesday found, piling onto concerns for a vulnerable group of adolescents amid a nationwide culture war over LGBTQ issues…

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WNBA tips off season with 20% of players LGBT and publicly out

When Outsports began publishing in 1999, we talked with a basketball executive who shared with us behind-closed-doors conversations in the WNBA about how to keep the “lesbian” image of some of its players quiet. Fast-forward to 2022, that nonsense is far behind…

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Karine Jean-Pierre to be 1st out LGBT White House press secretary

Karine Jean-Pierre, a Black lesbian and longtime LGBTQ+ activist, is going to be the new White House press secretary. The White House announced Thursday that Jean-Pierre, who has been the principal deputy White House press secretary, will take over from…